Derrick White had to alter his summer vacation plans when he got an offer to join the U.S. Olympic team in the wake of Kawhi Leonard‘s injury, writes Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. Instead of traveling to Cabo San Lucas, White and his family are spending two weeks in Paris, but he won’t get to relax until he’s done trying to win a gold medal. “I just had to change plans … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: White, Brown, Harper Jr., Olympics
Contract Details: Mobley, Hauser, Reeves, Mamukelashvili
Evan Mobley‘s new maximum-salary extension with the Cavaliers features a 15% trade kicker and is fully guaranteed, with no player or team option on the fifth year, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). As Brian Windhorst previously reported, Mobley’s deal includes multiple levels of Rose Rule incentives and could end up starting at either 25%, 27.5%, or 30% of the … [Read more...] about Contract Details: Mobley, Hauser, Reeves, Mamukelashvili
Atlantic Notes: Tatum, Brown, Celtics, Mogbo, Raptors, Thibs
Speaking to Chris Mannix of SI.com about his relationship with longtime teammate Jaylen Brown, Celtics forward Jayson Tatum said he never wanted Brown traded, but admitted that he could have expressed that sentiment more vocally earlier in his career as trade rumors swirled around the 2016 lottery pick. “I’ve always told him that maybe I could have done a better job of voicing … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Tatum, Brown, Celtics, Mogbo, Raptors, Thibs
Northwest Notes: Trail Blazers, Mitchell, Topic, Nuggets
The Trail Blazers’ rebuilding process is happening at a fortunate time in light of the NBA’s new restrictive apron provisions, writes Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report. With so many young players on the roster, Portland doesn’t face the immediate decisions that other teams have to deal with, but it’s only a matter of time until its recent draft picks become eligible for … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Trail Blazers, Mitchell, Topic, Nuggets
Ten 2024 Draft Picks Have Yet To Sign NBA Contracts
Of the 58 players who were selected in last month’s draft, 48 have signed their first NBA contracts since the start of July. As our tracker shows, the breakdown is as follows: First-round picks signed using the rookie scale exception: 30 Second-round picks signed using the second-round pick exception: 13 Second-round picks signed to two-way contracts: 5 That leaves 10 players … [Read more...] about Ten 2024 Draft Picks Have Yet To Sign NBA Contracts
Atlantic Notes: Martin, Sixers, Embiid, Vezenkov, Celtics
In order to maximize their cap room, the Sixers renounced the rights to nearly all of their free agents, including a handful of players who hadn’t actually been on the roster for years, per Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter links). However, there was one notable exception: KJ Martin‘s cap hold remains on the team’s books. Martin’s cap hold is worth the veteran’s minimum of … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Martin, Sixers, Embiid, Vezenkov, Celtics
Sam Hauser Agrees To Four-Year Extension With Celtics
The Celtics have reached an agreement with Sam Hauser on a four-year, $45MM contract extension, agent Jason Glushon tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). It’s a significant raise for the 26-year-old forward, who will make a little more than $2MM for the upcoming season. Boston picked up its team option on Hauser’s contract in late June with the intention of signing … [Read more...] about Sam Hauser Agrees To Four-Year Extension With Celtics
Celtics Notes: Brissett, Hauser, Scrubb, Summer League
The Celtics find themselves with 14 players signed to their standard roster, with almost every player from their title run under contract for next year. Oshae Brissett is one of just two players from last year’s roster without a contract for the upcoming season, MassLive’s Brian Robb observes. “We have to be mindful of the last roster spot what our needs might be,” president of … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Brissett, Hauser, Scrubb, Summer League
Team USA Notes: Brown, White, Australia Game, AD, Kawhi
Appearing at the Las Vegas Summer League on Monday, Celtics wing Jaylen Brown was asked about his reaction to not making USA Basketball’s Olympic team, either as one of the initial 12 players or as a replacement for Kawhi Leonard. Brown made it clear that, despite his apparent frustration, he was proud of teammate Derrick White for taking Leonard’s spot. “I called Derrick right … [Read more...] about Team USA Notes: Brown, White, Australia Game, AD, Kawhi