Hoops Rumors

Nearly four weeks after the NBA’s free agent period opened, Isaac Okoro is the only standard restricted free agent who remains unsigned. And with little cap room still available around the league and few teams seemingly inclined to use their full mid-level exception, the Cavaliers have “a ton of leverage” in their negotiations with the RFA forward, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com … [Read more...] about Latest On Cavaliers RFA Isaac Okoro

Before they signed future Hall of Famer Chris Paul to a one-year contract, the Spurs made several calls to teams around the NBA to inquire about the availability of younger point guards who have yet to enter their prime years, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. Darius Garland of the Cavaliers and Andrew Nembhard of the Pacers were among the players the Spurs called … [Read more...] about Spurs Inquired On Young Point Guards Before Signing CP3

The five-year, maximum-salary contract extension that Evan Mobley signed with the Cavaliers features multiple levels of Rose Rule incentives, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said during the last episode of The Hoop Collective podcast (YouTube link). According to Windhorst, Mobley’s deal will begin at 27% of the 2025/26 cap if he makes the All-NBA Third Team next season. If he makes the … [Read more...] about Contract Details: Mobley, K. Johnson, Bona, Matkovic

Evan Mobley has agreed to a five-year, maximum-salary rookie scale extension with the Cavaliers, agents Joe Smith and Thad Foucher of Wasserman Basketball tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). The deal includes $224MM in guaranteed money and contains Rose rule language that gives it the potential to be worth up to $269MM, Wojnarowski adds. The extension will begin with … [Read more...] about Cavaliers To Sign Evan Mobley To Five-Year Max Extension

Following up on a report from Marc J. Spears stating that Sacramento is a “dark horse” suitor to watch for DeMar DeRozan, Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald confirms (via Twitter) that the Kings and Bulls have had discussions about a possible sign-and-trade deal involving the free agent forward. The Spurs have also emerged as a possibility for DeRozan, Jackson adds. The … [Read more...] about Free Agent Rumors: DeRozan, Kings, Spurs, Morris, Bridges, Jones