With the start of most NBA training camps just 11 days away (and even sooner than that for the Celtics and Nuggets), the 2024 offseason is nearing its end. Before we put a bow on the summer of 2024, we have one more installment of our "Offseason Observations" to share today, following up on similar articles published in July and August. Here are some of the under-the-radar cap- … [Read more...] about Offseason Observations: Exhibit 10 Terms, Okoro, Current FAs, Stretch Provision
And-Ones: Fitts, Gilyard, NBA Schedule, Flagg, Swarm Staff
In an NBA G League swap, the Memphis Hustle acquired a 2025 first-round pick and the returning player rights to forward Malik Fitts from the Cleveland Charge, the Grizzlies’ G League team tweets. The Charge, the Cavaliers’ affiliate, received the returning player rights to guard Jacob Gilyard. Fitts has appeared in 18 NBA games, most recently in eight contests with Boston … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Fitts, Gilyard, NBA Schedule, Flagg, Swarm Staff
Checking In On Early 2024/25 Roster Battles
Each year, a handful of teams prefer to bring in players to battle it out for the last remaining spots on a given roster. Let’s take a look at a few training camp battles that are already brewing ahead of October. Chicago Bulls The Bulls have been busy in recent weeks, filling out their training camp roster with proven talent. The Bulls have 15 players on standard contracts, … [Read more...] about Checking In On Early 2024/25 Roster Battles
Cavaliers, Isaac Okoro Agree To Three-Year Contract
The Cavaliers are re-signing restricted free agent Isaac Okoro to a three-year, $38MM contract, agents Michael Tellem, Jeff Schwartz and Marcus Monk tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Okoro, 23, came in at No. 20 on our list of 2024’s top 50 free agents, making him the top remaining player who had yet to sign a new deal. It took more than two months, but the NBA’s lone restricted … [Read more...] about Cavaliers, Isaac Okoro Agree To Three-Year Contract
Southeast Notes: Hawks, Hornets, Friedman, Wade
After two years in Atlanta, Dejounte Murray was traded to New Orleans in July, leaving an open backcourt spot in the Hawks‘ projected starting lineup next to star point guard Trae Young. Who will fill that opening? Lauren Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription required) considers the options, suggesting that as many as five players could be in the mix for … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Hawks, Hornets, Friedman, Wade