Hoops Rumors

Brandon Ingram waived his trade bonus as part of the trade that sent him from New Orleans to the Raptors, reports Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca. Ingram’s 15% trade kicker would have added nearly $2.1MM to his $36MM salary for this season, and while the Pelicans would have been responsible for paying it, Toronto would have taken the cap hit, pushing the team close to the luxury … [Read more...] about Trade Deadline Leftovers: Ingram, Draft Pick Details, Tax Projections, More

The Warriors and Suns began “secretly” talking about the possibility of a Kevin Durant trade early last week, according to Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, who say that the star forward and his longtime manager and agent Rich Kleiman didn’t learn about those discussions until the two teams played one another last Friday. By Saturday, the two teams were far enough … [Read more...] about More On Kevin Durant: Curry Convo, Warriors/Heat Trade Talks

Don’t count on Pelicans guard Bruce Brown or Wizards guard Malcolm Brogdon to reach the free agent market. According to reports from NBA insider Jake Fischer and The Athletic’s David Aldridge, neither player is expected to emerge as a buyout candidate (Twitter links). The Pelicans are acquiring Brown in their Brandon Ingram trade with Toronto. While Brown spent much of the … [Read more...] about Bruce Brown, Malcolm Brogdon Not Considered Buyout Candidates