Seven weeks into the NBA’s 2024/25 league year, there are only two restricted free agents who have yet to reach agreements on new contracts, and both players ended last season as Cavaliers. Here are the unsigned RFAs: Isaac Okoro ($11,828,974 qualifying offer) Emoni Bates (two-way qualifying offer) As our Luke Adams outlined last week, the Pistons are the only team in the NBA … [Read more...] about Two NBA Restricted Free Agents Remain Unsigned
JT Thor Agrees To Two-Way Contract With Cavaliers
Former Hornets forward JT Thor is signing a two-way contract with the Cavaliers, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports (Twitter link). Thor, the 37th overall pick in the 2021 draft, spent the first three years of his career with the Hornets. He didn’t play a major role with Charlotte, but earned a handful of spot starts across his tenure with the franchise. He averaged 3.2 … [Read more...] about JT Thor Agrees To Two-Way Contract With Cavaliers
Had Eye On Caboclo During Olympics
A source told Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com that the Cavaliers were scouting Bruno Caboclo while the veteran forward was competing in the Olympics with Team Brazil (YouTube link via The Wine and Gold Talk podcast). Fedor was careful to couch that reporting by stating that no deal was imminent and that he was just illustrating a point about Cleveland’s front office regularly … [Read more...] about Had Eye On Caboclo During Olympics
And-Ones: K. Smith, Schedule, C. Brown, Burton, Duke & Rutgers
Warner Bros. Discovery is suing the NBA after being excluded from the new broadcast rights package, but Kenny Smith isn’t worried about how that might affect what will likely be the final year of “Inside the NBA,” writes Greg Rajan of The Houston Chronicle. Smith, who has been with the network since his playing career ended in 1998, insists that nothing will change inside the … [Read more...] about And-Ones: K. Smith, Schedule, C. Brown, Burton, Duke & Rutgers
Central Notes: Turner, Pistons Guards, Herd Arena
Myles Turner believes the Pacers need to be a better rebounding team to reach their ultimate goal, he said on a Club 520 podcast (hat tip to Hoops Hype). “I think one, we’ve gotta be a better rebounding team, we’re still kind of small,” he said. “We just got James Wiseman ,so that helps a bit you know I mean he’s like 7-1 but outside of me, Isaiah Jackson was 6-9, Jalen Smith … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Turner, Pistons Guards, Herd Arena