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• Spurs Considered Three And Four-Year Offer Sheets For Austin Reaves

The San Antonio Spurs were rumored to be a suitor for Austin Reaves ahead of free agency opening this offseason. Reaves had the Spurs mulling different offer sheet scenarios, before he re-signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. According to a report, San Antonio considered offering Reaves a four-year, nearly $100 million offer sheet. That was the maximum the Spurs would have been allowed to offer Reav...2023
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• James Harden and 76ers are both screwed on his trade request

Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Why James Harden’s 76ers trade request is leaving both sides miserable. James Harden is fully entrenched in another period of discontentment — only this time, the aging superstar may not be coveted enough around the league to get what he wants. For the third time in a little more three years, Harden has requested a trade, this time to ge...2023
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• How Teams Are Using 2023/24 Mid-Level Exceptions
In addition to receiving approximately $136MM in cap room and being allowed to surpass that threshold in order to sign players using Bird Rights or the minimum salary exception, each NBA team also receives a mid-level exception. The value of this exception varies depending on a club’s total team salary. A team that goes under […]...2023
• D'Angelo Russell Waived No-Trade Clause Re-Signing With Lakers

D'Angelo Russell waived his implied no-trade clause in re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers on a two-year, $36 million deal. Russell is believed to be the first player to agree to waive an implied no-trade clause as it is a new addition to the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement. Players who are traded on a one-plus-one contract lose Bird rights if traded and waiving the implied no-trade clau...2023
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• Contract Details: Crowder, Grant, Powell, Green, Lewis
Jae Crowder‘s new one-year contract with Milwaukee is for the veteran’s minimum, league sources tell Eric Nehm of The Athletic (Twitter link). The Bucks held Crowder’s Bird rights, so they could have given him any salary up to his maximum. Obviously he was never going to receive anything close to $47.6MM next season, but it’s […]...2023
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• Russell Westbrook, Clippers Agree To Two-Year, $8M Contract

