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• Hawks’ Kristaps Porzingis In No Rush For Contract Extension
Atlanta Hawks center Kristaps Porzingis is currently eligible for a contract extension with his new team after the Boston Celtics traded him over the summer. The former All-Star, however, told Fred Katz of The Athletic that he’s in no hurry to negotiate a new deal. “I know that’s an option,” Porzingis said of a potential […] The post Hawks’ Kristaps Porzingis In No Rush For Contract Extensio...2025Check it out Atlanta Hawks
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• Hawks’ Porzingis: No Rush For Contract ExtensionHawks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis is currently eligible for a contract extension after being traded to Atlanta over the summer. However, he tells Fred Katz of The Athletic that he’s in no hurry to get a new deal done. “I know that’s an option,” Porzingis said of a potential extension. “I wanna see how the year […]...2025Click for news about Kristaps Porzingis -
• Kristaps Porzingis On Contract Extension With Hawks: 'I Wanna See How The Year Goes'Kristaps Porzingis said he wasn't in a hurry to sign a contract extension with the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. "I know that's an option. I wanna see how the year goes," Porzingis told Fred Katz of The Athletic. "I wanna show that I'm playing at a high level again, that I'm healthy, that I'm everything, and then that kind of stuff will take care of itself." The 30-year-old, who was traded to the Hawk...2025Check it out Kristaps Porzingis -
• Kings Rumors: Kuminga, Westbrook, Carter
In an offseason discussion with his colleagues Fred Katz and Marcus Thompson II, Sam Amick of The Athletic states that the Kings have been the “most serious” sign-and-trade suitor for Warriors restricted free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga this summer. According to Amick, Sacramento has been “resisting the urge” to make “smaller” trades this offseason because [&...2025See also Marcus Thompson
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• NBA Execs View Nets’ Cam Thomas As Talented But Risky Bet In Free AgencyWhen it comes to Brooklyn Nets restricted free agent Cam Thomas, NBA executives just don’t see eye to eye. Fred Katz of The Athletic polled 16 rival executives on what a “fair” contract would look like for Thomas, and the responses were all over the board. Thomas led the Nets in scoring with 24.0 points […] The post NBA Execs View Nets’ Cam Thomas As Talented But Risky Bet ...2025See more Brooklyn Nets -
• Jonathan Kuminga, Warriors Sign-and-Trade Talks Haven’t Gained Traction
The Golden State Warriors have been seeking a sign-and-trade for restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga “but haven’t gained any traction” on a deal, The Athletic’s Fred Katz reported on Friday. Kings, Suns Have Been The Most Aggressive Teams The Athletic’s Anthony Slater said Friday on ESPN that the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns have been […] The post Jonath...2025Read about Jonathan Kuminga
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• What is Jonathan Kuminga's value? NBA execs weigh inFred Katz of The Athletic polled 16 sources who work in rival front offices to ask them what they believe a “fair” contract for Kuminga would look like....2025Click for news about Jonathan Kuminga -
• Bradley Beal Will Sign With Clippers Once He Gets Bought Out By Suns
According to NBA insiders Law Murray, Dan Woike and Fred Katz of The Athletic, Bradley Beal will sign with the Los Angeles Clippers once he gets bought out by the Phoenix Suns. The Clippers need a shooting guard after trading Norman Powell to the Miami Heat. “As long as Bradley Beal secures a contract buyout […] The post Bradley Beal Will Sign With Clippers Once He Gets Bou...2025Continue with Bradley Beal
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• Kevin Durant Trade Could Expand To League-Record Seven TeamsThe Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets are working to involve a league-record seven teams in the Kevin Durant trade, sources told Fred Katz of The Athletic. The Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves would also get involved in the deal. The details of the trade are currently being negotiated, with no deal imminent. The framework involves th...2025Check it out Kevin Durant -
• Suns To Guarantee Nick Richards’ $5MM Salary
The Suns are expected to guarantee Nick Richards’ $5MM salary for next season, The Athletic’s Fred Katz tweets. Phoenix had to decide by today whether to make that guarantee or waive him. Richards was acquired from Charlotte in mid-season and wound up making 34 starts in 36 appearances with the Suns, averaging 9.3 points, 8.2 […]...2025Check it out Nick Richards
