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Royce O’Neale is headed to the Eastern Conference.
The Utah Jazz are trading Royce O’Neale to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a 2023 first round-pick, according to multiple reports.
The Nets announced the deal, noting the Jazz will receive the least favorable of the Brooklyn/Houston first-round pick swap and Philadelphia’s first-round pick that was previously acquired by Brooklyn.
Brooklyn gets:
Royce O’Neale
Utah gets:
2023 first-round pick
Welcome to Brooklyn, @BucketsONeale00! pic.twitter.com/BoKYHfnJ5o
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) June 30, 2022
O’Neale, 29, averaged 7.4 points and 4.8 rebounds over 77 starts last season for Utah, serving as one of the top defenders for a Jazz team that finished 2021-22 with a record of 49-33, good for fifth in the Western Conference.
News of the trade surfaced just minutes after reports circulated that Nets superstar Kevin Durant had requested a trade out of Brooklyn.
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Royce O’Neale is headed to the Eastern Conference.
The Utah Jazz are trading Royce O’Neale to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a 2023 first round-pick, according to multiple reports.
Brooklyn gets:
Royce O’Neale
Utah gets:
2023 first-round pick
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the pick coming from the Nets will be “the lesser of their own, Houston or Philadelphia’s 2023 first-round pick.”
Utah is trading Royce O'Neale to Brooklyn for a first-round pick, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2022
Brooklyn is sending the lesser of their own, Houston or Philadelphia's 2023 first-round pick, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2022
O’Neale, 29, averaged 7.4 points and 4.8 rebounds over 77 starts last season for Utah, serving as one of the top defenders for a Jazz team that finished 2021-22 with a record of 49-33, good for fifth in the Western Conference.
News of the trade surfaced just minutes after reports circulated that Nets superstar Kevin Durant had requested a trade out of Brooklyn.
After trading Nerlens Noel and Alec Burks to the Detroit Pistons, the Knicks have cleared $19 million in cap space and are now in position to offer Dallas Mavericks point guard Jalen Brunson a four-year deal in the neighborhood of $110 million once free agency begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported.
The Knicks currently have about $33.9 million in cap space and could pay Brunson $26-27 million next season and still have about $7 million left in cap space, ESPN’s Bobby Marks reported Wednesday during “NBA Today.”
“Right now they’ve got the cap space to go out and sign Jalen Brunson outright,” Marks said.
Brunson is expected to meet in New York with the Knicks, Mavericks and Miami Heat, Yahoo reported, adding it will take “somewhere close to a five-year, $125 million commitment from the Mavericks to prevent Brunson from signing with the Knicks, sources said.”
The point guard-starved Knicks have made Brunson their No. 1 priority in free agency, even hiring his father, former NBA point guard Rick Brunson, as an assistant to Tom Thibodeau’s staff. Rick Brunson was President Leon’s Rose’s first player client when Rose was an agent.
The Knicks have had a revolving door of point guards over the years and acquiring Brunson, 25, would mean adding a young player they believe has a significant upside going forward.
He has improved every year in the NBA since he came out of Villanova in 2018 and would have the opportunity with the Knicks to shine as the dominant ball-handler as opposed to playing next to a perennial MVP candidate in Luka Doncic.
With Doncic on the court, Brunson averaged 14.8 points and 3.5 assists. With Doncic off the court, he averaged 22.1 points and 7.4 assists.
Overall, Brunson averaged 16.3 points, 4.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds last season.
“They’re chasing him down in free agency,” ESPN’s Matt Barnes said on air of the Knicks and Brunson. “It’s a very solid pickup. I don’t know if it moves the needle.
“I want to know what else the Knicks have up their sleeve. This is a very solid piece but I don’t know if this is a move that puts them in playoff position automatically.”
Brunson won the Naismith Trophy in 2018 when he led Villanova to its second NCAA championship under Jay Wright.
“The no. 1 quality that he brings is leadership,” ESPN’s Tim Legler said. “This is a guy that has been a leader on every team he’s been on. He puts the ball on his hip and he directs traffic
“His IQ and his verbal communication skills, this is a guy the Knicks are going to need. They haven’t really had that kind of leadership at that position in a long time.”
The Stanley Cup has been awarded to its winner, the stupid and dumb Colorado Avalanche, and that only means one thing: We’re getting back to trade rumors and rumors of more transactions before the 2022 NHL Draft on July 7.
And at the tippy-top of that rumor mill, is the Minnesota Wild’s very own Kevin Fiala. A player that is simply not able to remain in St. Paul because he is so good that the team won’t be able to afford him after buying out the contracts of Ryan Suter and Zach Parise last year. Everyone knows that he will be playing for a different team in a few months, but things might be moving towards that move happening soon.
Couple of other notes to keep an eye on: sounds like things are intensifying on the Kevin Fiala front, and we could get clarity on BOS coaching situation today.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 29, 2022
While things could be intensifying or closing-in or any other word you want to use to describe teams having more conversations, we all know that this trade will most likely happen on the draft floor in Montreal next Thursday. Especially considering that one of the major suitors, the Ottawa Senators, are willing to part with their seventh overall selection in a trade for Fiala, the Wild will want to make sure one of their preferred prospects are available at that spot.