Russell Westbrook has agreed to re-sign with the LA Clippers on a two-year, $8 million contract. The Clippers will use Westbrook's Non-Bird rights to give him a minor bump in salary over the veteran minimum. Westbrook averaged 15.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 7.6 assists in 21 games with the Clippers at the end of last season. LA signed the veteran point guard after Westbrook was bought out by the Ut...2023
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• 6 teams interested in Spencer Dinwiddie deal
Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie continues to garner attention despite being ruled out for the remainder of the season due to injury. The Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, and the Toronto Raptors are among the teams looking to use Dinwiddie’s bird rights in order to keep him on a long-term deal. Via Shams Charania of The […] The post 6 teams interested in Spencer Dinwiddie deal appeare...2021
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• Nets expect to re-sign Joe Harris
The Nets hope to re-sign sharpshooter Joe Harris in free agency this summer provided the two sides can agree to terms, Brian Lewis of the New York Post writes. Harris is set to enter unrestricted free agency, with the 28-year-old likely to seek a big pay upgrade on the open market. The Nets hold his Bird Rights and can go over the salary cap to re-sign him. “Yeah, definitely! Why wouldn’t you?” Ha...2020
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• Kevon Looney wants to stay with Warriors
Warriors big man Kevon Looney wants to re-sign with the team this summer, he told Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area. “I’d love to stay here,” he said. “I like being on this team. I want to be there when Chase Center (the team’s new arena) opens later this year.” The 6’9” Looney is averaging 9.5 PPG and 4.5 RPG in 22.3 MPG during the opening-round series against the Clippers. He’s had two double-f...2019
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• Pending free agent Kevon Looney could cash in this offseason
When it comes to Warriors players facing free agency this summer, the focus has rightly been on Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson, but those aren’t the only players on the roster with expiring contracts. One key role player up for a new deal this offseason is Kevon Looney, who played regular minutes at center this season as DeMarcus Cousins and Damian Jones dealt with injuries. Now, his role has incr...2019
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• Report: Timberwolves owner says Jimmy Butler is available for trade
Maybe Jimmy Butler is available after all.Butler wants out of Minnesota for contractual purposes, but as of Friday, reports said the Timberwolves were rebuffing trade inquiries. That report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski came with a caveat that Butler’s availability depended on team owner Glen Taylor’s approval.Apparently Taylor is giving his approval for a trade.Woj says Taylor told those at the ...2018
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• Warriors to re-sign Kevon Looney
Kevon Looney has agreed to re-sign with the Warriors, tweets ESPN’s Chris Haynes. He will receive a one-year, minimum-salary contract (Twitter link).Golden State is able to keep an important rotation piece at a low price after opting not to guarantee the fourth year of Looney’s rookie contract. He will join Jordan Bell and Damian Jones in the Warriors’ center rotation, along with DeMarcus Cousins ...2018
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• 2017 NBA Offseason Preview: Miami Heat
The Miami Heat played like two different teams over the course of the 16-17 season. In the first half, Miami looked like a shallow team that didn't have the depth to overcome a host of injuries, as they went 11-30. Over the final 41 games, the Heat were a juggernaut with a 13 game winning streak highlighting a 30-11 finish. The season ultimately ended in disappointment, as Miami missed the postsea...2017
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• Time for the Los Angeles Lakers to Discover Who They Really Are
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• Breaking Down LeBron James' Options in Next Contract with Cleveland Cavaliers
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• NBA Free Agents 2016: Rumors and Predictions for Top Remaining Players on Market
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• Kevin Durant, Warriors Set to Face Unprecedented Pressure After Joining Forces
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• Spurs Considered Three And Four-Year Offer Sheets For Austin Reaves
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• James Harden and 76ers are both screwed on his trade request
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• How Teams Are Using 2023/24 Mid-Level Exceptions
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• D'Angelo Russell Waived No-Trade Clause Re-Signing With Lakers
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• Contract Details: Crowder, Grant, Powell, Green, Lewis
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• Russell Westbrook, Clippers Agree To Two-Year, $8M Contract
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• Kevin Love Agrees To Two-Year Deal With Heat
Veteran power forward Kevin Love is returning to the Heat on a two-year contract, according to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press. The second year will include a player option (Twitter links). The Heat are using their non-Bird rights to re-sign Love, which will result in a $3.7MM cap hit for next season, the Miami […]...2023
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• Knicks Favorites To Sign Donte DiVincenzo

The New York Knicks have emerged as favorites to sign Donte DiVincenzo of the Golden State Warriors. DiVincenzo declined a player option with the Warriors, after spending one season with the team. The Warriors are limited in how much they can pay DiVincenzo, due to only having his Non-Bird rights. The Knicks have enough room to use the full Non-Taxpayer MLE in free agency, after Josh Hart opted in...2023
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• Knicks favorites to sign Warriors free agent guard Donte DiVincenzo
The New York Knicks have emerged as favorites to sign Golden State Warriors free agent guard Donte DiVincenzo, according to reports. This past Tuesday, DiVincenzo declined his $4.7 million player option with Golden State for the 2023-24 season. Using his non-bird rights (starting at 120% of his previous salary), the max Golden State could offer […] The post Knicks favorites to sign Warriors ...2023
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• Knicks Are Favorites To Sign Donte DiVincenzo

