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Sean Pedulla is also in the mix for Sacramento’s open two-way spot, along with Dalton Knecht, as we reported on today’s @BleacherReport stream. Sounds like Micah Peavy, Knecht and Pedulla are under consideration for several overlapping teams, including Toronto for all three.
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The Kings are considering point guard reinforcements, sources say, after the sudden loss of Ben Simmons to a season-ending Achilles tear during practice on Sunday.
The Grizzlies are actively trying to find a new home via trade for Walter Clayton Jr. before today's 5 PM ET roster cutdown deadline, league sources tell @JakeLFischer and me, with Sacramento emerging as a possible destination.
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We almost went the whole week in the NBA without a single rookie scale extension. Then Oklahoma City and Cason Wallace got their deal done just now AND gave us the perfect spark for the latest Late Night NBA Intel.
My Sunday Best notes are all here: tinyurl.com/4d74y3tc
The CBA has a little rule that prohibits any team from waiving a player with a guaranteed salary north of the full Exhibit 10 amount (91K for 2026-27) and re-signing on a two-way. That player can’t even join said team’s G League affiliate. This would prohibit Kris Murray, in theory, from being waived and re-joining Twitter’s beloved Grizzlies, as another example, on a 2W.
UPDATE: A much smarter salary cap expert just corrected me.
Moussa Cissé's $2.2 million contract for this season is not only guaranteed but too high a figure for Dallas to waive him and re-sign him to a two-way.
So Cissé is ONLY two-way eligible this season with other teams.
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did a very exciting work thing!!!
getting to write and narrate The Run for @BleacherReport has been amazing, and helping tell the story of this year’s Knicks championship run alongside KAT was especially cool.
watch Karl-Anthony Towns walk through the Knicks’ entire title run on B/R’s YouTube channel! he did an incredible job capturing the magic of the moment and reminding us why we love sports.
All of last night’s notes are here: tinyurl.com/3n4wpmbs
Where you can read we didn’t report Memphis is “looking to” trade GG Jackson. Any aggregation stating the Grizzlies have done anything other than explore the trade market is disingenuous.
On a rather significant sports night in Milwaukee ... we can add that the Lakers and Bucks have held some exploratory trade talks.
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At least one more to add your list: How Dallas, with 15 standard contracts already, proceeds with Mavs lifer Dwight Powell.
As we've reported previously: Connaughton is a Kon Knueppel favorite held in similarly high regard in Charlotte.
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The Clippers waiving Cam Christie leaves Charlotte, Milwaukee, Memphis and the Lakers as the most pertinent back-of-roster situations NBA personnel are monitoring before Oct. 19. Have heard the Bucks, Lakers and Grizzlies all exploring trades. Hornets have to weigh the locker room value of retaining Pat Connaughton.
The Clippers waiving Cam Christie leaves Charlotte, Milwaukee, Memphis and the Lakers as the most pertinent back-of-roster situations NBA personnel are monitoring before Oct. 19. Have heard the Bucks, Lakers and Grizzlies all exploring trades. Hornets have to weigh the locker room value of retaining Pat Connaughton.
We'll discuss the latest mutual option around the NBA, plus more extension talk on @BleacherReport at the top of the hour.
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Good morning from London, where we can report that barring an abrupt change, Anthony Black is headed for restricted free agency, sources say, after Orlando hasn’t engaged the combo guard in extension talks this offseason.
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Who else is getting a rookie scale contract extension in the next week after Brandin Podziemski's new Golden State deal?
The latest Late Night NBA Intel from @JakeLFischer and me breaks the whole landscape down ... plus goes around the league for more: tinyurl.com/4xn9zj29
Indeed, there’s another mutual option in the NBA marketplace with Brandin Podziemski's five-year extension to remain with Golden State. His trade kicker, per sources, will be the lesser of $1 million and 15% of Podziemski’s unearned base compensation.
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Another mutual option, this time in Brandin Podziemski's extension with the Warriors. @JakeLFischer did a great job outlining the comeback of mutual option for @TheSteinLine in the piece linked below!
The main reason I wanted to explore this wonky cap provision: Numerous NBA front offices did not know this was a possible option under the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
Details here: tinyurl.com/28h4ahx5
Veteran NBA agent Steve McCaskill is returning to the business with Equity Sports, according to league sources. McCaskill has over a decade of experience in the space. Equity negotiated James Harden’s new three-year, $97 million deal with Cleveland this summer.
The main reason I wanted to explore this wonky cap provision: Numerous NBA front offices did not know this was a possible option under the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
Details here: tinyurl.com/28h4ahx5
The @JakeLFischer Latest is LIVE and explains how the MUTUAL option in new NBA contracts -- as opposed to a pure player or team option -- became a thing again this summer after a dormant 25 years.
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