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.
Jalen Duren wants a full max worth $287M over five years, while Detroit has offered $200M over five. Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis, Milwaukee's Myles Turner and Atlanta's Onyeka Okongwu have all been floated as potential trade pieces coming back for Duren, with ESPN's Marc Spears flagging the Atlanta scenario.
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.
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.
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.
Bleacher Report's Adam Wells had named Miami the likeliest landing spot for D'Angelo Russell after Memphis waived him, ahead of Charlotte and Denver, citing thin depth behind Davion Mitchell.
Dwight Powell's re-signing left Dallas at the roster limit of 15 standard contracts, and NBA insider Marc Stein reported the Mavericks have not ruled out clearing a spot to keep him.
Miami Herald's Barry Jackson reports the Heat may wait on extending Davion Mitchell to see how he performs and whether top free agents would take their midlevel exception next summer.
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.
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.
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.
Miami plans to leave its 15th roster spot open in case a difference-making player hits free agency, Miami Herald insider Barry Jackson reports. Heat Roundtable's Sean Jordan floated Clippers center Brook Lopez as a potential fit if Los Angeles becomes a seller and buys him out near the deadline.
Zach Randolph said on the 'Out The Mud' podcast that Russell Westbrook could reverse his retirement, claiming he 'got a lot left in him.' Randolph, citing a conversation with Westbrook's brother, suggested Miami could be a good landing spot alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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.
Lake Show Life's Svyatoslav Rovenchuk floated a scenario where Max Christie declines his $8.9 million player option with Dallas for 2027-28 and re-signs with Los Angeles.
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.
