Charania I'm told that Damian Lillard welcomed the release today He's gonna spend that time rehabbing in Portland around his family members This is something he became open to today

Charania on Lebron leaving the Lakers I'm told that happiness is the biggest factor in his decision to leave the Lakers It's about where will he and his family be happy It's not gonna be a money driven decision

Charania The Portland Trail Blazers arent actively pursuing Jaylen Brown and view Ja Morant as their big move

Charania I'm told over the last 24-48 hours the Lakers came to the understanding that Austin Reaves had multiple max contracts available to him in free agency The Detroit Pistons were coming aggressively for him So that's why today the Lakers stepped up to give him this deal

Charania Its decision time for LeBron James because all the information for the most part is in

Charania Rich Paul has met with multiple teams and has given LeBron all the information needed to make a decision but there is no timeline for the coming weeks Miami Cleveland and Philadelphia seem to be the likeliest options with Golden State and Minnesota still in the mix

Charania The Warriors initial offseason plan was to pair Curry and Draymond with LeBron and Anthony Davis With them being unable to trade for AD so far I think they believe LeBron isn't coming there