We’re just making assumptions here, but why some teams like the Senators, the New Jersey Devils, or even the Columbus Blue Jackets, are interested in Fiala is because he is a 26-year-old forward that can dominate in both ends of the ice and can be a long-term top-line player on a team looking to make the jump from rebuilding to playoff team. It’s ultimately unfortunate that the Wild are in a position where they need to trade a player of Fiala’s caliber, but with him just being one year away from unrestricted free agency and coming off a career year, it does feel like the perfect timing to build upon the strong future of this team and nab something that will help them in a couple years for a player that was probably leaving in 12 months.
Stay tuned, I guess.
Veteran guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is reportedly headed to Denver.
The Denver Nuggets have reportedly added veteran swingman Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and guard Ish Smith in a trade with the Washington Wizards, per multiple reports. In the deal, the Wizards receive Monte Morris and Will Barton from the Nuggets.
Nuggets receive:
• Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
• Ish Smith
Wizards receive:
• Monte Morris
• Will Barton
Trade is done: Washington is acquiring Denver's Will Barton and Monte Morris for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2022
Trade is done, source confirms.
Monte and Will to D.C. KCP and Ish to Denver.
Booth, as promised, remains aggressive.
— Mike Singer (@msinger) June 29, 2022
Caldwell-Pope is coming off a productive season with the Wizards, stats-wise. He averaged 13.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game in his lone season in Washington. Those stats were a decided uptick from his numbers in 2019-20 and 2020-21, when he was a role player with the Los Angeles Lakers and a key part of the Lakers’ championship team in 2020.
Washington began the season by winning 10 of its first 13 games. The trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers was paying dividends, with Kyle Kuzma, Caldwell-Pope and Montrezl Harrell all contributing after coming to Washington in that deal. But team injuries and COVID-19 protocols ended the momentum, and Washington found themselves out of the playoff and Play-In Tournament picture before long.
Per ESPN’s Zach Lowe and Mike Singer of The Denver Post, the Nuggets have had interest in Caldwell-Pope for a few years and see him as a solid perimeter fit around reigning Kia MVP Nikola Jokic, guard Jamal Murray and forward Michael Porter Jr.
Smith is a well-traveled reserve point guard and his move to Denver would mark the 13th team he has played for in his career. He split last season between the Wizards and Charlotte Hornets, posting 6.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 3.8 apg in 65 games. Aside from time with the Wizards and Hornets, Smith has played for the Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans and Detroit Pistons in his career.
Caldwell-Pope and Smith will both be unrestricted free agents after the 2022-23 season.
Barton, the Nuggets’ all-time leader in 3-pointers, emerged as a starter in Denver the past three seasons. He averaged 14.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 3.9 apg in 71 games this past campaign. He will also be an unrestricted free agent after next season.
In the wake of Murray’s recovery from ACL reconstruction, Morris emerged as a solid point guard for the Nuggets this season. He posted career highs in nearly every category (12.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.4 apg) and started 74 games to help Denver remain afloat while Murray mends. Morris is under contract through the 2023-24 season.
Kuzma took to Twitter on Wednesday to praise the trade, sharing how he and Morris were teammates once before as children and hoped to one day team up in the NBA.
On the the other end! I get a brother back! Monte and I were in second grade together and at 8 years old we said we would play on the same NBA team together!🤯🤯🤯🤯 LIFE IS A SIMULATION
— kuz (@kylekuzma) June 29, 2022
This reported trade is the second of the offseason for Denver as it sent JaMychal Green to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the No. 30 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
The Stanley Cup has been awarded to its winner, the stupid and dumb Colorado Avalanche, and that only means one thing: We’re getting back to trade rumors and rumors of more transactions before the 2022 NHL Draft on July 7.
And at the tippy-top of that rumor mill, is the Minnesota Wild’s very own Kevin Fiala. A player that is simply not able to remain in St. Paul because he is so good that the team won’t be able to afford him after buying out the contracts of Ryan Suter and Zach Parise last year. Everyone knows that he will be playing for a different team in a few months, but things might be moving towards that move happening soon.
Couple of other notes to keep an eye on: sounds like things are intensifying on the Kevin Fiala front, and we could get clarity on BOS coaching situation today.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 29, 2022
While things could be intensifying or closing-in or any other word you want to use to describe teams having more conversations, we all know that this trade will most likely happen on the draft floor in Montreal next Thursday. Especially considering that one of the major suitors, the Ottawa Senators, are willing to part with their seventh overall selection in a trade for Fiala, the Wild will want to make sure one of their preferred prospects are available at that spot.
