The Kawhi investigation could drag on into 2027 😳, per @Baxter
“The NBA investigation into whether the LA Clipperscircumvented the salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard could drag into 2027 if the parties don't agree on the findings or any proposed settlement that involves punishing the team, sources with knowledge of the case told ESPN on Wednesday.”
(Via https://t.co/A9gr445jMN)
Explanation below from an expert.
The implied NTC for a One-Year Bird is NOT the same as a full no-trade clause but functions essentially the same way for the season in question.
The Warriors asked Draymond Green to waive the implied NTC in his new one-year deal and he agreed.
If the Nuggets sign and trade Peyton Watson, the Grizzlies make sense. He fits with Cam Boozer, Cedric Coward and is on their timeline. They have a $29M trade exception. Memphis also has players that I think would intrigue Denver: Ty Jerome, Cam Spencer, Scottie Pippen Jr.
The Philadelphia 76ers are trading C/F Johni Broome and a second-round pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for cash considerations, sources tell ESPN. The deal allows the 76ers to stay under both first and second aprons while signing LeBron James and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
The Nuggets have lowered their asking price in a Peyton Watson sign-and-trade to one 1st-round pick + a rotational player, per @ShamsCharania.
With Denver now in the second apron, and far apart in negotiations with Watson, a trade now seems more likely.