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Warriors Rumors: Davis, Brown, Murphy, Curry, Green, More
The Warriors made an attempt to acquire Anthony Davis from the Wizards, believing their chances of signing LeBron James would improve if they added his former Lakers teammate and fellow Klutch Sports client, sources tell Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. However, a team source described Washington’s asking price as “unreasonable,” and the talks never progressed past […]
Sixers Notes: LeBron, Embiid, Nurse, Pay Cut, Reactions To Signing
The Sixers were relentless in their pursuit of LeBron James throughout the free agency process, with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown serving as “central figures” in staying in touch, league sources tell Tony Jones of The Athletic. Embiid, who has played 39, 19 and 38 games the past three seasons, reportedly promised James […]
Heat Notes: DeRozan, Thompson, Beal, Centers
The Heat have been in touch with DeMar DeRozan‘s representatives, but there are obstacles to reaching a deal with the veteran free agent, writes Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. A source tells Jackson that at least one team official wants to “wait out the market” before making a commitment to DeRozan to fill one […]
Cavaliers Notes: Harden, LeBron, Kuminga, Schröder, Thomas
The Cavaliers had no plans to move on from James Harden this summer regardless of what happened with LeBron James, sources tell Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Now that the James saga is resolved, Harden is expected to sign a new two- or three-year contract fairly soon that will help the team avoid the second apron, […]
Kobe Bufkin To Sign With Pelicans
Free agent guard Kobe Bufkin has agreed to a one-year contract with the Pelicans, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). It will be a training camp deal, and Bufkin will be among several players competing for an open roster spot, according to Will Guillory of The Athletic (Twitter link). Bufkin, 22, played […]
Rich Paul Provides Inside Look At LeBron James’ Free Agency Decision
Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul reveals that LeBron James was legitimately torn over where he wanted to play next and didn’t make the decision to sign with Philadelphia until 1 a.m. ET on Friday, relays Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. Speaking on his “Game Over” podcast with Max Kellerman, Paul detailed how difficult the choice was […]
Caldwell-Pope To Sign With Sixers After Grizzlies Buyout
4:42 pm: Caldwell-Pope has agreed to a buyout with Memphis and plans to sign a one-year, minimum-salary deal with the Sixers after he clears waivers, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). 12:15 am: Veteran wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is negotiating a buyout with the Grizzlies and plans to join his former teammate LeBron James with […]
Jazz Sign Harrison Ingram
Free agent forward Harrison Ingram has signed with the Jazz, the team announced in a press release. Ingram, 23, spent the past two seasons with San Antonio on a pair of two-way contracts. He became an unrestricted free agent on July 14 when the Spurs withdrew his roughly qualifying offer, which was equivalent to a one-year, minimum-salary […]
Rival Teams View Heat As Favorites To Sign DeRozan, Beal
ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported on Friday (Twitter video link) that LeBron James‘ agent, Rich Paul, believed his client would eventually sign with the Heat for much of his free agency. Instead, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer decided to sign with Philadelphia, his fourth team in the league. While it’s unclear if it factored into James’ […]
Nuggets’ Jon Wallace Talks Drafting Role Players In NIL Era
In an interesting story for The Ringer, Logan Murdock observes that NBA teams are increasingly targeting young, cost-controlled role players to fill out their rosters in the tax apron era. Drafting players who have a chance to contribute immediately is particularly important for win-now teams like Denver. Nuggets executive vice president of player personnel Jon […]
Warriors Notes: LeBron, Butler, Draymond, Lendeborg
While the Warriors were reportedly pessimistic about their chances of landing LeBron James in free agency, that doesn’t make it any less disappointing for the team that he decided to sign with Philadelphia, per Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area. To be clear, Poole states that James wouldn’t have made the Warriors a viable […]
Trail Blazers, John Tonje Finalize Two-Way Contract
July 25: Tonje is officially a Trail Blazer, the team confirmed in a press release. July 24: The Trail Blazers plan to sign free agent guard John Tonje to a two-way contract, agents George Roussakis and Mark Bartelstein tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Tonje spent most of 2025/26 — his rookie season — on […]
Thunder Sign Nuggets RFA Spencer Jones To Offer Sheet
