NBA rumors

The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to sign Marquese Chriss to a second 10-day contract.

Chriss has appeared in four games with the Mavericks, averaging 6.3 points and 4.8 rebounds in 12.3 minutes.

Forward/center Marquese Chriss will sign a second 10-day hardship contract with the Dallas Mavericks, league sources tell @YahooSports.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) December 31, 2021

The Los Angeles Lakers will get Denzel Valentine for Rajon Rondo.
But the Lakers are expected to waive the player who has a partially guaranteed deal.
After Valentine will be cut the Lakers will have an open spot in the roster.

The Los Angeles Lakers have traded Rajon Rondo to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Cavs were looking to add a point guard after Collin Sexton and Ricky Rubio season ending injuries.

The Lakers are trading guard Rajon Rondo to the Cavaliers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Important and timely acquisition for Cleveland to shore up the point guard position amid injuries. https://t.co/9cRpKcmnOl

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 31, 2021

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in advanced talks to acquire Lakers guard Rajon Rondo.

The Cavaliers could include a minimum-contract player in the deal with Los Angeles, or waive a player and complete the trade using a second-round pick or cash.

The Cavaliers also have a trade exception that can absorb Rondo’s $2.6 million salary.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in serious talks on a deal to acquire Lakers guard Rajon Rondo, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. In wake of Ricky Rubio’s season-ending ACL injury, Cleveland has need for backcourt help and is working on the potential move.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 30, 2021

The Cleveland Cavaliers are nearing a trade to acquire Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo — and an agreement is expected to be reached as soon as Friday, sources tell ESPN. Rondo would be able to join Cleveland as soon as he clears Covid protocols.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 30, 2021

The Miami Heat are signing guard Mario Chalmers to a 10-day contract, agent Jerry Dianis tells The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

Chalmers won two NBA championships with the Heat and last played in the league in 2018 with the Memphis Grizzlies

The Heat intend to sign Nik Stauskas to a 10-day hardship exception, league sources tell Mike Singer of the Denver Post

Miami Heat will sign Kyle Guy with a 10-day hardship deal.

Former Virginia averaged 21.8 points,  7.8 rebounds in G League with Canton.

The Miami Heat are signing free agent guard Kyle Guy on a 10-day hardship deal, source tells ESPN. He’s been playing with Cleveland’s G League team.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 29, 2021

Los Angeles Clippers will sign James Ennis to a 10-day hardship deal.

Former LBSU played 2 games this season with Brooklyn Nets.

Free agent James Ennis plans to sign a 10-day hardship deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 29, 2021

Vaccinated NBA players and coaches can now clear quarantine after six days if Covid-testing data shows they’re no longer at risk to be infectious, according to a memo distributed to teams Monday and obtained by ESPN.

This reduction in quarantine time is expected to immediately impact the status of numerous players who are already in the league’s health and safety protocols: 172 players in the last two weeks have entered Covid protocols.

The Portland Trail Blazers plan to sign F/C Reggie Perry on a 10-day hardship deal, sources tell The Athletic’s Shams Charania

Former Nets second-rounder is averaging 19.7 ppg and 10.1 rpg for G League’s Raptors 905 this season