When the Suns and Rockets agreed a week-and-a-half ago to a deal that will send Kevin Durant to Houston, they negotiated it as a two-team trade. However, after the July moratorium lifts on Sunday and that trade can be officially completed, it’s expected to be finalized as a seven-team mega-deal, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks (YouTube link). Marks specifically mentions the … [Read more...] about Durant Trade Expected To Be Completed As Seven-Team Deal
Free Agent Rumors: Kuminga, CP3, Horford, Westbrook, Lillard
The Kings are “very engaged” on Warriors restricted free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga, according to Matt George of ABC 10 in Sacramento (Twitter links). While the Kings have seemingly been extremely willing to discuss Malik Monk in trade scenarios, Monk likely wouldn’t be involved in any deal for Kuminga, says George, noting that Golden State doesn’t appear to have much … [Read more...] about Free Agent Rumors: Kuminga, CP3, Horford, Westbrook, Lillard
Latest On Knicks’ Head Coaching Search
2:29 pm: The Knicks have been telling potential free agent targets that they’re nearing a resolution in their coaching search, per Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link). 8:54 am: Mike Brown‘s second interview for the Knicks‘ head coaching vacancy will take place on Tuesday, according to Ian Begley of SNY.tv, who reports (via Twitter) that team owner … [Read more...] about Latest On Knicks’ Head Coaching Search
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Headed To Hawks In Sign-And-Trade
Free agent guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker has agreed to a four-year, $62MM deal with the Hawks, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (via Twitter). The contract includes a fourth-year player option and a trade kicker, according to Charania (Twitter link). The Hawks will acquire Alexander-Walker via a sign-and-trade using the $25MM trade exception generated by last year’s Dejounte … [Read more...] about Nickeil Alexander-Walker Headed To Hawks In Sign-And-Trade
Knicks Among Teams With Interest In Russell Westbrook
The Knicks are a possible suitor for Russell Westbrook with free agency drawing near, report Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). The Kings are also rumored to be interested in the three-time scoring champion, the authors note, and a potential reunion with the Nuggets remains in play. Westbrook, who played a significant role with Denver this past … [Read more...] about Knicks Among Teams With Interest In Russell Westbrook