Category: Headlines
Source indicates OKC will, as expected, match the 4-year, $70M offer sheet today for big man Enes Kanter, given Thursday by Portland. Source: David Alrdidge of NBA.com
The Sacramento Kings are closing in on signing former No. 1 overall draft pick Andrea Bargnani, according to league sources. Sources said the Kings and Bargnani are in advanced discussions on a deal that would send the free-agent forward to the Western Conference for the first time in his career after stints with the Toronto […]
European 7-footer Tibor Pleiss is finalizing a three-year, nearly $10 million agreement with the Utah Jazz, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Pleiss, 25, has been one of the top centers in the Spanish ACB league and is only awaiting the completion of paperwork on the agreed-upon buyout with his Barcelona contract in order to sign […]
Undrafted Kentucky guard Aaron Harrison has agreed to a two-year deal with Charlotte, league source tells Yahoo. He has impressed so far. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports on Twitter
The re-signing of ex-Boston College standout Reggie Jackson by the Pistons for $16 million per season caused shock around the NBA because it appears Jackson, a restricted free agent, had no other serious suitor. Source: Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe
David Griffin says he doesn’t have timetable on closing deal with Tristan Thompson, though he thinks they will get something done. Source: Ethan J. Skolnick of the Bleacher Report on Twitter
(LaMarcus) Aldridge told (Damian) Lillard he was leaving Portland before his final decision to sign with San Antonio became public. “We basically exchanged texts about how much admiration we have for each other,” said Lillard, who signed a five-year, $120 million extension with the Blazers this week. “That change wasn’t about me. I did express […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves agreed Saturday to send Chase Budinger to the Indiana Pacers for Damjan Rudez in a swap of small forwards. Budinger was beset by knee trouble for most of his stay in Minnesota and was unable to deliver on what he or the team hoped for after reaching a $15 million, three-year contract […]
Brooklyn Nets general manager Billy King on Saturday night said “it was just time” for point guard Deron Williams to depart after more than four seasons with the team. “I think we both made it work — tried to make it work — I think we had some great moments with him,” King said, speaking […]
Jonathan Simmons, a 25-year-old former University of Houston guard who has spent the entirety of his pro career in the minor leagues, has agreed to a two-year, minimum contract that will bring him to training camp with the Spurs in the fall. Simmons confirmed the first year of his deal is fully guaranteed. Source: Jeff […]
