Popeye Jones is close to join Mike Malone’s coaching staff.
Jones worked as assistant for Nets, Pacers and 76ers.
Popeye Jones has emerged a strong candidate to join Mike Malone’s coaching staff in Denver, league sources say.
Jones had a successful playing stint in Denver and just saw his hockey-playing sons Seth Jones and Caleb Jones team up in Chicago via two trades by the Blackhawks.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 26, 2021
Phoenix Suns is hiring Bryan Gates as assistant coach.
Gates will replace Willie Green.
Phoenix coach Monty Williams is hiring Bryan Gates as an assistant to replace Willie Green, who left to become New Orleans’ head coach, sources tell ESPN. Gates will reunite with Williams after working for him for five seasons (2010-2015) with the Pelicans.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 25, 2021
76ers, Lakers, Mavericks, Pelicans and Heat are expected to be top suitors for Raptors free agent guard Kyle Lowry, as reported by Shams Charania on The Athletic.
Kyle Lowry signed a 1 year / $30,500,000 contract with the Toronto Raptors last off-season.
The New Orleans Pelicans and Charlotte Hornets have expressed interest in trading for Myles Turner, as reported by Shams Charania.
Turner has two seasons remaining on his contract with the Pacers.
Adrian Wojnarowski talked about the future of Blake Griffin with Brooklyn Nets: «There’s optimism that Blake Griffin wants to be back».
Woj says the Nets want to extend their big three. Says Blake Griffin wants to be back, but mentions Landry Shamet needing an extension and Jeff Green needing a pay raise. Some issues that arise when you have three max deals.
— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) July 25, 2021
Adrian Wojnarowski talked about Los Angeles Lakers on “Woj&Love” Draft Special: «Almost every team I’ve talked to in the league has been offered some combination of Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope».
Woj, speaking about the Lakers offseason activity, says: “Almost every team I’ve talked to in the league has been offered some combination of” Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) July 25, 2021
The Lakers are expected to show interest in several free agents such as Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan and Spencer Dinwiddie to insert a third stellar player in their roster as reported by Shams Charania.
The Lakers and Sacramento Kings also have discussed a deal on guard Buddy Hield.
Kyle Kuzma would be involved in a potential package.
According to Donatas Urbonas, Zalgiris Kaunas is nearing an agreement with Emmanuel Mudiay.
The point guard, who was the No.7 pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, played the 2019/20 season with the Utah Jazz, when Martin Schiller was on the bench of the Salt Lake City Stars.
In 5 NBA seasons Mudiay has recorded career averages of 11 points and 3.8 assists.
Zalgiris Kaunas in advanced talks with former No. 7 overall pick Emmanuel Mudiay, per sources.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) July 25, 2021
According to Chris Fedor, the Cleveland Cavaliers extended a qualifying offer to center Jarrett Allen, making him a restricted free agent.
The Cavs acquired the former Texas big man from the Nets.
Allen averaged 13.2 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in the 51 games played with his new team.
According to Chris Fedor, TJ McConnell and Alex Caruso are two of the players the Cleveland Cavaliers are considering for the upcoming Free Agency.
McConnell last year was one of the best NBA backup point guard. He averaged 8.6 points, 6.6 assist and 1.9 steals (second-best in the league behind Jimmy Butler) per game for the Indiana Pacers.
Caruso spent 4 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, the last with averages of 6.4 points, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals
Nuggets forward JaMychal Green declines his $7.6 million player option.
Green will become an unrestricted free agent.
There’s expected to be strong mutual interest between Green and Nuggets on a new deal in free agency.
There’s expected to be strong mutual interest between Green and Nuggets on a new deal in free agency. The 7-year NBA vet will have other suitors too. https://t.co/QbrmId6QA4
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 23, 2021
The Philadelphia 76ers are open to trading away the 28th pick in the Thursday’s draft for either future assets or a veteran player, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. The 76ers also own the 50th overall pick.
Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, Spencer Dinwiddie each have interest in joining the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
The Lakers pursued a trade for Lowry at the deadline but were unable to agree to terms with the Toronto Raptors. DeRozan is a native of Los Angeles and remains one of the league’s best individual scorers in the halfcourt. DeRozan is a native of Los Angeles. Dinwiddie also grew up in the Los Angeles area and is recovering from a partially torn ACL. Dinwiddie declined his $12.3M player option for 2021-22 with the Brooklyn Nets.
Cavaliers center Isaiah Hartenstein has declined his $1.8 million player option for 2021-22 season and will become a free agent, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic
Hartenstein averaged 8.3 points and six rebounds to finish season in Cleveland
The Atlanta Hawks have extended the qualifying offer to forward John Collins, making him a restricted free agent, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Collins is widely expected to be one of the top free agents available on the market after a deep Playoff run with the Hawks
The Sacramento Kings have shopped the No. 9 overall pick in the draft for players who can help them win now, sources tell The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor.
