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Paul George signing max contract with East contender
The Sixers are signing free-agent star Paul George to a four-year, $212M maximum contract, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. George will return to the Eastern Conference for the first time since playing with the Pacers and joins a Sixers team led by superstar Joel Embiid and breakthrough star Tyrese Maxey.
Mavericks agree to three-year deal with rising wing
The Mavericks are signing free agent wing Naji Marshall to a three-year, $27M contract, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (via Twitter). A former undrafted free agent who played college ball at Xavier, Marshall has spent his entire four-year NBA career with New Orleans, initially starting out on a two-way contract. Known for his energy and tenacious defense, the 26-year-old had a career year from deep in 2023/24, converting 38.7 percent of his three-point looks, though it was on very low volume (2.3 attempts per game).
Clippers agree to three-year deal with wing who just played in NBA Finals
The Clippers are signing free agent forward Derrick Jones to a three-year, $30M contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Sources tell Kelly Iko of The Athletic that the agreement is fully guaranteed with no player or team option. Jones will also receive a five percent trade kicker, Iko adds (via Twitter).
Magic guaranteeing Caleb Houstan’s 2024-25 salary
The Magic are guaranteeing Caleb Houstan‘s $2.02M salary for the 2024-25 season, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel. Houstan’s contract included a salary guarantee deadline of June 30, meaning Orlando had to waive him on Sunday in order to avoid locking in his minimum salary. However, the decision to guarantee that money was long expected and had been accounted for in the club’s cap room projections for the summer, Beede writes.
Mason Plumlee to sign a one-year deal with the Suns
The Suns have reached a one-year agreement with free agent center Mason Plumlee, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweets. He’ll be signing for the 10-year veteran’s minimum worth $3,303,771, Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype tweets. Phoenix entered the market looking for frontcourt depth after Drew Eubanks declined his player...
Wizards to sign veteran center to three-year contract
According to Josh Robbins of The Athletic, it’s a straight three-year deal, with no player or team option (X link). Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports linked Valanciunas to the rebuilding Wizards just before free agency opened. The Lakers were reportedly among the other suitors for the 32-year-old. As cap...
Chris Paul intends to join Spurs after clearing waivers
Paul was waived by the Warriors at the start of free agency. He’ll be an unrestricted free agent once he goes through waivers but he didn’t wait that long to choose his new team. He’ll sign a one-year deal worth more than $11M, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports....
Piston to sign Cade Cunningham to five-year extension
The exact value of Cunningham’s extension is currently unknown. If the salary cap rises by 10% in 2025-26, which is when the extension will kick in, it would be worth $220M+. ESPN’s Bobby Marks hears (via X) that while Detroit and Cunningham have discussed an extension, a deal doesn’t...
Paul George informs Clippers he's signing with another team
The Clippers were unable to make any traction in negotiations with Paul George‘s representative and the veteran forward will sign elsewhere, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (X link) Aaron Mintz of CAA, George’s agent, and Clippers president Lawrence Frank spoke a short time ago, Woj reports, but there...
Magic to sign 2023 NBA champion on three-year contract
The Magic are set to sign free agent wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to a three-year contract, reports Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today (Twitter link). The deal will be worth $66M, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link), and it includes a player option for the final season, per Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Clippers signing controversial guard to two-year contract
The Clippers have reached a two-year agreement with guard Kevin Porter Jr., Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. The contract will include a player option in the second year. Porter has had a short-but-checkered history in the league. Porter didn’t play in the NBA this past season. Following an...
Clippers eyeing Russell Westbrook trade
The Clippers are trying to work out a trade involving Russell Westbrook, who decided on Saturday to exercise his $4M player option for next season, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link). A potential Westbrook trade was also reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic (via Twitter), who says L.A. is actively looking for someone to take on the veteran guard.
Andre Drummond agrees to two-year deal with 76ers
A few minutes before Scotto published his report, Drummond hinted at the deal himself, saying, “I’m in the mood for a Philly cheesesteak.”. A two-time All-Star, Drummond originally signed with the 76ers in 2021 to back up Joel Embiid and to fill in as the starter when Embiid was unavailable. However, he was sent to Brooklyn later that season as part of the trade package for James Harden.
Celtics reach multiyear agreement with Neemias Queta
The defending champion Celtics continued to pursue roster stability, reaching a multiyear agreement with big man Neemias Queta, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Boston made Queta a restricted free agent on Saturday by extending a qualifying offer of approximately $2.37M. That came after the club declined its team option on his contract.
Jazz plan to waive once-promising center
The Jazz are planning to waive center Omer Yurtseven, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Yurtseven, who spent one season with Utah after two years with the Heat, had a non-guaranteed $2.66M contract. Yurtseven appeared in 48 games this past season, including 12 starts, and averaged 4.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per game.
Luke Kornet to re-sign with Celtics
Terms of the deal weren’t released, but given Boston’s financial restrictions, it’s almost certainly another veteran’s minimum contract. With seven years of NBA experience, Kornet is projected to make $2.8M next season. The 28-year-old center has played an important role off the Celtics’ bench over the...
Klay Thompson, Warriors to officially part ways this offseason
According to Charania, the two sides are set to begin exploring sign-and-trade options for the five-time All-Star. Sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Thompson will talk to the Mavericks, Lakers, Clippers and Sixers with free agency officially underway. The 11th pick of the 2011 draft, Thompson is one of...
NBA sets salary cap, tax line for 2024-25 season
The NBA has officially set the salary cap for its 2024-25 season. The cap has come in at $140,588,000, slightly below the most recent projection of $141M. It represents an increase of about 3.36% on last season’s $136,021,000 cap. Here are the details, courtesy of a league press release...
Miami Heat keeping venerable veteran center on new contract
A minimum-salary contract for Love would be worth in the neighborhood of $7M, so it sounds like Miami is going a little higher than that to bring him back. Love, 35, initially joined the Heat on the buyout market during the second half of the 2022-23 season and played a key role on the team that made the NBA Finals that spring. He re-signed with Miami a year ago and averaged 8.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 16.8 minutes per game across 55 appearances (five starts) in 2023-24.
Clippers agree to two-year deal with All-Star guard
Free-agent guard James Harden will be remaining with the Clippers, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who reports (via X) that the former MVP is signing a new two-year, $70M contract with the club. The second season will be a player option, sources tell Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports (X link).
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