Following up on a report from Marc J. Spears stating that Sacramento is a “dark horse” suitor to watch for DeMar DeRozan, Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald confirms (via Twitter) that the Kings and Bulls have had discussions about a possible sign-and-trade deal involving the free agent forward. The Spurs have also emerged as a possibility for DeRozan, Jackson adds. The … [Read more...] about Free Agent Rumors: DeRozan, Kings, Spurs, Morris, Bridges, Jones
Heat Re-Sign Thomas Bryant
7:54pm: Bryant has officially re-signed with the Heat, the team confirmed in a press release. 12:49pm: The Heat and Thomas Bryant have reached an agreement on a new one-year contract for the free agent center, league sources tell Marc Stein (Twitter link). The deal will be worth the veteran’s minimum, tweets Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Bryant, who initially signed a … [Read more...] about Heat Re-Sign Thomas Bryant
FA/Trade Rumors: Sixers, Heat, DeRozan, Warriors, Markkanen, Lakers, More
Signs are pointing toward Paul Reed being traded or waived rather than returning to the Sixers, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, who notes that waiving Reed or using his pseudo-expiring $7.7MM contract as a trade chip would allow the team to maximize its cap room. Pompey adds that Philadelphia has had discussions with free agent forward Haywood Highsmith, … [Read more...] about FA/Trade Rumors: Sixers, Heat, DeRozan, Warriors, Markkanen, Lakers, More
Heat, Alec Burks Agree To One-Year Deal
The Heat have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free agent guard Alec Burks, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). It’ll be a minimum-salary deal, confirms Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald (Twitter link). Burks, who will turn 33 later this month, is a 13-year veteran who has played for seven teams since entering the NBA in 2011, including both the … [Read more...] about Heat, Alec Burks Agree To One-Year Deal
FA Rumors: DeRozan, Kings, Hield, Warriors, Martin, Heat, Hezonja
Assuming DeMar DeRozan doesn’t sign with a cap-room team, it will almost certainly require a sign-and-trade to land him, per Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report (video link). As Haynes explains, DeRozan has no interest in settling for a mid-level offer. “For the teams that might be calling or gauging interest in DeMar taking a full mid-level exception, which is around $13MM, I’m … [Read more...] about FA Rumors: DeRozan, Kings, Hield, Warriors, Martin, Heat, Hezonja