Former first-round pick Malachi Flynn has signed a one-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs. The 26-year-old guard moves to Texas after splitting the 2023-24 campaign between three teams. After starting out in Toronto, Flynn also saw action with the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons. While with the Pistons, Flynn erupted for a career-high 50 points against Atlanta on April 3, the second-most points a player has ever scored off the bench in NBA history. He posted 5.5 points per game overall during the season with 1.9 assists. The 50-point effort shows that Flynn clearly has some good ability, but he's been a non-factor in fantasy hoops, and that likely won't change in 2024-25.

Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball (knee) has taken a significant step in his attempt to return to action in 2024-25. Per Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times, the Bulls have confirmed that Ball has started playing in full-contact five-on-five scrimmages and hasn't suffered any setbacks. In his report, Cowley adds that this doesn't mean Ball is even close to being cleared for an NBA season. But it is a big step, no doubt. Ball has undergone three knee surgeries since his last NBA appearance in January 2022. He's looking to become the first pro athlete to return to elite-level action following a meniscus transplant surgery.

Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey is expected to be the team's primary ball-handler after arriving from Oklahoma City. The 21-year-old Australian is set to share the backcourt with Coby White, but a source has told Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times that it has always been a plan to employ Giddey as the starting point guard when bringing him in. "They view him as Lonzo Ball-light a point guard with positional height to not only rebound, but attack the opposing defense with his ability to get the ball quickly up the floor by keeping his own dribble or uncanny outlet passing," adds Cowley in his report. With the Bulls appearing to have a lot of trust in his ability, Giddey looks primed for a bounce-back campaign in 2024-25.

Guard Trent Forrest has signed a deal with Spanish team Baskonia. The 26-year-old will move to Europe following 151 NBA appearances. He took the court 38 times with the Atlanta Hawks last term, posting 2.2 points and 2.4 assists in 10.9 minutes. Forrest spent two seasons in Atlanta after starting his NBA career with the Utah Jazz in 2021-22. He's struggled to get regular action but can now showcase his talents in the Spanish ACB league and the EuroLeague.

Forward Oshae Brissett remains a free agent but is generating interest among a few teams and isn't ruling out a return to Boston, where he spent the 2023-24 campaign. "I'm still a free agent now, talking to some teams. You guys will all see, obviously, when it happens, where I end up. That's full transparency, man," Brissett said on his YouTube show, BrissyTV. "At the end of the day, that's what it comes down to. I love every single part about being a Boston Celtic. And I could go back, who freakin' knows? Hey, the door's not closed fully. There's still a spot on the team. Who knows?" Brissett is ready to don the Celtics green again despite being limited to 11.5 minutes per game last term. The 26-year-old has averaged 6.5 points and 3.9 rebounds in 17.3 minutes across his 227-game career.