Damian Jones exercises $2.58 million player option with Jazz

Damian Jones exercised his $2.58 million player option with the Utah Jazz for the 2023-24 season. Opting in guarantees a precise minimum salary of $2,586,665 for next season. This is part of the two-year, $4.9 million contract he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers last July. Of course, Jones had until this Friday, June 23 […]

James Foglio  •  20 Jun 2023
Kyle Kuzma declines $13 million player option with Wizards to become a free agent

Kyle Kuzma declined his $13 million player option for the 2023-24 season with the Washington Wizards to become an unrestricted free agent. This is part of the three-year, $39 million rookie contract he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. The sixth-year wing will receive offers worth at least $20 million per year in […]

James Foglio  •  27 Sep 2023
Toronto’s Gary Trent Jr. opts into his $18.5 million player option, with hopes of securing a long-term deal

With free agency starting on July 1, teams across the league are trying to secure players they already have on their roster. Toronto’s Gary Trent Jr. is one of those players. Despite not receiving a long-term deal this offseason, he’s coming back next season. NBA insiders have reported that Trent Jr. is opting into an […]

Zach Wolpin  •  20 Jun 2023
Raptors center Jakob Poeltl expected to test open market in free agency

Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl is now an unrestricted free agent, and the 7-foot-1 center is rumored to test the open market when free agency begins next Friday, June 30 at 6 p.m. ET. Poeltl wants to compete on a championship-caliber team, per sources. “The amount of activity coming out of the Toronto front office […]

James Foglio  •  20 Jun 2023
According to reports, the Utah Jazz have made Collin Sexton available in trade talks

Last season, the Utah Jazz finished 12th in the Western Conference with a 37-45 record. In the previous offseason, the team traded away Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Those two all-stars are not easy to replace. Utah destined itself to be in a rebuild after those massive trades. Ahead of the 2023 Draft, the Jazz […]

Zach Wolpin  •  20 Jun 2023
Trail Blazers targeting Heat center Bam Adebayo in trade

The Portland Trail Blazers are interested in trading for Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo. But there’s a catch. Heat G.M. Andy Elisberg is reportedly asking for rookie Shaedon Sharpe, the No. 3 pick, and Anfernee Simons. The 2023 NBA Draft is this Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. At the moment, negotiations have stalled. “Miami brass […]

James Foglio  •  20 Jun 2023
LeBron James, Draymond Green spotted in France together

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green were seen hanging out in France together over the weekend. The NBA veterans wore bucket hats and sunglasses as they shared a meal and chatted with restauranteur Samy Sass. On Monday, Green declined his $27.5 million player option with the Warriors […]

James Foglio  •  20 Jun 2023
The San Antonio Spurs are in the market to try and trade up for a second lottery pick in the 2023 NBA Draft

For nearly a year now we’ve known who the first overall pick in the 2023 draft was going to be. Victor Wembanyama is widely regarded as the best prospect to enter the draft since LeBron James 20 years ago. The San Antonio Spurs were lucky enough to land the first overall pick in the 2023 […]

Zach Wolpin  •  20 Jun 2023
New York’s former first-rounder Obi Toppin is a name to monitor on the trade market this offseason

After a tough ending to their 2023 postseason, the Knicks still have a lot of potential to build off of. New York won their first playoff series in over a decade and the future looks bright. For the first time since 2016, the Knicks do not have a draft pick. Sources have reported Obi Toppin […]

Zach Wolpin  •  20 Jun 2023