Free Agent

Klay Thompson is among the handful of superstar free agents the Los Angeles want to sign in 2019…according to his father. Speaking with KNBR’s Tolbert & Lund, Mychal Thompson, a Lakers broadcaster for Spectrum Sports, said team president  Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka have their eyes on his son, in addition to Jimmy [...]

If Jahlil Okafor ends up on the Boston Celtics, it doesn’t sound like he’ll arrive via trade. From The Vertical’s Chris Mannix: That DPE is an interesting tool for Boston to work with. My understanding of the situation is that the Celtics would prefer to hold onto it until closer to the buyout deadline, when [...]

Maybe we’ll get to see more than one season’s worth of this Oklahoma City Thunder squad after all. General manager Sam Presti has been rightfully lauded for piecing together a Big Three of Paul George, Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook, seemingly on the fly. But this troika is viewed by many as a one-year placeholder. [...]

The Portland Trail Blazers have roughly three bajillion bigs on their roster. And Ed Davis doesn’t care. The 28-year-old, who is still working his way back from season-ending shoulder surgery last February, will wrap up the three-year, $20 million he signed in 2015 at the end of 2016-17—at which point he hopes to re-sign with [...]

Now that the race for LeBron James’ affections is once again on the come-up, it’s only right we wonder whether he’d consider returning to the Miami Heat. I mean, he left Cleveland for Miami only to rejoin the Cavaliers four years later. By that math, he’s due for a Heatles reunion in 2018 when he [...]

The New York Knicks’ first order of business in the wake of Phil Jackson’s departure/dismissal/firing/ousting/whatever? Showing interest in Jeff Teague. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: With Phil Jackson out and the triangle de-emphasized, the Knicks, under general manager Steve Mills, have interest in free agent point guard Jeff Teague, league sources told ESPN. League sources say [...]

Superstar free agents with foresight would be wise to consider signing with the Denver Nuggets. They were basically a playoff team last season and are one transcendent player away from making a small ruckus in the Western Conference. But they’re also young and flexible enough to be juggernauts three, four, five years down the line. [...]

The New York Knicks, apparently, aren’t all that interested in getting younger during free agency. According to ESPN.com’s Ian Begley, they are trying to find Courtney Lee-like talents, which makes sense, since three-and-D players are all the rage. Said search, however, has led them to lust for P.J. Tucker, the 32-year-old defensive specialist: The club [...]

A season-ending Achilles injury won’t prevent Rudy Gay from opting out of his contract and joining the NBA’s free-agency ranks this summer. From the Sacramento Bee‘s Jason Jones: Forward Rudy Gay has informed the Kings he still plans to opt out of the final year of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent this summer, [...]

Kyle Lowry watched from the sidelines as his Toronto Raptors got bounced by the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the second round. It was the second tilt in a row he missed after sustaining an ankle injury in Game 2. It may also be the last time he watches a Raptors game as a member [...]