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Heat Have Been In Contact With Bradley Beal
As the Heat look to continue adding shooting to complement their star frontcourt of Bam Adebayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo, they have been in touch with the representatives for veteran guard Bradley Beal, according to Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. The Heat, who will have 12 players under contract once the Antetokounmpo […]
Hoops Rumors Glossary: July Moratorium
A ton of free agents across the league have reached contract agreements since the NBA Finals ended last month. However, most of those deals can’t become official right away, due to what’s known in the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement as the “moratorium period.” We know it colloquially as the July moratorium. The July moratorium – […]
Celtics Re-Sign Amari Williams To Two-Way Deal
The Celtics have re-signed big man Amari Williams to a two-way contract, per the NBA’s transaction log. The 24-year-old played 22 games for Boston in the 2025/26 season, a majority of which were spot minutes, though he did make two starts. He spent most of his time with the Celtics’ G League affiliate, the Maine […]
Magic Sign Izaiyah Nelson To Two-Way Deal
The Magic have signed Izaiyah Nelson to a two-way contract, the team announced (via Twitter). It’s a two-year deal, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link). The 6’10” center out of the University of South Florida was drafted last week with the 51st overall pick, which the Magic traded to acquire on […]
Sixers Register Interest In LeBron James
Add the Sixers to the list of teams who want to be involved in the LeBron James sweepstakes. According to Tony Jones of The Athletic, Philadelphia has reached out to express its interest in acquiring the star forward. Golden State, Cleveland, and Miami have been the three teams most frequently linked to the 41-year-old since […]
Mavs Notes: Johnson, May, Green, Lively, De Larrea
The Mavericks provided one of the first surprises of the 2026 NBA draft when they bucked many fans’ expectations that they would draft a guard and instead took the defensive-minded big man Morez Johnson Jr. with the ninth overall pick. Johnson will now enter a crowded frontcourt, which will add another new member as a […]
Magic Re-Sign Colin Castleton To Two-Way Contract
Free agent center Colin Castleton is back under contract with the Magic on a new two-way deal, according to the official transaction log at NBA.com. Castleton, 26, signed a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract for training camp last August, then had that deal converted to a two-way contract by Orlando at the end of the preseason. […]
Thomas Sorber Undergoes Knee Procedure, Out At Least Four Weeks
Thomas Sorber had a minor arthroscopic procedure on his right knee on Wednesday in Los Angeles and is expected to return to on-court activity in around four weeks, the Thunder announced. The 6’9″ center missed his rookie season with Oklahoma City due to a torn ACL in the same knee and will now be sidelined […]
Grizzlies To Trade Santi Aldama To Mavericks
The Grizzlies and Mavericks have agreed to a trade that will send forward Santi Aldama to Dallas, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter links). The Mavs will also acquire forward Tarik Biberovic‘s draft rights in the deal. In return for Aldama and Biberovic, Memphis will acquire guard AJ Johnson, the Warriors’ top-20 protected 2030 first-round […]
Celtics To Trade Jaylen Brown To Sixers For Paul George, Picks
Two Atlantic Division rivals have reached an agreement on a blockbuster trade, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that star wing Jaylen Brown is headed from the Celtics to the Sixers. In return, Boston will acquire forward Paul George, two first-round picks, and two second-round picks from Philadelphia, per Charania. Those […]
Wizards Waive Leaky Black
The Wizards have waived 6’6″ guard/forward Leaky Black, Michael Scotto reports for HoopsHype (via Twitter). Black has played two seasons in the NBA, first for the Hornets and last season for the Wizards. He appeared in 12 games in Washington, averaging 7.1 points and 5.0 rebounds on .388/.345/.875 shooting splits in 28.9 minutes per night, […]
Kings Sign Adam Flagler To Two-Way Contract
The Kings are signing free agent point guard Adam Flagler to a two-way deal, Michael Scotto reports for HoopsHype (Twitter link). The deal is official, per NBA.com’s transaction log. Flagler played two seasons with the Thunder, from 2023-25, playing 39 total games. While he has struggled to score efficiently in the NBA, he has been […]
Heat Sign Ryan Conwell To Three-Year Contract
The Heat have formally signed second-round pick Ryan Conwell, the team announced today in a press release. According to Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel (Twitter link), Conwell signed a three-year contract that starts at the rookie minimum (about $1.36MM) and is fully guaranteed for the first season. The second year will be […]
