NBA rumors

The Dallas Mavericks are among the teams interested in acquiring Buddy Hield from the Indiana Pacers, as reported by The Stein Line. However, there are some points to consider:

Firstly, despite the interest, there haven’t been significant developments in discussions between the Mavericks and the Pacers at this time. Indiana doesn’t appear willing to consider a trade that includes Tim Hardaway Jr. but would like a first-round pick as part of the exchange.

The Dallas Mavericks are among the teams interested in pursuing a Buddy Hield trade with the Indiana Pacers, per @TheSteinLine.

More notes:

1.) There is “no traction” in talks involving the Mavs.

2.) The Pacers are “not inclined” to make a trade involving Tim Hardaway Jr.…

— Grant Afseth (@GrantAfseth) September 23, 2023

Jordan Bell has agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with the Indiana Pacers, Michael Scotto reports.

The Oregon product will most likely play the season in the G League with the Mad Ants (Pacers’ affiliated team).

The No.28 pick of the 2017 NBA Draft, Bell spent last season in CBA with the Guangzhou Loong Lions (10.8 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 3.3 APG, 2 SPG, 2 BPG).

Former NBA champion Jordan Bell is signing an Exhibit 10 deal with the Indiana Pacers, league sources told @hoopshype. Bell will be a veteran leader for Indiana’s G League affiliate, the Mad Ants.

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) September 23, 2023

The Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors have emerged as teams who are believed to have engaged with the Portland Trail Blazers on trade talks for Damian Lillard, sources tell Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. The Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz could participate in a multi-team scenario.

Free agent G/F Lamar Stevens has agreed to a deal with the Boston Celtics, sources tell The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Stevens appeared in 62 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers last season, averaging 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per game. The Cavaliers traded Stevens to the San Antonio Spurs as part of the Max Strus sign-and-trade.

ESPN’s Brian Windhorst has reported that there could be some momentum on a Damian Lillard trade because the Portland Trail Blazers want to make a deal before the start of the training camp. Portland is scheduled to kick-off its season with the Media Day on October 2.

The New Orleans Pelicans are signing forward Kaiser Gates on a two-way NBA contract, sources tell The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Gates averaged 14 points on 55.4 percent 3-point shooting for G League Long Island last season.

Teams have started making preparations for the potential that Giannis Antetokounmpo would become available through trade as he has publicly questioned his future with the Milwaukee Bucks. The futures of Luka Doncic with the Dallas Mavericks and Joel Embiid with the Philadelphia 76ers have made it possible for other MVP candidates to become available in trades during the course of the upcoming season.

This circumstance is one of the elements that has also decreased Damian Lillard’s trading market.

What the NBA portal and trade market will look like in the next summer, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. “Trades with significant talent may be possible for the next season. maybe at trade deadline. Possibly next year. First-team All-NBA caliber players who may be in that market are being considered by teams as they assess their options for trading for Damian Lillard against other players who might be available.

Austin Rivers spoke with Bill Simmons in-depth about his career, the NBA, and basketball in general while he was a guest on The Bill Simmons Podcast. When the subject of his unsigned status came up, Rivers acknowledged his surprise but mentioned the two organizations he had his sights set on.

The seasoned guard expressed his desire to join the Miami Heat. Rivers said he is waiting and keeping an eye on the issue because if Miami trades for Damian Lillard, they would probably need to fill a number of roster positions.

Rivers added that the Boston Celtics are a team he’d like to play for. He mentioned that he got in touch with Brad Stevens, the Celtics’ president of basketball operations, immediately.

After contract extension negotiations fell through, Buddy Hield and the Indiana Pacers have begun discussing a potential trade.

While there are no concrete trade talks with other teams at the moment, Hield is open to a move. The Pacers had offered the player a contract extension in recent weeks, but Hield reportedly didn’t feel valued enough.

Hield is in the final year of his contract with a salary of $19.2 million and will be one of the key free agents next summer. He has been the NBA’s leader in three-pointers made over the past five years.

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The Houston Rockets re-signed Boban Marjanović to a partially guaranteed one-year, $2.89 million deal, league sources told Hoopshype. Serbian center got $1.3 million guaranteed on his deal.

Kelly Oubre Jr. and the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a one-year contract.

Oubre played with the Charlotte Hornets over the previous two seasons, averaging 20.3 points per game.

After losing Shake Milton, Jalen McDaniels, and Georges Niang, the Sixers now have depth on the wings in Oubre.

The San Antonio Spurs have agreed to a two-way contract with forward Seth Millner, reports Michael Scotto.

The rookie closed his last season at Toledo with 16.1 points and 6 rebounds per game.

Millner played both the Sacramento and Las Vegas Summer League with the Spurs.

The San Antonio Spurs have agreed to a two-way deal with Seth Millner, league sources told @hoopshype. Millner played for San Antonio in Summer League and graduated from Toledo.

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) September 18, 2023

Luka Dončić, the star of the Dallas Mavericks, is on the brink of becoming eligible for a Supermax contract, as reported by ESPN. Should the Slovenian player meet one of the necessary criteria, such as being selected to one of the All-NBA Teams for the third time or winning the regular-season MVP award, he could sign a contract extension worth up to $235 million.