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• Rockets, Jock Landale Push Back Salary Guarantee Date
The Rockets and big man Jock Landale have agreed to push back the salary guarantee date on his contract for 2025/26, reports Fred Katz of The Athletic (Twitter link). Landale’s $8MM non-guaranteed salary for next season was originally set to become fully guaranteed if he had remained under contract through Sunday. The two sides reached […]...2025See more Jock Landale
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• Knicks Notes: Brunson, Rose, ECF, Anunoby
The Knicks, playing in their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2000, have built their roster with two-time All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson at the fulcrum of the team, writes Fred Katz of The Athletic. Brunson agreed to a cheaper three-year contract extension last offseason rather than wait to sign a ful maximum deal this summer […]...2025Read about Eastern Conference
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• Report: James Jones facing uncertain future as Suns’ top basketball executiveThe future of James Jones as the Phoenix Suns’ lead basketball executive remains uncertain as the team enters the offseason, per NBA insiders Sam Amick, Tony Jones and Fred Katz of The Athletic. Jones’ contract is set to expire at the end of June, and team owner Mat Ishbia is widely expected to explore alternative […] The post Report: James Jones facing uncertain future as Suns’ top ba...2025See more Phoenix Suns -
• Pacers Aren’t Looking To Trade Andrew Nembhard, Myles Turner
Moving Andrew Nembhard before the trade deadline could help avoid a tax issue next season, but the Pacers are more focused on winning than their financial future, according to Fred Katz of The Athletic. Nembhard, a 25-year-old guard, is only making $2MM this season, but that will increase to $18.1MM when his extension begins in […]...2025Continue with Myles Turner
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• Suns Trade Rumors: Beal Open To Waiving No-Trade Clause
Bradley Beal is open to waiving his no-trade clause if the Phoenix Suns send him to an appropriate destination, according to a report by Fred Katz of The Athletic. The Suns are trying to shop both Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic, who were recently moved to the bench to try and spark their season. It’s […] The post Suns Trade Rumors: Beal Open To Waiving No-Trade Clause appeared first on ...2025See also Bradley Beal
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• Knicks To Re-Sign Matt Ryan To Two-Way ContractThe Knicks intend to re-sign Matt Ryan to a two-way contract after he clears waivers, sources tell Fred Katz and James L. Edwards III of The Athletic (Twitter link). Ryan was cut from the standard roster on Sunday, so he’ll officially become a free agent at 5:00 pm ET today. New York will waive two-way […]...2024Read about Matt Ryan -
• Knicks Notes: Towns Trade, Dadiet, Washington, Shamet, Bridges, Hart, DiVincenzo
The Knicks‘ path toward acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns from Minnesota began on draft night, Fred Katz of The Athletic explains in an outline of all the particulars involved in the deal. New York needed to prioritize every dollar because it had just completed a trade with Brooklyn for Mikal Bridges, leaving the team hard-capped at the […]...2024Check it out Karl Anthony
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• Landry Shamet Expected To Make Knicks' Regular Season RosterThe New York Knicks are likely to keep Landry Shamet into the regular season, sources tell Fred Katz of The Athletic. Because the Knicks are up against the hard cap, the other spot will likely go to a rookie on a minimum salary. Shamet has averaged 11.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 22.9 minutes over two preseason games with the Knicks. Shamet spent last season with the Washington Wizard...2024See also Landry Shamet -
• Knicks Find 'Loophole' In CBA To Complete Trade For Karl-Anthony TownsThe Knicks found a loophole in the new CBA that allowed them to complete the trade for Karl-Anthony Towns, sources told Fred Katz of The Athletic. Teams over the first apron of the tax are not allowed to aggregate multiple minimum contracts in a trade. To get around this constraint, the Knicks are paying Charlie Brown, DaQuan Jeffries and Duane Washington Jr. $1 over the minimum salary. The Knicks...2024Click for news about Anthony Towns -
• Report: Knicks’ Julius Randle’s Trade Value ‘Neutral At Best’According to NBA reporter Fred Katz of The Athletic, Julius Randle‘s trade value is “neutral at best.” Randle will make $28.9 million next season. He can become a free agent next summer. “Here’s what makes discussions about hypothetical Randle trades so difficult: I don’t believe there is a team in the NBA that would value […] The post Report: Knicks’ Julius Ran...2024Read about Julius Randle
