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Phoenix signed guard/forward Jordan Schakel to an Exhibit 10 deal on Wednesday, then waived him Thursday, according to RealGM and NBA.com's transaction logs.
Phoenix is signing free agent center Duop Reath, Shams Charania reports for ESPN, though Suns insider Duane Rankin reports the deal is actually a non-guaranteed training camp contract rather than a guaranteed minimum, meaning Reath's roster spot is not assured.
A hypothetical four-team trade would send Miles McBride from New York to Charlotte, with Moussa Diabate coming back to the Knicks. The proposal also routes Miles Bridges and a protected 2027 first-round pick to the Clippers, while Phoenix would land Gradey Dick and Isaiah Jackson.
Lakers insider Jovan Buha said on The Third Apron podcast that Marcus Smart appeared ready to leave Los Angeles even before free agency opened.
+4A hypothetical three-team trade would send Devin Booker and Kevin Porter Jr. to Golden State while Phoenix gets Jimmy Butler, Yaxel Lendeborg and three unprotected first-round picks plus two swaps, with Milwaukee receiving Koa Peat, Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro.
+3Golden State's offseason wrap includes Draymond Green re-signing for one year at $27.7M with a trade kicker, Al Horford agreeing to two years and $13.99M, and De'Anthony Melton returning on a two-year, $12.4M deal. Gary Payton II, Georges Niang, Charles Bassey and several others signed minimum-salary deals.
Executives around the league say Houston would only fetch a first-round pick for Kevin Durant now, far less than Phoenix got a year ago. An anonymous executive said Durant's off-court baggage complicates any deal despite his scoring.
A trade idea built on the FanSpo simulator would send Devin Booker to the Celtics in exchange for Paul George heading to Phoenix. The tool projects roughly a five-win swing in Boston's favor, pairing Booker with Jayson Tatum but weakening the defense George currently provides.
A hypothetical trade would send Jalen Green from Phoenix to Detroit, pairing him with Cade Cunningham. Phoenix would get Duncan Robinson, Ronald Holland II and a 2028 first-round pick in return.
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.
