Kevin Love is still an unrestricted free agent after spending last season with Utah, where he averaged 12.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per 36 minutes off the bench. Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes floated the Lakers as a fit who could use a veteran exception to sign him.
Kris Murray could be among Memphis's camp cuts, with NBA insider Brett Siegel pointing to the wing as the likely odd man out behind GG Jackson and rookie Karim Lopez.
ESPN's Shams Charania reports Jalen Duren faces three choices before his qualifying offer deadline: sign a five-year, $200 million deal, take a one-year $9.6 million qualifying offer, or do nothing and stay a restricted free agent holdout.
The Lakers viewed Jalen Duren as a max-level fallback option in case their pursuit of Walker Kessler fell apart, according to Sam Amick of Sports Illustrated.
Jalen Duren remains an unsigned restricted free agent as his contract dispute with Detroit drags on, having skipped media day amid reported frustration over a weight clause in a five-year, $200 million offer.
The Knicks are monitoring Moussa Cisse's contract situation in Dallas, according to Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News. New York signed Cisse to an offer sheet in July before Dallas matched it, building in an Oct. 1 guarantee date on his salary.
Heat insider Ira Winderman reports Miami is unlikely to bring back Victor Oladipo, who hasn't played since a 2023 playoff knee injury and struggled in a G League comeback bid last year.
Detroit's five-year, $200 million offer to restricted free agent Jalen Duren includes a clause requiring monthly weight checks, according to Hunter Patterson and Sam Amick of The Athletic.
Lonzo Ball remains unsigned as a free agent with the 2026-27 season about a month away, and he has pushed back on retirement chatter that spread after a podcast clip circulated, sarcastically replying on social media that he's still waiting for a team to call.
Detroit has raised its offer to Jalen Duren to a fully guaranteed five-year, $200 million deal with no team or player options, according to The Athletic's Sam Amick and Hunter Patterson.
Ryan Nembhard cleared waivers Tuesday after Charlotte cut him following his arrival via the Buddy Hield-Dorian Finney-Smith trade. Marc Stein reports several teams are interested in signing him, with Denver among the most interested in a two-way deal.
Stephen Curry confirmed he personally pitched LeBron James on joining the Warriors after James left the Lakers this summer, according to CNBC. James instead signed a two-year, $8 million deal with Philadelphia. Curry said he would have felt foolish not to make the attempt given James's stature.
Gabe Vincent passed on a chance to sign with the Knicks and compete for a camp roster spot, choosing to wait for what NBA insider Marc Stein called a more sure-fire opportunity. SNY's Ian Begley had first reported New York's interest in Vincent.
Peyton Watson, a restricted free agent, has said Cleveland wasn't among the first teams to show interest in him, but once the Cavaliers began pursuing the 23-year-old forward, he saw the fit working for both sides. He's said to be eager to show off his all-around game there.
Heat insider Ira Winderman reports Miami is not prioritizing a reunion with Victor Oladipo, though the team has monitored him and let him work out at Kaseya Center.
Miami will likely keep its final standard roster spot vacant after John Konchar signed an Exhibit 9 deal with the Knicks, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports. That keeps flexibility for in-season buyout targets.
Kevin Love remains unsigned with about a month left before the season starts, after averaging 6.7 points and 5.8 rebounds over 37 games for Utah last season.
SNY's Ian Begley reports the Knicks have been in touch with free agents Gabe Vincent, Duop Reath and James Wiseman as camp nears, and are working Vincent out directly. New York already beat Miami to John Konchar, signing him to a one-year deal despite the Heat having discussed an offer with his representatives.
SNY's Ian Begley reports the Knicks have been in contact with free-agent centers Duop Reath and James Wiseman as training camp nears. New York already added Drew Eubanks and Liam Robbins on camp deals to build depth behind Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre Drummond.
Victor Oladipo remains unsigned and recently sent NBA general managers a letter pitching himself as healthy and ready to help a locker room. Heat insider Ira Winderman reported Miami has been monitoring Oladipo's comeback attempt, though nothing concrete has developed.
