Michael C. WrightJun 30, 2025, 07:52 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs shored up frontcourt depth Monday by agreeing to a four-year deal worth $41 million for free agent center Luke Kornet, sources told ESPN’s … Read more
Free agent guard Kevin Porter Jr. has agreed to a two-year, $11 million deal to return to the Milwaukee Bucks, with a player option in 2026-27, sources told ESPN on Monday. The Bucks prioritized bringing back Porter and finalized a deal tonight with his agent Sam Permut of Roc Nation. Porter declined his $2.5 million … Read more
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning Wrote about Horford to GSW earlier today. It’s going to be a tight squeeze under the 2nd apron if they keep Kuminga, but they can do it. They have a short window to win with Curry, Butler, Green so not surprised to see those 4 coming together. pic.x.com/KxyTszTTt0 – 3:15 PM
Jun 30, 2025, 07:33 PM ET Free agent center Kevon Looney, a three-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, has agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Looney, 29, has spent his entire 10-year career with the Warriors, who selected him with the 30th … Read more
Jun 30, 2025, 07:13 PM ET Free agent point guard D’Angelo Russell has agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Mavs will use the $5.7 million taxpayer midlevel exception to sign Russell, a one-time All-Star who averaged 12.6 points and 5.1 assists per game for … Read more
Free agent guard Ty Jerome has agreed to a three-year, $28-million deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, sources told ESPN. The deal, which was negotiated by agents Kieran Piller and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, includes a player option in year three. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Jerome, 28, turned in one of the best seasons for … Read more
Jun 30, 2025, 06:57 PM ET NEW YORK — The NBA has set the salary cap for the coming season at $154.647 million, the maximum allowed 10% increase over the level for this past season. The tax level for the 2025-26 season is $187.895 million, the league said Monday. The cap and tax go into … Read more
Free agent forward Jake LaRavia has agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN. The deal, which was negotiated by agents Aaron Reilly and Reggie Berry of AMR Agency, is fully guaranteed. He projects to replace Dorian Finney-Smith in the Lakers’ rotation next season. Finney-Smith has agreed to … Read more
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS Marc Stein lists the Grizzlies as a suitor for Ty Jerome. This isn’t the first mid-level free agent they’ve been linked to. The question here is, how do they add a player like this while also clearing the cap space to renegotiate and extend Jaren Jackson Jr.? pic.x.com/IB0zrjxt3C – 11:40 AM
Free agent forward Dorian Finney-Smith has agreed to a four-year, $53 million deal with the Houston Rockets, sources told ESPN on Monday. Finney-Smith’s agent, Michael Tellem of Excel Sports, negotiated terms of the deal tonight with Rockets executives for the 3-and-D wing. It’s a major acquisition for Houston, one that bolsters their wing depth with … Read more
Restricted free agent Santi Aldama has agreed to a three-year, $52.5 million deal to return to the Memphis Grizzlies, sources told ESPN on Monday. CAA’s Austin Brown, Steven Heumann and Max Sadiman finalized the new deal with the Grizzlies on Monday night for Aldama. Aldama, 24, had a career year in his fourth season, setting … Read more
Jun 30, 2025, 05:28 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti pushed back on how the NBA has been framing the uptick of injuries in recent season, saying it’s “almost insulting” to argue there’s no correlation between the number of games and player loads and how frequently players are getting hurt. Presti spoke … Read more