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2026 NBA Free Agency Primer
While teams have been permitted to negotiate with their own free agents since the day after the end of the NBA Finals, the league’s 2026 free agency period officially begins on Tuesday at 5:00 pm Central time. Several contract agreements have been reported during the last couple weeks, but that number figures to significantly increase […]
Western Rumors: Bey, Meeks, Bronny, Sharp, Spurs, Toohey
Pelicans forward Saddiq Bey is entering the final year of his current contract, but he and the team have mutual interest in trying to work out an extension this offseason, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Bey will become extension-eligible as of July 11. After missing the entire 2024/25 season due to an ACL […]
Warriors Focused On Signing LeBron James; Trade For Anthony Davis Seems Unlikely
It appears the Warriors are focused just on signing LeBron James in free agency rather than working out a trade for Anthony Davis as well, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said Tuesday morning on Get Up (YouTube link). Windhorst indicated there has been no progress in talks with the Wizards on a deal that would bring a […]
Eastern Notes: Trent, Wiggins, Traore, Haliburton
After turning down a modest $3.9MM player option for the 2026/27 season, Gary Trent Jr. has gained some traction in talks with the Bucks about a new contract, reports Grant Afseth of Dallas Hoops Journal. League sources tell Afseth that a deal in the range of four years and $68MM is one option that has […]
2026 NBA Qualifying Offer Recap
Players eligible for restricted free agency don’t become restricted free agents by default. In order for a team to make a player a restricted free agent, it must extend a qualifying offer to him. The qualifying offer, which is essentially just a one-year contract offer, varies in amount depending on a player’s previous contract status. […]
Stein/Fischer’s Latest: Kawhi, Raptors, Brown, Westbrook, More
The Raptors and Clippers continue to have serious discussions about a Kawhi Leonard trade and there’s “momentum” on a deal that would send the two-time Finals MVP back to Toronto, league sources tell Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). Fischer first reported the Raptors’ interest in a reunion with Leonard, […]
Warriors Rumors: LeBron, Davis, Butler, Draymond
While little is known about LeBron James‘ plans for free agency, the Warriors are “far and away” the Lakers superstar’s “most interested external suitor,” according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). There has been some reporting indicating that Golden State may try to trade for Wizards big man Anthony […]
Blazers Rumors: Holiday, Morant, Guards, Clingan, Williams
Despite having a logjam at point guard after trading for Ja Morant, the Trail Blazers have been signaling to rival teams that they plan to retain Jrue Holiday, according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). Stein and Fischer acknowledge that could be posturing, but Portland has been insistent that […]
Free Agent Rumors: Wade, Watkins, Kleber, Bonga
Dean Wade is expected to have a long list of suitors if he reaches the open market on Tuesday at 5:00 pm CT, but the Cavaliers are trying to prevent that from happening. The two sides are having “ongoing negotiations and dialogue,” sources tell Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com (Twitter link). According to Fedor, both parties […]
Trade Rumors: Kawhi, Brown, Hield, AD, Murphy, More
Rumors about the possibility of the Clippers and Raptors completing a Kawhi Leonard trade continued to percolate throughout the day on Monday, with ESPN’s Shams Charania stating on SportsCenter (Twitter video link) that the two teams seem motivated to make a deal. Charania suggested during that TV appearance that Leonard’s time with the Clippers may […]
Bucks Notes: Ford, Burries, Ament, Jakucionis, Travers
The Bucks plan to hire former NBA point guard T.J. Ford as part of Taylor Jenkins‘ coaching staff, reports Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports (via Twitter). Milwaukee selected Ford with the eighth overall pick in the 2003 draft and he spent three seasons with the team at the start of his nine-year career. The former […]
QO Decisions: Post, Hukporti, Spurs, Barnhizer, Celtics
The Warriors tendered qualifying offers ahead of Monday’s deadline to big man Quinten Post and guards Nico Mannion and Taran Armstrong, per RealGM’s transaction log. Post, 26, has played rotation minutes in Golden State’s frontcourt over his first two NBA seasons, appearing in 109 total games and starting 49 of them. He has averaged 7.8 […]
Siegel’s Latest: Beal, Jovic, Murray, Holiday, Randle, Wade
The Heat and veteran guard Bradley Beal have mutual interest after the two-time All-Star opted out of his $5.62MM player option to become an unrestricted free agent, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. However, Siegel suggests Miami’s interest in Beal may be contingent on the 33-year-old’s willingness to accept a minimum-salary contract. As Siegel explains, […]
