Vipers Acquire Returning Player Rights to Garrett Denbow

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced today that the team has acquired the returning player rights to Garrett Denbow (6'6''-G-2000, college: Anderson) from the Texas Legends. In exchange, RGV has agreed to trade the returning player rights to Joel Mantynen (6'7''-F-2002). This trade is not subject to a physical.
Garrett Denbow (6-6, 200) spent last season playing with the San Diego Clippers, Mexico City Capitanes and the Texas Legends. In a total of 29 regular-season games, between the three teams, he averaged 4.7 points and 1.7 rebounds.
Denbow finished his collegiate career with the Anderson Trojans where he played for two seasons (2022-24). During his tenure with the team, he appeared in 56 games and totaled 975 points. The Ohio native also played with West Liberty and the University of Charleston.
Mäntynen (6-7, 178lbs.) was selected as the 12th overall pick during the 2025 NBA G League International Draft. He spent the 2024-25 season with the PS Karlsruhe Lions and the BK Levicki Patrioti Levice where he played in 35 games averaging 8.8 points and 3.5 rebounds. He spent a total of 96 games during the 2020-24 seasons with Kouvot, of the Finnish Korisliiga, in which he finished with 966 points, 354 rebounds and 200 assists.
Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com