Free Agency

The New York Knicks have an aggressive free-agent recruiter in Carmelo Anthony. Though the NBA’s open-market craze doesn’t officially begin until July 1, Anthony has already started courting Kevin Durant on behalf of New York. That’s the luxury of spending time together as members of Team USA’s basketball squad, per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/747495034832850946] [...]

Jeremy Lin’s stay with the Charlotte Hornets may only end up lasting one season. Though the team would like to keep the free-agent point guard around beyond this summer, ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard is hearing that they basically expect to lose him: The Charlotte Hornets would like to re-sign free agent Jeremy Lin but are fearful [...]

Mike Conley will have his pick of the litter when he hits free agency in July. That’s the luxury of being the best—and the only—star point guard on the market. The Memphis Grizzlies are, of course, in play to keep him. He has spent his entire career with them, and they can offer more money [...]

Mike Conley’s return to the Memphis Grizzlies still doesn’t appear to be a sure thing. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Here’s a bit of potentially good news for those Knicks fans interested in free agent Mike Conley: some members of the Grizzlies front office are growing a bit concerned about the possibility of Conley leaving in [...]

Harrison Barnes is about to get two-syllable paid. That’s a fact. We’re just waiting to see whether it’ll be the Golden State Warriors who are footing the bill for his next contract. Since Barnes will be a restricted free agent this July, the Warriors have the right to match any offer he receives. But “offer” [...]

The Boston Celtics’ search for a star continues. It will no doubt reach fever pitch in free agency, but the draft is first. And the Celtics have three first-round selections, each of which is believed to be on the table as they try to upgrade the roster with a household name. Boston’s best bet for [...]

Things have changed for the New York Knicks. Ridiculously quickly, I might add. Though they have long needed a quality starting point guard, they weren’t initially expected to chase one in free agency this summer. There aren’t a ton of exceptional floor generals available, the Knicks already have Jose Calderon, Tony Wroten Jr. and Jerian [...]

If the Miami Heat want to retain Hassan Whiteside’s services, they better get in line. There will be plenty of teams who give the shot-blocking, pick-and-roll-finishing, rebounding machine a look in free agency. And the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be among them, per Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: There is a [...]

Did you hear the rumor about Kevin Durant possibly joining the Houston Rockets to team up with buddy James Harden? Sure you did. Did you also hear the one about how that’s not going to happen? From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: Former teammates Kevin Durant and James Harden are “hanging out” this week, ?but the close [...]

With the NBA’s salary cap rising to $92 million this summer, free agents should be raking in a ton of coin, more than many of us can comprehend. Well, not so fast. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban isn’t so sure that the NBA’s financial explosion will lead to a boat load of crazy-ass deals, per [...]