The Athletic's James L. Edwards III says Miles McBride looks headed for a trade deadline exit unless he and the Knicks agree on an extension soon. He cited New York's history of moving on from players it can't align with on terms, and its refusal to cross the second apron.
A trade idea would send Milwaukee's Myles Turner to Charlotte for Grant Williams and Ryan Kalkbrenner.
Atlanta signed shooting guard Devon Higgs, the team announced. Higgs has mostly played in the G League since going undrafted in 2023, most recently with Atlanta's College Park Skyhawks affiliate.
+2Sam Amick of The Athletic named Paolo Banchero as a possible next star on the move, alongside usual suspects like Anthony Davis and Domantas Sabonis.
Jalen Duren remains unsigned as a restricted free agent, with Detroit and his camp still apart on a long-term deal. Detroit's offer is now put at around $190 million over five years, or roughly $35 million a year, while Duren wants at least $200 million, according to The Athletic's Sam Amick and Hunter Patterson.
Ben Simmons had interest in Miami before agreeing to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with Sacramento. Sun Sentinel writer Ira Winderman reports the Heat turned him down because he's no longer a proven win-now contributor, preferring to develop players like Tre Donaldson instead.
Anthony Slater said on the Third Apron podcast that Brooklyn views Michael Porter Jr. as a trade chip rather than a building block. He said extension talks have stalled and doubts the Nets risk losing him for nothing in free agency.
A trade idea floated by Fadeaway World's Fran Levia would send Kris Dunn from the Clippers to Boston for second-round picks in 2028, 2030 and 2031, coming from Milwaukee, Washington and Boston.
Robert Horry says new Lakers center Walker Kessler is the real key to the team's title chances this season, not Luka Doncic or Austin Reaves.
Pippen Ain't Easy's Morris Bankston floated Jake LaRavia as a fit for a rebuilding Chicago roster, noting his expiring $6 million deal in Los Angeles and defensive versatility, though he flagged LaRavia's undersized frame and rebounding numbers as concerns.
Ochai Agbaji remains unsigned after stints with Utah, Toronto and Brooklyn, and Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus lists him among the top free agents still without a team. Pincus notes Agbaji improved to 34.9% from three after landing in Brooklyn and could need to start on an Exhibit 10 deal.
A trade proposal would send Michael Porter Jr. and Danny Wolf to San Antonio in exchange for Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson and a 2027 first-round pick via Atlanta.
+4A survey of unsigned free agents ranks Cam Thomas, John Konchar, Ochai Agbaji, Kelly Olynyk, Bruce Brown and Cam Whitmore among the best names left after Jalen Duren's restricted free agency effectively took him off the market.
NBA insider Brett Siegel says a Kevin Love return to Minnesota looks more likely than not, calling him a fit to mentor Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball.
Lonzo Ball remains a free agent months after Cleveland traded him to Utah in February and he was waived immediately.
Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes pitched a swap sending De'Aaron Fox, Luke Kornet and a heavy haul of first and second-round picks to New Orleans for Trey Murphy III and Dejounte Murray.
Ben Simmons has agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Sacramento Kings, according to Shams Charania, with only $1 million guaranteed.
+2A trade idea would send Brook Lopez and Derrick Jones Jr. from the Clippers to the Lakers in exchange for Jaden Hardy, Jake LaRavia and Dalton Knecht.
The NBA's cap-circumvention ruling stripped the Clippers of five first-round picks (2029-2033), fined owner Steve Ballmer $30 million and suspended executives Gillian Zucker and Lawrence Frank over off-court payments steered to Kawhi Leonard.
ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel raised the idea of Golden State sending Jimmy Butler and multiple first-round picks to Washington for Anthony Davis on the Clutch Scoops podcast.
