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Johni Broome has signed with Milwaukee less than two weeks after the Clippers waived him, the team announced. The 2025 second-round pick appeared in just 11 games for Philadelphia as a rookie before being dealt to Los Angeles in a cost-cutting move and cut loose.
Quentin Grimes signed a four-year, $60 million deal with the Lakers this offseason, his first chance to pick his own team after stops in New York, Detroit, Dallas and Philadelphia.
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.
Julian Champagnie signed a three-year, $45M extension with San Antonio in late June after taking Harrison Barnes' starting spot last season.
Cameron Payne has signed a one-year deal with Anadolu Efes in Turkey, according to Sportando. The 32-year-old guard worked out for Sacramento in August but couldn't land another NBA contract.
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.
Tacko Fall's push for Philadelphia's open two-way spot hit a snag after an MRI found a left hip strain, with a re-evaluation set for two weeks, according to Kyle Neubeck of PHLY. Fall left practice early during the second day of camp in Camden, and coach Nick Nurse called it simply a 'hip thing.'
Cason Wallace could command roughly $100M over four years as OKC's next extension priority, following the trades of Luguentz Dort, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins. Karl-Anthony Towns remains eligible for a four-year, $276M extension with the Knicks, but reporting suggests no deal gets done before this season.
Cleveland president Koby Altman said missing out on LeBron James, who signed with Philadelphia, didn't stop what he called a productive offseason.
