What a week it was in the NBA. The 2014 NBA Draft is officially in the books. When the dust settled and the last pick was made, there were a lot less trades than anticipated, Andrew Wiggins was the top pick, Joel Embiid didn’t fall out of the top three as rumored, and the talk of the Sixers tanking in 2014/15 began anew. Here’s more from the week that was..
- Baylor center Isaiah Austin was diagnosed with a career-ending condition.
- Francisco Garcia opted out of his deal with the Rockets.
- The Mavericks plan to make a push to sign Pau Gasol.
- As expected, Carmelo Anthony opted out of his deal with the Knicks, becoming an unrestricted free agent.
- Darrell Arthur opted in and will remain with the Nuggets next season.
- Also returning to the Nuggets after opting in, was Nate Robinson.
- The Knicks strongly considered trading Iman Shumpert for a first round draft choice.
- Channing Frye opted out of his deal with the Suns.
- Mo Williams opted out of his deal with the Blazers to become an unrestricted free agent.
- Tim Duncan will be returning for another season with the Spurs after he opted in on his deal.
- The Lakers intend to make a run at unrestricted free agent Kyle Lowry.
- Andrei Kirilenko decided to opt in for next season with the Nets.
- In what is sure to be one of the bigger offseason storylines, LeBron James opted out of his deal with the Heat, becoming a free agent.
- Byron Scott became the frontrunner to become the Lakers next head coach.
- The Grizzlies interviewed four candidates for their GM-in-waiting position.
- Alan Anderson opted out of his deal with the Nets.
- The Kings have extended a qualifying offer to Isaiah Thomas, making him a restricted free agent.
- Jonas Jerebko opted in to remain with the Pistons.
- Kevin Garnett is planning to return to the Nets for the 2014/15 season.
- The Lakers‘ Nick Young opted out of his deal and became a free agent.
- The Knicks traded Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton to the Mavericks for Jose Calderon, Shane Larkin, Samuel Dalembert, Wayne Ellington, and two second round draft picks.
- The Cavaliers made Tyronn Lue the highest paid assistant coach ever.
- Dario Saric announced he’d stay out of the NBA for two more seasons. Saric wound up going to the Sixers on draft night.
- The Rockets agreed to trade Omer Asik to the Pelicans for a a protected 2015 first round pick.
- The Jazz extended a qualifying offer to Gordon Hayward, making him a restricted free agent.
- Rudy Gay opted in to remain with the Kings.
- The Hornets were shopping Gerald Henderson.
- The Trail Blazers offered LaMarcus Aldridge a max-level contract extension.
- The Sixers purchased the Spurs No. 58 overall pick for cash, and selected Jordan McRae.
- The Magic traded Elfrid Payton to the Sixers for Dario Saric, a 2015 second-round pick, and the 2017 first-round pick that Philadelphia originally sent to the Magic in the Dwight Howard/Andrew Bynum trade.
- The Bulls traded their No. 16 and No. 19 selections to the Nuggets for the 11th overall pick, Doug McDermott, along with Anthony Randolph.
- The Warriors are willing to acquire Jeremy Lin from the Rockets.
- The Hornets struck a deal to send 45th overall pick Dwight Powell and Brendan Haywood to the Cavs for Alonzo Gee.
- The Timberwolves traded the 44th pick to the Nets for cash, and the Nets used the pick to select Oklahoma State shooting guard Markel Brown.
- The Wolves also traded the No. 53 pick to the Rockets in exchange for cash.
- The Knicks bought the 57th overall pick from the Pacers, and used it to select Louis Labeyrie.
- The Thunder purchased the 55th overall pick from the Hornets, and used it to select Semaj Christon.
- The Heat traded the 26th and 55th selections in this year’s draft, a 2019 second-rounder and cash to the Hornets for their 24th pick, which Miami used to select Shabazz Napier.
- The Spurs acquired the rights to No. 54 overall pick Nemanja Dangubic from the Sixers, in exchange for the 58th and 60th picks in this year’s draft.
- The Bucks traded the 48th pick to the Hawks for a 2015 second-round pick.
- The Nuggets acquired Arron Afflalo from the Magic for Evan Fournier and the No. 56 pick in this year’s draft.
- The Lakers purchased the 46th pick from the Wizards and used it to select Missouri guard Jordan Clarkson.
- The Grizzlies and Zach Randolph struck a deal on a two-year, $20MM contract extension.
- The Grizzlies acquired the Jazz‘s 35th overall pick Jarnell Stokes for a 2016 second-round pick.
- The Nets made deals to acquire No. 59 overall pick Xavier Thames from the Raptors and No. 60 overall pick Cory Jefferson from the Sixers.
- The Wizards will retain Andre Miller for next season.
- Martell Webster is expected to miss three to five months after undergoing surgery to repair a herniated disk in his lower back,
- The Suns tendered qualifying offers to Eric Bledsoe and P.J. Tucker, making them restricted free agents.
- The Sixers sent 47th overall pick Russ Smith to the Pelicans in exchange for the rights to Pierre Jackson, last year’s No. 42 pick.
- Sixers big man Byron Mullens turned down his minimum salary player option for next season and will become a free agent.
- Udonis Haslem opted out of his deal with the Heat.
- The Lakers chose not to extend a qualifying offer to Kent Bazemore.
- Dwyane Wade opted out of his contract with the Heat.
- The Rockets declined their team option for Chandler Parsons, making him a restricted free agent.
- The Clippers intend to waive Willie Green.
- The Raptors extended qualifying offers to Greivis Vasquez, Patrick Patterson, and Nando De Colo, making all three restricted free agents.
- The Kings released Willie Reed.
- Jason Kidd was denied more power in the Nets organization and is exploring a move to the Bucks.