The New York Knicks have emerged as favorites to sign Donte DiVincenzo of the Golden State Warriors. DiVincenzo declined a player option with the Warriors, after spending one season with the team. The Warriors are limited in how much they can pay DiVincenzo, due to only having his Non-Bird rights. The Knicks have enough room to use the full Non-Taxpayer MLE in free agency, after Josh Hart opted in...2023
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• Russell Westbrook, Clippers Agree To Two-Year, $8M Contract
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• Kevin Love Agrees To Two-Year Deal With Heat
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• Bruce Brown’s big bet on himself is about to pay off after NBA Finals
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Bruce Brown went from feeling like no team believed in him to one of the top free agents on the market after the Nuggets’ championship run. As Bruce Brown Jr. did multiple dribble moves, stepped back and shot a three-pointer, Nikola Jokic threw his hands in the air in confusion; a reaction that likely many Denver Nuggets fans watching also...2023
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• Report: Wizards have trade interest in Tristan Thompson
The Cleveland Cavaliers are making Tristan Thompson available in trade talks, and a surprising team has interest in him. Washington Post Wizards reporter Candace Buckner reported on Monday that the Wizards have interest in Thompson. Thompson is in the final season of his five-year, $82 million deal and set to become a free agent after the season. But Washington may believe that by having his Bird ...2020
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• Reggie Bullock 'would love to be back' with Lakers
The Lakers haven’t exactly played their best basketball since adding Reggie Bullock to their rotation at the trade deadline. The team is just 2-9 in games that Bullock has appeared in so far, and the veteran sharpshooter hasn’t been at his best during that stretch either — his .333 3PT% is well below his career rate (.394). Nonetheless, Bullock has conveyed a desire to remain in Los Angeles going ...2019
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• Report: Raptors, Chris Boucher agree to new two-year deal
The Raptors have agreed to a new contract with forward Chris Boucher, promoting him from his current two-way deal with the team, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. The agreement is a two-year deal that contains a partial guarantee for the 2019-20 season, according to The Athletic’s Michael Scotto (Twitter link). Boucher, 26, has per-game averages of 3.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and one block in 1...2019
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• Deal with Allonzo Trier may not be easy for Knicks
Allonzo Trier has been a standout among two-way players this season, but signing him to a more conventional deal might not be easy as it sounds for the Knicks, according to Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. There’s no question that New York wants to keep Trier, who is averaging 11.8 points per game and shooting 45 percent from three-point range. But that doesn’t mean negotiations won’t get tricky. Th...2018
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• Warriors to re-sign Kevon Looney
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• Future still unclear for Tyreke Evans
Throughout the entire second-half of the 2017/18 NBA season (i.e. after the trade deadline), the Grizzlies have maintained that they plan to re-sign guard Tyreke Evans to a new deal this summer, most likely with an offer for the non-taxpayer mid-level exception worth an estimated $8.6MM for the 2018/19 season.This is because the Grizzlies only possess Non-Bird Rights on Evans, meaning the most the...2018
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• Time for the Los Angeles Lakers to Discover Who They Really Are
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• Mark Cuban Contends Mavericks Didn't Get Opportunity To Re-Sign Jalen Brunson

Mark Cuban disputed the notion that Jalen Brunson was willing to sign a four-year, $56 million extension with the Dallas Mavericks as late as early January in 2022. Both Jalen Brunson and Rick Brunson have said they were willing to sign an extension with the Mavericks at that point. "Where it went south was when Rick took over, when the parent took over, or parents took over," Cuban said. Cuban in...2023
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• NBA Free Agents 2016: Rumors and Predictions for Players Still Left Unsigned
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• 2016 NBA Free Agency: Everything You Need to Know from Day 6
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• Frustration with Westbrook Sent Durant Fleeing, Opens Door to Trouble for NBA
2016

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• Kevin Durant, Warriors Set to Face Unprecedented Pressure After Joining Forces
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• Cooking Up Last-Minute Trades Before the 2016 NBA Draft
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• Realistic 2016 Free-Agency Targets for the Chicago Bulls
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• What the Houston Rockets' Dream Offseason Looks Like
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• Heart, Head and Wallet Destinations for NBA's Top 2016 Free Agents
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• Top 2016 Offseason Priorities for the Los Angeles Lakers
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• DeAndre Jordan Signs with Clippers Despite Prior Agreement with Mavericks
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• Enes Kanter's Max Contract Is All About Kevin Durant's 2016 NBA Free Agency
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• LeBron James Opts Out of Cavaliers Contract: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Frustration with Westbrook Sent Durant Fleeing, Opens Door to Trouble for NBA
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• The Hassan Whiteside Effect: How the Miami Heat Center Is Changing the NBA
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• Rampant Injuries, Subpar Heat Season Provide Test for Pat Riley's Patience
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• Austin Rivers Re-Signs with Clippers: Latest Contract Details, Reaction
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• Tim Hardaway Jr. to Hawks in 3-Team Trade Involving Jerian Grant and Kelly Oubre
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• Did LeBron James Really Make the Right Decision Leaving the Miami Heat?
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• Chris Bosh, Heat Reportedly Clashed over PF Possibly Playing on Blood Thinners
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• Thaddeus Young to Re-Sign with Nets: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Has Kawhi Leonard Justified Potential Max Contract?
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• Predicting the Next Wave of Future Max-Contract NBA Stars
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• A Meme for Every NBA Team's Offseason
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• Free Trade: NBA Deals to Consider at Quarter-Mark of 2015-16 Season
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• James Harden and 76ers are both screwed on his trade request
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• Knicks favorites to sign Warriors free agent guard Donte DiVincenzo
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• Donte DiVincenzo declines $4.7 million player option with Warriors
Donte DiVincenzo has declined his $4.7 million player option with the Golden State Warriors for the 2023-24 season, per sources. Using his non-bird rights (starting at 120% of his previous salary), the max Golden State can offer him is four years, $23.2 million. However, ESPN’s Bobby Marks is estimating a max of $5.4 million. His […] The post Donte DiVincenzo declines $4.7 million play...2023
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• Sixers Determined To Re-Sign James Harden

