NBA rumors

Los Angeles Lakers will sign Jordan Ott as assistant coach.

Ott worked for Brooklyn Nets.

The Lakers are hiring Nets assistant coach Jordan Ott for Darvin Ham’s new staff, sources tell ESPN. Ott will move into a more prominent role on the front of LA’s bench.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 22, 2022

John Wall’s agent has informed the Houston Rockets that the guard exercised his $47.4 million player option for the 2022-23 season.

Wall will enter in the last season of his 4 year / $171,131,520 contract signed in 2019 with Washington.

Both sides are expected to work through a resolution on Wall’s tenure in the near future.

Both sides are expected to work through a resolution on Wall’s tenure in the near future. https://t.co/fGf4ByrNlC

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 21, 2022

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk has exercised his $1.9 million player option for the 2022-23 season.

Mykhailiuk averaged 12.2 minutes this season.

Toronto Raptors‘ Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk has exercised his $1.9 million player option for the 2022-23 season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 21, 2022

Nicolas Batum will opt out of his $3.3 million deal for next season.

The French forward will become a free agent but there is mutual interest with the Clippers to negotiate a new deal.

The news was reported by Adrian Wojnarowski.

PJ Tucker will opt out of his $7.4 million player option for the 2022-23 season and enter free agency.

Tucker has a two-year contract with Miami.

Miami’s PJ Tucker will opt out of his $7.4 million player option for the 2022-23 season and enter free agency, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Several championship contending teams are expected to compete for Tucker, who was a key part of Milwaukee’s title run in 2021.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 20, 2022

According to Marc Stein on his Substack, the Detroit Pistons have a “very strong interest” in re-signing forward Marvin Bagley III, recently acquired from the Kings

The Pistons have also been weighing, according to Stein, the free-agent pursuit of German guard Dennis Schroder

Kyrie Irving’s future with the Nets is not certain as of now.
The point guard has a $36 million player option he doesn’t expect to pick up to become free agent.

Irving and the Nets are at impasse in conversations about his future in Brooklyn and for this reason the seven time All-star is considering entering the open market.

Lakers and Knicks will be suitors if he becomes free agent.
The Clippers as well will be in the mix.

Last season, Irving averaged 27.4 points and 5.8 assists last season in 29 regular season games.

Jeff Green stays with Denver Nuggets.

Veteran forward exercised his $4.5M player option.

Veteran forward Jeff Green exercised his $4.5M player option to return to the Denver Nuggets next season, sources told ESPN.

— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) June 19, 2022

Kenny Atkinson has decided to not take the head coach position with the Charlotte Hornets.

Atkinson will stay with the Golden State Warriors as an assistant coach to Steve Kerr instead.

ESPN Sources: Kenny Atkinson has decided he won’t become the Charlotte Hornets’ head coach and will remain with Golden State as top assistant. After being offered job during the NBA Finals, further conversations led Atkinson to believe it would be best to remain with Warriors.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 18, 2022

In a sudden plot twist, Golden State assistant coach Kenny Atkinson has chosen to turn down Charlotte Hornets’ offer to stay with the 2022 NBA Champions, as reported by ESPN

Charlotte will re-open its job search, which included Mike D’Antoni and Terry Stotts according to rumors

Milwaukee Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo has exercised his $1.88 million player option for the 2022-23 season and is set to stay with the 2021 NBA Champions, as reported by Michael Scotto of Hoopshype

Assistant coach Quinton Crawford is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers to join Jason Kidd’s staff in Dallas, as reported by Brad Turner.

Crawford’s move won’t be the only one on Mavericks staff, as Marc Stein reports that assistant Greg St. Jean is expected to move to the front of the bench, filling the spot opened by Igor Kokoskov’s departure to Brooklyn

Alex Jensen, Adrian Griffin, Will Hardy and Johnnie Bryant are the final candidates for Jazz head coaching job, a source tells Sportando

All four are currently working in the NBA as assistant coaches and would make a debut as head coach if chosen. Jensen is an assistant for the Jazz since 2013, while Bryant worked in Utah between 2014 and 2020

All Star guard James Harden could re-sign with the Philadelphia 76ers to a short-term contract extension, as reported by Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report.

