Pacers to offer Tyrese Haliburton a max extension this summer?

The Indiana Pacers are interested in keeping Tyrese Haliburton for the foreseeable future, according to sources. In November 2020, the guard signed a four-year, $17.88 million rookie scale contract with the Sacramento Kings. Haliburton was then traded to Indiana last February — along with Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson — for Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb, […]

James Foglio  •  15 Jun 2023
Celtics prioritizing Jaylen Brown extension this offseason

The Boston Celtics are prioritizing re-signing Jaylen Brown to a supermax extension this offseason, per sources. Brown is now eligible to sign a five-year, $295 million contract this summer, whereas Jayson Tatum could ink a five-year, $318 million deal next offseason. “My feel from talking to sources is that the Celtics are not necessarily in […]

James Foglio  •  15 Jun 2023
Gabe Vincent is waiting for ‘just the right situation’ in free agency

Gabe Vincent of the Miami Heat is eager for “the right situation” to present itself this offseason in free agency. Unless the Heat offer the California native a new deal soon, he will become an unrestricted free agent. The undrafted guard out of UC Santa Barbara celebrated his 27th birthday today. In August 2021, Vincent […]

James Foglio  •  14 Jun 2023
Heat expected to be a prominent suitor for Bradley Beal if trade is pursued

The Miami Heat are expected to be a prominent suitor for Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal if a trade is negotiated or the team decides to rebuild, per sources. However, the three-time All-Star is still owed $207,740,400 over the next four years. This is part of the five-year, $251.02 million max extension he signed with […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
NBA Finals 2023 ratings down from Warriors-Celtics, but playoff viewership increased

The 2023 NBA Finals averaged 11.64 million viewers on ABC, a decrease of 762,000 viewers from last year’s six-game finals series between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics (averaged 12.402 million). However, during the 2023 NBA Playoffs on ABC, ESPN, and TNT, these networks averaged 5.47 million viewers per game, making this past postseason […]

James Foglio  •  14 Jun 2023
Peyton Watson could see bigger role with Nuggets next season

Peyton Watson was selected 30th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2023 NBA Draft, and he was then traded to the Denver Nuggets, along with two future second-round picks for JaMychal Green and a 2027 protected first-round pick. Although the 6-foot-8 guard out of UCLA appeared in only 23 games with Denver in […]

James Foglio  •  14 Jun 2023
Nuggets were ‘adamantly against’ trading Jamal Murray for Kyrie Irving in 2017

The Denver Nuggets came close to trading Jamal Murray for Kyrie Irving in 2017. Then-G.M. Tim Connelly had asked head coach Michael Malone about a potential trade for a veteran star, but Malone and the rest of the organization refused. “Malone has said recently that Connelly approached him around that time indicating they could possibly […]

James Foglio  •  14 Jun 2023
Heat made an offer to Nets for Kyrie Irving at trade deadline

The Miami Heat made an offer to the Brooklyn Nets for eight-time All-Star Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. “They’re going to explore seeing what the star market is out there,” Charania said on FanDuel TV. “Just to give you a glimpse of what they looked at […]

James Foglio  •  14 Jun 2023
Dr. Jason Johnson on Nikola Jokic: ‘Great accomplishment, but he’s still boring’

Dr. Jason Johnson supported the case for Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid to win his first MVP award over Denver Nuggets center and back-to-back award winner Nikola Jokic. “The only Joker who people care about are Joaquin Phoenix and that terrible Joker movie that came out a couple of years ago,” the political scientist said […]

James Foglio  •  13 Jun 2023