Free agency starts / reported signings (merged)

[Who]

What has happened with Patty Mills?

He was signed by Houston but immediately traded (sign and trade?) to Memphis as part of the Dillon Brooks deal. Was this a three team trade with Brooklyn? How did this work?

Patty Mills was under contract this season with Brooklyn.  He was traded to Houston and then re-traded to Memphis.

Okay. Thank you. That makes sense.

[Who]

Crowder back to Milwaukee on a 1-year deal, and Alex Len is staying in Sacramento for the 1-year minimum.

Crowder is a good keep by Milwaukee. He will help them. They got 3 key bench pieces now in Crowder, Portis and Connaughton. So 8 deep. Today was a good day for Milwaukee. Kept B Lopez in too. So everything kept in place for another title run next year.

I don't understand why Alex Len wants to stay in Sacramento when Trey Lyles was taking his playing time at center. Surely he should try for more PT elsewhere.

[Roy H.]

Sacramento Kings All-NBA C Domantas Sabonis has agreed to a contract renegotiation and extension for a total of $217M over five years — including $195M in new money, his agents Greg Lawrence and Jason Ranne tell ESPN.

[Roy H.]

Keith Smith
@KeithSmithNBA
Projected remaining cap space around the NBA:

1 Spurs: $25.4M
2 Jazz: $14.9M
3 Kings: $13.6M*
4 Magic: $11.1M^
5 Pacers: $5.2M

*SAC could still be an over-the-cap team, but I'm projecting space and added Duarte back in. TBD

^Magic could still be operating as over-the-cap. TBD

Kings are off the list now. 

[Who]

Sacramento Kings All-NBA C Domantas Sabonis has agreed to a contract renegotiation and extension for a total of $217M over five years — including $195M in new money, his agents Greg Lawrence and Jason Ranne tell ESPN.

After how he played in the playoffs? Why?

Make him prove it next year. Too much money for a guy who no-showed in the playoffs and failed to beat up on a tiny Warriors team that he should, as an offensive orientated 3rd team All-NBA center, destroy.

[celticsclay]

Let’s bring in Drummond

Never mind didn’t realize he picked up his option

[Celtics2021]

Keith Smith
@KeithSmithNBA
Projected remaining cap space around the NBA:

1 Spurs: $25.4M
2 Jazz: $14.9M
3 Kings: $13.6M*
4 Magic: $11.1M^
5 Pacers: $5.2M

*SAC could still be an over-the-cap team, but I'm projecting space and added Duarte back in. TBD

^Magic could still be operating as over-the-cap. TBD

Kings are off the list now.

Hornets should be on it as a maybe.

[Roy H.]

Keith Smith
@KeithSmithNBA
Projected remaining cap space around the NBA:

1 Spurs: $25.4M
2 Jazz: $14.9M
3 Kings: $13.6M*
4 Magic: $11.1M^
5 Pacers: $5.2M

*SAC could still be an over-the-cap team, but I'm projecting space and added Duarte back in. TBD

^Magic could still be operating as over-the-cap. TBD

Kings are off the list now.

Hornets should be on it as a maybe.

Yeah, I assume Smith didn't want to speculate about teams that can create room by renouncing players.  Charlotte's got $50 million tied up in the holds of Bridges, Washington and Oubre, including two qualifying offers.

But, actual salaries on the books have them, what, $30 million or so below the cap?

[celticsclay]

Keith Smith
@KeithSmithNBA
Projected remaining cap space around the NBA:

1 Spurs: $25.4M
2 Jazz: $14.9M
3 Kings: $13.6M*
4 Magic: $11.1M^
5 Pacers: $5.2M

*SAC could still be an over-the-cap team, but I'm projecting space and added Duarte back in. TBD

^Magic could still be operating as over-the-cap. TBD

Kings are off the list now.

Hornets should be on it as a maybe.

Yeah, I assume Smith didn't want to speculate about teams that can create room by renouncing players.  Charlotte's got $50 million tied up in the holds of Bridges, Washington and Oubre, including two qualifying offers.

