Guerschon Yabusele‘s two-year deal with the Knicks won’t use the full taxpayer mid-level exception, according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (Twitter link). Yabusele’s slight discount will give New York the ability to fill out its 13th and 14th roster spots with one veteran-minimum contract and one rookie-minimum contract for one of the team’s (current or past) … [Read more...] about Free Agency Notes: Yabusele, Knicks, Kings, Beasley, Turner
Pistons
But the NBA reached out to the club several days before free agency began and let it know about the federal investigation involving Beasley. The Pistons quickly pivoted away and are now unlikely to sign him. The league has not said whether it has also investigated Beasley. … [Read more...] about
Beasley is a person of interest in a gambling investigation out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, his attorney, Steve Haney, confirmed to The Athletic over the weekend. No charges or formal allegations have been filed against him. “This is simply an investigation,” Haney said. “At this point, Malik has not been charged with any crime and there … [Read more...] about
Cap Observations: KD Trade, Valanciunas, Kings, H. Gonzalez
As we catch our breath on the Fourth of July and await updates on the top remaining free agents - including an intriguing group of restricted free agents and veteran unrestricted free agents like Al Horford, Chris Paul, and Russell Westbrook - we're taking a look back at a few of the intriguing stories from the past few days. In the space below, we're exploring what the … [Read more...] about Cap Observations: KD Trade, Valanciunas, Kings, H. Gonzalez
Nets Wing Retires Due To Injury
Amid all the NBA free agency rumors and announcements comes news of one candidate taking himself out of the running.Bojan Bogdanovic, a ten-year NBA veteran, today announced his retirement from professional basketball via an Instagram post. The 36-year-old 6’7 Croatian wing was most recently a member of the Brooklyn Nets, but was waived back in February after undergoing … [Read more...] about Nets Wing Retires Due To Injury