Restricted free agent forward Spencer Jones has agreed to a two-year, $12MM offer sheet with the Thunder, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). The Nuggets will now have until the end of the day on Sunday to decide whether or not to match it. ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (via Twitter) that the contract […]
Hawks Notes: Dort, Offseason Moves, McCollum
Don’t expect the Hawks to immediately pursue an extension with recent acquisition Luguentz Dort, Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line report in a Substack article. Atlanta acquired Dort from the Thunder in a three-team transaction due to Oklahoma City’s desire to cut costs. Oklahoma City exercised its $17.7MM option on Dort and […]
Latest On LeBron James’ Decision To Join Sixers
The turning point for LeBron James as he pondered where he’d play during the 2026/27 season came at the beginning of the month when the Sixers acquired Jaylen Brown in a blockbuster deal with the Celtics, Joe Vardon and David Aldridge of The Athletic report. Citing at least three sources, The Athletic duo indicates that […]
And-Ones: Stevens, Marjanovic, Kansas City, Vezenkov
Former NBA forward Lamar Stevens has signed with Serbia’s KK Partizan, the club announced (via Twitter). Stevens played for Paris Basketball last season, appearing in 53 games. He averaged 9.6 points and 3.4 rebounds in 20.4 minutes per contest. Stevens has played in 220 NBA games, most recently with Memphis, where he made 17 appearances […]
Rockets Sign Julian Phillips
The Rockets have officially signed free agent forward Julian Phillips, according to a team press release. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but it appears likely to be a non-guaranteed contract. The 35th overall pick of the 2023 draft, Phillips averaged 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 79 games (14.2 minutes per contest) […]
Eastern Notes: Herro, Bucks, Giannis, Raptors, Wizards
In an interview with Eric Nehm of The Athletic, Tyler Herro said he’s enthusiastic about getting a “fresh start” with his hometown Bucks. The one-time All-Star shooting guard was sent to Milwaukee from Miami as part of the trade that saw Giannis Antetokounmpo land with the Heat. “I’m happy where I’m at now,” Herro said. […]
Cavaliers, Jonathan Kuminga Reportedly Have Mutual Interest
The Cavaliers and free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga have mutual interest in the former No. 7 overall pick ending up in Cleveland, multiple league sources tell Joe Vardon of The Athletic. After LeBron James decided to sign with Philadelphia, the Cavs may try to pivot to acquiring Kuminga, who’s familiar with head coach Kenny Atkinson […]
Western Notes: Hezonja, Warriors, Wallace, Wolves, Acuff
Appearing on NBA Today in the wake of LeBron James‘ decision to sign with the Sixers (Twitter video link), ESPN’s Shams Charania confirmed that the Cavaliers are interested in free agent forward Mario Hezonja and added the Warriors to the list of suitors for the Croatian veteran. Hezonja, 31, is a former lottery pick who […]
Previewing Potential NBA Roster Crunches
Our Luke Adams gave a brief overview of some of the possible roster crunches around the NBA a few weeks ago in a Offseason Observations story for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers. Additional moves have been made since then, with some of those same rosters becoming increasingly crowded. Today we’ll take a closer look at […]
And-Ones: Contract Details, Stotts, Fois, Summer League, More
Jordan Walsh‘s three-year contract extension with the Celtics, reported to be worth in the range of $15-16MM, has an exact value of $15.75MM, Hoops Rumors has learned. Walsh will earn guaranteed salaries of $5MM in 2027/28 and $5.25MM in ’28/29, with a $5.5MM team option for the ’29/30 season. Meanwhile, while reporting on Thursday suggested […]
LeBron Notes: Sixers, Cavs, Heat, Warriors, Wolves, Bronny
LeBron James‘ decision to sign with the Sixers came as a surprise to some executives around the NBA, according to Joe Vardon, Tony Jones, Dan Woike, and David Aldridge of The Athletic, who note that many viewed Miami, Cleveland, and Golden State as more viable landing spots. “That was like option No. 4,” one exec […]
Rockets Sign Oscar Tshiebwe
The Rockets have signed free agent big man Oscar Tshiebwe, the team announced today in a press release. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but it seems likely to be a non-guaranteed contract, given Houston’s cap and roster situations. Tshiebwe, 26, has appeared in 49 regular season games for the Pacers and Jazz since going […]
LeBron James To Sign With Sixers
LeBron James is taking his talents to Philadelphia, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), who hears from agent Rich Paul that the four-time MVP has agreed to sign with the Sixers on a two-year, minimum-salary deal that will include a second-year player option. Paul’s Klutch Sports Group has put out an announcement confirming […]
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