Warriors expected to sign guard Chiozza
The Warriors are expected to sign free-agent point guard Chris Chiozza to a two-way contract, a league source confirmed with The Chronicle.
Chiozza, 25, will offer Golden State much-needed backcourt depth. Warriors general manager Bob Myers said he was interested in signing a backup point guard in free agency, but the team couldn’t add a more coveted point guard such as Patty Mills.
After signing three forwards — Otto Porter Jr., Nemanja Bjelica and Andre Iguodala — in recent days, Golden State zeroed in on Chiozza as a twoway-contract player. It’s unclear what’s in store for guard Nico Mannion, a restricted free agent who averaged 4.1 points, 2.3 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game as a rookie on a two-way contract.
— Connor Letourneau
Magic 91, Warriors 89: Guard Jalen Suggs, the fifth overall pick in the NBA draft out of Gonzaga, scored 24 points, six in overtime, as the Orlando Magic downed the Warriors 91-89 in the Las Vegas Summer League on Monday.
In 28 minutes, Suggs also had nine rebounds and three blocked shots, one of them on Warriors rookie Moses Moody toward the end of regulation. Suggs hit a 3-pointer with four minutes left to give the Magic their first lead of the second half, 78-76.
Rookie forward Jonathan Kuminga scored 16 points to lead the Warriors; Moody and guard Kyle Guy each had 15 points.
Point guard Gary Payton II, in his final Summer League game before his contract would become partially guaranteed, scored 11 points and had a teamhigh eight rebounds but also had five turnovers.
Summer League highlights: Trey Murphy, a 6-foot-9 forward who was the 17th pick in the NBA draft, scored 26 points in 27 minutes as the New Orleans Pelicans handled the Chicago Bulls 94-77. Murphy shot 9-for-15 and pulled down nine rebounds . ... Second-year players Immanuel Quickley (32 points, eight assists) and Obi Toppin (22 points, nine rebounds) led the New York Knicks to a 94-86 win over the Indiana Pacers. Duane Washington Jr., an undrafted guard out of Ohio State, scored 23 points for the Pacers . ... Nathan Knight hit a tiebreaking putback with 15 seconds remaining, lifting Minnesota over San Antonio 91-89 . ... Desmond Bane scored 32 points, Xavier Tillman Sr. had 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Memphis beat Brooklyn 91-84. Mavs-Doncic deal: A Mark Cuban-led Mavericks contingent arrived Monday in Ljubljana, Slovenia to hand-deliver Luka Doncic’s five-year, $207 million supermax contract extension to the 22-year-old guard.
By night’s end in Slovenia, Doncic’s agent, Bill Duffy, said that an agreement has been reached. Duffy was in Ljubljana to hammer out the final details with Mavericks officials. The Mavericks announced that they will hold a news conference Tuesday to formally announce the deal.
It has been a whirlwind few days for Doncic, who led Slovenia’s national team to its first Olympics appearance and a fourth-place finish in Tokyo. The team returned to a heroes’ welcome from tens of thousands of cheering fans. And, now, Doncic will sign the richest contract in Mavericks history. Briefly: Atlanta signed center Gorgui Dieng after Onyeka Okongwu underwent shoulder surgery . ... The Hornets announced a multiyear contract extension with head coach James Borrego.