After his Stein Line teammate Jake Fischer reported that the Kings and Knicks look like the top candidates to land Ben Simmons, NBA insider Marc Stein suggests within his latest Substack article that at least a couple more clubs are in the mix for the former No. 1 overall pick. According to Stein, Simmons has drawn interest from the Celtics since free agency began and has also … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: Simmons, CP3, Clippers, Nuggets, Simons, Mavs
Jonas Valanciunas ‘Fully Committed’ To Honoring Nuggets Contract
After having avoided directly addressing his contract situation in recent weeks, Nuggets center Jonas Valanciunas offered clarity on his plans for the 2025/26 season in remarks to Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com on Monday. “I want to clear the air about my playing situation next season now that Denver has made their decision to keep me,” Valanciunas said. “The idea of playing … [Read more...] about Jonas Valanciunas ‘Fully Committed’ To Honoring Nuggets Contract
Nuggets Notes: Adelman, Johnson, Braun, Murray, C. Jones
David Adelman will enter his first full season as Nuggets head coach with the type of roster that former coach Michael Malone was hoping for, along with sudden pressure to win big, writes Sean Keeler of The Denver Post. Adelman didn’t face those kinds of expectations when he took over for Malone late in the season, but he guided the team to the second round of the playoffs and … [Read more...] about Nuggets Notes: Adelman, Johnson, Braun, Murray, C. Jones
Nuggets’ Tenzer: ‘No Concerns’ About Valanciunas Reporting To Camp
Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Friday, Nuggets general manager Ben Tenzer said the team has “no concerns” about the possibility of newly added center Jonas Valanciunas not showing up for training camp this fall, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter video link). “We’ve had great conversations with him,” Tenzer said. “There’s been nothing but healthy … [Read more...] about Nuggets’ Tenzer: ‘No Concerns’ About Valanciunas Reporting To Camp
Cap Notes: Bulls, Nuggets, Harden, Minott, MLEs
When the Bulls traded Lonzo Ball for Isaac Okoro earlier this month, they had to use a portion of their existing Zach LaVine traded player exception worth $17MM+ to absorb Okoro’s $11MM salary, tweets Keith Smith of Spotrac. Chicago couldn’t simply use Ball’s $10MM outgoing salary for matching purposes due to an injury protection clause in his contract, Smith notes. The $10MM … [Read more...] about Cap Notes: Bulls, Nuggets, Harden, Minott, MLEs