Los Angeles Clippers C Ivica Zubac has agreed on a three-year, $58.6 million contract extension, Mike Lindeman and Jeff Schwartz of Excel Basketball tell ESPN.
Zubac gets max available for his three seasons and now is guaranteed four years and $70M. The Croatian center averaged a career-high 11.7 points and 9.2 rebounds for the Clippers – including 16.2 points in their Western Conference playoff series loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell has signed a four-year contract extension for $45 million, bringing his total deal to five years and $54 million.
McConnell played a key role in the Pacers’ run to the Eastern finals last season, averaging 10.2 points in the regular season and 11.8 in the playoffs.
Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell has agreed on a four-year, $45 million extension, Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman of @PrioritySports tell ESPN. Deal takes total worth of McConnell’s contract to $54M over five years. pic.twitter.com/knBuakvOzt
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 30, 2024
According to Josh Robbins and Shams Charania, the Washington Wizards have reached an agreement with Leaky Black, Kira Lewis Jr. and Jaylen Nowell,
The three players will sign an Exhibit 10 contract and will be at Training Camp to earn a spot for the upcoming regular season.
Black spent his rookie year with the Charlotte Hornets.
Lewis Jr, a point guard chosen at No. 13 in the 2020 NBA Draft, last year moved from the Pelicans to the Raptors, and later from the Canadian team to the Jazz as part of two different trades.
After a 2022-23 season with 10.8-points and 2 assists per game with the Timberwolves, last year Nowell played just 4 games with the Pistons and 28 in the G League with the Stockton Kings.
Luke Travers has agreed to a Two-Way Contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, reports Adrian Wojnarowski.
The 22-year-old forward was selected by the Cavs with the No. 56 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.
Last year Travers put on a strong showing in NBL with Melbourne (12.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.3 blocks per game).
Lonnie Walker IV signs a one-year contract with the Boston Celtics. The player averaged 9.7 points, shooting 38% from three-point range, in 58 games for Brooklyn last season.
The contract would be an Exhibit 10. This allows the Celtics to give Walker a bonus if he is cut after training camp and plays for the G League-affiliated team in Maine..
Free agent G Lonnie Walker IV has agreed on a one-year deal with the Boston Celtics, his agent George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group tells ESPN. Walker IV averaged 9.7 points and shot 38% on three-pointers in 58 games for Brooklyn last season. pic.twitter.com/uAvrtsIQkD
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 29, 2024
The Memphis Grizzlies have announced the release of Mamadi Diakite.
The 27-year-old former Virginia big man joined the Grizzlies during the offseason in the trade that brought Ziaire Williams to the Nets.
Diakite, an NBA champion with the Bucks in his rookie season, played mostly in the G League last year (15.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks with the Austin Spurs).
Memphis drops to 14 players on a standard NBA contract, plus 3 Two-Way Players.
The New Orleans Pelicans re-signed forward Matt Ryan to a new one-year contract.
The player is coming off a 5.4 point average season with 45-1% from 3-point range.
Pelicans are re-signing wing shooter Matt Ryan to a restructured one-year deal, sources said. https://t.co/7Gn4sUTk44
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 26, 2024
The NBA has filed its motion for a dismissal late Friday of a lawsuit by Warner Bros. Discovery, which alleges the league breached its contract by not allowing WBD to exercise its matching offer for a new media rights deal and instead moving forward with Amazon.
In a 28-page filing, along with supporting documents, the NBA asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning it couldn’t be refiled in the future.
According to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, the Los Angeles Lakers will try to bring Luka Doncic to California to start a new cycle after the ‘LeBron James era.
“On this podcast and on The Ringer I have already talked about how the Lakers have their eye on Luka for the future. It’s not going to be easy to pull it off, Dallas just went to the Finals, and during the offseason they worked very well to improve the supporting cast. So the Lakers’ plan may not work…..”.
Despite 39 years and 21 NBA seasons, LeBron James remains among the league’s best players.
The Lakers would like to maximize the final years of his career without compromising the club’s future.