We’re just making assumptions here, but why some teams like the Senators, the New Jersey Devils, or even the Columbus Blue Jackets, are interested in Fiala is because he is a 26-year-old forward that can dominate in both ends of the ice and can be a long-term top-line player on a team looking to make the jump from rebuilding to playoff team. It’s ultimately unfortunate that the Wild are in a position where they need to trade a player of Fiala’s caliber, but with him just being one year away from unrestricted free agency and coming off a career year, it does feel like the perfect timing to build upon the strong future of this team and nab something that will help them in a couple years for a player that was probably leaving in 12 months.
Stay tuned, I guess.
The Denver Nuggets are trading guards Will Barton and Monte Morris to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith, per Shams Charania. This deal gives the Nuggets some financial flexibility for next year, as Morris still hadstwo years remaining on a three-year, $27 million deal.
With the addition of Caldwell-Pope, this deal also upgrades the Nuggets defensively, an area where Denver has struggled over the years. The Nuggets are expected to get back Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. from injury next season, putting them back into the title contender conversation, and this trade gives them some more depth on cheaper deals to put around two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic.
With both Caldwell-Pope and Smith's contracts expiring after the 2022-23 season, it will give Denver a bit of a financial break for a team that is $32 million over the cap entering this upcoming season. With Murray and Porter Jr. already signed to hefty contracts, and Jokic expected to sign a five-year, $254 million supermax contract this summer, finding ways to save money while not sacrificing talent is key for the Nuggets going forward. This trade ensures that.
Another interesting tidbit to this trade is that if Smith does suit up for the Nuggets this fall, he will have set a record for most teams played for in the NBA at 13.
For the Wizards, they're getting back two solid players in Barton and Morris, both of whom are solid 3-point shooters to space the floor, so there isn't much loss here for them either. Bradley Beal is expected to sign a $248 million supermax contract this summer, so maintaining the talent around him while the Wizards try to remain competitive is important. This trade also likely takes the Wizards out of the Malcolm Brogdon sweepstakes, though they could still find ways to acquire the 29-year-old point guard if they're wanting to pair him with Beal in the backcourt.
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Stainless steel tubes are stored ready to be made into exhausts at the Eminox factory in Gainsborough, Britain October 30, 2018. Christopher Furlong/Pool via REUTERS
LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday extended a package of tariffs and quotas on five steel products by two years to shield local steelmakers, acknowledging it would breach international trade rules but saying it was needed for the national interest.
Trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan told parliament the safeguards would help defend a strategic industry and British steel producers could face "serious injury" were the measures not maintained.
Since leaving the European Union and the bloc's common trade policy, Britain has sought to carve out a role on the global stage as a champion of free commerce, calling out restrictive practices by others like China and advocating for World Trade Organization (WTO) reform.
Trevelyan, too, described herself as a champion of free trade, but said present circumstances warranted the extension of safeguards.
"The decision ... departs from our international legal obligations under the relevant WTO agreement," Trevelyan said. "However, from time to time, issues may arise where the national interest requires action to be taken."
Britain is ready to take up any concerns raised by WTO members following its decision, Trevelyan added. read more
The move, while welcomed by the UK steel industry, is likely to upset some local manufacturers, which say they have to rely on overseas steel because domestic suppliers cannot meet demand. read more
"The extension of the UK's steel safeguards is absolutely vital to the long-term health of the steel industry in the UK and is in line with the course of action being taken by governments across the world," said Richard Warren, an official with trade body UK Steel.
"Deficient or absent safeguards measures risk trade diversion away from shielded markets elsewhere, resulting in surges of imports into the UK," Warren added.
The Times newspaper reported this week without citing a source that Trevelyan, while supporting steel tariffs, had warned nations including India, Turkey and South Korea would be entitled to retaliate with their own trade tariffs.
Britain introduced new rules one year ago to protect its steel industry, which employs nearly 34,000 people and makes some $2 billion in annual turnover.
British ministers have pointed out in recent days that most other rich countries also protect their domestic steel industries. read more
Last year, Britain retained quotas and tariffs it inherited from the European Union on 10 categories of steel for three years. But on five products, the safeguards were extended on a temporary basis for one year.
Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, Eric Onstad and William James Editing by Alison Williams and Mark Potter
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Editor’s Note: After this story was published, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that the New York Knicks were trading Nerlens Noel to the Detroit Pistons as they continue to look to free up enough cap space to sign Jalen Brunson away from the Dallas Mavericks in NBA free agency.
Original story follows.
With the recent acquisition of John Wall shoring up the guard depth for the Los Angeles Clippers, the only hole left in an otherwise stacked roster is at the backup center position. If the Clippers can’t re-sign center Isaiah Hartenstein, their next best option may come in the form of a trade with the New York Knicks for center Nerlens Noel.
In a recent article detailing some recent NBA rumors and speculation, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported that “The New York Knicks have had exploratory discussions on trading center Nerlens Noel to the Los Angeles Clippers”.
Noel, who is owed $9.24 million next season, would fit into the $9.7 million trade exception that the Clippers generated from the Serge Ibaka deal this past February. Notably, Noel’s contract is too large to be used towards the Clippers’ $8.25 million trade exception that expires July 18.
