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Peyton Watson Considers Accepting Nuggets’ $6.5MM Qualifying Offer
Nuggets forward Peyton Watson, whose market has been limited by his restricted free agency, is considering accepting the team’s $6.5MM qualifying offer and becoming an unrestricted free agent next summer, sources tell Marc Stein of The Stein Line (subscriber link). Denver’s initial offers to Watson were believed to be around $70MM over four years, according […]
Tosan Evbuomwan Signs With Barcelona
Tosan Evbuomwan, who spent time with four NBA teams over the past three seasons, has signed a two-year contract with Barcelona, the Spanish club announced in a press release. This will be the first overseas experience for the 25-year-old forward, who made five brief appearances with the Knicks last season on a two-way contract. After […]
Celtics Notes: Uzan, Cenac, Mitchell, LeBron
Former Houston Cougars guard Milos Uzan is excited to have a chance to potentially make the Celtics‘ regular season roster, writes Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe (subscriber link). Uzan, who went undrafted in June, signed an Exhibit 10 contract with Boston a couple weeks ago. “It’s a great opportunity,” Uzan said. “I feel like […]
Nuggets Matching OKC’s Offer Sheet For Spencer Jones
The Nuggets will match the two-year offer sheet Spencer Jones signed with the Thunder, keeping the restricted free agent forward in Denver, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). As Charania tweets, Denver’s projected luxury tax bill will rise from $36MM to $68MM by matching Jones’ offer sheet. Charania suggests the team may choose […]
International Notes: Kleber, Vildoza, Lofton, Cacok
Hapoel Tel Aviv is targeting Maxi Kleber as the team looks to bolster its frontcourt, according to Moshe Barda of Israeli outlet ONE (story in Hebrew). Kleber, a 6’10” forward/center from Germany, has spent the last nine years in the NBA playing for the Mavericks and Lakers. The 34-year-old was a valuable role player in […]
Wendell Moore Jr. Reportedly Drawing Overseas Interest
A few days ago, Dorde Petrinjac and Bojan Brezovac of Mozzart Sport reported that Serbia’s Partizan Belgrade was in advanced contract talks with free agent wing Wendell Moore Jr. That same report indicated that another EuroLeague team, Hapoel Tel Aviv, was interested in Moore too (hat tip to Stefan Acevski of Eurohoops). Although at least […]
Three Restricted Free Agents Remain Unsigned
As our list of 2026 NBA free agents shows, most of the restricted free agents in this year’s class have either re-signed with their incumbent teams or joined new clubs. We should learn later tonight whether Denver will retain Spencer Jones by matching his two-year offer sheet or if he’ll join Oklahoma City, the team he […]
Sixers Waive Dalen Terry
The Sixers have waived guard/forward Dalen Terry, the team announced in a press release. Terry’s $2.6MM contract is non-guaranteed, so the 76ers won’t be on the hook for any money after cutting him. The news was expected, as Philadelphia is hard-capped at the first apron and didn’t have enough room beneath that threshold to finalize […]
What Will Nets Decide To Do With Michael Porter Jr.?
Forward Michael Porter Jr. recently said he “cherished” his first season in Brooklyn, adding that he thinks the Nets are “building something special,” per Brian Lewis of The New York Post (subscriber link). The big question is, will the Nets work out an extension with their leading scorer or possibly look to trade him? “[General […]
Sixers Notes: Roster Decisions, Brown Extension, LeBron
The Sixers won the LeBron James sweepstakes and appear to be getting Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as well, but they have to make other roster moves before those signings can become official. Philadelphia needs to open up $6.235MM below its first apron hard cap, which likely means parting with two players, writes Adam Aaronson of The Philly […]
Karl-Anthony Towns Reflects On Bringing NBA Title To New York
It’s easy to overlook the foundation that Tom Thibodeau set for the Knicks‘ title run, but Karl-Anthony Towns made sure to credit his former head coach, along with current coach Mike Brown, in a podcast interview with The New York Times (YouTube link; hat tip to BasketNews). “Both coaches did an amazing job,” Towns said. […]
Central Notes: Essengue, Mobley, Duren, Holland
The Bulls selected Noa Essengue with the 12th pick in the 2025 draft, but he has to prove himself to a new front office and new head coach Tiago Splitter, who don’t have the same investment in the 19-year-old that the former regime did, Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times writes in a subscriber-only piece. Essengue […]
Stephen Curry Reacts To LeBron James’ Free Agency Decision
Stephen Curry was viewed as the Warriors‘ greatest asset in their pursuit of LeBron James. Their shared experience as part of the gold-medal-winning 2024 U.S. Olympic team and his status as one of the elite players of the past two decades made it easy to imagine a scenario where he and James decided to end […]
Kobe Bufkin Signs With Pelicans
11:30 pm: Bufkin has signed with the Pelicans, per RealGM’s log of official NBA transactions. 6:21 pm: 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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