Jake Fischer
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My understanding is this doozy was already developing into a six-team trade back during the second round of last week’s NBA Draft. Atlanta made this a potentially record-setting behemoth when the Hawks agreed to help Clint Capela join the Rockets by way of sign-and-trade.
The Rockets and Suns are working on expanding the Kevin Durant trade into a deal that would involve a league-record seven teams. No trade is imminent, but here’s what we know about negotiations so far: nytimes.com/athletic/live-…
Let’s move on now lol
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Our most up to date notes on the restricted free agent market, including a new suitor for Jonathan Kuminga: tinyurl.com/29xarxaf
What are the Nets doing with the rest of their salary cap space? What is the latest in restricted free agency for Jonathan Kuminga, Josh Giddey and Quentin Grimes? @JakeLFischer has the latest on those questions here: tinyurl.com/29xarxaf
More of the NBA free agency and trade latest from the Las Vegas Summer League … from @JakeLFischer and me: tinyurl.com/mu56shew
Josh Giddey is in Las Vegas, but has noticeably been absent from both Bulls games at Summer League. Several veterans just sat courtside here. Certainly seems like an indication that negotiations between the point guard and Chicago are not trending in an amicable direction.
Josh Giddey is in Las Vegas, but has noticeably been absent from both Bulls games at Summer League. Several veterans just sat courtside here. Certainly seems like an indication that negotiations between the point guard and Chicago are not trending in an amicable direction.
Notes from Myles Turner’s introductory Bucks presser, and other conversations from the Thomas & Mack concourse: tinyurl.com/mu56shew
The latest, hottest and freshest NBA free agency and trade buzz from the scalding Las Vegas Summer League … just posted from @JakeLFischer and me: tinyurl.com/mu56shew 📸: @Bucks
The Clippers have released Jordan Miller, per sources. If he clears waivers, Los Angeles still intends to keep him as part of the organization and play Summer League.
Yesterday we reported that the Clippers, Lakers, Bucks and Wolves were confirmed suitors for Bradley Beal, and I’m told that the Warriors also should be added to the list: tinyurl.com/nntuy4zf
The Warriors have emerged as a strong contender to bring back De'Anthony Melton in free agency, league sources tell @TheSteinLine, in addition to Golden State's well-chronicled interest in signing Al Horford. More NBA from @JakeLFischer and me: tinyurl.com/nntuy4zf
As @YossiGozlan noted this morning, the Clippers still have $5.3 million remaining from their non-taxpayer midlevel exception they could offer Beal, compared to other suitors that can only afford his veteran’s minimum: tinyurl.com/nntuy4zf
I know money won’t be the biggest factor but Who has the most money to offer Beal?
NBA personnel are bracing for Bradley Beal to become an unrestricted free agent. Here’s our update on how Beal’s expected addition to the veteran guard market has changed the current offseason landscape: tinyurl.com/nntuy4zf
The latest on Bradley Beal's future AND the ripple effects it has on the NBA's free agent guard marketplace ... ALL from the notebook of @JakeLFischer: tinyurl.com/nntuy4zf
Stein has been tracking this story all weekend, instead of having a holiday weekend.
As this AM’s story explained, Jonas Valančiūnas is expected to play in Denver next season and he’s scheduled to make a public appearance Tuesday in his native Lithuania. He indeed stopped Saturday in Athens first but the Nuggets made it clear they traded for him to keep him.
“Ayton is said to have had another advocate within the Lakers' ranks recommending that L.A. sign him: Former Blazers-turned-Lakers assistant coach Scott Brooks.”
Sunday Best: LOTS of fresh NBA free agency and trade Intel with the league's annual moratorium on signings and trades to be lifted at 12:01 PM ET ... including the latest on a tale laden with international intrigue. Full coverage: tinyurl.com/432u4da7 📷: @BasketNews_com
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Four full years are in the books for @TheSteinLine as an independent publication ... longer than I newslettered at @nytimes. Wrote here about Year 5 and @JakeLFischer and our NBA Superstack and, as always, can only ask Coach Dale to sum up my gratitude: tinyurl.com/yc56zv7y
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Happy Fourth of July! The latest/hottest/freshest NBA free agent and trade talk via @JakeLFischer and me that we published late on July 3rd: tinyurl.com/yz5493tc 📸: @nypostsports
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Another update on Jonas Valanciunas: Discussions are fluid between the veteran center and Denver, sources say, while he's received a lucrative offer from Panathinaikos in Greece. I'm told, though, that any outcome here won't impact the trade between Sacramento and Denver.
While we sift through the Jonas Valanciunas developments in Denver, the NBA-record seven-team trade that will send Kevin Durant to Houston has been fully agreed to in principle, sources say. I'm back on @BleacherReport to break it all down now: youtube.com/watch?v=aLFkw1…
Jared Dudley has essentially held up a large portion of the NBA’s assistant coaching movement, having interviewed for Memphis’ staff, and generating interest from Cleveland and Phoenix as well as the Mavericks.
Jason Kidd will now have two former NBA head coaches on his Mavs staff next season: Frank Vogel and Jay Triano. Vogel still has three seasons left on his Suns HC deal. Denver is in advanced talks to hire Dallas' Jared Dudley to be No. 1 assistant to Nuggets coach David Adelman.
It's a two-year, $16.6 million agreement between Deandre Ayton and Los Angeles, hitting the Lakers' books for 2025-26 and 2026-27. Player option in Year 2.
Deandre Ayton's contract with the Lakers is for two years, per source, starting at $8.1 million for this 2025-26 campaign. He's still due $25.6 million from Portland this season, following his buyout from the Trail Blazers.