Grant Hughes ranked Amen Thompson fifth and Reed Sheppard 10th among the league's most valuable trade assets, making Houston the only team with two players on the list.
ESPN's Shams Charania reports that Denver is talking with multiple clubs about a sign-and-trade for Peyton Watson, with Cleveland, Milwaukee and the Clippers said to have interest.
Dallas has resisted a buyout for Klay Thompson because a market is forming, Jake Fischer said on a Bleacher Report stream.
Nick Friedell of The Athletic writes that the league is wondering whether Stephen Curry's mindset could shift after an offseason that brought little roster improvement, with fans and media speculating he might ask out in the final year or two of his career.
Sacramento and Toronto came close to a Domantas Sabonis trade at February's deadline, with RJ Barrett part of the package heading back, per ESPN's Anthony Slater.
Anthony Davis and the Wizards have agreed to hold off on extension talks until the season begins, with one executive calling the negotiation a barometer for aging stars; Davis is eligible for roughly four years and $275M.
Sai Mohan floats a deal sending Klay Thompson and P.J. Washington to the Lakers for Jarred Vanderbilt, Jaden Hardy, Jake LaRavia, Dalton Knecht, Cameron Carr and a 2032 first-round pick swap.
Dallas has no plans to keep Klay Thompson and would rather trade him than negotiate a buyout, per ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel, who floats Miami's Nikola Jovic and his $15.6 million salary as a near-exact match.
Sacramento and Boston had at least one phone call about Domantas Sabonis ahead of the draft, ESPN's Anthony Slater reported, with nothing coming of it.
The Mavericks are holding out for a first-round pick in any P.J. Washington trade, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.
Dallas is exploring a Klay Thompson deal, per The Athletic, with the 36-year-old open to a return to Los Angeles, where he spent part of his childhood and still owns a home.
Jaylen Brown, dealt from Boston to Philadelphia on July 6 in a package that sent Paul George plus two first-round and two second-round picks to the Celtics, spoke publicly for the first time about teaming with LeBron James, who signed with the Sixers in late July.
Domantas Sabonis is expected to remain with the Kings after months of trade exploration produced no deal, with team sources saying he is willing to fully recommit to the roster.
Sacramento remains interested in Jonathan Kuminga but is wary of a sign-and-trade that would hard-cap the team at the first apron, ESPN's Anthony Slater reports.
Jake Fischer says Dallas is willing to trade veterans including Daniel Gafford, P.J. Washington and Klay Thompson for the right return, with the Mavericks long having asked for a first-round pick in exchange for Gafford.
Marc Stein reports that although rival teams see P.J. Washington as a trade candidate, new Mavericks basketball boss Masai Ujiri is said to be a fan and Dallas feels no rush, with the forward signed for four more years and $88.8 million guaranteed.
Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported Cleveland is willing to move Max Strus, and LakeShowLife's Maxwell Odgen makes the case that the Lakers should turn to the 30-year-old wing instead of continuing to chase Jonathan Kuminga, whose asking price has cooled LA's interest.
An unnamed rival general manager told Sean Deveney his team inquired with Golden State about Moses Moody, calling him the 3-and-D piece teams want and noting the Warriors show no urgency to move him.
One idea has the Lakers pursuing a former Mavericks teammate of Luka Doncic, a player on a $50 million contract, putting the pair back together in Los Angeles.
Tyler Herro posted on Instagram for the first time since April, captioned with two timer emojis, and fans noticed he no longer follows the Heat account.
