Here are some of the biggest stories from the last week at Hoops Rumors:
Paul Millsap opted out of his contract with the Hawks and will become a free agent. The decision to opt out was expected and Millsap reportedly plans to remain in Atlanta. In opting out, the star power forward turned down a salary of slightly more than $21.4MM for next year.
Isaiah Thomas missed the remainder of the postseason after re-aggravating a hip injury in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The news came as a crushing blow to a top-seeded Celtics team that lost the first two games of the series at home to the defending champions Cavaliers. The injury first occurred in March, forcing the star point guard to miss two starts. IT aggravated the injury in Game 6 against the Wizards before re-aggravating it again against the Cavs in Game 2.
Former Bucks GM John Hammond was hired by the Magic to be their new GM. In addition to hiring Hammond, Orlando also brought in Jeff Weltman to be the team’s President of Basketball Operations. The Raptors will receive a 2018 second-round pick from Orlando as compensation for Orlando’s decision to hire Weltman.
Travis Schlenk was named the general manager of the Hawks. The team has a GM again after being without one since Wes Wilcox was reassigned to a different front office role earlier this month. Schlenk will begin his duties on June 1st.
Chris Bosh and the Heat have reached a tentative agreement to part ways and the players’ association has granted its approval. The agreement would permanently remove Bosh’s cap figure, which was set to be an approximate $52.1MM over the next two years, from Miami’s books. Bosh would still get paid, of course, and would now stand a much better chance of playing again in the NBA for a different team. The pact has not yet been finalized.
Ten More Stories
- Isaiah Thomas wants the Celtics to upgrade before he discusses an extension.
- An extension for John Wall will be the top priority for the Wizards this offseason
- Is there mutual interest between Chris Paul and the Spurs?
- The Nets plan to pursue restricted free agents Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Otto Porter this offseason.
- Caleb Swanigan of Purdue will remain in the draft, while Hamidou Diallo will withdraw and return to Kentucky next season.
- The Knicks have parted ways with Kristaps Porzingis favorite, assistant coach Josh Longstaff.
- Lonzo Ball will not work out for the Celtics, the team that possesses the first overall pick in next month’s draft.
- The Timberwolves plan to target unrestricted free agent Derrick Rose this offseason.
- Before the Hawks and Magic hired their new GMs, neither team was granted the permission it sought to interview Cavaliers GM David Griffin.
- The country of Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for Enes Kanter.