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DHJ Quick Take: Warriors Prioritizing LeBron James Pursuit as Free Agency Nears The Golden State Warriors are prioritizing their pursuit of LeBron James as free agency approaches, with league sources believing a deal would fall in the mid-level exception range. What are the Warriors prioritizing? Their pursuit of LeBron James...

DHJ Quick Take: Warriors Believed to Prefer LeBron James Without Anthony Davis There is a belief among league sources that the Golden State Warriors would prefer to land LeBron James in free agency without Anthony Davis, with skepticism that they largely view a Davis trade as a means to add...

DHJ Quick Take: Rockets Eye Marcus Smart for Ime Udoka Reunion The Houston Rockets are favorites to sign free agent guard Marcus Smart and are pursuing a deal in the three-year, $21 million range, sources told Dallas Hoops Journal. The move would reunite the Flower Mound native with head coach...

DHJ Quick Take: Gary Trent Jr. Building Momentum Toward Bucks Return Gary Trent Jr. has momentum on a multi-year deal to return to the Milwaukee Bucks, a league source told Dallas Hoops Journal, days after he declined his player option and hit free agency. Where do Gary Trent Jr.'s talks...

DHJ Quick Take: Lakers Eye Sandro Mamukelashvili in Free Agency The Los Angeles Lakers have shown significant interest in free agent big man Sandro Mamukelashvili as they look to upgrade the frontcourt around Luka Dončić. The Georgian stretch five hit the open market after declining his player option in Toronto....

DHJ Quick Take: Tim Hardaway Jr. on Miami Heat's Free Agency Radar Tim Hardaway Jr. is among the free agents the Miami Heat are monitoring as the market opens Tuesday, per Dallas Hoops Journal sourcing. The veteran shooter fits Miami's stated need for perimeter scoring around a Giannis Antetokounmpo-led core....

DHJ Quick Take: Chicago Bulls a Team to Watch for Norman Powell Dallas Hoops Journal is told the Chicago Bulls are a team to watch for Norman Powell if he leaves the Miami Heat, while the Heat could shed salary to stay competitive in re-signing him. Why are the Bulls...

DHJ Quick Take: Mavericks Extend Qualifying Offer to Moussa Cissé The Dallas Mavericks are extending a qualifying offer to Moussa Cissé, making the center a restricted free agent. The move gives Dallas the right to match any contract he signs while keeping a productive young big in the frontcourt picture....

DHJ Quick Take: Mitchell Robinson's Knicks Tenure Nears an End Stefan Bondy reported that Mitchell Robinson is unlikely to re-sign with New York, with owner James Dolan unwilling to push payroll into the second apron. The unrestricted free agent is the franchise's longest-tenured player. What did Stefan Bondy report? That...

DHJ Quick Take: Luka Dončić Tells the Lakers What He Needs This Offseason Dončić wants shooting and an athletic, shot-blocking center around him, echoing the formula that fueled his best years in Dallas. What did Dončić say? He told a Spanish outlet he needs shooters and a center who can...