But, actual salaries on the books have them, what, $30 million or so below the cap?

Are they expected to bring bridges back?

[Celtics2021]

Keith Smith
@KeithSmithNBA
Projected remaining cap space around the NBA:

1 Spurs: $25.4M
2 Jazz: $14.9M
3 Kings: $13.6M*
4 Magic: $11.1M^
5 Pacers: $5.2M

*SAC could still be an over-the-cap team, but I'm projecting space and added Duarte back in. TBD

^Magic could still be operating as over-the-cap. TBD

Kings are off the list now.

Hornets should be on it as a maybe.

Yeah, I assume Smith didn't want to speculate about teams that can create room by renouncing players.  Charlotte's got $50 million tied up in the holds of Bridges, Washington and Oubre, including two qualifying offers.

But, actual salaries on the books have them, what, $30 million or so below the cap?

Are they expected to bring bridges back?

They gave him a qualifying offer, so certainly they are open to it.  He’s someone I could see taking it, too.

[wiley]

Rockets forwards

F - Amen Thompson, Cam Whitmore
F - Jabari Smith Jr, Jae'Sean Tate

They don't really need Dillon Brooks. He is only going to take minutes away from their young forwards who need playing time to develop.

I was under the impression that Amen Thompson's future position is PG....  A big PG like Cade Cunningham, after working towards that for a while.  And that his twin brother Ausar Thompson will be a pure SF most likely.

It's still a logjam in Houston, which makes one wonder if Brown could in fact end up there.  I would hope we'd land Amen Thompson (future PG when ready for that role, general wing until that time.  And maybe Brooks and another piece or two both directions...or a pick for the C's depending on who the other piece was...

[Who]

Rockets forwards

F - Amen Thompson, Cam Whitmore
F - Jabari Smith Jr, Jae'Sean Tate

They don't really need Dillon Brooks. He is only going to take minutes away from their young forwards who need playing time to develop.

I was under the impression that Amen Thompson's future position is PG....  A big PG like Cade Cunningham, after working towards that for a while.  And that his twin brother Ausar Thompson will be a pure SF most likely.

Interesting. I thought both Thompson twins were an Iguodala type point forward SG/SF player. I figured since their shooting is so bad they would both need to play forward to start out their career.

I wonder why Houston would sign VanVleet if they saw Thompson as a PG. Then again, they signed a SF as well in D Brooks. And have their SG of the future in Jalen Green. Messy. Nothing makes much sense over there.

[wiley]

Rockets forwards

F - Amen Thompson, Cam Whitmore
F - Jabari Smith Jr, Jae'Sean Tate

They don't really need Dillon Brooks. He is only going to take minutes away from their young forwards who need playing time to develop.

I was under the impression that Amen Thompson's future position is PG....  A big PG like Cade Cunningham, after working towards that for a while.  And that his twin brother Ausar Thompson will be a pure SF most likely.

Interesting. I thought both Thompson twins were an Iguodala type point forward SG/SF player. I figured since their shooting is so bad they would both need to play forward to start out their career.

I wonder why Houston would sign VanVleet if they saw Thompson as a PG. Then again, they signed a SF as well in D Brooks. And have their SG of the future in Jalen Green. Messy. Nothing makes much sense over there.

modified my post in light of the mess..

[Who]

Amen Thompson did chose the #1 jersey number for Houston.

[trickybilly]

Sacramento Kings All-NBA C Domantas Sabonis has agreed to a contract renegotiation and extension for a total of $217M over five years — including $195M in new money, his agents Greg Lawrence and Jason Ranne tell ESPN.

After how he played in the playoffs? Why?

Make him prove it next year. Too much money for a guy who no-showed in the playoffs and failed to beat up on a tiny Warriors team that he should, as an offensive orientated 3rd team All-NBA center, destroy.

They got pretty dang close to beating that Warriors team which is a pretty huge turn around in the space of a year.

This will look like a steal in a year or two, because he will age like his dad.

My problem is with the Barnes deal.