Whether or not Noel will be worth the Ibaka trade exception is yet to be determined. The use of this is not without its drawbacks, and Noel may not be worth those. In which case, the Knicks do have a number of future draft picks that they may be willing to include to sweeten the deal.
And for the Knicks, the name of the game is “shedding salary.” As they try to maximize flexibility ahead of free agency, the Knicks are motivated to get rid of as much salary on the books as possible. After this deal, New York would reportedly be able to experiment with a total of $24.5 million, enough to “help the Knicks make an aggressive run at Jalen Brunson,” per Scotto.
If the Clippers were to trade for Noel, however, this would likely signal that Isaiah Hartenstein is headed elsewhere, which would be a blow to a highly-efficient Clippers bench last year. It’s likely going to be a quiet offseason either way, with the majority of next year’s roster already set.
Still, this could be a good opportunity to add a solid, defensive center, as well as acquire some more assets in terms of potential draft picks
MLB rumors: Trade market expected for Cubs' Hendricks originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
We’re five weeks from the trade deadline and the rumor mill and speculation is heating up.
Including when it comes to the Cubs, who have a number of players who could generate interest from contenders ahead of the Aug. 2 deadline.
One of those names? Opening Day starter Kyle Hendricks, at least according to MLB insider and the New York Post’s Jon Heyman.
“I do expect there will be a market for Hendricks,” Heyman said on 670 The Score’s “Mully and Haugh” this week.
“I’d put him on that list with [David] Robertson, [Willson] Contreras and the other Cubs players who will be out there in the market and be pursued by other teams.”
But whether the Cubs would entertain trading Hendricks is a lot different than teams showing interest in him.
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Hendricks, 32, is under contract through next season and his deal includes a vesting option for 2024.
He’s the longest-tenured player on the Cubs roster and a mentor for a pitching staff with many young up-and-coming arms.
Those intangibles look to be valuable for the Cubs during this rebuilding period. And beyond that, Hendricks’ recent struggles may limit his trade value anyhow.
Hendricks has had an up-and-down past two seasons (4.81 ERA, 46 starts), including a 4.90 ERA in 14 outings this season.
He turned in one of his best outings of the year Friday in St. Louis, throwing 7 1/3 shutout innings in a win over the Cardinals.
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San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray is one of the most interesting names involved in NBA trade rumors with free agency set to begin this week.
Murray is just 25 years old and coming off his best season with the Spurs since being drafted in the first round in 2016. He nearly averaged a triple-double with 21.1 points, 9.2 assists and 8.3 rebounds per game last season.
Trading Murray doesn't make a ton of sense for the Spurs, unless they really want to undergo a full rebuild with a bunch of first-round picks. The Spurs received a 2022 first-rounder and a 2028 first-round pick swap from the Boston Celtics as part of the Derrick White trade in February.
Speaking of first-rounders, the Spurs are asking for a bounty of them in any potential Murray trade, per LJ Ellis of Spurs Talk.
"San Antonio’s asking price for Murray is four first round draft picks with little to no protections," Ellis wrote in a story published Tuesday morning. "Alternatively, the Spurs want three minimally protected first rounders and two unprotected first round pick swaps."
Ellis also reports one Eastern Conference team "is offering three first round draft picks and a desirable young player in a proposed swap" for Murray.
One of the best reasons to acquire Murray, aside from his impressive talent, is his contract. It's a team-friendly deal with a salary cap hit of $16.5 million next season and $17.7 million in 2023-24, per Spotrac.
The opportunity to acquire a rising star with two more years left on his contract at very manageable money is pretty appealing.
That said, giving up multiple first-round picks plus swaps -- with little or no protection -- is still a huge risk.
It's unlikely that we'll see many top-tier players hitting the free agent market, so if teams want to make substantial improvements to their roster before next season, going into the trade market for players like Murray is probably the best option.
The Atlanta Hawks and San Antonio Spurs are discussing a trade centered around All-Star point guard Dejounte Murray, according to Zach Klein of ABC Atlanta and Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report. Interestingly, the proposed deal would not involve former rumored Spurs target John Collins. Instead, it would be based on the partially guaranteed contract of Danilo Gallinari and multiple draft picks. Reports had previously suggested that landing Murray would cost at least three first-round picks.
The logic of such a trade for Atlanta is obvious. Murray is one of the NBA's best defensive point guards, so pairing him with Trae Young would balance out their backcourt significantly while giving Atlanta another reliable ball-handler for Young's always precarious bench minutes. Having another point guard in the starting lineup, especially one who struggles as much as a shooter as Murray does, might force Young to focus on moving off of the ball more, which his game probably needs.
The bigger question here is why San Antonio, coming off of a play-in berth, is so eager to move off of a 25-year-old All-Star. The answer, in all likelihood, is two words: Victor Wembanyama. The French center is the projected No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and is one of the best prospects to enter the NBA in years. A 7-2 center with a steady 3-point shot, ball skills, Rudy Gobert-esque length and impressive mobility, Wembanyama is the sort of player teams frequently sacrifice seasons to draft. Moving Murray would push the Spurs towards a season in the tank, and after landing Tim Duncan in 1997, they know well how valuable such a season can be in the long run.
