Новости за 19.06.2023

The Bulls, according to league sources, are valuing Zach LaVine highly, as they should. He’s a two-time All-Star who is coming off a season in which he overcame a slow start to average 24.8 points per game on a true shooting percentage of 60.7 percent. One league source said the Bulls would be focused on getting a good young player, multiple first-round picks and salary filler if they decide to trade LaVine. Another said one first-round pick and an established, high-end player might be sufficiently intriguing. Читать дальше...

The Phoenix Suns have received trade interest in Deandre Ayton since they acquired Bradley Beal. “We’ll see if he’s going to be there. I do think one thing that has happened since this trade is Phoenix has been getting a lot of calls on Deandre Ayton in the last 12 to 18 hours,” Shams Charania said on the Pat McAfee Show. “Teams seeing if now Deandre Ayton is a little bit more attainable. We’ll see if he’s back on the team next year.”
Source: RealGM

You said recently in another interview that you wanted to remain in Phoenix. What are your feelings toward the organization at the moment? Chris Paul: Like I said, Mat and Isiah, they want to go in a different direction. But my time there has been amazing. You know what I mean? It’s been great. And so, get back to work.
Source: Sopan Deb @ New York Times

What does post-playing-career Chris Paul look like? Chris Paul. I’d love to be a governor someday. A team owner. Chris Paul: Exactly. Because I just know every nuance of the league from all the years as president of the union. And I have relationships where I’ve been able to learn from these guys.
Source: Sopan Deb @ New York Times

Marc J. Spears: Mike Dunleavy says he plans to have Jordan Poole around for “four more years, at least.”
Source: Twitter @MarcJSpears

Dalton Johnson: “We really want Draymond back.” Mike Dunleavy Jr. won’t get into specifics but is making it clear he wants Draymond Green to remain with the Warriors
Source: Twitter @DaltonJ_Johnson

Multiple teams have shared in recent days that Duke’s Dereck Lively II has true Tyson Chandler potential. That helps explain why Lively, more and more, is being projected as a top-10 pick, with Atlanta A) known to be interested and B) known to be discussing trades with Dallas that would move the Hawks up from the 15th pick to No. 10.

The Raptors’ position on trading OG Anunoby, as described by one team interested in trying to acquire him, could be summed up as “strong reluctance.”
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com

League sources say that the Pacers have interest in Kings free agent-to-be Harrison Barnes.
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com

Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: In addition to Bradley Beal and Jordan Goodwin, the Wizards are including F Isaiah Todd in trade with the Suns. Todd – the 31st pick in 2021 – has mostly played with Wizards’ G-League affiliate the past two seasons. His $1.8M contract is guaranteed for 2023-2024.
Source: Twitter @wojespn

Shams Charania: Golden State Warriors four-time NBA champion Draymond Green is declining his $27.5 million player option for 2023-24 season and will enter unrestricted free agency, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told @TheAthletic @Stadium.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

Evan Sidery: “The Hornets, from what I’ve been told, prefer Brandon Ingram over Zion Williamson in a potential trade for the No. 2 pick.” – @ShamsCharania If the Pelicans want Scoot Henderson, it looks like the asking price will be Ingram.
Source: Twitter @esidery

FanDuel TV: Which team would be the best fit for CP3? “The Wizards are gonna try to see if they can flip [Chris Paul] to a 3rd team… The Clippers, The Warriors – Those are 2 teams that did discuss potential deals with the Suns prior to this trade going down” – @Shams Charania #RunItBack
Source: Twitter @FanDuelTV

Akatsuki Japan stars Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe and newly crowned B. League MVP Yuki Kawamura headline the 25-man list of candidates for Japan’s squad at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
Source: FIBA

Chris Haynes: Chris Paul says he found out he was traded on a flight to NY for his @GMA appearance: “In this league, anything can happen. You just figure out what’s next.” This was prescheduled to promote his new book, Sixty-One. pic.twitter.com/pFiwsfCmww
Source: Twitter @ChrisBHaynes

J. Dubb: Bill Simmons saying that a reliable source informed him Zion will no longer be on the Pelicans come Thursday. ??
Source: Twitter

The second-place finisher in MVP voting this year after winning the award back-to-back campaigns also won Finals MVP for the first time as Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets on a dominant run to the 2023 championship, a stretch in which Denver lost just once and its final 11 postseason outings. Jokic remains the best contract in basketball despite already earning a max salary, as Real Value believes he was underpaid by $37.0 million for his services in 2022-23. It’s not hard to see why, either... Читать дальше...

The Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis seems unlikely to play in the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup after the Lithuania national team head coach Kazys Maksvytis provided an update. “We all hope that Domantas will play,” Maksvytis said in the Zalgiris on Air podcast. “However, we all know the valid reasons [that could prevent him from playing]. If I had to say on his chances today, I’d say those chances are less than 50 percent.” “Nevertheless, as long as there’s hope, we will continue... Читать дальше...

League sources say that these developments — especially the latter — have reinforced the notion that the Mavericks appear to be the only confirmed bidder for Irving’s services as the opening bell for 2023 NBA Free Agency at 6 PM ET on June 30 draws near.
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com

The Celtics have no interest in an Ayton deal per a league source due to his pricy contract so any scenario that involves Brogdon going to Phoenix now is dead without a third team getting involved. Phoenix could involve moving Ayton elsewhere but don’t look for Boston to get involved unless Ayton’s going to a different team.
Source: Brian Robb @ Booth Newspapers

Using our Real Value metric, which is explained in full detail here, we have determined the most underpaid NBA players for the 2022-23 season.

The Bradley Beal era in Washington is officially over. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Wizards are trading him to the Phoenix Suns for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, and several second-round picks and first-round pick swaps. According to The Athletic’s Josh Robbins, Jordan Goodwin is also being traded to the Suns.

Rylan Stiles: Salt Lake City schedule in full: July 3rd: Jazz July 5th: Grizzlies July 6th: 76ers Jalen Williams and Ousmane Dieng will play, Chet Holmgren “very possible” to play, would assume J-will playing is on the table plus the rookie class These teams will then go to Vegas 7-17. pic.twitter.com/3HaNBlTkFx
Source: Twitter @Rylan_Stiles

Josh Robbins: Guard Jordan Goodwin has been told he’s likely being included in the Wizards-Suns trade, a league source told @TheAthleticNBA. Goodwin, 24, appeared in 62 games for Washington last season & would give PHX a player with a strong feel for the game who is on an inexpensive contract.
Source: Twitter @JoshuaBRobbins

Marc Stein: Chris Paul made almost $10 million in extra guaranteed salary via this trade and, if waived by Washington, can choose his next team … albeit with Phoenix ineligible to re-sign him. There will be lots of interest, with the Lakers at the forefront, if CP3 reaches free agency.
Source: Twitter @TheSteinLine