Hoops Rumors

The Cavaliers are still carrying just 10 players on standard guaranteed contracts for the 2024/25 season. However, the team doesn’t appear likely to make a series of roster additions before the regular season begins. Craig Porter, who has a partially guaranteed salary, and Sam Merrill, who has a non-guaranteed deal, are penciled in as the 11th and 12th players on the 15-man … [Read more...] about Cavs Notes: Roster, Okoro, Bates, Nance, Travers

Forward Luke Travers, the No. 56 overall pick in the 2022 draft, was granted release from his contract with Melbourne United, Olgun Uluc of ESPN reports (Twitter link). According to Uluc, the release was mutual so that Travers can “pursue NBA opportunities.” Travers’ rights are owned by the Cavaliers, so unless his rights are traded in the near future, the only contract he … [Read more...] about Luke Travers Departs Melbourne United, Pursuing NBA Opportunities

Luke Kennard‘s new one-year contract with the Grizzlies, originally reported to be worth $11MM, actually has a base salary of just $9.25MM, Hoops Rumors has learned. Kennard can also earn an additional $1,387,500 in unlikely incentives, so his deal can max out at $10,637,500. That disparity between the reported terms and the actual terms is important, given Memphis’ proximity … [Read more...] about Contract Details: Kennard, Fernando, Graham, Allen

Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen signed a three-year, $91MM contract extension on Friday and that gave them more flexibility if they later decide to break up the Allen-Evan Mobley frontcourt next season, according to Marc Stein in his latest Substack post. Allen is eligible to traded on Feb. 2 — four days before next season’s deadline. It’s believed that Allen was essentially … [Read more...] about Timing Of Allen Signing Was Key

Jordi Fernandez spent 15 years working on NBA staffs and in the G League before the Nets gave him his first head coaching opportunity in April. In an interview with Marc J. Spears of Andscape, Fernandez speculates that his experience as head coach of the Canadian national team gave him an edge in Brooklyn’s hiring process. “Everybody says that they value the G League … [Read more...] about Nets Notes: Fernandez, Bridges, Okoro, Training Staff