Rich Paul made a whiteboard laying out LeBron’s “realistic” destinations

(via Game Over Pod, @TheHeatCentral) pic.twitter.com/QrpQ4QM2e6

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) July 3, 2026

Go east LeBron!

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Rich Paul made a whiteboard laying out LeBron’s “realistic” destinations

(via Game Over Pod, @TheHeatCentral) pic.twitter.com/QrpQ4QM2e6

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) July 3, 2026

Go east LeBron!

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LeDecision 2

It's crazy that even at 41, he still creates buzz/suspense. He could really swing one of those rosters. I don't think he's going to Wolves/Nuggets, but they would be a whole lot scarier.

Needed to be written in crayon for Bron

Also what's the last two words under Dallas after golf and oil?

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Also what's the last two words under Dallas after golf and oil?

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Looks like Macau (Mavericks playing a game there next season) and Africa.

I like that he didn't bother listing any of the roster.

Head Ninja In Charge said:

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I like that he didn't bother listing any of the roster.

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Gaff and Lively are Klutch guys and Mavs are trying to trade one or both.

Just in: The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards for Jaden Hardy and two Wizards second-round picks in 2031 and 2032, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/bAEtSFpTNi

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 3, 2026

Lakers got an injury prone center and immediately dumped Ayton

wtf are the lakers doing? Desperate for any draft capital now that they blew it all.

Enzo The Baker said:

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wtf are the lakers doing? Desperate for any draft capital now that they blew it all.

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Lakers picked up two seconds.

The Lakers now have THREE tradable seconds and ZERO tradable 1sts.

It's pretty remarkable that the two most storied franchises (Boston and LA) made the worst trades this offseason.

Also remarkable how Ainge is still sticking it to the Lakers in his late 60s.

Mf coulda just said no 🤦‍♂️ https://t.co/ekHCsaTK6X pic.twitter.com/6NXTYXc1kY

— 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 (@PlayoffKings) July 2, 2026

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Does anyone have more insight into the one-free throw thing? I can't imagine teams would be happy getting fouled on a three-pointer, missing the free throw and getting zero points out of it.

If this rule had been around during Hack a Shaq, he never would have shot a field goal again.

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Media: "Commissioner Silver, we are wanting changes in player flopping and foul baiting. There have been a lot of gambling related issues lately. Fans are also upset that their teams can't retain stars, nor trade for them with the current CBA, and we are still waiting on the Clippers/Kawhi Aspiration deal that's obviously salary cap circumvention. Will any of these be resolved?"


Silver: "Great question about shortening Summer League games. We're going to have players shoot a single free throw instead of 2 or 3".

/iwastoldtherewouldbenomath

FWIW, Luka isn't in LA without Ainge. He didn't know at the time but that trade doesn't happen without his involvement.

Restricted free agent Quinten Post is signing a three-year, $30 million contract offer sheet with the Memphis Grizzlies, sources tell ESPN. The Golden State Warriors have until 11:59pm ET on Tuesday to match. pic.twitter.com/cLdHmUcEgo

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 6, 2026

RFA signed an offer sheet! GSW will struggle to match.

Interesting: Rui had a TON less value in the league than most fans expected. Full MLE level was 4/64.

Just in: Free agent Rui Hachimura has agreed to a two-year, $28 million deal to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/Cixx1ZGPV3

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 6, 2026

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Interesting: Rui had a TON less value in the league than most fans expected. Full MLE level was 4/64.

Just in: Free agent Rui Hachimura has agreed to a two-year, $28 million deal to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/Cixx1ZGPV3

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 6, 2026

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So the Lakers are going to be 11 white guys and Bronny.

Rui's contract is just a 1y deal. 2nd year team option. OOOF.

Man, knowing we could have gotten him for that makes me overlook a lot of his deficiencies.

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Man, knowing we could have gotten him for that makes me overlook a lot of his deficiencies.

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Tobias is still a significantly better player at everything EXCEPT wide open spot up shooting from the Wings. We made the right choice

From Kevin Durant’s personal IG pic.twitter.com/7cXCvzaIsW

— Woodward Sports Network (@woodwardsports) July 6, 2026

Durant begging to get traded to Deetroit.

🎙️ @BillSimmons reading a fan email: "Imagine you're dating an absolute smoke show in college who was tons of fun, but completely insane. She's amazing in bed and at parties, but she also goes through your phone when you're not looking. Also, she's a horrible driver. You know… pic.twitter.com/PUpIhABsr6

— r/CharlotteHornets (@HornetsReddit) July 6, 2026

According to @BobbyMarks42,
if the @nuggets simply waived Valanciunis and then signed Peyton Watson to a $25 million/year contract, they would get hit with a tax penalty of $177 million dollars.

That’s the cost of the repeater tax.

ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN MILLION.

— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) July 6, 2026

And you are running it back with a 1st round exit team in hopes that injury prone players won't be injury prone next spring.

I don't know if this is considered a poison pill for the Warriors to match, but I do hope it just complicates things for them. The last two years are non-guaranteed.

Only the first season of Quinten Post’s three-year, $30 million offer sheet from
Memphis is guaranteed, per sources. Yet there are ~$1.3M in unlikely incentives each season if Post were to make an All-Defense Team, so that extra money would count against the Warriors’ apron… https://t.co/Pj9d88iHng

— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) July 6, 2026

It is expected the Warriors won't match. Their cap is kind of a mess.