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Thus, having to pay Julius Randle and Naz Reid has many teams across the league with the non-taxpayer mid-level exception licking their chops to make a run at Alexander-Walker, including the Orlando Magic, who made a run at trying to acquire him before the trade deadline, HoopsHype has learned. Various executives around the league who spoke with HoopsHype are projecting Nickeil Alexander-Walker, 26, to garner the full non-taxpayer mid-level exception or close to it in free agency. -via HoopsHype / June 4, 2025
Jon Krawczynski: Tim Connelly on Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Naz Reid and Julius Randle: “We’re very appreciative of what the market might look like. We’re pretty cautiously optimistic we’re in a good place with all of the guys. Most importantly, they want to be here.” -via Bluesky / June 2, 2025
Next season’s full midlevel exception will be worth more than three times what Nickeil Alexander-Walker made last season at $14.1 million … with rumbles already in circulation that Orlando is a team to watch as a potential suitor. -via marcstein.substack.com / May 31, 2025