The New Orleans Pelicans are waiving wing shooter Matt Ryan, reports Shams Charania. Ryan averaged 5.4 points and shot 45.1 percent from 3-point range in 13 minutes a night over 28 games for Pelicans last season. Ryan averaged nine points and 50 percent 3-point shooting for the opening month of last season in New Orleans. With his release, the Pelicans cleared roster spot for Javonte Green and leave 15th slot open.
According to Mike Scotto, Dylan Windler has reached an agreement with the Perth Wildcats.
The swingman is thus leaving the NBA after 101 games played in four seasons.
Windler was the No. 26 pick of the 2019 NBA Draft.
The Washington Wizards have announced the release of Eugene Omoruyi.
The 27-year-old forward last year scored 4.8 points with 2 rebounds in 43 games.
Omoruyi previously played for the Mavs, Thunder and Pistons.
The Phoenix Suns have decided to release Nassir Little and E.J. Liddell, reports Shams Charania.
Little still had more than 3 years left on his contract for more than $21 million total that could also be useful in trades.. Thanks to the ‘stretch provision’ Phoenix will eliminate the amount from the Cap in 7 years.
Liddell arrived to the Suns in a trade with the Hawks.
Both players are likely to find another team before training camps begin.
Keyontae Johnson has reached an agreement with the Charlotte Hornets, as announced by his agency.
It’s unclear what kind of deal was signed by the forward, who will most likely attend the Training Camp of the team led by Coach Lee.
Johnson last year played 9 NBA games with the Thunder and 38 in the G League (19.7 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.1 APG).
Over the course of last season, there were market rumors of LeBron James to the Golden State Warriors via trade. The deal would have directly involved the owners of the Warriors and Lakers, but in the end the white smoke did not come, with the yellow-viola reportedly saying they would only trade James if there was a request from the interested party. According to Marc Stein’s report, it was the Lakers’ agent Rich Paul who broke off the negotiations in order to protect his main client from the criticism that would be directed at him if he were to join the Warriors.
Free agent forward JT Thor has agreed on a two-way NBA contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, sources tell The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Thor – a 2021 second-round pick to Charlotte – averaged seven points and five rebounds in South Sudan’s games in the Paris Olympics.
JT Thor has agreed to a Two-Way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Shams Charania reports.
The 21-year-old forward spent three seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, playing a total of 165 games.
Thor was the No.37 pick of the 2021 NBA Draft.
The Portland Trail Blazers have signed forward Henri Drell to a training camp deal.
It’s most likely an Exhibit 10 deal, which will allow the Estonian athlete to receive a bonus of just under $80,000 after two months with Portland’s G League affiliated team, the Rip City Remix.
Drell comes from a positive G League season with the Windy City Bulls, where he averaged 14.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.6 steals and one block per game.
Drell also made his NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls, scoring 11 total points in four games.
Here we can see him in action in one of his best G League performances:
The Los Angeles Lakers have announced the agreements with Kylor Kelley and Quincy Olivari.
Both players signed an Exhibit 10 contract, which will allow them to receive a $77,500 bonus after 60 days with the South Bay Lakers, the Lakers’ affiliated G League team.
Kelley is a centre who came close to three blocks per game last year with the Maine Celtics, while Olivari is a rookie guard out of Xavier who scored over 19 points and 5 rebounds per game last season.
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed center Kylor Kelley and guard Quincy Olivari. pic.twitter.com/CcPlSwTjAV
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 14, 2024
The Cleveland Cavaliers are said to be interested in Bruno Caboclo. This was reported by Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com during the “On The Wine and Gold Talk” podcast. The interest reportedly arose during the Paris 2024 Olympics, where the long man was one of the best players on his national team. These are Fedor’s words:
Fedor on Bruno Caboclo: “A source told me that the Cavs took a look at Bruno Caboclo while he was playing in the Olympics with his Brazilian team. They haven’t signed him yet, but they have been watching him”.
Patty Mills has agreed with the Utah Jazz on a one-year $3.3 million contract, reports Adrian Wojnarowski.
The 36-year-old Australian point guard spent last year between the Hawks and Heat (5.8 points, 1.5 assists).
Mills scored 16.5 points with 1.5 steals per game in the Paris Olympics.
ASVEL strengthens the backcourt with the return of Theo Maledon.
The point guard leaves the NBA after four seasons with career averages of 7.7 points and 2.9 assists.
