Minor Transactions: Pelicans, Cavaliers, Warriors

The Pelicans signed and then subsequently waived former Santa Clara big man Johnny O’Neil, tweets Keith Smith of Spotrac.

It’s a familiar series of transactions for the Pelicans, who also signed and waived O’Neil last September in order to gain his G League rights and ensure he’d receive a bonus worth $50K for spending at least 60 days with their NBAGL affiliate.

The Laketown Squadron control O’Neil’s returning rights heading into the 2026/27 season and it appears the plan is to have him return to the club. His Exhibit 10 contract will make him eligible for a bonus worth up to a maximum of $91K on top of his base G League salary.

In 2025/26, O’Neil made 45 appearances for New Orleans’ NBAGL team, averaging 9.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.4 blocks in 25.4 minutes per game, with a shoting line of .406/.367/.688.

Here are a couple more updates on minor transactions from around the NBA:

• The Cavaliers have signed guard Sean McNeil to a non-guaranteed training camp contract, per Paul Garcia of Spot Up Shot (Twitter link). McNeil, who went undrafted out of West Virginia, has played for the Cleveland Charge in the G League in each of the past two seasons and figures to return to the Cavs’ affiliate this fall after he’s waived by the NBA club. The 28-year-old sharpshooter knocked down 42.5% of 4.7 three-pointers per game in 44 outings for the Charge last season.
• The Warriors also made a pair of signings with an eye toward filling out their G League roster, officially adding guards Chance McMillian and Deivon Smith on Exhibit 10 contracts, Garcia tweets. Both McMillian and Smith were members of the Santa Cruz Warriors last season and will be entitled to Exhibit 10 bonuses if they return to the team for at least 60 days. McMillian averaged 16.6 points and 5.0 assists per game in 31 appearances for the Warriors’ affiliate, while Smith poured in 17.2 PPG on .450/.393/.743 shooting in nine games.