Free agent 7-footer Branden Carlson has agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million deal to sign with the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell ESPN. Portland picks up a big man who has developed in the OKC Thunder system over the last two seasons, finalizing a deal with @PrioritySports' Ross Aroyo and Mark Bartelstein.
Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III has agreed to sign a three-year, $44 million contract extension to return to the Portland Trail Blazers through 2028-29, agent Kevin Bradbury of LIFT Sports Management tells ESPN.
A potential near exact salary match trade framework between the Celtics and Trail Blazers involving Jaylen Brown:
Boston ($68.4 million): Jrue Holiday, Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson, draft compensation
Portland ($67.9 million): Brown + Sam Hauser
Oddadzą https://t.co/p8jPVGqKq7. Sharpe’a, który docelowo będzie za parę lat na poziomie Browna lub w jego okolicach. I okej, ja to muszę zaakceptować.
Just in: The Portland Trail Blazers are hiring Minnesota Timberwolves lead assistant Micah Nori as the franchise's next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Nori -- widely regarded as one of the league's top assistants -- has been in the NBA coaching ranks since 2009 and now takes over in Portland on a multiyear deal.
The Celtics aggressively pursued Giannis, offering Milwaukee a package featuring 2024 Finals MVP Jaylen Brown and two first-round picks, sources tell ESPN. The Bucks seriously negotiated with two finalists in recent weeks: Miami and Boston, which were both on Antetokounmpo’s list of preferred destinations.
Anthony Davis and his camp have been seeking a max extension, and it’s plausible to consider him a potential trade candidate out of Washington, per @JakeLFischer
The Portland Trail Blazers are a team expected to show interest.
(Via @BleacherReport )