Hoops Rumors

Raptors All-Star forward Pascal Siakam is still a potential trade candidate for Toronto, but the club is reportedly taking its time in fielding potential offers, writes Doug Smith of The Star. Smith writes that the Raptors also do not feel a particular obligation to move their well-compensated veteran star, who at present appears happy to remain with the only NBA team he’s ever … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Siakam, Wieskamp, Anunoby, Harden, Walsh

A fifth-year player option and a trade kicker could be among the contract details being haggled over as the Celtics and Jaylen Brown continue to negotiate a potential super-max extension, according to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe and Brian Robb of MassLive.com. Given that Brown has been the subject of frequent trade speculation in recent years and might be the odd man … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: J. Brown, Jefferson, G. Williams, Banton, Madar

Patrick Beverley played with James Harden in Houston for five seasons from 2012-17 and is hoping to get the opportunity to reunite with his old backcourt mate in Philadelphia. Acknowledging that the decision on how to handle Harden’s trade request is “above my pay grade,” Beverley said during his introductory press conference on Monday that he’d love it if Harden is still with … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Beverley, Harden, J. Brown, Duke, Knicks

The Celtics were among the teams that attended John Wall‘s private workout Sunday in Las Vegas, tweets Kelly Iko of The Athletic. However, Brian Robb of MassLive doesn’t see Wall as a good fit in light of the team’s recent moves. Boston signed free agent point guard Dalano Banton this summer and already has Derrick White, Malcolm Brogdon and Payton Pritchard on the roster. The … [Read more...] about Celtics Attend John Wall’s Workout

The Celtics have signed guard JD Davison to a two-way contract, according to a team press release. Davison was chosen in the second round of the 2022 draft (No. 53 overall). He was on a two-way deal last season and appeared in 12 games during his rookie campaign, averaging 1.6 points and 0.9 assists in 5.5 minutes. Boston extended a qualifying offer to Davison last month, … [Read more...] about Celtics Sign Davison To Two-Way Deal

The NBA has announced the five-team groups that will used for the league’s first-ever in-season tournament, writes Tim Bontemps of ESPN. The unveiling took place Saturday during a special episode of ESPN’s “NBA Today” held at “NBA Con” in Las Vegas. The groups were determined in a draw similar to what is used in soccer’s World Cup. There are six groups — three each from the … [Read more...] about NBA Reveals Dates, Groups For In-Season Tournament

Jakob Poeltl‘s four-year contract with the Raptors has a flat base value of $19.5MM per year, for a total of $78MM, tweets Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca. There are $500K in annual incentives currently considered unlikely to be earned — if Poeltl maxes out those bonuses, it’ll be worth $80MM. As previously reported, the fourth year is a player option. Murphy adds that Jalen … [Read more...] about Contract Details: Poeltl, Strus, Love, Robinson, Walsh, R. Lopez

4:42pm: The deal is official, according to a press release issued by the Celtics. 3:44pm: The Celtics have reached an agreement on a four-year contract with second-round pick Jordan Walsh, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Walsh’s four-year deal will be worth $7.6MM, league sources tell Scotto. Boston made a series of trades on draft nights, moving down … [Read more...] about Celtics Sign Jordan Walsh To Four-Year Deal

There has been more buzz in recent days about restricted free agents Grant Williams and Matisse Thybulle – who reportedly intends to sign an offer sheet with Dallas – than Hornets RFA P.J. Washington, Marc Stein writes in his latest Substack article. As Stein explains, there are a couple reasons for that. For one, the Hornets are in a better position to a match a rival offer … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: RFAs, Washington, Mavs, Bol, JVG, Bojan