The Hawks control all of their own first-round picks, so sending San Antonio a pick-centric package should be easy enough. The major question is how much value those picks would actually have. A team built around Young and Murray should be quite good, so the Hawks would have to give up quite a bit to entice the Spurs into sacrificing Murray.
It looks like Britain is about to resort to protectionism. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed raising or extending tariffs on imported steel from a variety of countries including China, Turkey and India.
While the reasoning behind this plan may look sound, it sets a bad precedent for a government run by the Conservative Party, usually a champion of free trade.
The logic of the anti-free trade move revolves, like so many other things right now, around the soaring costs of energy especially for electricity.
Right now it doesn’t matter what your source of energy is in Europe (including the UK) the sanctions on Russia have made them all vastly more expensive.
Meanwhile, other so-called developing countries still have access to oodles of cheaper coal and so they can make their steel and still make a profit even when prices for the metal are modest. Prices for steel reinforcing bar, a key construction materials, have fallen around 14% since early May even while energy costs have soared.
That drop in price doesn’t help high cost producers like those based in Britain, so it’s relatively easy to see the UK government’s reasoning behind the planned move.
However, what isn’t so clear or so logical is the huge precedent that such a move will set. If free-market and free-trade Conservatives are set to introduce trade restrictions (that is what tariffs are, after all) then why should anyone else by a free-trader?
That’s a hard thing to answer, and in the future Britain may find itself on the other end of tariffs when it is in need of free trade deals with other countries.
The Atlanta Hawks are the talk of the offseason. Even team president of basketball operations, Travis Schlenk, has come out against talk of a roster overhaul. But that has not stopped rumors that a trade involving forward John Collins is likely. Sources close to the situation have reported that the relationship is beyond repair.
Could a pursuit of a second star to pair with Trae Young lead the Hawks to try trading Collins in a deal for Washington Wizards star, Bradley Beal? This would not be the first time we have heard such rumors.
But the timing could be as good as it will ever be this summer to strike a deal if Beal is someone the front office would pursue.
That still does not mean it will be cheap.
Much of the recent Hawks-related chatter has centered around San Antonio Spurs guard, Dejounte Murray. Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reported that the “two sides remain engaged” and are exploring a “larger deal” with Collins and Murray at the center. Fischer also says that there is a mutual interest between Murray and Young to play together.
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons opened the June 26 episode of the “Bill Simmons Podcast” with a discussion on Beal’s situation with the Wizards when the Hawks came up. Atlanta’s disappointing end to the season led to talks of changes to the roster from management.
Despite Schlenk’s efforts to downplay his words, governor Tony Ressler’s assertion that the Hawks are “no different” in pursuing stars would suggest otherwise.
Simmons thinks a package of Collins, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and Onyeka Okongwu could work.
Hawks Get
Bradley Beal
Wizards Get
Bogdan Bogdanovic
John Collins
Onyeka Okongwu
“Atlanta’s dying to make a 3-for-1. They want nothing more than to make the 3-for-1. If Washington could get Collins, Bogdanovic, and Okongwu for Beal – and pay Collins and Bogdanovic like…$37 million a year combined over paying Beal $50 [million], and you get Okonwgu – that makes sense to me than just paying Beal.”
Beal has until June 29 to decide whether to pick up the option for the final year of his two-year, $70 million contract at just over $33 million. He could also opt out and choose to re-sign with the Wizards on a deal worth up to $248 million over five years.
Another team would only be able to pay him $184 million whether they acquired him in free agency or via sign-and-trade.
That could complicate things; $56 million is a lot of money to pass up.
However, if Beal opts in, a potential new team could offer him the most money with a fifth year following the 2023 season.
Simmons also mentioned the Memphis Grizzlies as a potential destination. But he did not think they were as “desperate” as the Hawks to make a move. His guest, Ryen Rusillo, noted the exorbitant price tag and questioned the fit.
“Bogdanovic, too, is also sneaky older than you think. He’s 30 [years old]…I like Okongwu. That kind of feels like a lot for Atlanta…And then, it would be weird, because then I wonder, would people start going, ‘Oh my god, Beal and Tray Young. Look out, East!’ and then, would you be a month in and be like, ‘hey, they’re .500.’”
Rusillo then used the 2017 offseason when the Boston Celtics acquired Kyrie Irving and the Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Carmelo Anthony as examples of “newness” leading to overreactions on how good a deal is.
Both Rusillo and Simmons offered that it might be more prudent for the Wizards to move Beal before committing so much cap space to him only to risk losing him next season.
They cited his contract as a detriment to improving the team around him.
Simmons then walked back his offer slightly when asked what he would do.
“I would trade him…I would honestly take Collins, Bogdanovic, and some picks, and I’d be good. I’d be good with that trade. I think Collins has become underrated. And I think Beal has become a little overrated for I think what people think he is, or at least the casual fans.”
