Despite the fact that the Bucks used their room exception to complete the signing, guard Kevin Porter Jr. received the exact value of the bi-annual exception on his new two-year deal, Hoops Rumors has confirmed. The first year is worth $5,134,000, with a second-year player option worth $5,390,700. The move leaves roughly $3.65MM on Milwaukee’s room exception. A player who … [Read more...] about Contract Details: KPJ, J. Smith, Wiseman, Schröder, Stevens
Groups Set For 2025 NBA Cup
The NBA has officially announced the six groups of five teams apiece for the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup, also known as the in-season tournament (Twitter link). In order to set the groups, the league splits the Western and Eastern Conferences into five three-team tiers based on last season’s regular season standings, with one club from each tier randomly drawn into each of the … [Read more...] about Groups Set For 2025 NBA Cup
Sixers Sign Dominick Barlow To Two-Way Deal, Waive Alex Reese
3:12 pm: The Sixers have officially signed Barlow and waived Reese, the team confirmed in a press release. 12:43 pm: The Sixers are waiving two-way forward Alex Reese, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. That will make room for Dominick Barlow, as the Sixers are adding him on a two-way deal, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. Barlow, 22, has 96 games of NBA experience. He made a … [Read more...] about Sixers Sign Dominick Barlow To Two-Way Deal, Waive Alex Reese
Atlantic Notes: Rick Brunson, Celtics Offseason Moves, Edgecombe, Edwards
Rick Brunson, Jalen Brunson‘s father, will remain on the Knicks staff but he’ll have a reduced role under new coach Mike Brown, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post reports. Brunson has been on the staff of 2022, the same year that Jalen Brunson joined the Knicks as a free agent. He was Tom Thibodeau’s top assistant last season but Brown will hire his own associate head coach. … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Rick Brunson, Celtics Offseason Moves, Edgecombe, Edwards
Free Agency Notes: Yabusele, Knicks, Kings, Beasley, Turner
Guerschon Yabusele‘s two-year deal with the Knicks won’t use the full taxpayer mid-level exception, according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (Twitter link). Yabusele’s slight discount will give New York the ability to fill out its 13th and 14th roster spots with one veteran-minimum contract and one rookie-minimum contract for one of the team’s (current or past) … [Read more...] about Free Agency Notes: Yabusele, Knicks, Kings, Beasley, Turner