Courtside Perspective

Guy that knows ball.

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

Bron really do run this league man 😂

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

LeBron is reportedly "irritated" with Adam Silver pushing him for a decision, per @andy_baskin

James' camp was "ready to make an announcement" last week but decided to hold off 😳

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

Well deserved, MVP season incoming? 🤔

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama is the NBA 2K27 cover athlete, per sources.

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

@TheDunkCentral @jovanbuha @TheHerd That makes 2 of us

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

Assuming he stays healthy, the Lakers now have their answer as to who is guarding opposing superstar guards/wings.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Thybulle, a two-time All-Defense team member, spoke with JJ Redick and Luka Doncic about the Lakers desire to sign him and his role during free agency and chose the opportunity on Monday. Thybulle shot 41.8% from 3 over the last two years across 45 games -- and led the NBA in steals and deflections per 36 minutes last season among players to play at least 20 contests, per ESPN Research.

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

World Cup over, your move LeBron

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

Sam Presti and the rest of their front office just moves differently.

Running the team almost like it’s baseball, by using their assets as a “farm system” to acquire younger players and MORE assets as the years go on, incredible to watch.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Oklahoma City has now acquired seven second-round picks this offseason, shed $224 million in payroll and tax and positioned themselves comfortably under the second apron via the trades of Dort, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins.

Rather than simply declining Dort's $17.7 million team option to save the money, the Thunder picked it up, acquired three future assets, created a $17M trade exception and place their 2025 championship stalwart in position for a new long-term deal in Atlanta which was not viable in OKC.

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

@XanderSticklan @sixringsofsteeI I’m definitely not expecting him to turn into a star, but if he can turn into a playable 7th-8th man, then it’s worth it for that price tag.

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@BoByu03096 @sixringsofsteeI It costed them pennies, even if he just turns into like 7th-8th man in the rotation for them in the future, then it’s worth it.

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

Dallas with a huge buy-low move for Risacher, I love it for them. Totally worth the risk!

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BREAKING: The Oklahoma City Thunder trading All-Defensive wing Lu Dort to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team deal that sends three second-round picks to OKC, former No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher to the Dallas Mavericks and Ryan Nembhard to Atlanta, sources tell ESPN.

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

I still think LeBron ends up back in Cleveland, but I do believe Miami is the best fit purely from a basketball perspective, and Golden State for a “fun” arc to end his career.

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

Things… are happening in Vegas

[ENJ🏀Y @EnjoyBBall]

Wild.

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

Caleb Wilson been on a heater in Summer League 🔥 rookie season could be real special 👀

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

Still doesn’t feel real tbh

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

First look at Giannis in a Heat uni 🔥

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

@sixringsofsteeI Yanic Konan Niederhauser

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

The NBA saw someone that averaged 8, 1, 1 on 38% from the field get $64 million and said “nah”.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

The NBA is probing the signed $64 million free-agent deal for Gary Trent Jr. with the Milwaukee Bucks, per a league spokesperson.

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

I always imagined that MPJ would eventually be flipped anyway. Him ending up in Brooklyn allowed him to increase his value, and the Nets get the opportunity to gather more future assets.

[Underdog NBA @UnderdogNBA]

Haynes on an upcoming meeting between Michael Porter Jr.'s agent and the Nets:

"If it becomes apparent early on that an extension is not in play, then I do believe the next step will be the Brooklyn Nets and Michael Porter Jr. potentially parting ways."

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

It’s gonna be so anticlimactic when Bron just goes back to Cleveland after all of this.

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

Hmmmmm, interesting 🤔😂

[Tyrese Haliburton @Hali]

Tomorrow it’s time @KingJames

[Courtside Perspective @MikeCourtside]

Not surprising the number 1 pick won’t play the whole thing, the standard these days.

Flagg: 2 games
Risacher: 2 games
Wembanyama: 2 games
Banchero: 2 games
Cunningham: 3 games

Dybantsa will also finish with 2 games played.

[Underdog NBA @UnderdogNBA]

AJ Dybantsa to be shut down for rest of Summer League, per @JoshuaBRobbins.