The impasse between the Suns and Eric Bledsoe continues to drag on, with neither the player or the team seemingly willing to bend on their negotiating stances. With each week that passes it seems more likely that Bledsoe will be forced to sign a qualifying offer and play out the season in Phoenix before becoming an unrestricted free agent next Summer. The latest wrinkle in the saga was Minnesota jumping into the mix and being willing to offer Bledsoe the max contract he is seeking, but it would require the Suns to participate in a sign-and-trade for the deal to work, something that Phoenix is reportedly disinterested in at the present time.
Here’s a rundown of the rest of the wheelings and dealings from the week that was…
- Xavier Silas agreed to a training camp deal with the Wizards.
- The Pistons brought in Denzel Bowles for a workout, but the big man is also in talks with the Jilin Northeast Tigers.
- Lou Amundson worked out for the Cavs, and was later signed to a camp deal.
- Orlando signed Seth Curry, Kadeem Batts, and Drew Crawford to training camp deals.
- Former NBA player Slava Kravtsov signed with China’s Foshan Long Lions.
- The Sixers inked JaKarr Sampson to a four year deal.
- Big man Ryan Hollins drew interest from the Lakers, Kings, Bulls, and Spurs.
- The Grizzlies and Earl Clark agreed to a camp deal.
- Jamaal Franklin worked out for the Spurs.
- The Bucks signed Michael Eric to a minimum salary deal.
- Joe Ingles and the Clippers came to terms on a non-guaranteed, minimum salary contract.
- The Wolves might bring point guard Myck Kabongo to training camp with the team.
- Ben Hansbrough and Andrew Warren auditioned for the Pistons.
- The league suspended Nuggets power forward J.J. Hickson without pay for five games for a violation of the NBA’s drug policy.
- Gustavo Ayon fielded offers from the Spurs, Real Madrid, and Shandong, eventually deciding to sign with Real Madrid.
- The Kings and Rockets finalized the trade that sent Jason Terry and a pair of second-rounders to Houston for Alonzo Gee and Scotty Hopson.
- Orlando Sanchez signed a partially guaranteed deal with the Knicks.
- Former Nets point guard Tyshawn Taylor agreed to a deal with the Russian club Dynamo Moscow.
- James Nunnally signed with Estudiantes of the Spanish League.
- The Wolves signed the No. 40 overall pick in this year’s draft, Glenn Robinson III, to a one-year, partially guaranteed deal.
- Michael Beasley was in San Antonio to audition for the Spurs.
- The Bulls signed E’Twaun Moore to a two year deal.
- Brady Heslip and the Wolves inked a training camp deal.
- Minnesota also signed Kyrylo Fesenko.
- Jordan Crawford agreed to sign with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.
- The Nets signed center Hamady Ndiaye, but the contract was voided when it became known that Ndiaye had an injury that would cause him to miss training camp.
- Memphis signed Kalin Lucas to a training camp deal.
- Zoran Dragic is in advanced discussions to leave Unicaja Malaga and join the NBA.
- The Kings finalized their deal with Omri Casspi.
- Ryan Hollins agreed to a deal to sign with Sacramento.
- The Pelicans began talks with the representatives for Iranian small forward Samad Nikkhah Bahrami.
- Lorenzo Brown and the Pistons came to terms on a non-guaranteed contract.
- The Grizzlies signed big man Hassan Whiteside to a non-guaranteed deal for training camp.
- Miroslav Raduljica signed a one year deal with the Shandong Flaming Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association.
- The Hawks and Jarell Eddie agreed to a training camp deal.
- Damion James signed a camp deal with the Wizards.
- There’s a chance that DeAndre Liggins won’t be joining the Clippers for training camp.
- Andray Blatche is headed to China after inking a deal with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.
- The Kings signed free agent guard Ramon Sessions to a two year, $4.2MM agreement.
- Jared Cunningham put pen to paper and signed with the Clippers.