Paul Millsap remains one of the most prominent free agents on the market and has received interest from a number of teams.
The Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Clippers are all interested in Millsap.
Millsap spent the past four seasons with the Denver Nuggets and is coming off a one-year, $10 million deal.
The Los Angeles Lakers could emerge with interest in DeAndre Jordan should he agree to a buyout with the Brooklyn Nets, a source tells Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report. Jordan's minutes declined with the Nets as the 20-21 season progressed and a buyout could save the team on its luxury tax bill.
Jordan signed a four-year, $40 million deal with the Nets during the 2019 offseason.
Jordan spent 10 seasons playing for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Shams Charania and Alex Schiffer of The Athletic also reported on Monday that Jordan is increasingly unlikely to remain with the Nets moving forward but no decision has been reached.
DeAndre Jordan is entering Year 3 of a four-year, $40 million contract he signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019, but The Athletic does not expect him to remain with the team when the 21-22 season starts.
"From what I’ve been hearing, I would be surprised if Jordan is a Net by the time the team heads to San Diego for training camp," writes Alex Schiffer. "He’s already been shopped throughout the draft and offseason and you can start to read the writing on the wall. Now, assuming he’s gone, I’m curious about the exit route. Is it a trade, when there has already been a lack of a market for him and the Nets lack draft capital and young talent to part with for a significant return? Buyout? Waived? Regardless, I do not expect him back."
Blake Griffin is expected to start at center alongside Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Joe Harris.
James Harden is parting ways with Jason Ranne and Chafie Fields of Wasserman as his representation.
Harden hired Wasserman to help facilitate his trade from the Houston Rockets last offseason and was previously represented by Brandon Rosenthal of Landmark.
Harden will now be represented by his longtime friend Lorenzo McCloud, along with the NBPA.
Harden is widely expected to sign an extension with the Brooklyn Nets this offseason.
Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux), Jared Weiss of The Athletic (@JaredWeissNBA) and Jared Dubin (@JADubin5) in-depth on the NBA’s Atlantic Division.
They discuss how the 76ers, Celtics, Nets, Raptors and Knicks fared in the off-season and predict the season to come, including projected finish, breakout players and rookies they are most excited to see.
The Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets are both rumored to be interested in signing Paul Millsap. The veteran big man is an unrestricted free agent after playing the last four seasons with the Denver Nuggets.
Millsap joined Denver in 2017 after four seasons with the Atlanta Hawks. Millsap was an All-Star for all four years with the Hawks.
In 2020-21, Millsap averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 in 56 games (36 starts) with the Nuggets. Millsap has indicated he intents to play a 16th NBA season and would like to land with a Finals contender.
Kevin Durant announced a partnership and sponsorship deal with cannabis marketplace Weedmaps.
Durant has been an advocate for the benefits of marijuana in the past and has invested in cannabis-related businesses.
"I think it's far past time to address the stigmas around cannabis that still exist in the sports world as well as globally," Durant told ESPN. "This partnership is going to help us continue to normalize those conversations, as well as create content, events, and a lot more through our Boardroom media network. This is just the beginning for us."
Weedmaps doesn't directly sell marijuana but is an e-commerce platform that guides users to dispensaries.
The last NBA player to be suspended for using marijuana was Thabo Sefolosha in 2018.
In a taped conversation with Draymond Green, Kevin Durant shed some light on his departure from the Golden State Warriors for the Brooklyn Nets. Green asked Durant, for his own personal sanity, if their argument during a game against the LA Clippers in 2018 drove Durant to leave the Warriors.
Durant answered: "It wasn't the argument. It was the way everybody, Steve Kerr, (Warriors head coach) acted like it didn't happen. Bob Myers (Warriors General Manager) then tried to just discipline you and think that that would put the mask over everything."
Durant went on to explain that he thought it was the first time Golden State had gone through something like that. He also said he would have preferred that the players deal with it and then go about finishing their task of trying to win a championship. Durant stated that after the incident, he felt like everything around the Warriors felt weird.
Green said when the Warriors told him that he would need to apologize to Durant, that he was going to talk to Durant, but that he would keep it between the two of them. Green related that the next day, team officials asked him if he was ready to apologize and he told them that they were going to cause issues for the team. When the Warriors chose to suspend Green, he laughed and said he knew then that the team would have issues. Green then agreed with Durant that things weren't the same after the way the aftermath of the argument was handled.
Green was ultimately suspended without pay for one game. Durant left the Warriors for the Nets that offseason.
The NBA will open their landmark 75th season on Tuesday, October 19. The opening night doubleheader will see the Milwaukee Bucks raise a banner and get their championship rings in front of the home fans:
Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks - 7:30 PM ET on TNT
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers - 10:00 PM ET on TNT
The schedule NBA's annual Christmas Day extravaganza has been set. As per usual, there are five games scheduled on December 25:
Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks - 12:00 PM ET on ESPN
Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks - 2:30 PM ET on ABC
Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns - 5:00 PM ET on ABC
Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers - 8:00 PM ET on ABC/ESPN
Dallas Mavericks at Utah Jazz - 10:30 PM ET on ESPN
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