Jonathan Kuminga signed a two-year, $13 million deal in Minnesota, and the Lakers have since been linked to PJ Washington, De'Andre Hunter and Bruce Brown as trade alternatives.
Asked by a Pistons fan at a Q&A whether he would trade Devin Booker to Detroit, Suns owner Mat Ishbia said it would happen "when I'm dead," adding that Booker will never be a Piston and that he does not care about the franchise despite being a Michigan native.
Dalen Terry and the Warriors have agreed to terms, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported, with NBC Sports Bay Area's Dalton Johnson adding that it is a one-year Exhibit 10 rather than a guaranteed spot.
A trade idea has the Lakers sending Jarred Vanderbilt and a 2031 Wizards second-round pick to Charlotte for Grant Williams, swapping Vanderbilt's roughly $12.43 million for Williams' $14.27 million expiring deal, a difference Los Angeles can absorb under its first-apron hard cap.
A trade idea floated by Heavy would send Anthony Davis from Washington to Boston, with the Wizards getting back Paul George, Jordan Walsh, Baylor Scheierman and a 2031 first-round pick, an upgrade from an earlier version of the proposal that had only a 2030 second-rounder attached.
Keshad Johnson is heading back to the Heat on a two-way contract, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Johnson went unqualified at the end of June, making him an unrestricted free agent after two seasons in Miami, where he averaged 3.7 points in 48 games while dominating for Sioux Falls in the G League.
Golden State topped ESPN's summer forecast on which team is most likely to make a major move, drawing nine panelist points ahead of Detroit's four, with Boston and Houston on three each.
ESPN's Summer Forecast panel picked Anthony Davis as the most likely star to change teams next, with the outlet describing the Wizards and Davis as opening the season on a trial run.
Denver is stretching the $2MM left guaranteed on Jonas Valanciunas' expiring deal over three years, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports, turning it into annual charges of $667K. Valanciunas was waived last month and has since signed with Zalgiris Kaunas.
Svyatoslav Rovenchuk at LakeShowLife names Kyle Kuzma as the Lakers' most gettable power forward now that Jonathan Kuminga has signed with Minnesota despite a bigger offer from Los Angeles.
+3A four-team proposal would sign-and-trade Jalen Duren to Charlotte on a four-year, $160 million deal, with Detroit taking back Myles Turner and Cameron Johnson. Milwaukee would collect Ron Holland II, Duncan Robinson and a 2033 first via the Suns, while Denver picks up Grayson Allen.
Bleacher Report's Greg Swartz argues Utah should put Lauri Markkanen on the market, with the forward turning 30 next spring and blocking starter minutes for Darryn Peterson or Ace Bailey, and no longer fitting a young core that also includes Keyonte George and Jaren Jackson Jr. Markkanen is coming off a career year at 26.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists, and has three years and $149.5 million left, which Swartz notes will eat less than 28% of next season's cap.
A post from X user Marc Jacobs claimed the Lakers had pivoted to Ben Simmons after passing on Jonathan Kuminga, and credited it to Marc Stein. Stein's response: he never reported any of it. The same account was previously called out by The Athletic's Dan Woike for inventing Luka Doncic quotes.
With Jonathan Kuminga agreeing to a two-year, $13 million deal in Minnesota, Bleacher Report's Andrew Peters lists PJ Washington, De'Andre Hunter and Bruce Brown as the Lakers' likely pivots at power forward.
One trade idea has New Orleans sending Zion Williamson and Yves Missi to the Knicks for Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, a 2027 second-rounder via Washington and a 2033 first. The pitch is framed as a fallback if the Pelicans start next season badly, with New York getting off salary and away from the second apron.
One trade proposal sends Tyler Herro from Milwaukee to Boston for Derrick White, Baylor Scheierman and a 2032 first-round pick, with the salaries lining up.
Aleksej Pokusevski told Meridian Sport he still sees a way back to the NBA, pointing to his age as the reason it remains realistic, while conceding he needs to improve, per Eurohoops.
With Jonathan Kuminga off to Minnesota on a two-year, $12.4 million deal, Fadeaway World lists cheap wings the Lakers could chase, starting with Bruce Brown and Cam Whitmore.
The NBA's cap-circumvention probe into Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers has resolved without voiding his contract, and ESPN's Shams Charania reports nothing now blocks his earlier-agreed trade back to Toronto. Leonard told Charania he wants a clean slate with the Raptors.
Minnesota is expected to trade Josh Green after adding Jonathan Kuminga on a two-year, $13 million deal, Jon Krawczynski and Sam Amick of The Athletic report.