Former MVP is expected to pick-up his $47.4M player option and could sign an additional 2-year extension in August bringing the total over the three seasons to roughly $150.8M

According to Jake Fischer, several playoff teams, including the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls, are interested in Vasilije Micic.

Micic’s NBA rights belong to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Serbian point guard led Anadolu Efes to back-to-back Euroleague wins, and was named MVP of the Final Four both times.

In the last Final Four Micic scored the buzzer-beater against Olympiacos in the semifinal, and scored 23 points in the championship game.

Landry Fields will become Atlanta Hawks General Manager in July.

Fields started his front office career with Spurs and joined the Hawks as an assistant GM in 2020.

The Atlanta Hawks are promoting assistant GM Landry Fields to the title of general manager, beginning on July 1, sources tell ESPN. Fields will continue to work under President of Basketball Operations Travis Schlenk in the Hawks’ front office.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 13, 2022

Coach Taylor Jenkins has reached an agreement with the Memphis Grizzlies on a multi-year extension, reports Adrian Wojnarowski.

Jenkins has a record of 128 wins in 227 regular season games leading the team.

Last year the Grizzlies posted the second-best record of the league with 56 wins, and they defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs.

Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins has agreed to a multi-year contract extension, sources tell ESPN. Jenkins was No. 2 in the league's coach of the year voting and led Memphis to the second-best regular-season record in the NBA.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 13, 2022

When we are now about ten days away from the 2022 Draft, the NBA market is starting to get into full swing.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Denver Nuggets have traded JaMychal Green and a protected 2027 first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In return they receive the No. 30 pick in the upcoming Draft and two future second-round picks.

Green will exercise his $8.2 million option in order to finalize the deal.

The Nuggets save about 20 million between salary and luxury tax, and will now be able to use the tax-payer mid-level exception, or the 8.2 million trade exception created by this trade.

The Colorado team will pick at No. 21 and No. 30, while OKC remains with No. 2, No. 12 and No. 34.

The Chicago Bulls have reportedly been one of the teams interested in trading for Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, according to KC Johnson of NBC Sports, but Nikola Vucevic – who would be part of any trade for French center – is “under the impression he’ll be back with the Bulls next season”

Vucevic is entering the final year of the four-year contract he signed with the Magic in 2019

Since the 2021 trade deadline, a swap of John Wall for Russell Westbrook has been rumored. The Rockets have insisted that any Wall for Westbrook trade would have to include draft pick compensation going from Los Angeles to Houston, as reported by Marc Stein

If the Rockets are unable to find a trade for Wall, it’s expected both sides will entertain a buyout of the $47-plus million he’s owed for the 2022-23 season

The Chicago Bulls could be New York Knicks’ main competitors for Mitchell Robinson, should the latter not lock him to a contract extension before June 30, as reported by Marc Berman of the New York Post

Chicago reportedly has $49 million in cap space but that’s before they commit to free agent Zach Lavine

Kenny Atkinson will be the next head coach of the Charlotte Hornets, Shams Charania reports.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Atkinson will sign a 4-year contract.

Atkinson met with Charlotte Hornets officials — including owner Michael Jordan — on Wednesday and the franchise has decided on the former Nets coach as its new head coach, sources said. Atkinson brings development and defensive structure to a young and talented roster. https://t.co/MqlwGJxzz9

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 10, 2022

Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson has agreed to a four-year deal to become the new coach of the Charlotte Hornets, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 10, 2022

The Utah Jazz will interview Jason Terry for their head coaching job.
Terry has been at the helm of the Grand Rapids Gold.
Terry is also under consideration for a role in the NBA as assistant coach.

The Utah Jazz have received permission to interview NBA G League Grand Rapids Gold coach Jason Terry for the franchise’s head coaching job, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Terry is also under consideration for assistant positions with other NBA teams.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 10, 2022

Ben Simmons has moved from the recovery phase to the rehab phase following his back surgery, sources told Brian Lewis of the New York Post.

Australian guard is believed to be currently on schedule after the May 5 surgery and should be fully recovered “well before training camp”

According to Kevin O’Connor, Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors are among the teams who have expressed interest in Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert.

The French big man ended the last regular season with averages of 15.5 points, 14.6 rebounds (first in the NBA) and 2.1 blocks (fifth) per game.

Gobert is under contract with the Jazz for more than 42 million a year over the next four seasons.