That is a lot to offer in one deal. But the latest reporting on the Spurs’ asking price for Murray was three first-round picks as a starting point.
Still, Rusillo did offer one more cautionary note in response to a different proposal.
“There’s no evidence that Beal actually makes you much better…if we grab Beal, it greatly impacts who what other guys you’re going to pay later on is.”
The Hawks would still be paying Trae Young $212 million over the next five seasons, Kevin Huerter $65 million over the next four years, and Clint Capela $45 million over the next two years while seeking to extend forward De’Andre Hunter this offseason.
Both Rusillo and Simmons agreed that the most likely scenario involves the Wizards re-signing Beal – perhaps at a slight discount.
They are also clear on what the smart move is in their opinion.
The potential for Beal to request a trade a year into the deal is not out of the question either which Simmons and Rusillo discussed along with Beal’s role in the Wizards’ dysfunction.
Atlanta does not seem likely to wait for that kind of a resolution. But Beal would qualify as another star scorer who can handle the ball and (somewhat) make plays. Is the proposed haul worth what he would bring?
With the NBA schedule firmly in offseason mode, trade rumors are running hot and rampant to the point that we expanded this week’s trade rumor rankings into a 10-player list as opposed to our usual five-man ranking.
For those unaware, our trade rumor rankings series ranks the players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week.
With so much to discuss, let’s jump right into the action.
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The New York Knicks aren’t exactly keeping it a secret that they’d like to move Alec Burks this offseason, as we had reports from three different sources come out this week indicating just that.
First, veteran NBA scribe Marc Stein mentioned Burks as one of the names the Knicks are trying to move:
The Knicks are widely regarded as a team looking to shed a number of contracts (such as those possessed by Alec Burks, Kemba Walker and Nerlens Noel) to create salary-cap space for the potential free-agent pursuits of Dallas’ Jalen Brunson and perhaps even (gasp) Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving.
That was followed up by The Athletic’s Fred Katz reporting that the Knicks are looking to trade Burks and take little-to-no salary back in a deal:
Finally, our very own Michael Scotto went so far as to mention two teams that the Knicks dangled Burks to, the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers:
The Knicks also dangled Alec Burks on the trade market to several teams, including the Pacers and Cavaliers, before it was reported Burks underwent foot surgery and is expected to return for the start of training camp, league sources told HoopsHype.
The injury may be somewhat concerning, but Burks can be a solid bench scorer on a contending team, having averaged 12.1 points and 4.8 rebounds on 40.3 percent shooting over the past two seasons for New York.
Burks’ salary isn’t too ugly either, with the Colorado product being owed $10.0 million next season and $10.5 million the year after, though with the latter campaign possessing a team option on it.
New York shouldn’t have a hard time moving Burks if it is truly motivated to do so.
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There was a bit of a back and forth between a reporter and the Los Angeles Clippers front office this week with regards to Luke Kennard’s availability on the trade market.
First, Heavy’s Sean Deveney reported that L.A. is shopping the sharpshooter out of Duke:
But when it comes to pure shooters on the market, the one who may be the most attractive is the guy who led the league in 3-point shooting last year, making 44.9% from the arc, Clippers guard Luke Kennard. According to sources around the league, L.A. is shopping Kennard ahead of Thursday’s NBA draft, and will look to move him next month if no deal can be reached.
Well, that was shot down not just by another media member, The Athletic’s Andrew Grief…
…but also by Lawrence Frank, the Clippers’ president of basketball operations himself, in no uncertain terms:
We shall see what the future holds with Kennard, but for now, it appears he is safe in Los Angeles on a team that will have mighty high expectations in 2022-23.
For the latest Luke Kennard rumors, click here.
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After a whole lot of scuttle indicating that the Philadelphia 76ers are desperately trying to trade Matisse Thybulle in order to open cap space for PJ Tucker, we found out this week that that might not be the case after all.
Prior to the draft, Keith Pompey reported that the Sixers were trying to move Thybulle and the No. 23 pick to create cap space:
Sources have also said the Sixers are looking to make a three-team trade that could involve Matisse Thybulle and the No. 23 pick to create space. Sources have said the Sixers are attempting to trade Tobias Harris, but they are having a tough time getting teams to take on his lucrative contract.
However, Paul Hudrick of Liberty Ballers reported that he has heard differently:
The team’s interest in Tucker appears to be real. The financials do get a bit complicated when you consider the Sixers’ cap situation and the fact that Tucker is reportedly opting out of his $7.35 million player option with the Heat for the 2022-23 season. The notion that the Sixers could move Thybulle and/or Green just to create space to sign Tucker is not the case, per a source.
Regardless, Pompey reported later in the week that the Sixers have an interest in landing veteran shooter Eric Gordon and are dangling Thybulle, either to the Houston Rockets or a third party, to make it happen. In that same report, Pompey wrote that the Portland Trail Blazers are interested in the Australian defensive dynamo.
What the future holds for Thybulle no one knows, but his stay in Philadelphia could be nearly over based on the latest reporting.
For the latest Matisse Thybulle rumors, click here.
