While the Kings are among the teams believed to have some interest in Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram, there has been a growing sense entering the weekend that Sacramento is more focused on free agent forward DeMar DeRozan, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Earlier reporting from Adrian Wojnarowski named the Kings as a legitimate suitor for DeRozan, who would … [Read more...] about Trade Rumors: DeRozan, Kings, Lakers, Grant, Cavs, Finney-Smith, Okoro, More
Free Agent Notes: Cancar, Suns, Lowry, Sixers, Martin, Hield
When the Nuggets declined their team option on Vlatko Cancar for the 2024/25 season, multiple reports indicated that the two sides would likely work out a new minimum-salary deal that would both increase the forward’s salary (from the $2.35MM the option would have paid to $2.43MM) and reduce Denver’s cap hit (from $2.35MM to $2.09MM). That deal hasn’t happened yet, but Cancar – … [Read more...] about Free Agent Notes: Cancar, Suns, Lowry, Sixers, Martin, Hield
Creighton’s Trey Alexander Signs Two-Way Deal With Nuggets
JULY 3: Alexander has officially signed his two-way contract with Denver, per NBA.com’s transaction log. JUNE 27: Creighton guard Trey Alexander has agreed to sign a two-way deal with the Nuggets, sources tell Harrison Wind of DNVR Sports (via Twitter). The 6’4″ guard was named a Big East All-Freshman with the Bluejays in 2021/22 and made the All-Big East Second Team in … [Read more...] about Creighton’s Trey Alexander Signs Two-Way Deal With Nuggets
FA/Trade Rumors: Lakers, Klay, Mavs, DeRozan, Markkanen, Bey, Bullock
LeBron James and agent Rich Paul talked to the Lakers last week and conveyed that the star forward would be willing to accept a pay cut in 2024/25 in the event that the team was able to land one of the players on a “short list” of free agent targets, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst confirmed on Monday’s Hoop Collective podcast (YouTube link). Previous reporting identified three of those … [Read more...] about FA/Trade Rumors: Lakers, Klay, Mavs, DeRozan, Markkanen, Bey, Bullock
Trade/FA Rumors: Markkanen, Westbrook, DeRozan, Achiuwa, Trent
Appearing on SportsCenter, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski confirmed a report from his ESPN colleague Brian Windhorst stating that the Warriors are among the teams with interest in trading for Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (YouTube link). “Utah is not sure it wants to trade (Markkanen), but they have to listen; they’ve been listening,” Wojnarowski said. “And a lot of the teams that … [Read more...] about Trade/FA Rumors: Markkanen, Westbrook, DeRozan, Achiuwa, Trent