The Kings finished the 20-21 season with a 31-41 record and were two games out of the final Play-In spot.
The Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic have made offers to the Cleveland Cavaliers to move up to No. 3, sources tell The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor.
The Cavaliers have received significant trade interest in the pick in general. The Magic own picks No. 5 and No. 8, while the Raptors are at No. 4.
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle is expected to add Jannero Pargo to his coaching staff as an assistant, league sources tell Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.
Pargo spent last two season as an assistant with the Portland Trail Blazers under former coach Terry Stotts.
Onyeka Okongwu underwent surgery earlier tonight in Los Angeles to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Dr. Neal ElAttrache of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic performed the surgery. Okongwu will now enter a period of rest and rehabilitation and is expected to make a full recovery in approximately six months.
Fonte: Atlanta Hawks.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Norman Powell has decided to decline the 11.6 million option for next season , in order to become an unrestricted free agent from August 1st.
Predictable choice for the former UCLA, who arrived in Oregon from the Toronto Raptors before the last trade deadline.
According to Chris Haynes, there are several franchises interested in signing him.
The Yahoo Sports reporter adds that re-signing Powell is one of the Trail Blazers’ offseason priorities
Powell averaged 17 points and 1.3 steals in 27 regular season games played with the Trail Blazers .
Fonte: Yahoo Sports.
Sertac Komsuoglu, a board member of the Turkish club responsible for basketball operations, released a statement about the future of Igor Kokoskov and the rumors on Dallas Mavericks.
Büyük Fenerbahçe Taraftarının bilgisine…
Değerli Fenerbahçeliler,
Öncelikle sabır ve desteğiniz için teşekkür ederiz.
En kısa sürede gerekli açıklamaları sizinle paylaşacak, yeni sezonda da büyük hedeflere yine hep birlikte yürüyeceğiz! pic.twitter.com/pGp5mRwrNB
— Sertaç Komsuoğlu (@AcarSertacK) July 20, 2021
«The Dallas Mavericks contacted us (…) Our only priority in the process is to protect club interests. All our steps are taken according to this principle (…) Our club is evaluating the subject and necessary explanations will be made as soon as possible».
The New Orleans Pelicans could look to trade away one between Steven Adams and Eric Bledsoe to gain in roster depth, according to The Athletic.
Both players are coming off their first season in New Orleans and they fared below expectations.
The New Orleans Pelicans could plan to pursue Kyle Lowry in free agency, according to Marc Stein.
The Pelicans are trying to expedite their timeline of contention around Zion Williamson after taking a step backward following their trade of Jrue Holiday. They could chase a top name in the guard spot since Lonzo Ball’s future in New Orleans is unclear. Lowry enters free agency after the Toronto Raptors decides not to deal him at the trade deadline in March.
Real Madrid guard Carlos Alocén has withdrawn from the upcoming NBA Draft, as reported by ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
Alocén will be automatically eligible next season. He comes off his first season with Real Madrid, averaging 4.5 ppg and 2.2 apg.
Jerami Grant will be cleared from quarantine and travel with the United States for the Tokyo Olympics, reports ESPN’s Brian Windhorst
Team USA lost Bradley Beal to COVID-19 protocols last week and had Grant in protocols. Keldon Johnson and JaVale McGee were chosen to replace Beal and the injured Kevin Love
Cavs star Kevin Love has not discussed or considered retirement at this point, sources tell the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Love stepped away from Team USA this week due to a lingering calf injury. Former All Star is owed $60 million over the next two seasons and has missed 116 out of a possible 219 games since signing an extension in 2018.
Former NBA player Malik Rose has emerged, according to Marc Stein, as candidate to replace Michele Roberts as executive director of the National Basketball Players Association. Roberts joined the NBPA in 2014 to replace Billy Hunter.
Rose played in the NBA for 13 seasons and has worked in broadcasting and in different front office capacities since retiring as a player.
Guard Will Barton has declined his $14.7M player option with the Denver Nuggets for the 2021-22 season and will become a free agent, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Both Nuggets and Barton have strong interest in negotiating a new deal when free agency begins in August. Barton started 52 games and averaged 12.7 ppg.
Igor Kokoskov is close to sign with Dallas Mavericks as assistant coach.
Serbian coach will leave Fenerbahce to return in NBA where he coached Phoenix Suns.
The Mavericks are nearing agreement to secure former Suns coach Igor Kokoskov, their top target, as an assistant to new coach Jason Kidd, league sources say.
Kokoskov coached @EuroLeague power Fenerbahce of Turkey last season after a stint in Sacramento as associate head coach.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 18, 2021
The Washington Wizards will hire Wes Unseld Jr. as their next head coach, reports Darren Haynes of CBS.
Unseld has been a highly-regarded assistant since originally serving in the role with the Wizards in 2005.
