Free Agency

Well, this didn’t take long. Mere hours after LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors, falling into a death sentence of a 3-0 hole, word around the NBA is that the four-time MVP might leave his hometown franchise when he hits free agency in [...]

  Dion Waiters is due for a substantial raise from the $2.9 million he made in 2016-17, and he’s hoping it comes from the Miami Heat—so much so he’s willing to return at a discount. Here’s what he said during an appearance on WSVN’s 7 Sports Xtra (via the South Florida Sun Sentinel‘s Ira Winderman): “It depends,” he said [...]

Andre Iguodala is the often overlooked glue guy for the Golden State Warriors that really symbolizes their rise to prominence and exemplifies the sacrifice and non-egotistical mentality that has allowed the Warriors to build one of the greatest teams in NBA history. While he may not impress in the box score these days, his varied [...]

Danilo Gallinari opted out from the final year of his contract with the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, earning the right to explore unrestricted free agency. Though he’ll be one of the 10 to 12 biggest names available—and while he’s actually higher up on that totem pole when you consider players who aren’t actually flight risks—he [...]

What was that about bigs who don’t shoot threes struggling to find a place in today’s NBA? Nerlens Noel knows nothing of this. At least, he’s not about to. According to Scout.com’s Mike Fisher, a couple of teams are prepared to sling max offer sheets with the hope of poaching Noel from the Dallas Mavericks: [...]

  As everyone wonders whether the Boston Celtics will consider trading the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, we must remember that they also have cap space. That’s what, in large part, makes their situation truly unique. They can carve out max room and still have the No. 1 pick. Or they can sign [...]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wants the team to upgrade at point guard, and so, the team will try upgrading at point guard. With the No. 9 pick in this year’s NBA draft, the Mavericks could hope someone like Dennis Smith Jr. falls to them. Or they could address the issue in free agency by [...]

Gordon Hayward is just like every other NBA free agent whose season ended less than a half-second ago: He doesn’t know what he plans to do next, be it re-sign with the Utah Jazz, leave for greener pastures or even opt out of his contract at all. From ESPN.com: Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward said [...]

Four members of the Los Angeles Clippers’ starting five are slated to hit free agency this summer. Two of them, Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, are expected to return, so long as the team slings five-year maxes for each. The other two, Luc Mbah a Moute and J.J. Redick, are less certain. The Clippers only [...]

Many people have floated the idea that Blake Griffin would consider signing with the Oklahoma City Thunder when he reaches free agency this summer. He was born in Oklahoma City, attended high school in Oklahoma and went to the University of Oklahoma. The hometown ties are there. But Griffin, who will miss the rest of [...]