Fischer Bennedict Mathurin is expected to opt-in to his qualifying offer to remain in LA or be sign-and-traded to the Pelicans New Orleans has been the one aggressive suitor for Mathurin

John Hollinger Nate Duncan Breaking down how the Clippers clearly circumvented the NBA salary cap with Bradley Beal similar to the Gary Trent situation and lost Ben Mathurin as a result

Brian Windhorst with an interesting mention about Domantas Sabonis This last year Mintz executed the trade for Trae Young away from Atlanta Walker Kessler trade away from Utah And Sabonis just hired him He wants to get out of SAC - WindhorstESPN via TheHoopCollective

Brendan Haywood tells Jalen Duren to sign the contract already if he doesnt want to end up like Jonathan Kuminga

Aaron Turner Next year for Jonathan Kuminga is a way better free agency A lot of teams with money In JK's recruiting saga the teams that have been trying to trade for him - Sacramento Chicago - have a lot of money next year The game board is set very well for 2027

Charania The Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns unlikely to reach contract extension Towns is eligible for a 4-year 276M max extension He has a 61M player option for the 2027-28 season and could become a free agent This is a cloud going into training camp

Bill Simmons I've kind of talked myself into the Paul George trade August 23rd took over 50 days it happened this week Paul George Hugo Ron Harper Baylor Scheiermanwe can replace Jaylen with bulk