Rival NBA executives and brokers alike are interested in what the Nets will do with their remaining cap room, writes Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack hyperlink). Whereas common supervisor Sean Marks has aggressively signed restricted free brokers to supply sheets in earlier offseasons, that has not been the case this summer time, Fischer notes.
Based on Fischer’s sources, Brooklyn has but to “considerably have interaction” in contract discussions with its personal RFA, Cam Thomas.
As Brian Lewis of The New York Publish tweets, the Nets are nonetheless under the minimal wage flooring and will create about $25MM in cap house in the event that they waive a handful of gamers on non-guaranteed (or evenly assured) contracts. Whereas some followers are “fretting” about Thomas’ state of affairs, Lewis hears from a supply (Twitter hyperlink) that neither the Nets nor the 23-year-old guard are in a rush to succeed in an settlement.
Right here’s extra from Fischer on just a few noteworthy restricted free brokers:
- The brokers of Bulls guard Josh Giddey “haven’t wavered” of their want to safe their consumer a deal that will pay him $30MM per yr. Nevertheless, so far, Chicago’s entrance workplace has introduced affords “a lot nearer” to $20MM in annual common worth, sources inform Fischer.
- Whereas the Sixers have expressed a want to retain Quentin Grimes, a deal has but be finalized. Nonetheless, there’s an expectation that can finally occur, in line with Fischer, who writes that the 25-year-old wing is prone to signal a contract overlaying a minimum of three years.
- We highlighted in a separate story Fischer’s report that the Suns have expressed “exploratory curiosity” in Warriors ahead Jonathan Kuminga however a sign-and-trade appears unlikely. John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports activities 98.7 confirms (through Twitter) that Phoenix is intrigued by Kuminga and says he isn’t completely ruling out a deal coming collectively, however acknowledges the chances of it occurring are “within the low vary.”
