Having confirmed on Saturday that LeBron James would be open to accepting less than the maximum salary in certain scenarios, agent Rich Paul tells Dave McMenamin of ESPN that the idea would be for the Lakers to add an “impact player” using that extra flexibility. James Harden, Klay Thompson, and Jonas Valanciunas are a few of the “impact” players who might fit that criteria, … [Read more...] about FA Rumors: Lakers, LeBron, Harden, Klay, George, Magic, DeRozan, More
Bulls’ Torrey Craig Picking Up Option
Bulls forward Torrey Craig has exercised his $2.8MM player option for next season, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). Craig, 33, came to Chicago last summer, signing a two-year contract that paid him $2.5MM this season and included the option for 2024/25. The defensive specialist appeared in 53 games this year, making 14 starts and averaging 5.7 points, 4.1 … [Read more...] about Bulls’ Torrey Craig Picking Up Option
Patrick Williams Agrees To Five-Year Deal With Bulls
Free agent forward Patrick Williams will re-sign with the Bulls for $90MM over five years, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). The fifth season is a player option, tweets Jamal Collier of ESPN. Williams, 22, was expected to be a cornerstone of the franchise when Chicago selected him with the fourth pick in the 2020 draft. He hasn’t lived up to that … [Read more...] about Patrick Williams Agrees To Five-Year Deal With Bulls
QO Decisions: Jazz, Okeke, Pacers, Krejci, Celtics, More
The Jazz declined to issue qualifying offers to guard Kira Lewis or center Micah Potter ahead of Saturday’s deadline, reports Tony Jones of The Athletic (Twitter links). As a result, both players will be unrestricted free agents this summer rather than restricted. Lewis, the 13th overall pick in the 2020 draft, didn’t establish himself as a rotation player during … [Read more...] about QO Decisions: Jazz, Okeke, Pacers, Krejci, Celtics, More
Bulls To Sign Marcus Domask To Exhibit 10 Contract
Undrafted rookie free agent Marcus Domask is expected to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Bulls, according to a tweet from the Illinois men’s basketball team. A Wisconsin native, Domask played a “super-senior” year with the Illini in 2023/24 after spending his first four college seasons at Southern Illinois. In 2023/24, the 6’6″ wing started all 38 games he played, … [Read more...] about Bulls To Sign Marcus Domask To Exhibit 10 Contract