Charania Multiple teams reached out to Blazers GM Joe Cronin after Aytons buyout and received great reviews of him as a teammate

Charania Deals involving Giannis Antetokounmpo are not expected to involve a third or fourth team Bostons offer includes additional pieces on top of Jaylen Brown

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 on LeBron James I dont know if Im holding my breath for an announcement this week LeBron has had multiple ownersGMs about 3-5 that have sent voice memos to him via Rich Paul

Charania Philadelphia was not in the picture for LeBron until after the Jaylen Brown trade and within 24 hours LeBron was taking their pitch very seriously It's currently a hierarchy of Cleveland Miami and Philadelphia and then teams on the periphery

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

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