The Los Angeles Clippers and Jalen Pickett have agreed to a two-way deal, league sources told HoopsHype. The 26-year-old guard spent the past three seasons with the Denver Nuggets where he shot 39% from 3-point range. Pickett was the 32nd pick of the 2023 NBA Draft.

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De'Anthony Melton's contract with the Warriors came in higher than was reported. Melton got the full Taxpayer MLE: 2026-27: $6.064M 2027-28: $6.4M 2027-28 is a player option for Melton. GSW is hard-capped at the second apron by using the Tax MLE. GSW has ~$5.2M in room under the second apron.

Moe Wagner's contract with the Brooklyn Nets came in a little lower than was reported: 2026-27: $9M 2027-28: $9.45M 2027-28 is a mutual option, as was reported. Either Wagner or the Nets can opt in for 2027-28. Brooklyn has roughly $4.9M remaining in cap space for this season.

The NBA offseason is just about wrapped up. For @spotrac.com I'm taking a look at each NBA team. First up are the Southwest Division teams! 🏀Who stayed, who arrived, who left 🏀Cap/Tax/Apron picture 🏀Remaining Exceptions 🏀Extensions 🏀Recap and lookahead Read more: www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/34...

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Every player needs to do what is best for himself, but the remaining restricted free agents this year (Jalen Duren, Peyton Watson, Benedict Mathurin) need to look at Jonathan Kuminga and Cam Thomas (both unsigned) as a cautionary tale from last year's restricted free agency.

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Best available NBA free agents: PG J. Harden R. Westbrook G. Vincent B. Williams A. Holiday SG B. Mathurin (R) B. Brown B. Beal C. Thomas A. Jackson Jr. SF D. DeRozan PF P. Watson (R) J. Kuminga N. Batum C J. Duren (R) N. Richards Those are the unsigned projected rotation regulars.

Best available NBA free agents: PG J. Harden R. Westbrook G. Vincent B. Williams A. Holiday SG B. Mathurin (R) B. Brown B. Beal C. Thomas A. Jackson Jr. SF D. DeRozan PF P. Watson (R) J. Kuminga N. Batum C J. Duren (R) N. Richards Those are the unsigned projected rotation regulars.

The New Orleans Pelicans and Caleb Houstan have agreed to a one-year deal, league sources told HoopsHype. He’ll compete for the final Pelicans roster spot after shooting 52.4% from 3-point range with the Atlanta Hawks last season. He reunites with former Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley.

At least the second apron in the NBA keeps the sport from turning into the Dodgers and everyone else like MLB has. To be clear, the Dodgers aren’t doing anything wrong. They should acquire everyone. It’s just silly that MLB has let it become like this.

At Summer League, I make it a goal to speak with someone from all 30 teams. We covered the East last week and now the my Western Conference Notebook is posted for @spotrac.com! 🏀All 15 West teams covered 🏀Notes on circumvention, lottery reform, expansion and more! www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/34...

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Vit Krejci's contract with the Portland Trail Blazers becomes partially guaranteed for $250K today.

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KeithSmithNBA@keithsmithnba.bsky.social · 5d ago

LIVE @frontofficeshow.bsky.social Friday will start around 2 PM ET today! Join @trevorlanenba.bsky.social and I as we talk all the latest news around the NBA and take questions to wrap up the week. Also: It's my birthday today, so it'd be nice to have a big turnout! Link to come when show is live.

LIVE @frontofficeshow.bsky.social Friday will start around 2 PM ET today! Join @trevorlanenba.bsky.social and I as we talk all the latest news around the NBA and take questions to wrap up the week. Also: It's my birthday today, so it'd be nice to have a big turnout! Link to come when show is live.

The Brooklyn Nets have officially signed Moe Wagner. This signing will come out of cap space, and will bring the Nets down to roughly $4.5M remaining in cap space. Brooklyn also has the full $9.4M Room Exception available.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have officially signed Mario Hezonja, according to the NBA transaction log.

Notes from the Western Conference teams are up! I also added general notes on expansion, Euros joining NCAA teams, lottery reform and circumvention. I think there's a lot of good stuff in here that is worth checking out. Give it a read!

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At Summer League, I make it a goal to speak with someone from all 30 teams. We covered the East last week and now the my Western Conference Notebook is posted for @spotrac.com! 🏀All 15 West teams covered 🏀Notes on circumvention, lottery reform, expansion and more! www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/34...

At Summer League, I make it a goal to speak with someone from all 30 teams. We covered the East last week and now the my Western Conference Notebook is posted for @spotrac.com! 🏀All 15 West teams covered 🏀Notes on circumvention, lottery reform, expansion and more! www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/34...

2026 NBA Western Conference Summer League Notebook | Spotrac News

Keith Smith spent 11 days in Las Vegas gathering exclusive, insider insights on the major financial trends and roster moves defining this season for every Western Conference team.

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Just saw the new Spider-Man. No spoilers, but I loved it! Probably my favorite of the Spider-Man movies so far. Really good, funny and had a ton of heart.

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LIVE @frontofficeshow.bsky.social will start around 9 PM ET (in just over an hour)! Join @trevorlanenba.bsky.social and I as we talk the latest around the NBA and answer some of your questions. Link to come when show is live!

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The Clippers will likely use the Chris Paul TPE that they have to bring in Johni Broome. LA still has three open standard roster spots, without factoring in the Kawhi Leonard trade. Clippers will still be more than $26M away from the luxury tax after acquiring Broome.

If Draymond Green's contract is exactly the same as the option he declined, he'll make $27,678,571 for 26-27. That'll put GSW just over the first apron and about $12.4M under the second apron. That's with three roster spots that must be filled, one of which will reportedly go to De'Anthony Melton.

Saw The Odyssey today. Really well-made and enjoyable. I was a bit afraid of the length, but it flew by for the most part. I highly recommend seeing it on the big screen, as was intended!

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John Tonje's two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers is a two-year deal, a league source told @spotrac.com.

Minor correction on this, because KCP was waived so late in the day on Saturday, he won't clear waivers until Tuesday.

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The Philadelphia 76ers have been looking for a trade for Johni Broome. If they can’t find one, the team may waive and stretch Broome’s salary. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope wont clear waivers until tomorrow. The Sixers have time to work out the move to clear room to sign KCP.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been looking for a trade for Johni Broome. If they can’t find one, the team may waive and stretch Broome’s salary. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope wont clear waivers until tomorrow. The Sixers have time to work out the move to clear room to sign KCP.

The Philadelphia 76ers have officially signed LeBron James.

That'll be a one-year deal at the vet minimum for Mario Hezonja with the Cavs. Should be a good depth pickup for Cleveland on the wing.