JaVale McGee has agreed to sign with the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $20.1 million deal.

McGee spent last season with the Phoenix Suns.

McGee is represented by B.J. Armstrong. 

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns will sign a four-year, $214 million supermax extension.

The two sides will finalize the deal as soon as next week.

Booker was a First Team All-NBA player this season.

The Brooklyn Nets are prepared to hold firm on a return of Devin Booker if they trade Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns, sources tell Bleacher Report's Jake Fischer.

The Suns will likely hold the line on not including Booker in a package for Durant.

The early indications are that the Nets are not inclined to take a sign-and-trade of Deandre Ayton.

The Nets would have to trade Ben Simmons before acquiring Booker, or Bam Adebayo from the Miami Heat, due to the limit of only having one designed rookie-scale contract players on the roster acquired by trade.

The Suns have been widely expected to sign Booker to a supermax extension this offseason. 

Kevin Durant has listed the Phoenix Suns and the Miami Heat as his preferred trade destinations.

The Suns could put together a package of proven players and draft picks. Deandre Ayton could go the Nets in a sign-and-trade as part of a Durant package.

The Heat could similarly trade a young player like Tyler Herro along with draft pick compensation.

The Phoenix Suns are prepared to engage in sign-and-trade scenarios on Deandre Ayton when the offseason officially begins on the evening of June 30th. The Suns have reached the resolution that they don't value Ayton on a max contract.

"I think what Phoenix and Deandre Ayton would prefer is the Suns would get some assets from a team whether it's draft picks or players or cap space," said Adrian Wojnarowski. "And Deandre Ayton gets his max contract elsewhere. That can all start moving tomorrow at 6 PM Eastern. I think there's several landing spots for Deandre Ayton on a max contract and those conversations can commence.

"I thin it's more increasingly likely Deandre Ayton is elsewhere in the NBA on a sign-and-trade deal. We'll know more as that market starts developing tomorrow night."

Ayton is represented by Bill Duffy and Nima Namakian and was the first overall pick in the 2018 draft. 

We say it every summer, but this year’s NBA free agency has the potential to be one of the wildest in recent memory. Though Kyrie Irving’s decision to opt into the final year of his contract with the Brooklyn Nets — taking him off the board as the league’s most coveted free agent — there’s still a chance he could be on the move if GM Sean Marks wants to cut his losses. In typical NBA fashion, a trade could dictate how everything else plays out.

For instance, what happens if Jaylen Brown get dealt? Or Kevin  Durant?

There’s plenty of intrigue with this year’s free agency, which begins on Thursday, June 30, at 6 p.m. ET. We’ve already heard rumors of the first domino falling, with John Wall expected to be bought out by the Houston Rockets and then sign with the LA Clippers.

Sports betting apps see Wall’s addition — and the impending return of a healthy Kawhi Leonard — as big enough news to vault the Clippers near the top of the NBA title odds list. With Wall’s signing and the expectation that Irving stays, here’s where oddsmakers have pegged title favorites:

2023 NBA Title Odds

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Which NBA Free Agency Moves Could Move Odds

Though we don’t expect Irving, Kevin Durant or James Harden to be swapping uniforms on Thursday, there are some big names who should make headlines shortly after the clock strikes 6 p.m.

We expect that the Bulls (+2500 title odds) will retain Zach LaVine with a five-year maximum deal, but the Phoenix Suns (+1000) seem reluctant to pay former top pick Deandre Ayton. Jalen Brunson may have priced himself out of Dallas (+1400) with a strong postseason, while the Hornets (+10000) will need to decide what Miles Bridges is worth as they rebuild around LaMelo Ball.

In terms of what moves could swing title odds most, the Suns would likely see a dip if Ayton leaves — but one would expect GM James Jones to have a backup plan to replace his 17.2 points and 10.2 rebounds. Arizona sports betting apps might see a spike in activity, depending on how things play out.

It would sting for the Mavericks to lose Brunson after he played alongside Luka Doncic to get Dallas to the Western Conference Finals, but they also traded for Christian Wood and drafted Jaden Hardy a week ago. They aren’t going anywhere as long as No. 77 is upright.

The Warriors are the defending champs and seem intent on running it back. Both Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II are expected to re-sign with Golden State when free agency begins, meaning Steve Kerr’s group will return seven of its top eight rotation players from last year’s title squad.

Other contenders could make giant splashes that we’re not sure exist right now, but it’ll be tough for any group to surpass the Warriors as title favorites.

Spurs-Hawks Swap could Shake Up East

More trade rumors abound as we near the start of free agency, and the latest involves one of the top young guards in the league. Dejounte Murray could be heading to Atlanta, where he’d form an intriguing — and stellar — backcourt duo with Trae Young.

The Hawks (+6600) struggled last season, but adding Murray, who finished second in the Most Improved Players voting behind Ja Morant, would give them the potential to earn a top-4 seed in the East. The Spurs feel content to rebuild, and it could be the Hawks who wind up as big winners because of it.

Stick a Fork In the Lakers?

The Lakers are just +1400 to win next year’s NBA title, an almost unthinkable set of odds considering they’ll once again be led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis. But last year’s injury-riddled, Russ Westbrook-tanking season didn’t leave oddsmakers any choice. T

here was a thought that Irving would sign for the Mid-Level Exception in LA, but that’s no longer an option. Instead, the Lakers will need to get creative to fill some serious holes — and decide what to do with Westbrook — without much cap flexibility.

Rob Pelinka has built a title roster before, but this might be asking a lot.

The Phoenix Suns have tendered a $16.4 million qualifying offer to Deandre Ayton. This makes Ayton a restricted free agent on July 1.

Ayton is now eligible to sign an offer sheet with another NBA team. Phoenix would then have 48 hours to match that offer sheet or to let Ayton leave.

The Suns can also re-sign Ayton to a new deal themselves. It's also possible that Phoenix could work out a sign-and-trade of Ayton to a new team vs going through the offer sheet process in restricted free agency.

The Phoenix Suns could be heading to a parting with Deandre Ayton this offseason during his restricted free agency. The Suns did not extend Ayton before the start of the 21-22 season and they appear comfortable letting him leave the franchise provided they can recoup value for him

"I think they're very motivated to find a sign-and-trade," said Adrian Wojnarowski. "Get some assets back for him. They do not value Deandre Ayton at a max contract."

The Suns appear to believe Ayton is a replaceable component of their system, which has also seen the likes of JaVale McGee and Bismack Biyombo thrive at the center position.

Ayton was the No. 1 pick in 2018 and had a breakout 20-21 season.

The Detroit Pistons now have $43 million in cap space entering the offseason following their trade of Jerami Grant and are "heavily expected" to pursue Deandre Ayton.

While the Phoenix Suns aren't necessarily determined to retain Deandre Ayton, they are widely expected to not let him leave without compensation, which could lead to a sign-and-trade.

Ayton and the Suns were unable to agree to terms on an extension before the start of the 21-22 season and the relationship is believed to have deteriorated from there. 

Ayton would give the Pistons a pair of young former No. 1s in Cade Cunningham as well.

Nic Batum declined his $3.3 million player option with the Los Angeles Clippers to become a free agent.

While Batum is widely expected to re-sign with the Clippers on a two-year deal, the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz will have strong interest in signing him.

Batum has played a key role with the Clippers since joining the team before the 20-21 season.