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C. Osman - SF

CLE

Osman will join the Cavaliers' summer league team, Ashish Mathur of AmicoHoops.net reports.

Osman, a second-round pick in 2015, made his NBA debut last season for Cleveland. He appeared in 61 games, averaging 3.9 points and 2.0 rebounds across 11.0 minutes while hitting 36.8 percent of his threes. Osman also drew 12 starts, posting 9.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 23.4 minutes during those contests.

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C. Anthony - SF

OKC

Anthony has exercised his $27.9 million player option, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reports.

Anthony set career lows in points (16.2), field-goal percentage (40.4), free-throw percentage (76.7) and assists (1.3) last season -- his first year with the Thunder. With that being the case, it was unlikely he would garner a bigger contract in free agency. That said, if Paul George ends up declining his player option and leaving the team, Anthony could see a more featured role in the Oklahoma City offense.

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D. Green - SG

SAS

Green will accept his $10 million player option for the 2018-19 campaign, Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News reports.

Green just turned 31 years old and is coming off another down year shooting the ball from distance, which may be driving his decision to accept his player option rather than test the open market. From the 2011-12 season through the 2014-15 season, he made 42.3 percent of his shots from three. Over the past three campaigns, that number has dropped drastically to 35.7 percent.

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J. Stokes - PF

DEN

Stokes will play on the Bulls' summer league squad, Nicola Lupo of Sportnado reports.

Stokes, a second-round pick in 2014, last played in the NBA during the 2016-17 campaign, where he saw seven minutes for the Nuggets. Most recently, he's been a part of the Chinese Basketball Association, where he's averaged 25.0 points and 13.9 rebounds per contest.

Added Yesterday 6:39 pm (EST)

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J. Bell - PF

GSW

Bell is expected to play on the Warriors' summer league team, Anthony Slater of The Athletic Bay Area reports.

Bell had a strong rookie campaign for the Warriors, averaging 4.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 block in 14.2 minutes. He even drew 13 starts, posting 7.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and just under two blocks per game in those outings.

Added Yesterday 6:13 pm (EST)

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W. Chandler - SF

DEN

Chandler exercised his $12.8 million player option for the 2018-19 campaign, Chris Haynes of ESPN.com reports.

This doesn't come as much of a surprise, as Chandler was unlikely to garner a bigger contract in free agency. The 31-year-old is coming off one of the most uneventful seasons of his career. He averaged just 10.0 points (44.5 percent shooting from the field and 35.8 percent from three), 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 31.6 minutes.

Added Yesterday 6:03 pm (EST)

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L. Perrantes - PG

CLE

Perrantes will be on the Spurs' summer league team, Michael Scotto of The Athletic New York reports.

Perrantes was most recently waived by the Cavs in early June after an uneventful 2017-18 campaign where he averaged less than a point per game in his 14 appearances. He was previously a member of the Spurs when the team signed him following summer league in 2017. However, he was waived after 15 preseason minutes.

Added Yesterday 4:35 pm (EST)

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C. Boucher - PF

GSW

Boucher was released by the Warriors on Friday, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reports.

Boucher, an undrafted rookie last season, played just one minute for Golden State. He spent most of the year in the G-League, averaging 11.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 22.2 minutes.

Added Yesterday 4:10 pm (EST)

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D. Bembry - SF

ATL

Bembry will join the Hawks' summer league roster, Michael Cunningham of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Injuries limited Bembry to just 26 games last year, which was his sophomore campaign. In those games, he posted 5.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 17.5 minutes. He'll look to gain some more experience by playing in summer league.

Added Yesterday 4:03 pm (EST)

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Z. Randolph - PF

SAC

Randolph could see his workload reduced as a result of the Kings selecting Marvin Bagley with the number two overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.

Randolph signed a two-year, $24 million contract with the Kings last summer and played a significant role on the team in 2017-18. He appeared in 59 games, averaging 14.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 25.6 minutes. However, with Sacramento bringing in power forward/center Bagley, Randolph's role could fall by the wayside as the team looks to continue the rebuild.

Added Jun 21 9:32 pm (EST)

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M. Teodosic - PG

LAC

Teodosic will face added competition in the backcourt following the Clippers selection of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the 11th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.

Teodosic's first season in Los Angeles was marred with injury, as a lingering plantar fascia issue in is left foot limited him to just 45 games. That didn't keep him from seeing significant playing time when available, however, and the 31-year-old finished the campaign averaging 9.5 points, 4.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds across 25.2 minutes. That said, Patrick Beverley is returning from a season-ending knee injury and the Clippers selected 6-foot-6 point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with their first pick in the draft, so Teodosic is far from guaranteed the same role he saw as a rookie. Teodosic is currently sitting on a $6.3 million player option for the 2018-19 season and he's yet to indicate whether he'll opt in or out.

Added Jun 21 8:59 pm (EST)

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G. Hill - PG

CLE

Hill could see his role with the Cavs impacted by the team's selection of Collin Sexton with the eighth overall pick in Thursday's draft.

When healthy, Hill was the regular starter at point guard after coming over from the Kings midway through the season. He had his ups and downs but strung together some solid performances in the postseason and represented one of Cleveland's few two-way options in the backcourt. The future of virtually the entire Cavs' roster is up in the air at this point as LeBron James' free agency saga drags on, but Hill is still under contract for $19 million in 2018-19. If he remains with the Cavs, he'll likely have to battle Sexton for minutes.

Added Jun 21 8:54 pm (EST)

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C. Osman - SF

CLE

Osman will join the Cavaliers' summer league team, Ashish Mathur of AmicoHoops.net reports.

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C. Anthony - SF

OKC

Anthony has exercised his $27.9 million player option, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reports.

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D. Green - SG

SAS

Green will accept his $10 million player option for the 2018-19 campaign, Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News reports.

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J. Stokes - PF

DEN

Stokes will play on the Bulls' summer league squad, Nicola Lupo of Sportnado reports.

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J. Bell - PF

GSW

Bell is expected to play on the Warriors' summer league team, Anthony Slater of The Athletic Bay Area reports.

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W. Chandler - SF

DEN

Chandler exercised his $12.8 million player option for the 2018-19 campaign, Chris Haynes of ESPN.com reports.

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L. Perrantes - PG

CLE

Perrantes will be on the Spurs' summer league team, Michael Scotto of The Athletic New York reports.

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C. Boucher - PF

GSW

Boucher was released by the Warriors on Friday, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reports.

Boucher, an undrafted rookie last season, played just one minute for Golden State. He spent most of the year in the G-League, averaging 11.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 22.2 minutes.

Added Yesterday 4:10 pm (EST)

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