Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

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Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
Free agent guard Ty Jerome has agreed to a three-year, $28 million deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, with a player option in year three, sources tell ESPN. Kieran Piller and Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports negotiated the new deal with the Grizzlies.

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Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
BREAKING: The Denver Nuggets are trading Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for Cam Johnson, sources tell ESPN.

Good move by both teams.  That MPJ contract was horrid.

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Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
BREAKING: The Denver Nuggets are trading Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for Cam Johnson, sources tell ESPN.

Imho pretty much lateral move regarding the quality of the players, but Denver saved 18 mil

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Fred Katz (@FredKatz)
Dennis Schröder will agree to sign with the Sacramento Kings, league sources tell @TheAthletic.

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Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42)
LaRavia contract comes out of the $14.1M non tax ML

$8.25M left

$5.1M biannual still remaining

[KillerLeft]

Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42)
LaRavia contract comes out of the $14.1M non tax ML

$8.25M left

$5.1M biannual still remaining

Yikes. Can they get Ayton with what's left of that?

[RoyTarpleysGhost]

Feels to me like Cam Johnson is a more well rounded player than Michael Porter Jr.

[SleepingHero]

Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
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 tell ESPN. The Bucks prioritized bringing back Porter and finalized a deal tonight with his agent Sam Permut of Roc Nation.

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Feels to me like Cam Johnson is a more well rounded player than Michael Porter Jr.

I think Porter is a head case.

[SleepingHero]

Yikes. Can they get Ayton with what's left of that?

Ayton gave up about 10mil on his current deal to get bought out. 8.25 mil is close to that number.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Good move by both teams.  That MPJ contract was horrid.

Better move for Denver IMO. At least Johnson plays some semblance of D.

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Better move for Denver IMO. At least Johnson plays some semblance of D.

That 32 unprotected first will be valuable though.  The Nets aren't going anywhere so they should do these types of moves to collect assets.  Maybe the can get MPJ healthy (HA!) and flip him down the line.

[Ghost of Podkolzin]

Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
Free agent forward Dorian Finney-Smith has agreed to a four-year, $53 million deal with the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN. Finney-Smith's agent, Michael Tellem of Excel Sports, negotiated terms of the deal tonight with Rockets executives for the 3-and-D wing.

With JSJ cemented at PF, it'll be interesting to see how they fit in KD, Amen, Tari, and DFS.  Not to mention Whitmore (who HAS to be on the trading block).

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Plus they just brought back Bruce Brown on a 1 yr deal. Good start for Denver. They save 17 million between MPJ and Johnson's salaries.

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Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
Free agent center Kevon Looney has agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell ESPN. Life Sports Agency CEO Todd Ramasar and the Pelicans reached a deal tonight for the three-time NBA champion who departs Golden State after 10 years.

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Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
Free agent Bruce Brown Jr. has agreed to a one-year deal with the Denver Nuggets, sources tell ESPN. The 2023 NBA champion for the Nuggets returns to Denver. CAA's Ty Sullivan and Steven Heumann finalized the deal tonight with the Nuggets.

[Ghost of Podkolzin]

Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
BREAKING: The Denver Nuggets are trading Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for Cam Johnson, sources tell ESPN.

IMO, this is a clear win for DEN.  Just when I think another team won't take on terrible contracts, they do.

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Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass)
There is optimism in the Warriors camp that Jonathan Kuminga will re-sign, per @MarcJSpears

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@IanBegley
Knicks are at the top of Jordan Clarkson’s list once he clears waivers, league source says. Knicks currently see Clarkson as a priority signing, as @StevePopper said. New York has the $5M tax payer exception and veteran’s minimum exceptions available to offer Clarskon, who agreed to a buyout with the Utah Jazz ahead of free agency.

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Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA)
SOURCES: The Warriors are locked in on getting to an agreement with Al Horford after losing Kevon Looney.