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Malcolm Brogdon’s name has been all over the news lately, with reports stating that the Indiana Pacers have been shopping the former Virginia standout pretty heavily as we enter the thick of the offseason.
First, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks are interested in Brogdon, a 37.6 percent three-point shooter for his career.
The big bomb of the week regarding Brogdon, however, came afterward, when it was reported by ESPN that the Los Angeles Lakers offered Indiana Russell Westbrook, Talen Horton-Tucker and a 2026 first-round pick in exchange for Brogdon.
It is unclear at this time whether or not the Pacers have finished laughing at that offer yet.
Finally, Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski both reported that the Knicks could pivot to a Brogdon pursuit if their well-documented chase of Jalen Brunson this offseason falls through.
With the Pacers in the midst of a rebuild and Brogdon nowhere near that timeline at this stage in his career, look for this marriage to end this offseason after three solid seasons together.
For the latest Malcolm Brogdon rumors, click here.
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This week, various reputable reporters wrote that the Minnesota Timberwolves are interested in big man Clint Capela as a frontcourt partner for star double-double machine Karl-Anthony Towns.
Charania was first on the scoop this week, reporting the following for The Athletic:
The Timberwolves have discussed deals around veteran centers, including Atlanta’s Clint Capela, sources said.
The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor followed that up with the following, which he said on a podcast:
Kevin O’Connor: I’ve heard Minnesota likes Rudy Gobert. They also like Clint Capela.
However, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic put a damper on those rumors by reporting that there isn’t much traction on such a deal between the Timberwolves and Atlanta Hawks:
Sources have indicated that there has not been much headway, if any, made between the Wolves and the Hawks, who have been mentioned as perhaps the most aggressive team this summer when it comes to pursuing trades. There is interest from the Wolves in Capela but, so far, little engagement on any deal
Nevertheless, there has been a lot of smoke this week regarding Capela and another Hawks big man, so keep an eye on Atlanta as an active party on the trade market this offseason.
For the latest Clint Capela rumors, click here.
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Like every other player on this list, Dejounte Murray has been mentioned in a whole lot of trade rumors of late. But unlike his NBA counterparts, Murray actually likes to have fun with the scuttle, going as far as to comment on it on his personal Twitter account:
As you can see in the embedded tweet, the team that Murray has been tied to the most has been the Hawks, though the star point guard won’t come cheap, according to Fischer:
Jake Fischer on Dejounte Murray: The Spurs have a really high asking price for him. They’ve told multiple teams that I’ve spoken to have called them that the price is a Jrue Holiday-like deal, three first-round picks seems to be the benchmark.
That shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, as Murray has developed into one of the best two-way point guards in the league, averaging 21.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 9.2 assists last season to go with a league-leading 2.0 steals.
What’s more, according to Fischer, Murray and Trae Young have an interest in playing together, and what a 1-2 combo that would be for the defensively-lacking Hawks.
We’ll see if anything comes of it, but one thing is for sure, Murray won’t come cheap, so whoever does go after him will need to pay a heavy price in any such trade.
For the latest Dejounte Murray rumors, click here.
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Since the Utah Jazz had yet another postseason letdown, the club looks more open than ever to business, with a lot of the trade rumors surrounding star center Rudy Gobert.
According to The Athletic’s Tony Jones, Utah is open to trading the French big man:
It’s not a secret that the Jazz need to get better on the court. And there’s been plenty of talk around Rudy Gobert, Utah’s all-star center, with multiple teams remaining viable options, according to sources. The Jazz are certainly open to trading Gobert. But, they aren’t going to give him away. Gobert’s value to Utah is immense. It might dwarf his value on the open market. For those reasons, a trade package centered around Gobert is certainly possible, even as soon as Thursday. But it isn’t guaranteed.
In addition, the Chicago Bulls have been a rumored interested party in Gobert’s services, a sensical fit considering Chicago’s middling defense. However, KC Johnson reported this week that the rumors could be much ado about nothing… for now, at least:
And yet little of how Karnišovas and his staff have constructed the Bulls has been conventional. It’s why the Bulls are landing in trade rumors seemingly daily, the largest of which are centered on three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert. League sources have indicated that, at least as of this writing, the rumors are overstated.
Stein also reported that the Toronto Raptors remain interested in Gobert, though nothing is close on that front, either.
For the latest Rudy Gobert rumors, click here.
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And this is where things start getting spicy.
Although it still seems unlikely, it is no longer unfathomable to consider the possibility of Kevin Durant being traded this offseason, and it could be dependent on what happens with the No. 1 player on this ranking.
