April 2018 Basketball Wiretap

Doug McDermott Agrees Upon Three-Year, $22M Deal With Pacers

Jun 30, 2018 11:59 PM

The Indiana Pacers have agreed upon a three-year, $22 million deal with Doug McDermott.

The Dallas Mavericks rescinded their qualifying offer to McDermott to allow him to become an unrestricted free agent.

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Tags: Doug McDermott, Indiana Pacers, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Nikola Jokic, Nuggets Agree To Five-Year, $146.5M Deal

Jun 30, 2018 11:52 PM

Nikola Jokic has agreed to a five-year, $146.5 million deal with the Denver Nuggets.

The Nuggets declined their team option on Jokic to allow him to become a restricted free agent.

Jokic was widely expected to re-sign with the Nuggets.

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Rudy Gay Agrees Upon One-Year, $10M Deal With Spurs

Jun 30, 2018 11:49 PM

The San Antonio Spurs and Rudy Gay have agreed upon a one-year, $10 million deal.

Gay initially signed with the Spurs in the 2017 offseason.

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Paul George Agrees Upon Four-Year, $137M Deal With Thunder

Jul 1, 2018 3:36 PM

Paul George has committed to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder on a four-year, $137 million deal. George will have a player option in Year 4. 

The new Collective Bargaining Agreement allows George to extend after the second anniversary of the deal, so George can sign a five-year max in 2020 that essentially makes this deal a seven-year, $290 million contract based on future cap projections.

The Thunder acquired George from the Indiana Pacers last June 30th in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis.

The Los Angeles Lakers were linked with George for over a year, but he re-signed with the Thunder without even meeting with his hometown franchise.

"It lines him up with Russell Westbrook," said Adrian Wojnarowski.

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Tags: Paul George, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Paul George Expected To Immediately Re-Sign With Thunder

Jun 30, 2018 11:43 PM

Paul George is expected to agree to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

George was connected to the Los Angeles Lakers for more than a year, but it appears as though he will commit to the Thunder without even taking a meeting with his hometown team.

The Thunder are holding a party at the house of Russell Westbrook on the eve of free agency opening.

"This is a friendship decision to stay in OKC as much as anything," one rival executive said about the friendship between George and Westbrook.

Marc Stein/New York Times

Tags: Paul George, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Will Barton, Nuggets To Agree Upon Four-Year, $54M Deal

Jun 30, 2018 11:37 PM

Will Barton and the Denver Nuggets are expected to agree upon a four-year, $54 million deal at the start of free agency. The deal will contain a player option in Year 4.

Barton signed a three-year, $10.6 million deal with the Nuggets.

Barton averaged 15.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 33.1 minutes per game last season with the Nuggets.

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Lakers Interested In DeMarcus Cousins On Short-Term Contract

Jun 30, 2018 10:48 PM

The Los Angeles Lakers have interest in signing DeMarcus Cousins on a short-term contract, according to sources.

The Lakers are now expected to not be successful in signing Paul George with momentum for him to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Cousins is rehabbing a torn Achilles.

LeBron James is known to be a long-time admirer of Cousins.

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Tags: DeMarcus Cousins, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Pelicans, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Kevin Durant Agrees To One-Plus-One, $61.5M Contract With Warriors

Jul 1, 2018 1:07 AM

Kevin Durant has agreed to sign a two-year, $61.5 million max contract with the Golden State Warriors.

Durant will have a player option in Year 2 of the deal.

Durant will make $30 million in Year 1 and $31.5 million in Year 2.

Durant will likely become a free agent in 2019 and sign a multi-year deal starting around $38 million.

Marc Stein/New York Times

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Russell Westbrook Hosting Party In OKC With Paul George In Attendance

Jun 30, 2018 7:24 PM

Russell Westbrook is hosting a private party on Saturday evening in Oklahoma City at the start of free agency with Paul George attending.

Nas reportedly will perform at the party.

The invitation says, "The FOMO will be real." Invited guests were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

George can sign a new contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder on July 1st.

George is also strongly considering the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers.

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Tyler Ulis Waived By Suns

Jun 30, 2018 5:06 PM

The Phoenix Suns have waived Tyler Ulis as they work to maximize their salary cap space.

Ulis averaged 7.8 points and 4.4 assists over two seasons with the Suns.

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Lakers Waive Thomas Bryant

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Wolves Waive Cole Aldrich

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LeBron James Arrives In Los Angeles On Eve Of Free Agency

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Kevin Durant Likely To Take One-Plus-One Deal With Warriors Worth Less In 18-19

Anthony Slater/The Athletic

Warriors Insist They're Not Interested In Dwight Howard

Marc Stein/New York Times

LeBron James Won't Meet In-Person With Cavs At Start Of Free Agency

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Hawks Waive Isaiah Taylor

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Mavericks Decline $5M Team Option On Dirk Nowitzki

Tim MacMahon/ESPN

Warriors Will Pursue DeAndre Jordan

Marc Stein/New York Times

DeAndre Jordan Opts Out Of $24.1M Contract, Will Become Free Agent

Broderick Turner/Los Angeles Times

Joffrey Lauvergne Declines $1.6M Player Option With Spurs, Will Sign With Fenerbahce

Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

Lakers Have 'Inside Track' To Signing LeBron James

Brian Windhorst/ESPN

Cavaliers Operating Under 'Paralysis' Waiting For Decision From LeBron James

Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

DeAndre Jordan Continues To Deliberate Option Decision

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Pacers Guaranteeing $10.5M Contract Of Bojan Bogdanovic

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Garrett Temple Exercises $8M Player Option With Kings

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LeBron James Declines $35.6M Option, Will Enter Free Agency

Joe Vardon/Cleveland Plain Dealer

Rockets Exercise $1.4M Team Option On Aaron Jackson

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Nets Won't Tender Qualifying Offer To Nik Stauskas

Michael Scotto/The Athletic

Enes Kanter Exercises $18.6M Player Option With Knicks

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