The Spurs were among the teams who were interested in signing Timberwolves big man Naz Reid before he agreed to a three-year, $42MM extension, Marc Stein reports in his latest Substack article.
San Antonio was seeking a veteran center to ease the burden on No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama during his rookie season. However, the Spurs may have only planned to offer Reid a one-year deal.
The Mavericks were among the teams with the full $12.4MM mid-level exception available who were known to have interest in Reid, Stein adds.
Here are some more tidbits from Stein:
- The Pistons’ interest in Nets restricted free agent Cameron Johnson, which has previously been reported by Stein, is genuine, he reiterates. There’s rising belief around the league that he’s their No. 1 free agent target, even though the Nets have the right to match. Detroit is projected to have over $30MM in cap space.
- The Suns, Bucks and Bulls have been mentioned as potential landing spots for Derrick Rose, according to Stein. The Knicks declined to pick up their $15.6MM option on Rose for next season. However, Rose’s time in New York isn’t necessarily over — the Knicks may re-sign him at a lower number if his other options don’t pan out, Stein says.
- If Kristaps Porzingis had chosen to decline his player option, the Jazz were prepared to make offer for more money than the Celtics can give him via a two-year, $77MM extension, per Stein. They were also interested in being the third party to facilitate the trade between the Wizards and Celtics. Boston was Porzingis’ preferred destination, however.
Predictions
All 4 years contracts
Blazers sign Grant $130mm
Pistons sign Johnson $110MM
Kings sign Kuzma $100MM
Rockets sign Rui $90MM
Rockets sign Reaves $100mm
If any of those deals maybe apart from Grant happen it would be severe malpractice.
Suppose that the market demand function is Q=QD(P), and the market supply function is Q=QS(P),
The price of gasoline often changes with the demand throughout the year. As people drive more in the summer, gasoline prices tend to rise.
Thanks a lot, bot!
But remind yourself that restricted free agency means stocking up barrels of gasoline in your backyard. When the price rises in the summer time you can still drive around.
Next you are going to tell everyone you save money by filling up your tank when it’s half full…
Why wouldn’t the rockets sign cam Johnson instead of rui or reeves for a couple of dollars more
This free agent class just isn’t that interesting…
Saving cap space used to be a great move…
The best deals this offseason will be the shortest ones… Where the teams overpay for a shorter period of time…
Detroit should be looking at guys like Torrey Craig. I think they’ll be disappointed with Cam and buyer’s remorse would set in quickly.
A reunion with Christian Wood if they could move Bagley or Wiseman or both also would be interesting and I’d also be intrigued by Kelly Oubrie if he works on his defense and his efficiency can be steady.
A wise man would never sign Christian Wood he’s not worth a bag of lays.
“ If Kristaps Porzingis had chosen to decline his player option, the Jazz were prepared to make offer for more money than the Celtics can give him via a two-year, $77MM extension”.
And if aunt had a p*nis she’d be my uncle
If a player chooses a team that will pay him less money & he knows it, I’m open to admiring him. Principles are still important.
Johnsons best fit is in Orlando. Just what they need.