Grizzlies, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Likely To Part Ways
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope‘s days in Memphis appear to be numbered, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes, who reports (via Twitter) that the Grizzlies are working with the veteran wing’s camp and will likely trade or release him “relatively soon.” Caldwell-Pope was the Magic’s big free agent signing of the 2024 offseason, but his production fell off […]
Second-Round Pick Exception Details For 2026/27
As we first outlined in 2023 when it was introduced as a new addition to the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, the second-round pick exception allows NBA teams to sign their second-round picks to standard contracts without requiring cap room or another exception (such as the mid-level) to do so. Like the rookie scale exception, the […]
Bucks Sign 2025 Second-Rounder Bogoljub Markovic
The Bucks have officially signed 2025 second-round pick Bogoljub Markovic to a standard NBA contract, per NBA.com’s transaction log. According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link), Milwaukee used the second-round pick exception to sign Markovic to a four-year, $9.3MM contract with a team option on the final year. That’s essentially equivalent to […]
And-Ones: Las Vegas, Parker, Canada, Thor, Mock Drafts
A few prominent names are involved in the competition to own a potential expansion franchise in Las Vegas, Mick Akers of The Las Vegas Review Journal writes in a subscriber-only piece. In March, we relayed Akers’ report that Magic Johnson met with Nevada governor Joe Lombardo and other local leaders to discuss the franchise and […]
Magic Re-Sign Jonathan Isaac
3:34 pm: Isaac has officially finalized his contract with the Magic, according to the transaction log at NBA.com. That confirms that it’s a minimum-salary contract, since veteran deals worth more than the minimum can’t be completed during the July moratorium period. Orlando also formally completed its minimum-salary deals with Vucevic and Carter. 12:21 pm: Jonathan […]
Spurs To Sign Tobias Harris To Two-Year Contract
The Spurs, who entered free agency seeking a power forward, have found their man, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), who hears from sources that veteran free agent Tobias Harris has agreed to a two-year, $31MM deal with San Antonio. The contract will be fully guaranteed, with no player or team option on […]
Jazz, Jaxson Hayes Agree To Two-Year Deal
After agreeing to sign-and-trade Walker Kessler to the Lakers, the Jazz have reached a deal with a former Lakers big man. According to Tim MacMahon of ESPN (Twitter link), Utah is signing free agent center Jaxson Hayes to a two-year, $12MM contract that includes a team option on the second year. Hayes, 26, spent his […]
Nuggets Among Teams To Express Interest In LeBron James
Although the Warriors, Cavaliers, and Heat are the three teams most frequently linked to free agent forward LeBron James, he and his camp have welcomed inquiries from all potential suitors, with agent Rich Paul suggesting he heard from nearly half the league on the first night of free agency. Minnesota was said to be among […]
Cavs Sign Second-Rounder Meleek Thomas To Four-Year Contract
Meleek Thomas, the 34th pick of the draft, has signed a four-year contract with the Cavaliers, Jeff Goodman of Field of 68 tweets. The contract is worth $9.3MM with the first three years and $6.4MM guaranteed. It’s a minimum-salary deal using the second-round pick exception. Playing alongside Kings lottery pick Darius Acuff at Arkansas in […]
Pacers, Kelly Oubre Agree To Two-Year Deal
The Pacers have reached a contract agreement with Kelly Oubre Jr., according to ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link), who hears from sources that the free agent forward will sign a two-year, $17MM deal with Indiana. Oubre’s new contract will be fully guaranteed, without a player or team option on the second year, reports Kelly Iko […]
Free Agent Rumors: LeBron, Harris, Drummond, Wiseman, Warren
Until recently, LeBron James was strongly leaning toward returning to the Lakers in free agency, relays Taylor Wirth of NBC Sports Bay Area. On the latest episode of the “Game Over” podcast with Max Kellerman, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul states that James had been expecting to spend another season in Los Angeles. “Well, where […]
Wizards Re-Sign Jamir Watkins On Two-Way Deal
The Wizards have re-signed forward Jamir Watkins to a two-way contract, according to the NBA transactions log. Washington declined its $2.15MM option on Watkins, a 2025 second-round pick, and extended him a $2.39MM qualifying offer prior to free agency. That made him a restricted free agent. The Athletic reported afterward that the Wizards would likely […]
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