Maledon is the sixth player signed this summer by the French club, following Ajinca, Harrison, Black, Sako and Schofield.
𝐓𝐡𝐞́𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚̀ 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 !
Après quatre saisons passées de l’autre coté de l’Atlantique, le meneur international français fait son retour à LDLC ASVEL.
✚ d’infos : https://t.co/v1LCwVXn4d#LDLCASVEL
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— LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) August 14, 2024
According to Telesport Aleksej Pokusevski has signed a three-year contract with Partizan.
The 22-year-old Serbian athlete returns to Europe after four seasons in NBA between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Charlotte Hornets (7.4 PPG, 4.4 RPG last year).
The Utah Jazz have announced the multi-year contract signed by Kyle Filipowski, big man picked at No.32 in the last NBA Draft.
The former Duke standout, 16.4 points and 6.8 rebounds at the Las Vegas Summer League, got a four-year, $12 million deal, guaranteed for the first two years.
Filipowski will earn more in his rookie season than the last 12 players selected in the first round.
We have signed center/forward Kyle Filipowski ✍️https://t.co/iW85KQgwv2#TakeNote
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 12, 2024
Brandon Boston Jr is a new player of the San Antonio Spurs.
The 22-year-old forward from Kentucky is coming off 3 seasons with the Clippers (5.2 points in 10 minutes last year).
The Texas team already has 15 guaranteed contracts and 3 Two-Way Players, so Boston Jr will have to enjoy a great training camp to get a spot in the group that will start the next regular season.
ASVEL is finalizing the last details for the return of Theo Maledon after four seasons in the NBA.
The news was reported by Gabriel Pantel-Jouve.
The 23-year-old point guard was selected by the 76ers with the No. 34 pick of the 2020 NBA Draft, and then traded to the Thunder after a few months.
Maledon produced 10.3 points and 3.4 assists per game as a rookie, numbers that will remain his career highs.
He moved to the Hornets on a Two-Way contract, but without convincing the team enough to grant him a permanent roster spot.
Last year Maledon played 13 games with the Hornets and 4 with the Suns.
Once his return is finalized, ASVEL will look to complete the roster with a big man.
Baskonia announced the arrival of Trent Forrest with a deal until 2026.
The club has acquired the services of the 1.94m tall American guard, who arrives in Spain after four seasons in NBA between Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks (2.2 PPG, 2.4 APG last year).
With the arrival of Trent Forrest, Baskonia adds a valuable piece to the team that in the coming weeks will start the preseason under the orders of Pablo Laso.
✍️ ¡OFICIAL! 🏀
𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭, potencia física para la dirección de Baskonia 🔵🔴
Ongi etorri, @TForrest_11!#GoazenBaskonia | 🗞️ https://t.co/qpmX1j5JUp pic.twitter.com/VOk2kquXBr
— Baskonia (@Baskonia) August 8, 2024
Lauri Markkanen will continue to defend the colors of the Utah Jazz at least through next season, according to a report from The Athletic.
In fact, the Finnish forward has agreed with the team on a rich contract extension, but it will not be announced by today, the last day to allow for a possible trade to another team before the trade deadline.
Markkanen’s new contract, set to start from 2024-25 thanks to the ‘renegotiation-and-extend’ formula and the Jazz’s cap space, will exceed 200 million total over five seasons.
Markkanen in two seasons with the Jazz has produced 24.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, shooting 49 percent from the field, 40 percent from three-point range and 88 percent from the foul line.
The Philadelphia 76ers are looking for a veteran shooter with size to complete the bench. Marcus Morris seems to be the leading candidate, but the Sixers are also considering Davis Bertans.
After being waived by the Charlotte Hornets last season, Bertans is an unrestricted free agent. The veteran forward spent last season with the Oklahoma City Thunder before being traded to the Hornets at the contract deadline.
Anzejs Pasecniks signs a two-way deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Latvian centre produced 13 points in the last ACB season with Palencia as well as 4.7 rebounds.
Free agent center Anzejs Pasecniks is signing a two-way deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, his agent @ArtursKalnitis of @BsaAgency tells ESPN. The Latvian 7-footer played parts of two NBA seasons with Washington. pic.twitter.com/BsnVaTy3HD
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 1, 2024
