Heat wing Josh Richardson is picking up his minimum-salary player option for 2024/25, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). The move will guarantee Richardson’s $3,051,153 salary for next season, lining him up to be a free agent in 2025. Richardson began his career in Miami in 2015 and spent his first four NBA seasons with the team. After bouncing around the … [Read more...] about Heat’s Josh Richardson Exercising 2024/25 Player Option
Southeast Notes: Atlanta, Young, Butler, Ware, Hornets
The Hawks‘ trade of Dejounte Murray will make the roster cheaper, more coherent, and a better fit around star guard Trae Young, The Athletic’s John Hollinger writes. However, it’s not clear whether Young remains in the franchise’s long-term plans. While the roster might fit better together now, the Hawks have gone 161-157 over the past four seasons and don’t necessarily appear … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Atlanta, Young, Butler, Ware, Hornets
QO Updates: Heat, Magic, Quinones, Lundy, Williams, Nuggets
The Heat have issued qualifying offers to two of their three two-way players, announcing in a press release that they’ve made forward Cole Swider and guard Alondes Williams restricted free agents. Miami’s other two-way player, forward Jamal Cain, isn’t mentioned in the announcement, with Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald tweeting that Cain isn’t expected to receive a … [Read more...] about QO Updates: Heat, Magic, Quinones, Lundy, Williams, Nuggets
USA Basketball Announces 15-Man Select Team
USA Basketball has announced in a press release that a 15-man Select Team will train with the U.S. Olympic squad as it prepares for the upcoming Olympics. The Select Team, which is made up mostly of younger players and some who have previous Team USA experience, will work out with the men’s national team in Las Vegas from July 6-8. The members of the Select Team are as … [Read more...] about USA Basketball Announces 15-Man Select Team
Mavs Trading Hardaway, Second-Round Picks To Pistons For Grimes
The Mavericks and Pistons are in agreement on a trade that will send veteran wing Tim Hardaway Jr. and three second-round picks to Detroit in exchange for swingman Quentin Grimes, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). The three draft assets will be Toronto’s 2025 second-round pick and a pair of 2028 second-rounders, Wojnarowski adds (via Twitter). Dallas has … [Read more...] about Mavs Trading Hardaway, Second-Round Picks To Pistons For Grimes