James Harden's upcoming free agency has been a source of speculation as far back as Christmas. At that point it was reported that Harden could pursue a reunion with the Houston Rockets. The latest is that the Philadelphia 76ers are determined to re-sign Harden in free agency. Harden has a $35.6 million player option for next season that he's expected to decline. Philadelphia has full Bird rights f...2023
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• Philadelphia Is Determined To Re-Sign James Harden

James Harden's upcoming free agency has been a source of speculation as far back as Christmas. At that point it was reported that Harden could pursue a reunion with the Houston Rockets. The latest is that the Philadelphia 76ers are determined to re-sign Harden in free agency. Harden has a $35.6 million player option for next season that he's expected to decline. Philadelphia has full Bird rights f...2023
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• Bruce Brown’s big bet on himself is about to pay off after NBA Finals
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• With future contracts, Clippers have chance to return entire rotation
The Clippers have a realistic opportunity to bring back their 11-man rotation next season, according to Jovan Buha of The Athletic. Many of the decisions will come down to whether the organization wants to make a financial commitment to its current players or explore other options. L.A. has Bird rights on Montrezl Harrell and can offer him a longer and more valuable contract than anyone else. The ...2020
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• Clippers hoping to keep Montrezl Harrell, Marcus Morris
The Clippers will try to re-sign Montrezl Harrell and Marcus Morris, who are both headed toward free agency this summer, sources tell Jovan Buha of The Athletic. Harrell, 26, is in his third season in L.A. and has become one of the league’s best backup big men. A report from The Athletic earlier this season estimated he would receive offers between $20M and $25M annually, but Buha believes that nu...2020
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• Thunder's Danilo Gallinari was glad to stick with the Thunder
The trade rumors that surrounded Thunder forward Danilo Gallinari throughout the 2019 offseason and at the start of the regular season died down to some extent as the team has moved into playoff contention. However, Oklahoma City appeared close to sending Gallinari to Miami at the trade deadline, with reports suggesting that failed extension talks between the veteran and the Heat played a large r...2020
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• Pending free agent Kevon Looney could cash in this offseason
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• Sixers Determined To Re-Sign James Harden
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• Philadelphia Is Determined To Re-Sign James Harden
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• Bruce Brown’s big bet on himself is about to pay off after NBA Finals
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• Time for the Los Angeles Lakers to Discover Who They Really Are
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• NBA Free Agents 2016: Rumors and Predictions for Top Remaining Players on Market
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• NBA Free Agents 2016: Rumors and Predictions for Players Still Left Unsigned
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• What Should We Believe About 'Stalled' Talks Between Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat?
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• Rounding Up the Latest LA Lakers Rumors Ahead of the 2016 NBA Draft
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• Chris Bosh, Heat Reportedly Clashed over PF Possibly Playing on Blood Thinners
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• Red Light, Green Light: Evaluating NBA Trade Rumors Approaching All-Star Weekend
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