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The beginning of the free NBA agency is just two days away and Friday marks the deadline for players to be able to join the remaining last year on their contracts or become free agents.
LeBron James and DeAndre Jordan opted for their offers on Friday. And with recent Clippers and Mavericks moves, it seems likely that Jordan is about to leave Los Angeles.
Paul George chose not to participate in his contract and will be free to go wherever he is on July 1st. reported that the Thunder, the Lakers, the 76ers and the Rockets all seek to sign the Five-Star All-Star
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Here are the latest news and rumors of the league
7 pm
• The Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki have mutually denied each other $ 5 million option for next season. They plan to conclude a new contract in July. (Marc Stein, The New York Times )
6pm
• Clippers center Deandre Jordan will pull out of his $ 24.1 million contract and become an unrestricted free agent. A way has been reached to negotiate an agreement with non-conformists. (Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN )
• The Lakers guard Lonzo Ball has a torn meniscus in his left knee. He should be ready for the training camp next season. (Charania Shams, Yahoo Sports )
• The relationship between Spurs and Kawhi Leonard "can not be repaired", and the 76ers want "badly" Leonard. (Marc Stein, The New York Times on The Dan Patrick Show )
4:00 pm
• The Clippers are ready to take on Wes Matthews in a potential deal for the DeAndre center Jordan, who does not rule out the possibility of a signature between the Clippers and the Mavericks, after Marc Stein of the New York Times . Jordan has until Friday midnight to decide whether to opt for its $ 24.1 million player option for next season. Dallas has long been a theoretical destination for Jordan, and the Mavs have pursued it in free agency before.
• The Pacers secured Bojan Bogdanovic's $ 10.5 million contract for next season according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports.
• Zach Lowe of ESPN reports that there is a mutual interest between Jamal Crawford and the Warriors in a minimum deal for next season. Crawford recently refused his $ 4.5 million player option.
15:00
• Free winger Gerald Green will meet the Houston Rockets early in the free agency, according to Chris Haynes of ESPN . The Houston-born athlete averaged 12.1 points in 41 games for the Rockets last year and several teams would like to sign it.
2 pm
• The free agent restricted Bucks Jabari Parker could be pursued by the 76ers, Jazz, Kings, Nets, Bulls, Hawks, Pacers and Suns. (Gery Woelfel)
• Enes Kanter announced on Twitter that he would opt for his $ 18.6 million player option for the 2019 season.
• The Sacramento Kings will donate not to Bruno Caboclo a qualifying bid after both parties have "agreed to advance", according to Chris Haynes of ESPN . Caboclo, who was acquired in a trade with Toronto last season, will become an unrestricted free agent.
• The Pacers have denied Joe Young's option for next season, making him an unrestricted free agent. ( ESPN )
• Spurs' big man Joffrey Lauvergne declined his $ 1.6 million player option for 2019 and plans to sign with the Euroleague Fenerbahce club. ( ESPN )
• LeBron would meet his closest confidants in "The Decision Cave" in the Caribbean to decide on his free agency decision. James retired from his $ 35.6 million player option on Friday morning. (Brian Windhorst via Bleacher Report)
• Danny Ainge said that a blockbuster deal involving the Celtics is unlikely despite Boston's stock of assets and has declared talks with San Antonio to acquire Kawhi Leonard . (Chris Forsberg, ESPN)
10 am
• The agent of LeBron James told the Cavaliers that he would not exercise his $ 35.6 million option and would become a free agent without restriction. (Joe Vardon, cleveland.com )
• Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reports that Enes Kanter plans to exercise his option of $ 18.6 million dollars to stay with the Knicks next season, but Kanter has since denied the report .
• The Hornets will not present qualifying offer to ship Treveon Graham, making him an unrestricted free agent. (Shams Charania, Yahoo Sports )
• The Rockets will have to guarantee Aaron Jackson's salary of $ 1.4 million when they want to use it in trade after exercising their team option for next season. (Charania Shams, Yahoo Sports )
Thursday, June 28
• The Lakers did not offer trade talks to Brandon Ingram but could do so s & # 39; it was necessary to acquire Kawhi Leonard. (Tania Ganguli, The Los Angeles Times )
• Pacers striker Thaddeus Young exercised his $ 13.7 million player option and will miss out on the agency free this summer. (Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN )
• Leonard reaches out to LeBron James to tell him that he is interested in playing with the Cavs star. (Yahoo Sports)
• The Spurs and Lakers believe that an agreement for Leonard "would clinch" a free agent engagement of LeBron James in Los Angeles. (ESPN)
• While San Antonio was trying to repair his relationship with Leonard, an "overwhelming offer from the Lakers" could convince the Spurs in another way. (ESPN)
• The Cavaliers no longer have a chance to acquire Kemba Walker. ( ESPN Cleveland )
• The Spurs are engaged in commercial conversations with several teams regarding Kawhi Leonard, including the Lakers and Celtics. The urgency of getting an agreement is on the end of the Lakers now because San Antonio "can always play the long game" while Boston is "extremely cautious" because of the uncertainty around the plans of the future and health of Leonard. (Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN.com )
• The Pacers are targeting restricted free agent Aaron Gordon. (Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN )
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