The Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers have discussed the framework of a trade centered on Pascal Siakam for CJ McCollum, but those talks have not gained any meaningful traction.

With the Raptors selecting Scottie Barnes at No. 4 in the draft, rival executives believe Siakam will become more available in a trade.

Siakam signed a four-year, $130 million contract extension with the Raptors in 2019. Siakam cannot become a free agent until 2024.

McCollum signed a three-year, $100 million extension with the Blazers in 2019 and also cannot become a free agent until 2024.

The Golden State Warriors have added three potentially high end talents over the past two drafts in James Wiseman, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody, but most are skeptical whether the team can afford to be patient during their title window with Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson. Curry is 33 while Green and Thompson are each 31.

Joe Lacob, however, believes the Warriors have enough to win in the present while preserving the future and their desire to make a major trade has been overblown.

“Honestly, this is sort of my dream,” Lacob said. “And I know this isn’t popular with a lot of people. They think we ought to go get the next star. We already have the stars. And we have a payroll that’s — and I’ve said this when I was interviewed before, but nobody listened. It’s very unlikely, I’ve said that we’re not going to trade for anybody that people are expecting. Very unlikely. It’s not impossible. But if it was going to be somebody, it was going to be somebody really great. It was going to be a big trade. It’s unlikely.”

The Warriors rejected the overtures of the Philadelphia 76ers on trading Ben Simmons for virtually every asset they had outside their three future Hall of Famers. Bradley Beal hasn't requested a trade and the Warriors may not be prepared to offer what it would take to be the best offer due to how much they value their own young players.

“So the more likely path — and the path that I think, as an owner, I feel most comfortable with, quite frankly — is to bridge the gap to the future,” Lacob said. “We’ve got three or four contracts and big players that are still in their early 30s, still have quite a bit of time to go, especially in this day and age. If we can kind of have a Wiseman and a Kuminga and a Moody and a Poole (help in the meantime). They don’t have to be awesome next year. With a great investment in our player development staff, we just want them to show great potential.”

Lacob believes the Warriors have enough to compete for a title as currently constructed. 

“If we can’t, then you should look at Joe Lacob and Bob Myers and Steph Curry and Klay Thompson and Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins and say you weren’t good enough,” Lacob said. “You’re paying all that money you weren’t good enough. They need to be good enough and they should be. They’ve won before. They’re a little older, but they’re still really good. Klay will be back. That’s the key. I think we’ll be good enough. Yes.

“Now, we add a few veterans. We’re going to do that (in free agency). You’ll see in the next few days. Then we now have some incredible potential that we can bridge to the future. When you can do both those things at once, it’s magic. Who does that? The Lakers didn’t make the playoffs for six straight years. I don’t want to be the Lakers, I don’t want to be six years out. It’s too important to me. I don’t want to sit and be a losing team. I think we’re going to be good and hopefully great every year.”

The Chicago Bulls and Lonzo Ball have mutual interest on an offer sheet worth $80 million over four years.

With the New Orleans Pelicans extending an offer sheet to Ball, they would have the opportunity to match the offer sheet.

Ball is coming off his second season with the Pelicans and improved his perimeter shooting and his return to the team has been endorsed by both Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. 

The Boston Celtics have also been mentioned as another team with interest in signing Ball.

Tommy Sheppard began draft day discussing trades that would have built around a pairing of Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal with the Washington Wizards, but a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers quickly materialized in the hours leading to the start of the draft.

The Lakers were close to the finish line on a trade of Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to the Sacramento Kings for Buddy Hield. The parties and players involved in the trade were surprised to see it fall apart with the Lakers pivoting to the Westbrook trade.

Westbrook reportedly expressed a preference to be traded from the Wizards this offseason with the Lakers as his chosen destination. 

As for Hield eventually going to the Lakers, neither the Wizards or Kings have interest in a sign-and-trade for Dennis Schroder. 

The Washington Wizards could move quickly to acquire Spencer Dinwiddie from the Brooklyn Nets in a sign-and-trade, sources tell Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report.

The deal could be folded into Washington's trade with the Los Angeles Lakers involving Russell Westbrook with Kyle Kuzma or Montrezl Harrell going to the Nets.

Brooklyn also continues to unload the salary of DeAndre Jordan.

The Boston Celtics have acquired Josh Richardson from the Dallas Mavericks for Moses Brown. Boston used a traded player exception to absorb the contract of Richardson. 

Richardson averaged 12.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 30.3 minutes in 59 games (56 starts) while shooting 91.7% (99-108 FT) from the foul line. 

Boston acquired Brown as part of the Kemba Walker and Al Horford trade. Brown averaged 8.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 0.7 steals, 1.1 blocks and 21.4 minutes in 43 games (32 starts) with the Thunder last season.

The Boston Celtics have agreed to acquire Josh Richardson from the Dallas Mavericks using their $11 million trade exception.

Richardson is exercising his $11.6 million player option for the 21-22 season for the deal.

The trade will be finalized on Saturday as Richardson's salary jumps when the league season rolls over and the TPE would no longer be sufficient to accommodate his contract.

Dallas acquired Richardson from the Philadelphia 76ers last offseason for Seth Curry. The Mavericks could have up to $33 million in cap space following the move.

The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Tristan Thompson to the Sacramento Kings as part of a three-way trade with the Atlanta Hawks. Wright will be routed to the Hawks, while Boston will acquire Kris Dunn.

The move gives the Celtics some luxury tax flexibility as they attempt to re-sign Evan Fournier.

Thompson signed a two-year, $19 million contract with the Celtics last offseason. Thompson gives Sacramento insurance at center heading into the free agency of Richaun Holmes. 

Dunn signed a two-year, $10 million deal with the Hawks last offseason as well, but was largely limited due to ankle and back injuries. 

The Philadelphia 76ers continue to seek Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Ben Simmons and are not prepared to settle for CJ McCollum.

There were suggestions this week that the 76ers were warming to the idea of trading for McCollum, who would give the team perimeter shot creation in the halfcourt.

Based on the reported trade offers the 76ers made leading up the draft, they are in no rush to resolve the future of Simmons.

Bradley Beal had no issues with the Washington Wizards trading away Russell Westbrook, sources tell The Athletic. Sources also said that Beal has expressed no desire to be traded this offseason.

The Wizards remain confident they can sign Beal long-term even as questions about his mindset have surfaced in recent days.

Beal can sign a four-year, $180 million extension with the Wizards in October, or he can sign a five-year, $235 million contract during his 2022 free agency.

Beal averaged more than 30 points per game in each of the past two seasons.