It has been 16 days since the NBA’s 2025 draft wrapped up and just 11 days since those draftees were permitted to start signing contracts, but the majority of the ’25 draft class have already put pen to paper, finalizing standard or two-way deals with their respective teams. As our tracker shows, all 30 first-round picks have signed their rookie scale contracts, and the top 15 … [Read more...] about Top 45 Picks From 2025 Draft Have Signed NBA Contracts
Pacific Notes: Collins, Beal, Warriors, Kuminga, Suns
The Clippers view John Collins as their likely starter at power forward, according to Law Murray and John Hollinger of The Athletic. Collins, who is being acquired from Utah in a three-team trade, brings an athletic presence to L.A.’s frontcourt and adds more size to a team that had trouble matching up with Denver in its first-round playoff series. Collins can be effective next … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Collins, Beal, Warriors, Kuminga, Suns
Stein/Fischer’s Latest: Warriors, Horford, Melton, CP3, Beal, Knicks
While the Warriors are one of the only teams in the NBA that have yet to reach a contract agreement with a free agent this offseason, they’re viewed by numerous rival clubs as the “overwhelming favorite” to land Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton, according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). Golden State already has over $170MM in guaranteed money … [Read more...] about Stein/Fischer’s Latest: Warriors, Horford, Melton, CP3, Beal, Knicks
Northwest Notes: Valanciunas, Nuggets, Thunder, J. Gentry
The agreed-upon trade between the Nuggets and Kings that will send Jonas Valanciunas to Denver and Dario Saric to Sacramento will likely be completed this weekend, reports Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter links). According to Stein, the delay was due to the Nuggets needing additional time to finalize “all aspects” of their Michael Porter Jr./Cameron Johnson trade with the … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Valanciunas, Nuggets, Thunder, J. Gentry
And-Ones: Veteran Extensions, Summer League, Rubio, Arcidiacono
This offseason has seen a trio of Thunder players receive maximum-salary contract extensions in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren, with Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. and Suns guard Devin Booker among the other veterans who have signed – or at least agreed to – lucrative extensions. That still leaves several dominoes to fall, according to John … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Veteran Extensions, Summer League, Rubio, Arcidiacono