This would push their payroll, including luxury tax, to the neighborhood of $350 million, which they can afford as they’re moving into a new McMansion arena in San Francisco with all the expensive amenities.ĭurant, by the way, is still probably going to get max offers from at least one or two of the Knicks, Nets, and Clippers, so it’s far from a foregone conclusion he’d accept the Warriors’ offer, especially if he feels he was misled by their medical staff. While this may be a small consolation prize for them given that the Warriors lost and that they have to endure the pain and ardor of rehabilitation, at least it will not also cost them millions of dollars.īrian Windhorst, speaking on First Take today, said that it’s his understanding that the Warriors still intend to offer Durant and Thompson five-year max contracts. Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant both suffered devastating leg injuries in these NBA Finals. He played for the Mavs in the 2016-17 season, averaging a career-high 12.8 points per game.Windhorst's 'understanding' is that the Warriors still 'intend' to offer Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant five-year max deals, which would push payroll with luxury tax to about $350 million /JLmCqp5OTx- Ryan Glasspiegel June 14, 2019 The Mavericks agreed to a $32 million, four-year contract with the younger Curry, who spent last season with Portland. New York will become Ellington's ninth team in 11 seasons.Īnd Seth Curry, Stephen's brother, is returning to Dallas. The New York Knicks missed out on players like Irving and Kevin Durant - who is also headed to Brooklyn - but continued the retooling of their roster by adding guards Elfrid Payton and Wayne Ellington. We wish him and his family all the best in the future." Kemba is truly one of the best to ever play for our team. "He's a special player, with a tremendous heart and tireless work ethic. "He always represented the Hornets, the NBA and the city of Charlotte with class - both on the court and in the community - and we are disappointed he is leaving," Jordan said. Hornets Chairman Michael Jordan released a statement lauding Walker. I want to elevate myself into that Boston winning tradition.
"I want to win here, badly - and I'm excited to prove myself as that type of player in this league. "I feel like it's a match made in heaven," Walker wrote. His replacement in next season's Celtics lineup will be Kemba Walker, who explained his decision to leave Charlotte for Boston in an essay published Monday by The Players Tribune. "Home is where I want my legacy to continue. "Home is where my family is," Irving said in a video posted by his new representation, Roc Sports. Kyrie Irving made his move to the Brooklyn Nets on a four-year deal believed to be worth $141 million official, with the New York native saying the lure of going home was too strong to ignore. "Anybody got kawhi number?" Harkless wrote on Twitter after he was headed to the Clippers in that four-team deal. The Heat had the framework of a three-team deal with the 76ers and Dallas nearly in place Sunday, before the Mavericks went a different way.
Miami had agreed to send Whiteside to Portland for Harkless and Meyers Leonard earlier in the day, and then essentially got absorbed into the deal to get Butler - who will be under contract for $142 million over the next four seasons. Miami gets Butler and Meyers Leonard, the Blazers get Hassan Whiteside, the Clippers get Harkless and a future first-round pick and the 76ers get Josh Richardson. The Heat completed agreements on what will become a four-team trade Monday to land Butler from the Philadelphia 76ers, with the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers also involved.
The Los Angeles Lakers also appear to remain squarely in the race to land him to play alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis.īut there is no more doubt about Butler's future.
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The first 24 hours of free agency have come and gone without a peep from the NBA Finals MVP, who is expected to meet with the Toronto Raptors - the team he led to this past season's NBA title - as early as Tuesday. There's still plenty of doubt about Kawhi Leonard's next stop.