Partizan coach Joan Pe tarroya told Mozzart Sport that the club is planning next season without Jabari Parker, who remains under contract but is training away from the group while his representatives negotiate a termination.
Brett Siegel reports Miami had genuine trade interest in John Konchar while he was still with Memphis. Konchar was later dealt to Minnesota in the Josh Green trade involving Utah, then waived and stretched to help the Timberwolves sign Jonathan Kuminga, leaving him a free agent.
Minnesota has agreed to send Josh Green and cash to Utah for Cody Williams and John Konchar, according to ESPN sources and Shams Charania, a swap of wing depth that also helps the Timberwolves duck a projected second-apron overage.
Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report tabs Grizzlies guard Ty Jerome as a quiet trade candidate, with Memphis chasing draft capital for a rebuild.
Aaron Turner, who represents Jonathan Kuminga, said on FanDuel TV's 'Run It Back' that the Lakers, Bulls and Blazers all pursued his client, and that Portland's proposal carried a higher player option than the one-year, $12.1 million deal he took in Minnesota.
A trade idea has New York sending Pacome Dadiet and Phoenix's 2029 second-round pick to Charlotte for 7-foot-1 center Ryan Kalkbrenner, with no reporting that the two sides have talked or that the Hornets are shopping him.
A proposed three-team deal has the Lakers landing Kel'el Ware and Vit Krejci, with Dalton Knecht going to Portland and Milwaukee collecting three second-round picks (a 2031 from Portland, plus 2031 and 2032 from Washington).
Stephen Curry became eligible over the weekend for a two-year, $136.7 million max extension with the Warriors, and Nick Friedell of The Athletic writes any delay reaching a deal could hang over Golden State all season.
Denver has cut two-way forward/center Julian Reese, according to NBA.com's transaction log. Reese arrived from Washington last week in the Peyton Watson deal, a move Denver could make while over the second apron because two-way deals don't count against the cap, and reporting at the time already pointed to his release.
ESPN's Summer Forecast panel picked the next superstar likely to request a trade, and James Harden drew the fifth-most votes behind Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Zion Williamson and Jaylen Brown.
Cam Whitmore has been waived by the Cavaliers, per the NBA.com transaction log, noted by Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Cleveland picked him up just over a week ago in the five-team Peyton Watson trade, and Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report and The Stein Line had reported the release was coming.
+3Three late-summer money moves are pitched, none of them reported as under discussion. One would send Josh Green from Minnesota to Memphis for D'Angelo Russell and Kris Murray, saving the Wolves just over $3 million so they can complete Jonathan Kuminga's two-year, $12.4 million deal.
Six Pelicans could be moved after a 26-56 season, among them Herb Jones ($14.9M), Saddiq Bey ($6.6M) and DeAndre Jordan ($3.9M). New Orleans should cash in on veterans and build around players under 25.
Dan Favale of Bleacher Report lists Dereck Lively II among young players who could hit the trade block, pointing to his injury record, the final year of his rookie deal and a Dallas frontcourt now built around Cooper Flagg.
Two free agents are off the board: Jonathan Kuminga is joining the Timberwolves and Bennedict Mathurin is going to the Pelicans. Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones broke down both fits on Yahoo's Dunker Spot podcast, including the shortcomings each move leaves behind. No terms were given.
A straight swap sending Josh Green to the Lakers for Jarred Vanderbilt is the most common Green trade being built on HoopsMatic, per data cited alongside HoopsHype, with the Lakers appearing as his destination in 17.4% of them.
Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman projects the Celtics at No. 27 in the 2027 draft, with USC guard Alijah Arenas among the prospects sitting in that range.
Brian Windhorst said on The Hoop Collective that Victor Wembanyama is the only player from the 2023 draft to have signed a rookie-scale extension, and that talks elsewhere have gone nowhere.
With Jonathan Kuminga off to Minnesota, the Lakers still have an open starting spot, and Yahoo's Jacob Rude lists five ways they could fill it: P.J. Washington, De'Andre Hunter, Saddiq Bey, Ben Simmons and internal option Adou Thiero.
Brian Windhorst said on The Hoop Collective that Minnesota has no plans to move Donte DiVincenzo, who is working back from the torn Achilles he suffered in last season's playoffs. DiVincenzo is in the final year of the four-year, $46.9 million deal he signed with the Knicks in 2023, at $12.5 million.
