Free Agency
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Lakers “went in a different direction” without Smart: Dimitri prepares the announcement
Marcus Smart left the Los Angeles Lakers after one season and signed for two years and $12.4 million with the Houston Rockets. According to Jovan Buha, he took offence at an offer…
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Duren stays in Detroit, announced late Thursday by an insider: Dimitri redoes the intro
Jalen Duren’s agent, Chafie Fields, confirmed to ESPN’s Shams Charania late Thursday night that the centre was returning to the Detroit Pistons for five years. The deal came a few hours before…
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Robinson leaves New York over the apron: Martine looks for the column
Mitchell Robinson signed a three-year deal with the Boston Celtics after leaving the New York Knicks, who could not keep him because of the second salary cap apron. The Knicks signed Andre…
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LeBron James picks Philadelphia, Chantal wishes him someone for the key
LeBron James has finally signed with Philadelphia, after seriously considering retirement when the Lakers were eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the playoffs. He told the story to Steve Nash.
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Three teams in under a year for D’Angelo Russell, Dimitri never got to announce him
D’Angelo Russell was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies on 25 September 2026 without playing a single game for them. In under a year he passed through Dallas, Washington and Memphis, and only…
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Curry hasn’t signed, neither has Podziemski: Martine leaves two lines blank
Stephen Curry hasn’t signed a contract extension with the Golden State Warriors, though he can do so at any time during the season. Brian Windhorst (ESPN) repeated that he could still sign.
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94 calls between 15 July and the signature, and Martine opened a column
Matt Lloyd, general manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves, told the Minnesota Star-Tribune he had 94 phone conversations with Jonathan Kuminga’s camp, between 15 July and the day of the signing. Kuminga signed…
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Curry won’t test free agency before next summer, and Martine noted the date
In an interview with CNBC, Stephen Curry ruled out testing free agency before his contract expires next summer and repeated that he wants to end his career with the Golden State Warriors.
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Jokic, Murray and Gordon called DeRozan: Darnell picked up his own phone
DeMar DeRozan, 37, a six-time All-Star, has joined the Denver Nuggets on a one-year veteran-minimum deal worth 3.9 million dollars. In The Athletic, he said Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon…