Christian Wood has exercised his $3 million player option for the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Wood signed a two-year deal with the Lakers last summer, that included a player option for next season.

Wood appeared in 50 games in his first season in Los Angeles. He averaged 6.9 points and 5.1 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per game off the Lakers bench.

The Portland Trail Blazers signed wing Taze Moore. Moore will play in the Trail Blazers regular season finale on Sunday.

Moore was previously with Portland on a 10-day contract in late January. He appeared in three NBA games.

The 6-foot-5 wing spent most of the season with the Rip City Remix of the G League, after starting the season with the Texas Legends. In 41 total G League games, Moore averaged 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.4 steals.

The Toronto Raptors have signed center Malik Williams. This comes after Williams completed a 10-day contract with the team on Saturday.

The 6-foot-11 center played in six games with Toronto on his 10-day deal. He averaged 2.2 points and 5.7 rebounds in 15.9 minutes per game.

The New Orleans Pelicans have converted forward Matt Ryan to a standard NBA contract. Ryan had been playing for the Pelicans on a two-way deal.

This season, Ryan has appeared in 27 NBA games for New Orleans. The 6-foot-6 forward has averaged 5.6 points and shot 45.1% on three-pointers.