NBA Feed: HoopsRumors

Rockets To Pursue Dorian Finney-Smith

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Rockets may be a prime candidate to land the services of unrestricted free agent forward Dorian Finney-Smith, reports Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (via Twitter). Finney-Smith recently declined his $15.4MM player option to stay with the Lakers, and it was reported at the time that while there was still the possibility of returning […]
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Pelicans To Decline Team Option For Brandon Boston Jr.

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Pelicans are declining Brandon Boston Jr.‘s team option, reports Keith Smith for Spotrac (via Twitter). The 23-year-old wing will become an unrestricted free agent. Boston, who spent three years with the Clippers before playing last season in New Orleans, averaged 10.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.3 steals for the Pelicans in 23.6 […]
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Pacers Issue QOs To I. Jackson, Q. Jackson, Freeman

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Pacers have tendered qualifying offers to Isaiah Jackson, Quenton Jackson and Enrique Freeman, making all three players restricted free agents, a league source tells Tony East of Forbes (Twitter link). Isaiah Jackson was a semi-regular rotation player for Indiana over the course of his first three NBA seasons after being selected No. 22 overall […]
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Wizards To Waive Anthony Gill

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Wizards have requested waivers on 32-year-old forward Anthony Gill, the team announced (via Twitter). The Athletic’s David Aldridge, who first reported the news, adds that today was the deadline for the team to either guarantee his $2.5MM salary or waive him. Gill has spent five years in Washington, averaging 3.4 points and 1.7 rebounds […]
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Magic Decline Team Options On Moe Wagner, Caleb Houstan

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Magic are declining the team options for Moritz Wagner and Caleb Houstan, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania (via Twitter), making the two players unrestricted free agents. Wagner’s team option was for $11MM while Houstan’s was for $2.1MM. Turning down both will allow the Magic to retain some financial flexibility after they traded for Desmond Bane. […]
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Hawks To Decline Option On Dominick Barlow

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Hawks are declining their team option for center Dominick Barlow, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (via Twitter). Barlow’s option was for $2.2MM. The 22-year-old 6’9″ big man will become an unrestricted free agent with the move. Barlow played 35 games with the Hawks this season after spending his first two years with the Spurs. He […]
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Bucks, Bobby Portis Agree To Three-Year Deal

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Bucks and forward/center Bobby Portis have worked out a multiyear contract agreement, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), who reports that Portis intends to sign a three-year, $44MM pact that includes a third-year player option. The contract will replace Portis’ $13.4MM player option for 2025/26, which he declined today in order to […]
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James Harden Declining Option, Signing New Two-Year Deal With Clippers

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Clippers guard James Harden will turn down his $36.3MM player option for the 2025/26 season in order to sign a new two-year, $81.5MM contract with the team, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter links). According to Charania, the second year will be a player option and will be partially guaranteed if Harden opts in. Dating […]
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Thunder, Ajay Mitchell Agree To Three-Year Deal

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Thunder will decline their 2025/26 team option on Ajay Mitchell, opting instead to sign the guard to a three-year contract worth $9MM, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The new deal will start in ’25/26, replacing the $3MM option. The 38th overall pick in the 2024 draft, Mitchell initially signed a two-way […]
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Knicks Exercising Hukporti’s Option, Declining Tucker’s

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Knicks are exercising their 2025/26 team option on Ariel Hukporti, but are declining their option on P.J. Tucker, league sources tell Ian Begley of SNY.tv (Twitter link). Hukporti’s option is worth just under $2MM and his salary for next season will remain non-guaranteed. Tucker’s was worth about $3.5MM and also would have been non-guaranteed […]
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Eric Gordon Declining Option But Interested In Re-Signing With Sixers

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — Veteran guard Eric Gordon is declining his $3.4MM player option in order to become an unrestricted free agent, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. It’s still possible Gordon will remain with the Sixers. By opting out, his cap hit drops from $3.4MM to $2.3MM, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN (Twitter link). Gordon signed a two-year deal […]
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Nets Make Cam Thomas RFA; No QOs For Ziaire WIlliams, Day’Ron Sharpe

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Nets have issued a qualifying offer to guard Cam Thomas, making him a restricted free agent, but have opted to pass on QOs for swingman Ziaire Williams and big man Day’Ron Sharpe, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (all Twitter links). Brooklyn would still like to work out new deals with Williams and Sharpe, […]
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Celtics Exercising Team Option On JD Davison

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Celtics are exercising their 2025/26 team option on the contract of JD Davison, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Davison’s $2.27MM salary for next season is fully non-guaranteed, so the move doesn’t necessarily mean that Celtics will retain the 22-year-old guard — if they wanted to, they could waive him before the […]
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Kings Pick Up Option On Keon Ellis’ Contract

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — The Kings are picking up their $2.3MM option on Keon Ellis‘ contract, James Ham of The Kings Beat tweets. If Sacramento had declined the option and instead given him a qualifying offer of approximately $2.9MM, Ellis would have been a restricted free agent. This could signal that they’re confident an extension agreement can be reached […]
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Warriors To Pick Up 2025/26 Option On Gui Santos

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Warriors are exercising their 2025/26 team option — valued at $2.22MM — on forward Gui Santos, a source tells Anthony Slater of The Athletic (Twitter link). Although the team option will be picked up, Santos’ salary for next season will remain non-guaranteed, Slater notes.   More to come…
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