The Warriors are considered the heavy favorite to sign veteran big man Al Horford if he doesn’t retire. However, ESPN’s Marc J. Spears reports that a couple of Eastern Conference teams are interested in his services (hat tip to Brian Robb of Masslive.com). The Bucks and Hawks, along with the Lakers, have looked into signing the Celtics free agent. Atlanta could hold some … [Read more...] about Bucks, Hawks Interested In Horford?
Contract Details: A. Jackson, K. Jones, Small, Sanders, Bagley
The Bucks originally had a July 7 deadline to decide whether or not they wanted to guarantee Andre Jackson‘s full $2.22MM salary for the 2025/26 season, but reporting on Monday indicated that the team had awarded the guard a partial guarantee on that figure as part of an agreement to move back his full salary guarantee date. According to Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link), … [Read more...] about Contract Details: A. Jackson, K. Jones, Small, Sanders, Bagley
Cap Observations: Mutual Options, DFS, Incentives, Nuggets, BAE
After NBA teams spent the week officially finalizing many of the trades and free agent signings they'd agreed to during the July moratorium (or earlier), we're starting to get a clearer sense of trends emerging among the contracts signed in 2025/26, as well as a better idea of how teams are managing their cap exceptions and apron-related restrictions. With that in mind, we're … [Read more...] about Cap Observations: Mutual Options, DFS, Incentives, Nuggets, BAE
Los Angeles Notes: C. Christie, Brown, LeBron, Bronny
Second-year Clippers guard Cam Christie is getting some Summer League reps for the second straight year. The 6’5″ swingman out of Minnesota played sparingly during his 2024/25 rookie season, appearing in just 13 games. He recently outlined how he wants to grow in ’25/26, per Law Murray of The Athletic (Twitter video link). “Really just defensive intensity and shooting,” … [Read more...] about Los Angeles Notes: C. Christie, Brown, LeBron, Bronny
Stein/Fischer’s Latest: Warriors, Horford, Melton, CP3, Beal, Knicks
While the Warriors are one of the only teams in the NBA that have yet to reach a contract agreement with a free agent this offseason, they’re viewed by numerous rival clubs as the “overwhelming favorite” to land Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton, according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). Golden State already has over $170MM in guaranteed money … [Read more...] about Stein/Fischer’s Latest: Warriors, Horford, Melton, CP3, Beal, Knicks