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• Knicks Notes: Randle, Rotation, Kolek, Yurtseven, Bridges
Any hypothetical trade involving Julius Randle, who has a player option for 2025/26, is difficult because no team seems to value him more than the Knicks do, Fred Katz of The Athletic writes in part two of his mailbag. He has a fair contract worth $28.9MM this season, but any team who trades for him […]...2024See more articles Julius Randle
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• Knicks Re-Sign Precious Achiuwa On One-Year Contract
The Knicks have re-signed Precious Achiuwa, according to a team press release. He signed a one-year, $6MM contract, Fred Katz of The Athletic tweets. Achiuwa has waived his right to veto a trade, Katz adds (Twitter link). Achiuwa became a free agent when the Knicks failed to extend him a $6.3MM qualifying offer. They wound […]...2024
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• Report: Jalen Brunson May Sign Extension With Knicks This Offseason Even Though He Would Leave $113 Million On TableAccording to NBA reporter Fred Katz of The Athletic, Jalen Brunson may sign an extension with the New York Knicks this offseason even though he would be leaving a lot of money on the table. Brunson is not super max eligible because he signed a free-agent contract with the Knicks in July 2022. The lefty […] The post Report: Jalen Brunson May Sign Extension With Knicks This Offseason Eve...2024See also Jalen Brunson -
• Knicks Sign Tyler Kolek To Four-Year Contract
The Knicks have signed rookie guard Tyler Kolek to a four-year, $9.06MM contract, a league source tells Fred Katz of The Athletic (Twitter link). The transaction was completed using the second-round pick exception. Kolek will earn the maximum possible salary over the first three years, though the fourth year is non-guaranteed, per Katz (it’s also […]...2024See also Tyler Kolek
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• Knicks Sign First-Rounder Dadiet For Less Than Standard Rookie Scale Amount
The Knicks have finalized a buyout with Ratiopharm Ulm, Pacome Dadiet‘s team in Germany, clearing the way for them to sign their first-round pick to his rookie scale contract, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Interestingly, according to Fred Katz of The Athletic (Twitter link), the Knicks have signed Dadiet to a contract that […]...2024See more articles Michael Scotto
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• Knicks Didn’t Extend Qualifying Offer To Precious AchiuwaThe Knicks opted not to extend a $6.3MM qualifying offer to Precious Achiuwa, league sources tell Fred Katz of The Athletic (Twitter link). The decision means the 24-year-old big man will be unrestricted when he enters free agency on Sunday. New York hasn’t ruled out re-signing Achiuwa, Katz adds, but the team didn’t want to […]...2024 -
• OG Anunoby To Decline Option, Become Free AgentOG Anunoby is declining his $19.9MM player option and will become an unrestricted free agent, Fred Katz of The Athletic tweets. It’s long been anticipated that Anunoby would test the free agent waters. He’ll be one of the most coveted players on the market, coming in at No. 5 among our top 50 free agents this […]...2024 -
• Report: Knicks Have ‘Never Seriously Pursued’ Paul GeorgeAccording to NBA insider Fred Katz of The Athletic, the New York Knicks have “never seriously pursued” Paul George. George can become an unrestricted free agent this offseason by declining his 2024-25 player option with the Los Angeles Clippers. “The Knicks have kicked George’s name around before, according to league sources, but they never seriously […] The pos...2024See more articles Paul George -
• Nets Remain Uninterested In Trading Mikal BridgesThe Brooklyn Nets have expressed no interest in trading Mikal Bridges, sources tell Fred Katz of The Athletic. The Nets have received considerable trade interest in Bridges dating back to when he was first acquired in 2023 as part of the Kevin Durant trade. The Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets have been two teams most strongly linked with Bridges, while the Knicks are also a natural fit due ...2024See more articles Mikal Bridges -
• Knicks Notes: Thibodeau, Draft, Dunn, Jokubaitis
The Knicks and Tom Thibodeau reportedly have mutual interest in extending the head coach’s contract, which runs through the 2024/25 season. Some reports have pegged a potential new deal as starting at $10MM annually. Fred Katz of The Athletic spoke to eight rival front office executives to get a better idea of what a new […]...2024Click for news about Tom Thibodeau