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+3Rival executives are watching whether Portland could rehab Ja Morant's value before flipping him, Bleacher Report's Jake Fischer said, though his $87M salary and injury history make a deadline deal unlikely.
+2Boston's G League affiliate acquired the returning player rights to center Ibou Badji, forward Tyler Polley and guard Erik Reynolds II from the Windy City Bulls.
Nikola Vucevic has signed back with the Orlando Magic on a one-year, $3.9 million minimum contract, ending a nearly five-year absence.
Boston's G League affiliate in Maine traded the returning rights to Raequan Battle and Kameron Warrens to the Oklahoma City Blue for the rights to guard Logan Johnson.
Mitchell Robinson has agreed to a three-year, $47.4 million contract with Boston, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. The deal includes a player option in the third season. Robinson spent eight seasons in New York as its longest-tenured player before hitting free agency.
NBA insider Kevin O'Connor writes that Milwaukee wouldn't oppose moving Kel'el Ware or Myles Turner during a transitional year. O'Connor argues seven teams, including the Lakers, Celtics, Knicks, Pistons, Raptors, Sixers and Timberwolves, should have interest in either big man.
Yahoo Sports writer Kevin O'Connor argues that Milwaukee's two shooting bigs, Myles Turner and Kel'el Ware, make the team a natural trade-market target this season.
A trade idea built with the FanSpo tool would send Nikola Jokic from Denver to Boston for Paul George and four first-round picks. The package includes Boston's 2027 and 2033 firsts plus San Antonio's and Philadelphia's pick rights tied to earlier deals.
Bradley Beal signed a two-year, $13.1 million deal to stay with the Clippers, even as the roster around him was stripped down. Beal told reporters his priority was health and consistency, not chasing a contender elsewhere.
The Athletic's James Edwards floated De'Aaron Fox as a trade target for Boston on the Celtics Live podcast, alongside longer shots Karl-Anthony Towns and Bam Adebayo. Edwards argued Fox's pace and passing would fit Boston's style, even though he said he is not a big fan of Fox generally.
