Mutual Interest Between Jonny Flynn, Cavs
While all eyes remain on tomorrow night's draft, the NBA's free agency period will get underway just four days from now. One potential pairing to watch for after July 1st? Jonny Flynn and the Cavaliers. According to Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal (Sulia link), the Cavs are expected to pursue Flynn as their backup point guard, and there is mutual interest between the two sides.
Bucks Interested In Samuel Dalembert
The Bucks have been rumored to be targeting a big man in tomorrow night's draft, potentially a replacement for Andrew Bogut, who was sent to Golden State at this year's trade deadline. But the draft isn't the only means of acquiring a center for Milwaukee. According to Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times (via Twitter), the Bucks are interested in trading for Samuel Dalembert of the Rockets.
Warriors Rumors: Trades, Draft, Thompson, Curry
Earlier today, we heard from ESPN.com's Chris Broussard that the Nuggets and Warriors had discussed the possibility of a trade that would send the No. 7 pick to Denver and Wilson Chandler to Golden State. Broussard is back with more Warriors info this afternoon, tweeting that the team is eyeing other small forwards besides Chandler, including Rudy Gay, Andre Iguodala, and Marvin Williams. No deals are imminent, according to Broussard, but the Warriors are a good bet to be active either today or tomorrow. Marcus Thompson of the Bay Area News Group has a few more Warriors items, so let's check those out:
Odds & Ends: Nets, Humphries, Hawks, Olympics
Already this offseason, international outlets have linked the Nets to contract agreements with Andrei Kirilenko and Mirza Teletovic, among others, but GM Billy King cautioned today not to believe everything you read.
"If you go back to summer, we've had a lot of guys that agreed to deals here, and if we'd agreed to all those deals, we wouldn't have room to sign them all," King explained, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. "So I think a lot of information gets fed out there, especially international where they just say it. And a lot of times they're doing it because they're negotiating, trying to get a player to Team A in Barcelona, so they want to get out there: 'This guy's going. You want to sign with us;' 'Hey, he's leaving, so you've got to sign here.'"
As we prepare to sift through the free agent rumor mill over the next few weeks, let's round up a few Wednesday afternoon odds and ends from around the league:
Magic GM Hennigan Talks Howard, Nelson, Redick
It was only a week ago that Rob Hennigan accepted the Magic's offer to become the team's new general manager. With the draft just over 24 hours away and free agency around the corner, the Orlando GM has a lot on his plate, and spoke to the media today about a few key decisions he's facing. Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel has Hennigan's quotes on Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, J.J. Redick, and more….
Mavericks Rumors: Draft, Odom, Carter
Mavericks GM and president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson made himself available to the media earlier today to discuss the draft, free agency, and other upcoming decisions facing the Mavs. Earl K. Sneed of Mavs.com tweeted out a number of Nelson's comments, so let's round up a few of the highlights from the session….
Ford’s Latest: Ross, Cavs, Bucks, Rockets, Jazz
The Cavaliers are bringing in Terrence Ross for a private workout today, which raises some eyebrows, since Ross would be a major reach at fourth overall, but isn't expected to slip to 24th. Could the Cavs be looking at Ross in case of a trade? According to Chad Ford of ESPN.com (Insider link), while Cleveland is still exploring moving up from No. 24, the team may also be seriously considering moving down from No. 4 if it means acquiring multiple assets. Here are a few more draft-related rumors from Ford….
Knicks Extend Qualifying Offers To Lin, Fields
The Knicks have officially tendered qualifying offers to Jeremy Lin and Landry Fields, making them restricted free agents, tweets Al Iannazzone of Newsday. The move allows the Knicks the opportunity to match any offer either player receives this summer.
Nuggets Fielding Offers For Young Players
The Nuggets' core of young players is drawing plenty of trade interest this week, reports Chris Broussard of ESPN.com (via Twitter). According to Broussard, one of several potential deals being discussed involves sending Wilson Chandler to the Warriors in exchange for the seventh overall pick.
Pacers Name Walsh President, Pritchard GM
The Pacers have made their front office changes official, announcing at a press conference this morning that Larry Bird will step down as president of basketball operations. Donnie Walsh will take over for Bird as the team's president, while Kevin Pritchard will replace David Morway and become the team's new general manager, tweets Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star.