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An NBA trade idea sending Austin Reaves from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Miami Heat has been created. NBA writer Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report created the following blockbuster trade idea: Utah Jazz get: Terry Rozier, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Dalton Knecht, a 2026 first-round pick from L.A., a...

The Chicago Bulls have offered Josh Giddey a four-year, $88 million contract, NBA sources told DallasHoopsJournal. Giddey wants a four-year, $120 million contract from the Bulls, sources said. Bobby Marks of ESPN was the first to report on Chicago's $88 million offer to Giddey. The Golden State Warriors are interested...

An NBA trade idea sending Lauri Markkanen from the Utah Jazz to the Los Angeles Lakers has been created. NBA writer Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea: Utah Jazz get: Terry Rozier, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Dalton Knecht, a 2026 first-round pick from L.A., a 2031...

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer spoke with NBA reporter Ramona Shelburne of ESPN about the Kawhi Leonard, Aspiration situation. Leonard allegedly received a no-work contract from Aspiration so that he could be paid more money without it counting against the NBA’s salary rules. Ballmer invested $50 million in the...

The Chicago Bulls have offered Josh Giddey a contract in the ballpark of $85 million to $90 million, according to NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Giddey is a restricted free agent. "Although they held firm on their offer of around $20 million per season, the Bulls have recently increased...

Ben Simmons no longer has an NBA agent. According to veteran NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Bernie Lee has dropped Simmons as a client. Lee is Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler's agent. https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1963657686739751085 Ben Simmons could retire from the NBA, according to Stefan Bondy of the...

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard's endorsement deal with "Aspiration" was actually worth $48 million, according to NBA reporter John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal. Leonard allegedly received a no-work contract from "Aspiration" so that he could be paid more money without it counting against the NBA’s salary rules. The...

In the wake of Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers being investigated by the NBA for circumventing the salary cap, one league exec told Lakers Daily that the Los Angeles Lakers "dodged a massive bullet" by not landing the future Hall of Famer in 2019. Leonard, who left the...

Cam Thomas is signing a one-year, $6 million qualifying offer to return to the Brooklyn Nets, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN. Thomas will become an unrestricted free agent next offseason. "Cam Thomas' representatives, Ron Shade and Alex Saratsis of Octagon, discussed several frameworks of deals with the...

Ben Simmons could retire from the NBA, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. The New York Knicks remain interested in Simmons, who played for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers last season. Simmons appeared in 33 games with the Nets in 2024-25 before getting bought out....