NBA insider Jake Fischer reported Wednesday throughout a Bleacher Report reside stream (YouTube hyperlink) that he continues to listen to that restricted free agent guard Cam Thomas is weighing whether or not to signal his $6MM qualifying provide or settle for a two-year cope with the Nets value round $14MM yearly. The catch is the second yr is a staff choice, which means solely the primary season is assured.
“Cam Thomas’s scenario appears to be a call between taking his qualifying provide or a two-year cope with a staff choice that’s north of the qualifying provide from Brooklyn, someplace round $14 million in common annual worth,” Fischer mentioned.
For what it’s value, league sources not linked to the scenario alleged to Kurt Helin of NBC Sports activities that Thomas would possibly settle for a two-year cope with a staff choice if he acquired nearer to what Golden State reportedly provided Jonathan Kuminga ($45MM). Whereas Helin acknowledges that the Nets have the sting in negotiating leverage, he wonders if the 2 sides will finally attain some kind of compromise — maybe a second-year participant choice or a partial assure in yr two — to hash out a brand new deal.
Listed below are a couple of extra rumors and notes on NBA veterans who stay unsigned:
- There’s nonetheless no indication that any NBA staff apart from Sacramento is severely contemplating signing Russell Westbrook, Fischer mentioned yesterday in the identical Bleacher Report reside stream (hat tip to Dallas Hoops Journal). “We’re nonetheless ready to see what different strikes might are available Sacramento earlier than the Kings attempt to convey Russell Westbrook in,” Fischer mentioned. “And that’s been the one residence all alongside that we actually have checked out for Russell Westbrook and that’s nonetheless the house that I’ve heard earlier this week is the almost definitely end result for Russell Westbrook if he’s gonna be within the NBA in any respect. Actually, that’s actually the one residence we’ve heard for him.”
- Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report takes a take a look at 4 potential touchdown spots for Ben Simmons, together with the Kings, Knicks and Warriors.
- Whereas the Knicks and Simmons have mutual curiosity and the 29-year-old might find yourself in New York, Ian Begley of SNY.television thinks the previous No. 1 general decide is “most likely” extra more likely to land with one other staff, he mentioned Tuesday on The Putback (YouTube hyperlink). New York solely has sufficient room under its second-apron arduous cap to signal one veteran to a minimum-salary deal, and Begley is “form of assuming” that contract will finally go to Landry Shamet. The Knicks have additionally kicked the tires on Malcolm Brogdon, although Begley famous they’d possible should make a commerce to signal two of these three gamers.
