NBA Rumors and News | HoopsHype (2024)

Bobby Marks: Minnesota luxury tax bill increases from $56M to $84M with the selection of Rob Dillingham. An aggressive move for a Minnesota team that returns the same starting 5 but was faced with limited options in free agency.

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League personnel believe the Wizards will be able to find trade value for Brogdon this season, but how long he remains on Washington’s roster could put veteran point guard Tyus Jones in a curious position. Jones will be an unrestricted free agent and is expected to command in the neighborhood just south of Brogdon’s dollar figure for next season. Perhaps the Magic will actually deliver on the league-wide rumblings they harbor interest in adding Jones, but they also have to consider the large payday that’s coming for Jalen Suggs, too.

– via Yahoo! Sports

Paul Garcia: Wright said the Spurs haven’t made decision yet on Devonte’ Graham (partially guaranteed), Julian Champagnie, and Charles Bassey’s non-guaranteed contracts: open.substack.com/pub/thespotups… Graham’s guarantee date is coming up July 1

– via Twitter PaulGarciaNBA

That will set the tone for Thursday’s second day of the NBA Draft, where the Toronto Raptors will resume activity at No. 31. It will be interesting to see if any teams splurge another bounty of future seconds for either of the last two names remaining from the green room: Duke’s Kyle Filipowksi and Kansas’ Johnny Furphy. Another prospect still available that league personnel believe could entice a team to trade into the early second: former G League Ignite center Tyler Smith.

– via Yahoo! Sports

[The OGs Show] Mario Chalmers on the Heatles: “I was the only person signed with the Heat. There was nobody else there. So they built the team around me. I told Pat, I need Bron. I need UD. I need DWade..”

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Tyrese Haliburton on Mikal Bridges now playing for Tom Thibodeau: “Mikal Bridges has missed like no games… We’re testing the human ability here, because we’re getting— Mikal Bridges don’t miss any games, and Thibs almost play him 48 minutes, so who’s gonna win”

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Frank Mason: lol, hating? Never, I like the youngin as a player but I think as the number one pick you gotta be able to do more than just shoot 3s and play defense. But it’s also about fit soooooo…I guess that was the best option for the hawks

Nasty levels of hating here https://t.co/ItThkA0arg

— h. (@hbuckets2) June 27, 2024

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During a recent interview with NBC Sports Boston, Cousy said he’d like to be there, but only on one condition. “It’s something I would love to participate in, but I would have one condition,” Cousy said. “That I share it with my dear friend and the only remaining player left from the 50s and 60s, Satch Sanders, who doesn’t get enough attention. I would love to have him by my side.” “And the other friend I would ask to join me is Governor Maura Healey who has become a good friend, and of course who has a basketball background. She was captain at Harvard years ago. She always references the Celtics and how they’re doing, so we’d talk ball and then solve the problems with the state.”

– via Boston Globe

Christopher Hine: Connelly on Dillingham: “Our eyes just kept getting drawn to Rob. We were calling all around, seeing if we could get something done. We weren’t too optimistic when the night started and we were lucky enough to obtain a pick and get a kid we think can really help us.”

– via Twitter ChristopherHine