According to Logan Murdock, Durant isn’t happy with how the Brooklyn Nets have handled Kyrie Irving and his intricacies, and hasn’t spoken to the team in weeks:
Not much of Murdock’s take was optimistic if you’re a Nets fan. Indeed, he referred to the franchise’s current situation as “destruction” in the podcast and suggested perhaps more firmly than other pundits that Durant could indeed leave. “The vision is on the verge of crumbling,” he wrote. “It didn’t have to be this way,” he said, summing up. “This team … and it’s ironic. Kevin came to reconcile relationships, build relationships with his BFF’s and it’s not working out. It’s doing the exact opposite. And you juxtapose that with Golden State winning…” “Now, you have reports that Kyrie is looking elsewhere. I made some calls. Kevin Durant has not talked to the team in weeks. I don’t think Kevin is confident in the front office right now. I don’t know if he’s at the stage of leaving but there’s a big uneasiness from not only from the Kyrie side, but the KD side as well.
Players around the league have taken heed of the scuttle, too, as Damian Lillard is outright recruiting Durant on social media:
Teams are taking note, too, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, who reported that rival franchises are preparing for the possibility that Durant asks out of Brooklyn:
But whatever the case, teams are reportedly making preparations for the Nets star potentially being available in the coming days. That’s according to ESPN insider Zach Lowe on a post-NBA draft episode of his Lowe Post podcast: “I can tell you this. This is what teams are doing. Teams are already operating under, not the assumption, but ‘we need to prepare for the contingency that Kevin Durant is available via trade in six days or seven days.’ … The whole league is now.”
Things could be sorted out quickly if the Nets reach an agreement with Irving, but if the mercurial point guard does make his way out, all eyes will immediately turn to Durant and the NBA offseason could get hectic.
For the latest Kevin Durant rumors, click here.
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Although John Collins was ultimately not traded ahead of the NBA draft as some expected, it still appears his time in Atlanta is over, at least according to reports.
The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner reported as such this week following the draft:
It’s obvious that the Hawks view one of their pathways to getting better as trading Collins. Everyone expects it. “He’s done in Atlanta,” a source close to Collins said.
On top of that, Fischer reported two teams are interested or have shown interest in Collins, that being the Spurs and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics, with the former apparently calling sources and asking around about the former Wake Forest Demon Deacon.
Where Collins ends up remains a mystery, but he appears to be one of the likeliest big-name player to be moved this offseason.
For the latest John Collins rumors, click here.
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Finally, we come to the biggest name on the trade market in Irving, with all of the latest signs telling us that the floor general will be on the move this summer, and perhaps soon.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, things are getting acrimonious between Irving and the Nets and although he has a list of teams he’d like to be moved to, those teams aren’t interested in him for the max deal he reportedly covets:
Woj also said that while Irving has given the Nets six NBA destinations he’d prefer if there’s no agreement, there is limited interest in him at max money. The ESPN insider said the only team with any real interest is the Lakers. Still, he argued, getting Irving a contract paying more than $6.3 million — the taxpayers MLE — seems unlikely. “This is getting acrimonious,” Woj told a panel on ESPN’s NBA analysts. “and I think that’s the concern when you look at not only Kyrie’s future in Brooklyn
The Athletic’s Sam Amick reported that apparently, there is substantive chatter connecting Irving with the Los Angeles Lakers and former teammate LeBron James, although it remains unclear how financially, such a deal would work.
Charania added that the expectation now is that Irving will find a new team by opting into the final year of his contract and request a trade
To further break down the situation, our very own Yossi Gozlan recently broke down how Irving’s list of preferred destinations can attain the point guard financially via trade.
As always, expect the unexpected in the NBA, but even we couldn’t predict the Nets’ supposed super team breaking up in just three years, even with Irving in the fold.
Just goes to show the madness that is the NBA offseason.
For the latest Kyrie Irving rumors, click here.
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The new MacBook Air has been unveiled with an all-new design, M2 chip, and a range of other impressive upgrades. That means it’s the ideal time to trade in your old MacBook ahead of the new MacBook Air July release to get the most value from your machine. Here’s a look at the best MacBook trade-in values including a 10% cash bonus from our official trade-in partner Decluttr with code “9TO5MAC“.
Selling your old MacBook can be a headache when trying to handle it yourself or using an online auction. But you don’t have to sacrifice getting the trade-in value you want for a smooth experience.
Below we’ve got the best MacBook trade-in values for cash as well as Apple Store credit, and more. These are all services the 9to5Mac team has used to sell our personal devices.
If you’re curious about how the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro compare in the current lineup, check out our full guide:
We’ve also got a guide on how to reset your MacBook before selling it:
Get a 28-day price lock-in period and a 10% cash bonus (up to $30) from Decluttr for your trade-in with code “9TO5MAC“.
Our favorite partner is Decluttr — the company behind our official trade-in portal. In many, if not all cases, Decluttr has the best balance of generous trade-in values, seamless experience, and customer service you’ll find on the web.
Trade-in direct with Apple:
Sites like eBay are another way to go if you’re okay with the extra work and potential risks like having a buyer return your MacBook and a longer timeframe for the process. Keep in mind that you’ll need to decide on whether to do an auction or “Buy It Now” sale along with if you want to set a reserve price and more.
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While Amazon offers trade-ins for iPad and other small electronics, it doesn’t offer trade-ins for MacBooks. The only way to sell your Mac on Amazon would be if you have a seller account set up.
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