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D-Lo to the Mavs 2-year/$13M deal.

Free agent forward Jake LaRavia has agreed to sign with the *Los Angeles Lakers on a two-year, $12 million deal, league sources tell me.

BREAKING: Paul Reed back to the Pistons on a two-year, $11M deal

Restricted free agent Santi Aldama has agreed to a three-year, $52.5 million deal to return to the Memphis Grizzlies, sources tell ESPN. CAA’s Austin Brown, Steven Heumann and Max Sadiman finalized the deal with the Grizzlies for Aldama, who had a career year last season.

Greg Anthony said on NBA TV that Cole and the Grizzlies could be reaching a buyout.

Yeah, I wasn't a fan of the KCP signing. I felt he was similar to Suggs, and thought we needed more of a shot creator in the backcourt. Plus, I feel KCP is a last piece you add to a contender, not a team that looking to make a jump coming out of the rebuilding stages.

Clarkson is reportedly headed to the Knicks.

Jordan Clarkson is finalizing a contract buyout with the Utah Jazz, sources tell ESPN. Clarkson will target contending teams for his new home -- with interest from multiple playoff teams already expected.

Yeah, that's the thing with Weltman, he's all over the place. I think Tyus Jones is a year too late, especially after drafting Jase Richardson. Jones is an undersized guard who needs the ball in his hands to be effective. We need a guy who can push the ball up the floor, run p&r and knock down the 3 ball.

Just In: The Charlotte Hornets declined to tender Tre Mann his one-year, $6.94 million dollar qualifying offer, sources told @hoopshype. Mann becomes an unrestricted free agent after averaging 14.1 points, including 40% from 3-point range, 3.0 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 13 games. This is my guy. I'll take him over Tyus Jones on a prove-it deal.

D’Angelo Russell is “widely expected” to sign a 2-year, $12M deal with the Dallas Mavericks when free agency begins, per @TheSteinLine Like the move for both parties.

The Hawks are now being more frequently projected by rival teams as the team in pole position — ahead of Detroit — to acquire Nickeil Alexander-Walker in a potential sign-and-trade deal with Minnesota The Hawks are crushing it this off-season. Matter of fact, every team in our division have been making the right moves so far.

TRENDING: Coby White just posted this on his Instagram story, is he hinting at a possible trade? https://x.com/BullsCentral_/status/1939412616083841409

Breaking: Deandre Ayton is finalizing a contract buyout with the Portland Trail Blazers to become a free agent, sources tell ESPN. I bet he's Lakers bound.

The Houston Rockets have emerged as a viable free agent landing spot for Dorian Finney-Smith, league sources tell @TheSteinLine and me, after the veteran declined his $15.4 million player option for 2025-26 with the Lakers today

.And league sources tell The Stein Line that a reunion with the Suns is indeed possible if Tyus Jones leaves Phoenix in free agency. Sources say that the Orlando Magic are among the teams to express interest in Jones, who played alongside new Magic marquee acquisition Desmond Bane for three seasons in Memphis. Bane posted on Twitter in April 2024 that "doors [are] always open" for a reunification with Jones.

Stein said we're interested in Tyus Jones.

Tre Mann might hit the market. He's a nice guy to target on a one year prove it deal.

It's from the 23-24 season when he was with the Bucks. I think he was playing on the vet min, too. The Pistons can create $24M in space to pursue NAW and others.

BREAKING: The U.S. District Attorney’s office is investigating Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley on allegations of gambling related to NBA games and prop bets, sources told ESPN. Serious development surrounding one of the top NBA free agents. “An investigation is not a charge,” Beasley’s attorney, Steve Haney, told ESPN. “Malik is afforded the same right of the presumption of innocence as anyone else under the U.S. constitution. As of now he has not been charged with anything.” Beasley and the Pistons were in serious talks on a new three-year, $42 million contract to bring the free agent sharpshooter back to Detroit, but now talks are on pause, sources said. Statement from NBA spokesman Mike Bass: “We are cooperating with the federal prosecutors’ investigation.” Wow!

Los Angeles Lakers forward Dorian Finney-Smith is declining his $15.4 million player option for the 2025-26 season and will enter free agency, sources tell ESPN. Multiple contending teams are expected to pursue Finney-Smith beginning Monday night and a Lakers return is possible. This move just open up the $14 million MLE for the Lakers.

Yeah, I'd rather let the rook play than sign him. The Hornets have to make a decision on tendering Tre Mann before free agency. If they decide not to tender him, he would be my target on a prove-it deal. Keith Smith from spotrac had his value at a little over $5 million.

The Clippers, Pistons, Hawks, and Magic are expected to show interest in Nickeil Alexander-Walker, per @JakeLFischer Of the three—Naz Reid (who re-signed), Julius Randle, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker—Nickeil is viewed as the most likely to depart. “Those highly anticipated returns of Reid and Randle, however, have increasingly painted Alexander-Walker as the odd free agent out in Minnesota. The Clippers, Hawks and Magic have all continued to be mentioned as possible destinations for the scrappy 3-and-D guard. Saturday's emergence of Detroit as a potential bidder for Alexander-Walker follows our publisher Marc Stein's reporting all week about Sacramento's serious interest in signing Schröder away from the Pistons.”

Sam Merrill returning to Cleveland on a 4-year $38 million dollar contract.

Restricted free agent Davion Mitchell intends to sign a two-year, $24 million deal to return to the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN. Heat officials and Mitchell's agent, Josh Beauregard-Bell of Wasserman, negotiated the new fully guaranteed contract. https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939018129700511761