After LeBron James downplayed any concerns over what has been a quiet offseason so far for the Lakers, his star teammate Anthony Davis followed suit from Team USA’s training camp in Las Vegas, as Dan Woike of The Los Angeles Times relays. Davis pointed out that injuries to presumptive rotation players like Jarred Vanderbilt and Gabe Vincent had an impact on last year’s team and … [Read more...] about L.A. Notes: Davis, Lakers, DeRozan, Batum, Clippers, Christie
Contract Details: George, Martin, Wiseman, Isaac, Hield, More
Following the end of the July moratorium on Saturday, teams wasted no time in officially finalizing many of the contracts they’d agreed to up until that point. Now that those contracts have been completed, we have the official details on many of them. Here, via several reporters – including Keith Smith of Spotrac, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, and cap expert Yossi Gozlan – as … [Read more...] about Contract Details: George, Martin, Wiseman, Isaac, Hield, More
Heat To Re-Sign Haywood Highsmith
The Heat have agreed to re-sign free agent forward Haywood Highsmith, agent Jerry Dianis tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). Highsmith will receive a two-year, $11MM deal to remain in Miami, per Wojnarowski. The full amount is guaranteed, with no team or player option on the second year, Woj adds (Twitter link). “We’ve been consistent with Miami with how Haywood … [Read more...] about Heat To Re-Sign Haywood Highsmith
Heat Notes: Love, Ware, Highsmith, Offseason
Kevin Love declined his $4MM player option for next season, but staying in Miami was always his first choice, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. The veteran big man not only remained with the Heat, he was able to get the deal he wanted — $3.85MM for the upcoming season and $4.15MM for 2025/26 — signing shortly after free agency began on June 30. “In every free agency, … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Love, Ware, Highsmith, Offseason
Heat Waive Orlando Robinson
The Heat have waived deep-bench backup center Orlando Robinson, Miami has announced (Twitter link). The 23-year-old had been on a non-guaranteed, $2.1MM deal with the Heat heading into the 2024/25 season. With this move, the 7′ big man becomes an unrestricted free agent. Robinson’s tenure with the team had been expected to end after Miami made a series of moves to shore up its … [Read more...] about Heat Waive Orlando Robinson