Restricted free agent Miles Bridges will likely get somewhere in the neighborhood of $25MM per season, according to Roderick Boone of the Charlotte Observer. At minimum, Bridges will be seeking more than $20MM per year. He’ll be restricted, allowing the Hornets to match an offer sheet, if they extend the wing a $7.92MM qualifying offer.
Portland and Detroit are two teams that have been mentioned as possible suitors. President of basketball operations Mitch Kupchak wants to re-sign Bridges, calling him a “big part of our future.”
We have more from around the Eastern Conference:
- Tyreke Evans, who has visited a number of teams since being reinstated by the NBA, worked out recently for the Nets, JD Shaw of Hoops Rumors tweets. He participated in a workout with the Warriors on Wednesday.
- Pistons Hall-of-Famer Isiah Thomas became a mentor to Jaylen Brown during Brown’s college days and Thomas is proud of how his pupil has blossomed, Steve Bulpett of Heavy.com writes. “Look at where he was as a basketball player a couple of years ago and where he’s at today,” Thomas said. “That’s work ethic, that’s wanting to be. You have to give him a lot of credit. You know, it’s one thing when a teacher gives you a book; it’s another thing when you go home and actually read it and then comprehend what you’ve got.”
- Brad Stevens’ best move might have been leaving coaching to become the Celtics’ president of basketball operations, Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today opines. Stevens developed many of the players on the roster, then found the right pieces around them in his current job. “I think he’s done a phenomenal job as GM,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “The moves he made this year, adding (Al) Horford and Derrick White, brilliant.”
Great job Executive of the Year Brad Stevens! But now that the Celtics came up short, let’s see what you do next. Up to you to keep proving yourself! Go Celtics!
Agree. Like Chaim Bloom with Sox, Stevens had a decent first year but this next trade deadline/off-season will really show how good they are at the job and if their teams will go forward or slide back. At times I guess being a GM in Boston can be a thankless job but they both really wanted it.
Here is Stevens’ record after one year.
link to basketball-reference.com
In soccer terms I would call that 4-5-0. That’s 5 of 9 trades let’s call draws… Kind of a lot of moving people around for not much reason, maybe trade exceptions.
But more or less undefeated in major trades.