NBA rumors

Brooklyn Nets expect to waive Bryce Brown and Josh Gray as reported by Marc Spears.

Bryce Brown played last season with Westchester in G League. Poing guard Joshua Gray rappresented Denver Nuggets in the last Summer League.

The Brooklyn Nets have requested waivers on guards Bryce Brown and Josh Gray.

— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) October 11, 2021

Gregg Popovich could retire after this season with the San Antonio Spurs.

The coach has recently led Team USA to the Gold Medal at Tokyo Olympics.

Per Bleacher Report, There is a growing belief that San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich will retire following the 2021-22 season. Popovich has remained non-committal to his coaching future, only saying that he’s excited to coach the young Spurs this season.

Whenever Popovich does retire, San Antonio has a wide array of potential replacements. Former Spurs assistant Will Hardy was thought to be the heir apparent, but he moved from the Spurs bench to the Boston Celtics this offseason. Former players Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili have also been mentioned. It’s unclear how much Duncan wants to coach, while Ginobili just recently returned to San Antonio.

Becky Hammon is also expected to receive consideration. Hammon has been with the Spurs the second-longest of any assistant, and has been interviewed for several other head coaching jobs in recent years.

Atlanta Hawks are signing forward DaQuan Jeffries to a partially guaranteed deal.

American forward played last season with Rockets and Kings.

The Hawks are signing forward DaQuan Jeffries to a partially guaranteed deal, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA. Jeffries has played two NBA seasons and was most recently with San Antonio.

— Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) October 7, 2021

Mikal Bridges and the Suns don’t have an agreement on a contract extension yet.
There have been talks between the two sides but no deal yet.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Bridges could get $20 million per year if he comes restricted free agent.

The Detroit Pistons have picked up their 22-23 options on Saddiq Bey, Killian Hayes and Isaiah Stewart.

Bey was the 20th overall pick in 2020, while Hayes was selected seventh and Stewart went 16th. Bey was an NBA All-Rookie First Team selection.

Brad Wanamaker signs a training camp deal with the Indiana Pacers.

Former Pistoia, Bamberg, Darussafaka and Fenerbahce played last season with Warriors and Hornets.

Free agent guard Brad Wanamaker is signing a training camp deal with the Pacers, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 6, 2021

Kyrie Irving did not attend practice with the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, reports The Athletic

Irving is currently ineligible to play in home games and practices for the Nets due to the vaccination requirements in New York City

The Phoenix Suns are reluctant to offer DeAndre Ayton a maximum contract extension.
For that reason the negotiations between the big man and the Western Conference Reigning Champions have stalled.

Per ESPN, Ayton, 23, is eligible for a five-year, $172.5 million extension, with escalators that could reach $207 million — a deal that many executives league-wide expected would be complete in short order this offseason. But now, with a looming Oct. 18 deadline for rookie extensions, sources said the talks between the Suns and Ayton’s representatives are slowed by ownership’s current assertion that Ayton doesn’t deserve to be included in that group of players — and a belief by the 7-footer that his performance, potential and the marketplace dictate that he does.

Sarver hasn’t paid luxury tax as Suns owner since the 2009-2010 season — a full decade before the franchise returned to the playoffs in 2020-2021.

According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, former lottery pick Kevin Knox and Argentinian guard Luca Vildoza will battle for a spot at the New York Knicks bench

Knox hasn’t had any extension discussions with the Knicks so far after dropping out of the team’s rotations in Tom Thibodeau’s first season in New York

New Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka says he’ll start his first season with a set starting lineup, indicating that he’s not a fan of “plug-in” starting groups based on matchups.

Udoka further indicated that the Celtics will do some mixing and matching with lineups during the preseason, to find what groups better work together.