Lakers’ Smith, Kings’ Hayes Have Team Options Declined
The Lakers have opted against exercising Nick Smith Jr.‘s team option for the 2026/27 season, and the Kings have likewise declined Killian Hayes‘ ’26/27 option, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter links). As a result, both former first-round picks will enter the offseason as unrestricted free agents. Smith, the 27th pick in the 2023 […]
Wizards Decline Option On Jamir Watkins, Make Him RFA
The Wizards have declined their $2,150,917 option on 2025 second-round pick Jamir Watkins, reports Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link). Watkins’ minimum-salary deal would have been non-guaranteed if Washington had exercised its option. Instead, the Wizards opted to decline the option and issue him a qualifying offer, according to Smith, which will make the former […]
Jalen Duren To Meet With Kings, Lakers
8:11 pm: The Pistons aren’t looking to trade Duren, confirms Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press, reporting that there’s still a “high degree of confidence” within the organization that the big man will be re-signed. 7:25 pm: While Duren’s camp appears to seeking sign-and-trade scenarios and finding potential suitors willing to explore them, […]
Grizzlies Trade Ja Morant To Trail Blazers
8:07 pm: The trade is official, the Trail Blazers announced in a press release. As noted below, Morant won’t receive a trade bonus since the deal was completed before the 2026/27 league year begins. Memphis sent Portland $1MM in cash in the trade, sources tell Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link). 4:09 pm: […]
De’Anthony Melton Declines Player Option, Becomes Free Agent
Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton is now an unrestricted free agent after declining his $3,451,779 player option for 2026/27, a source tells Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link). The move was expected, as multiple reports indicated that the 28-year-old was likely to test free agency. His option was for the veteran’s minimum and he would project […]
Free Agent Rumors: Kessler, Powell, Blazers, Simmons, Suns, Payton
Center Walker Kessler will meet with multiple teams when free agency opens on Tuesday evening, reports Tony Jones of The Athletic (via Twitter). According to Jones, the meetings will be held at CAA headquarters in Los Angeles. Jones reported earlier on Monday that the Jazz formally issued Kessler a qualifying offer, making the 7’2″ big […]
QO Decisions: Dieng, Agbaji, Wilson, Johnson, Castleton, Cisse
The Bucks have opted to forgo a qualifying offer for forward Ousmane Dieng, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Although the move will make Dieng an unrestricted free agent, Milwaukee still has “significant” interest in working out a deal with the former 11th overall pick, Scotto notes. Dieng never cracked the Thunder’s regular rotation, […]
Raptors Decline Team Option On Jonathan Mogbo
The Raptors have declined their 2026/27 team option on forward/center Jonathan Mogbo, per Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link). Mogbo’s third-year option was worth $2,296,271. The Raptors could technically tender him a qualifying offer to make him a restricted free agent, but we haven’t seen any reports indicating that happened. It also wouldn’t make much […]
Magic Exercise Jamal Cain’s Team Option
The Magic exercised their team option on forward Jamal Cain ahead of Monday’s decision deadline, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link). Cain, who began the 2025/26 season on a two-way contract with Orlando, earned a promotion to the team’s standard roster in March on a two-year, minimum-salary contract with a second-year […]
Spurs Agree To Re-Sign Harrison Barnes
Free agent forward Harrison Barnes has reached an agreement on a one-year, $8MM contract to return to the Spurs, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Although Barnes didn’t play a significant playoff role during San Antonio’s run to the NBA Finals, he was an important part of the team’s regular season success. The […]
Timberwolves Decline Team Option On Julian Phillips
The Timberwolves have declined their 2026/27 option on forward Julian Phillips, a source tells Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic (Twitter link). Phillips’ team option was worth $2,406,205. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link), the Wolves also declined to give Phillips a qualifying offer, which means he’ll be an unrestricted free agent. The 35th […]
Bucks’ Prince Opts In; Trent To Become Free Agent
Bucks forward Taurean Prince has picked up his $3,815,861 option for next season, reports Eric Nehm of The Athletic. As Nehm notes, Prince was limited to just 26 games played in 2025/26 due to a herniated disc in his neck, which required surgery last November. However, he was able to return to action in March […]
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