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The Magic extended a two-way qualifying offer to Castleton on Monday, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Castleton is now a two-way restricted free agent and can look for a better deal elsewhere. The 26-year-old big man missed significant time last season with a fractured right hand and appeared in just four regular-season games with the parent club. In 23 appearances with the G League's Osceola Magic in 2025-26, he averaged 18.7 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.0 combined steals-plus-blocks in 27.5 minutes per game.

The Mavericks extended a two-way qualifying offer to Cisse on Monday, Kevin Gray Jr. of AllDLLS.com reports.

Cisse is now a two-way restricted free agent and can seek a better deal elsewhere. He appeared in 38 regular-season games (one start) for Dallas last season, during which he averaged 4.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 13.9 minutes per tilt. He also shot 57.4 percent from the field.

Williams agreed to a two-way contract with the Celtics on Monday, John Karalis of BostonSportsJournal.com reports.

Williams signed a two-way deal with Boston ahead of his rookie season before being upgraded to a standard contract. The 24-year-old center appeared in 22 regular-season games (two starts) in 2025-26, averaging 1.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in 6.6 minutes per contest. He will likely spend most of his time with the G League's Maine Celtics and will have to compete for playing time with Chris Cenac and Luka Garza behind Neemias Queta with the parent club.

Nurkic (nose) intends to sign a two-year, $22 million contract to return to the Jazz, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

Nurkic was a full-time starter for the Jazz since November of the 2025-26 campaign due to the absence of Walker Kessler (shoulder). The former averaged 10.9 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.3 steals over 26.4 minutes per game across 41 regular-season games (36 starts) last year, but Nurkic missed the last two months of the season after undergoing surgery on his nose in mid-February. He should be 100 percent for the start of training camp and will likely serve as the Jazz's backup big man behind Kessler for the 2026-27 season.

The Celtics are declining the 2026-27 team option on Williams' contract Monday, per Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe.

Williams was more of a factor for the G League's Maine Celtics last season, though Himmelsbach notes that the big man could still land another opportunity with Boston. The 2025 second-rounder could participate in the Summer League with the Celtics before searching for a new NBA deal.

The Clippers are picking up the $9.2 million team option on Lopez's contract for the 2026-27 season, per Chris Haynes of NBA TV.

Lopez was thrust into a starting role following the Ivica Zubac trade last year, and he appears to be the early favorite for the top center gig once again in 2026-27. That said, the Clippers figure to try and upgrade the position this offseason. Lopez averaged 8.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 21.8 minutes per contest over 75 regular-season games in 2025-26.

The Celtics picked up Queta's team option Monday, Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe reports.

This is an expected move for Boston after Queta put together a solid campaign as their starting center. He produced averages of 10.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.3 blocks and 0.8 steals in 25.3 minutes per game across 76 outings (75 starts). Depending on what the Celtics do in free agency, Queta could again be in line for a big role in the frontcourt.

Bryant intends to re-sign with the Cavaliers on a one-year deal, per Shams Charania of ESPN on Monday.

The journeyman center is set for his second season with Cleveland in 2026-27. Bryant averaged just 6.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 12.2 minutes per game over 60 regular-season appearances a year ago, offering the Cavs depth at the center position behind Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley.

Ike signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Warriors on June 24.

The Gonzaga product will have an opportunity to earn a roster spot in training camp. As a fifth-year senior, he averaged 11.2 points and 5.4 rebounds.

Jackson-Davis had his $2.4 million team option exercised Monday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

With Sandro Mamukelashvili hitting free agency, Jackson-Davis could be in the mix for some backup center minutes going forward. During the 2025-26 regular season, he made 17 appearances with Toronto and averaged 3.4 points and 2.7 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per contest.