nba execs

The Los Angeles Lakers are no longer considered favorites to land Kawhi Leonard in free agency this summer. And that’s assuming they ever were favorites. Reports have been bandied about indicating that Leonard may have no desire to team up with LeBron James in purple and gold. Not everyone is buying that, particularly more than [...]

Isaiah Thomas wants to get paid this summer when he enters free agency. He’s been thinking about this next contract for a while—almost, it seems, since he signed his last one, a four-year, $27 million deal with the Phoenix Suns in 2014. Unfortunately for him, though, it doesn’t look like he’ll be needing a Brinks [...]

Plenty of teams will be waiting when LeBron James enters free agency this summer (player option). And the Philadelphia 76ers are expected to be among them, according to some NBA executives. From USA Today‘s Jeff Zillgitt: J.J. Redick is a smart man. He went to Duke, an excellent academic institution. So when asked about any Ben [...]

Will the Chris Paul-to-the-San Antonio Spurs hypothetical many are drooling over increase in traction or lose steam now after the Golden State Warriors thoroughly beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals? Let’s go with “increase in traction,” if only because it took 0.5 seconds for the scenario to crop up after Golden State secured its second [...]

If you’re wondering whether Carmelo-Anthony-to-the-Los-Angeles-Clippers scenarios will die in light of the team’s uncertainty heading into this offseason, here’s your answer: LOL, no. In the latest episode of Melodrama, some NBA executives told the New York Post‘s Marc Berman they believe New York Knicks team president Phil Jackson should deal Anthony in a sign-and-trade for J.J. Redick: [...]

As you should all know by now, the NBA season cannot officially begin until there’s been at least one Brook Lopez trade rumor. Related: The NBA season is officially underway. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: But what’s happening behind the scenes is newsy, too. Some rival executives are increasingly convinced that the Nets are open to [...]