Hoops Rumors

Free agent wing Josh Okogie has agreed to a two-year, $16MM contract to stay with the Suns, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (via Twitter) that the second season of the 6’4″ guard/forward’s deal will be non-guaranteed. According to Charania and Gerald Bourguet of PHX Sports (Twitter links), Okogie had drawn some … [Read more...] about Suns Re-Signing Josh Okogie To Two-Year Contract

DeMar DeRozan‘s three-year deal with the Kings came in at $73,710,000 in total base salary, with an additional $3MM ($1MM per season) in additional incentives, Hoops Rumors has confirmed. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link) first reported the details. DeRozan’s third-year salary of $25,740,000 is partially guaranteed for $10MM, though that partial guarantee would … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: DeRozan, Porter, Kawhi, Morris, Suns

Despite both Suns owner Mat Ishbia and general manager James Jones shooting down the notion that the team is entertaining the idea of trading Kevin Durant, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith advised viewers on draft day to “pay no attention” to what the Suns were saying publicly, suggesting that the franchise wanted to move the star forward. Speaking to Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports, … [Read more...] about Suns Notes: Durant, Okogie, Lowry, Morris, Kessler, Plumlee

Following the end of the July moratorium on Saturday, teams wasted no time in officially finalizing many of the contracts they’d agreed to up until that point. Now that those contracts have been completed, we have the official details on many of them. Here, via several reporters – including Keith Smith of Spotrac, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, and cap expert Yossi Gozlan – as … [Read more...] about Contract Details: George, Martin, Wiseman, Isaac, Hield, More

Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards declared himself “the No. 1 option” for Team USA during a media session on Sunday, but that’s not how he really views his place on the squad, writes Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Vardon suggests that Edwards may have been performing a little bit when talking to reporters, defaulting to the brash personality that has helped him become one of the … [Read more...] about Team USA Notes: Edwards, Durant, Leonard, LeBron