Michael Scotto: The Oklahoma City Thunder signed Aaron Wiggins to a five-year $47 million deal, which is guaranteed for $45 million with $2 million in potential bonuses, has a descending structure, and a team option on the fifth year of the contract, league sources told @hoopshype.
Christopher Hine: Tyrese Haliburton played w/ Anthony Edwards last summer and said both want to be in multiple Olympics. “Both of us take pride in being those young guys on the team and part of the future of the NBA moving forward.
Tyrese Haliburton said to Arizona Sports he had zero communication with the Suns during the pre-draft process. Phoenix traded for Chris Paul two days earlier, which obviously would have created a temporary logjam and kept Haliburton as a third guard for at least a short while.
If the Lakers do make a salary-dumping move this offseason, odds are reportedly in favor of Christian Wood or Cam Reddish being the players shipped out.
The Sacramento Kings announced today that the team has acquired six-time NBA All-Star and three-time All-NBA guard-forward DeMar DeRozan in a three-team sign-and-trade with the Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs.
Jeff McDonald: Spurs are waiving Charles Bassey as a neccesary step to complete the Harrison Barnes trade. Spurs are interested in investigating ways to bring Bassey back, if he clears waivers
Source: Twitter @JMcDonald_SAEN
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Ohm Youngmisuk: Asked if he’s looking forward to facing Nikola Jokic in the Olympics, Joel Embiid said, “I don’t care about Jokic. I care about the national team.” Embiid is focused on Team USA.
Source: Twitter @NotoriousOHM
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Jorge Sierra: LeBron James on how Team USA will manage to play so much talent: “It’s a great problem to have, we have so many great players but we all have to make sacrifices.”
Source: Twitter @hoopshype
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Ira Winderman: Clarifying Heat recent moves: – Thomas Bryant waived implied no-trade clause on one-year Heat deal. So he can be dealt starting Dec. 15. – Based on where Heat are against tax, if Cole Swider or Alondes Williams receive offer sheet, Heat cannot match and stay below second apron.
Cooper Flagg took over the scrimmage against the all-time legends on the U.S. Paris Olympics roster
Ben Golliver: USA Basketball survives a Cooper Flagg-led Select Team comeback to barely win scrimmage, 74-73. Anthony Davis with the game-saving block on the final possession.
Source: Twitter @BenGolliver
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Michael Scotto: Landry Shamet has cleared waivers and is now an unrestricted free agent, league sources told @hoopshype. Shamet has shot 38.4 percent from 3-point range in his career and has several interested suitors.