Notably, Dončić could become the first player in NBA history to earn $70 million in a single season, thereby setting a historic record. This would not only represent a significant investment for the Mavericks but also a long-term commitment to one of the league’s brightest talents.

This potential Supermax contract raises questions about the Mavericks’ future. With such a large investment in a single player, will they have the financial resources needed to build a competitive team around him?

The signing of a Supermax contract by Dončić would be a historic moment for the Mavericks franchise and could have long-term implications for the entire NBA.

Source: ESPN

Daishen Nix signs a one-year deal with Minnesota Timberwolves.

Former Ignite guard averaged 4 points, 2.3 assists last season with Houston Rockets.

Guard Daishen Nix is signing a one-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. After his first two NBA seasons with Rockets, Nix will go to camp with Minnesota.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 17, 2023

The Dallas Mavericks have re-signed Markieff Morris. The Mavericks acquired Morris as part of the Kyrie Irving trade with the Brooklyn Nets in February. Morris played in just nine minutes per game with the Mavericks.

The Portland Trail Blazers have ramped up discussions on a Damian Lillard trade over the past few weeks, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lillard requested a trade from the Blazers to the Miami Heat on July 1st and talks have been slow to develop.

The Blazers are prepared to bring Lillard into camp if he’s not traded before then.

According to Shams Charania, the Los Angeles Lakers and Jarred Vanderbilt have agreed to a four-year $48 million contract extension, with a player option for the final season.

The former Kentucky forward, who was traded from the Jazz to the Lakers just before the last deadline, produced 7.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 24 minutes per game.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt has agreed on a four-year, $48 million contract extension with the franchise, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agent Erika Ruiz told @TheAthletic @Stadium. Deal is fully guaranteed with a player option in the fourth year. pic.twitter.com/4kuLlt8zeT

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 15, 2023

Vit Krejci has reached an agreement with the Minnesota Timberwolves for a training camp contract, Jon Krawczynski reports.

The 23-year-old Czech swingman last year played 29 games with the Atlanta Hawks.

The Timberwolves are signing Vit Krejci to a training camp deal, sources tell @TheAthletic. Krejci, a 6-8 G/F, played 29 games for the Atlanta Hawks last season.

— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) September 14, 2023

The Houston Rockets are attempting to trade Kevin Porter Jr. following his charges of felony assault and strangulation on his girlfriend.

Porter has the 2023-24 season guaranteed for $15.9 million in Year 1 of a four-year, $82.5 million deal. The subsequent years of the deal are not guaranteed.

The Rockets are offering draft compensation as an incentive to receive Porter in exchange for a player who can immediately help the team.

Porter is not expected to attend Rockets’ training camp in early October.

After signing center JaVale McGee, the Sacramento Kings have decided to waive centers Nerlens Noel and Neemias Queta. Both players had signed partially guaranteed one-year deals with the Kings this summer.

In the 2022-2023 NBA season, Noel played 3 games for the Brooklyn Nets, averaging 15.0 minutes and 1.0 point per game, and 14 games for the Detroit Pistons, averaging 11.3 minutes and 2.3 points per game.

In the 2022-2023 NBA season, Queta played 5 games for the Kings, averaging 6.4 minutes and 2.4 points per game. He also played 44 games in the G League for the Stockton Kings, averaging 28.7 minutes and 17.7 points per game.

ESPN Sources: After signing JaVale McGee to a free agent deal, the Sacramento Kings are waiving centers Nerlens Noel and Neemias Queta to give them a chance to play elsewhere. Both signed partially guaranteed one-year deals with Kings this summer.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 12, 2023

The Miami Heat are interested in trading for Damian Lillard. Even if the Portland Trail Blazers move Lillard to another team, that desire won’t alter. Despite his ambition to play for Miami, Lillard will still attend training camp for any club he is on.

Following the publication of a story that said Lillard will only report to camp for Portland or Miami, additional information has emerged denying that claim. If dealt to another club, Lillard will report to that team and participate in any activities they choose, while he will continue to advocate for a trade to the Heat.

This article covers if Lillard will still be playing for the Trail Blazers on October 3 when training camp begins. Lillard will show up to Portland’s training camp, but the Blazers will decide how to handle his involvement in the preseason.

Center/forward Tristan Thompson is nearing a deal to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, as confirmed by Rich Paul, CEO of Klutch Sports, to The Athletic and Stadium. Thompson was a key part of the Cavaliers’ 2016 NBA title-winning team and participated in four NBA Finals. He will now provide the Cavs with leadership and some frontcourt depth.

Last Season’s Stats with LA Lakers:

• Games Played: 6
• Minutes per Game: 5.7
• Points per Game: 1.8
• Shooting Percentage: 45.5% (2FGP), 0.0% (3FGP)
• Total Rebounds per Game: 1.7
• Assists per Game: 0.3

C/F Tristan Thompson is finalizing a deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, CEO of Klutch Sports Rich Paul told @TheAthletic @Stadium. Thompson is set to return to Cleveland where he was part of 2016 NBA title, four Finals runs, now gives Cavs leadership and some frontcourt depth. pic.twitter.com/ayKEu3JOj1

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 11, 2023