According to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, Portland is prepared to offer the third overall pick in Thursday’s draft along with guard Anfernee Simons for Brooklyn’s Mikal Bridges, but they the Nets are not willing to accept that deal. Because of this, per Lowe, some NBA executives believe that the Nets are essentially overvaluing Bridges in comparison to the alleged trade offered by the Trail Blazers.
Source: Sharif Phillips-Keaton @ Nets Wire
Chris Haynes: Golden State will not waive Chris Paul and is looking forward to partnering with the star to make a championship run, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport.
Source: Twitter @ChrisBHaynes
Adrian Wojnarowski: Washington and Phoenix have finalized the Bradley Beal trade, landing the Wizards six second-round draft picks and four first-round pick swaps, sources tell ESPN. Suns are sending seconds in 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2030. Pick swaps in 2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030.
Source: Twitter @wojespn
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Golden State Warriors are sending Jordan Poole, a protected first-round pick in 2030 and a second-rounder in 2027 to the Wizards for Chris Paul.
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Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: The Washington Wizards are finalizing a deal to send Chris Paul to the Golden State Warriors for a package that includes Jordan Poole and future draft assets.
Source: Twitter @wojespn
Jake Fischer: Have not heard his name at all until right now, from several sources, that Golden State is actively engaged in trade conversations regarding Jordan Poole.
Source: Twitter @JakeLFischer
Though there has been no formal announcement yet, the Lakers continue to operate as if James will be back next season, despite him hinting at the possibility of retirement in a news conference following the Lakers’ season-ending Game 4 defeat to Denver in the West finals.
Source: Jovan Buha @ The Athletic
Stefan Bondy: Listen, things can change, but a source said this about Paul George-Knicks: “Nothing to it.” Don’t expect it to happen.
Source: Twitter @SBondyNYDN
Another sign that the Warriors are not in teardown mode: If Chris Paul is waived after he’s officially traded to the Wizards in the Bradley Beal deal, I’ve heard that the Warriors very likely would check in with CP3 and pitch him the chance to go after a championship alongside Curry, Draymond, Klay Thompson and the rest.
Source: Tim Kawakami @ The Athletic
Clutch Points: “Marcus Smart last night, I can tell you for a fact, he did not see that trade coming until the [Celtics] notified him maybe 10-15 minutes before.” @ShamsCharania on Boston trading Smart to the Grizzlies 🗣 (via @PatMcAfeeShow) pic.twitter.com/5RJm1tcggE
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp
The Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks were making headway on a deal that would have sent De’Andre Hunter to the Pacers, league sources told Yahoo Sports, but talks ultimately broke apart. Further details of the framework are still unknown, but as the Hawks have consistently looked at deals that could help Atlanta jump from No. 15 into the top 10 of this draft, the Pacers were not willing to swap the No. 7 pick in those discussions for Hunter, sources said.
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Atlanta has also maintained a pursuit of Raptors forward Pascal Siakam, according to league sources. The Hawks’ have attempted several creative packages to land the All-NBA talent from Toronto, including at least one three-team scenario.
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Ian Begley: The Knicks and Clippers have had contact about a potential Paul George trade, per SNY sources. It is unknown if Clippers are willing to move George. @TheSteinLine reported earlier that Clips gave rival teams the impression that they were gauging George’s trade value last week.
Source: Twitter @IanBegley
With the NBA Draft one day away, HoopsHype has gathered the latest intel around the league and projected where the top prospects currently stand by compiling 10 mock drafts from ESPN, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, The Ringer, NBADraft.net, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, Yahoo, SB Nation, and USA TODAY’s For The Win.
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GeorgeZakkas: Official: Kostas Antetokounmpo signed his two-year contract with Panathinaikos BC and the Greek team announced the deal. #paobc pic.twitter.com/PlLyQCAJjp
Source: Twitter @ZakkasGeorge
Tobias Harris has drawn trade interest from the Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Detroit Pistons, sources told Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Pacers have reportedly shown the most interest. Sources add that the Sixers are overvaluing Harris and demanding “outrageous packages in return.”
Source: RealGM
Brandon Rahbar: Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson and Cam Whitmore all name Russell Westbrook as their favorite player. Those KD-Russ Thunder teams were one of the most popular and influential teams for this next generation of players.
Source: Twitter @BrandonRahbar
Here is what he told JJ Redick during a recent interview (via The Old Man & The Three): “I know I’m never going to lose grasp of reality and do some [expletive] because I know what I want. I’m driven from the inside of my heart. Nothing can put me out of my path. I do everything I can so I deserve what I get. I think some players are really talented, physically or technically, really really talented. But their mind isn’t as good as their body is. You know what I’m saying? So they get results... Читать дальше...
“I actually don’t think LeBron is the GOAT of basketball… My GOAT of basketball is Paul George.” Brandon Miller weighs in on the GOAT debate 👀 (via: @ScoopB )
Source: Twitter
Adam Himmelsbach: According to a league source, the Celtics are sending Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala to the Wizards in the Porzingis trade.
Source: Twitter @AdamHimmelsbach
Adrian Wojnarowski: Three-time All-Star forward Khris Middleton has declined his $40 million player option with the Milwaukee Bucks to become a free agent, his agents Mike Lindeman and Jeff Schwartz of @excelbasketball tell ESPN.
Source: Twitter @wojespn
Adrian Wojnarowski: The Celtics are trading Marcus Smart to the Grizzlies as part of deal, sources tell ESPN.
Source: Twitter @wojespn
Adrian Wojnarowski: The Boston Celtics are finalizing a deal to acquire the Washington Wizards’ Kristaps Porzingis, sources tell ESPN. Porzingis is opting into his $36M contract for 2023-2024 and getting his trade to the Celtics.
Source: Twitter @wojespn
Adrian Wojnarowski: Washington is completing a three-way deal with Boston and Memphis that will send guard Tyus Jones to the Wizards, sources tell ESPN.
Source: Twitter @wojespn