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NBA Rumors – Atlanta Hawks Interested in Signing Luol Deng
With plenty of cap space to make impact signings, the Atlanta Hawks are hoping that they won’t be overlooked by the second tier of free agents, keeping their eyes on Luol Deng who spent last season with both the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers, and has probably seen his stock drop due to his ability late in the season.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Surprisingly Interested in Signing LeBron James
Maybe the most surprising contender to emerge this free agency for signing LeBron James are the Phoenix Suns, offering a very young and talented team along with plenty of cap space that allows them not just to sign LeBron James, but also give him a chance to choose another max contract free agent to sign as well: Carmelo Anthony, but also Chris Bosh or wait one year for Kevin Love.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks Interested in Signing Pau Gasol
Despite all the hoopla around the bigger names in free agency, one of the best players available for signing is Pau Gasol. Now the New York Knicks don’t have a lot to offer in terms of salary, but they’re hoping that the presence of Phil Jackson and his ability to sell a good future will help them land the Spanish big man.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls & Minnesota Timberwolves Will Try to Sign Chandler Parsons
Despite seeing the option for his fourth season with the Houston Rockets declined, Chandler Parsons might still end up with his current team. However, in a move to free up some cap space, they’ve left him available through restricted free agency to other teams, with the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves all interested in signing him.
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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat Waiting for Dwyane Wade & Chris Bosh to Opt Out
The number one priority for the Miami Heat this offseason is to keep LeBron James and the direction they’ve been on for the past four years. Regardless of the decision he makes, keeping Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, hopefully for less money than their options, is also quite important.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks Believe They Will Keep Carmelo Anthony & Sign Pau Gasol
Optimism is important, and the New York Knicks seem to be filled with it at the moment, both in believing that they’ll eventually get to keep Carmelo Anthony and provide Pau Gasol, who is looking for another championship ring, with enough of an incentive to sign with them and not the long list of teams that seem more suitable.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Willing to Trade James Harden For LeBron James & Carmelo Anthony
The Houston Rockets are very ambitious about landing Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James this summer. They’re trying to find a trade for Jeremy Lin to create cap space for one free agency signing, while landing the other player, whoever he maybe, via a sign and trade, using James Harden.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Hoping to Draft Nik Stauskas or Doug McDermott
Whatever happens for the Chicago Bulls in free agency, they want a shooter in this draft. However, the two players they want – Doug McDermott coming out of Creighton and Nik Stauskas of Michigan will probably be taken before they get a chance to use their 16th and 19th overall selections.
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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat Trading for Kendrick Perkins, Drafting Shabazz Napier
With or without knowing what the Big three are going to do, the Miami Heat have plans of becoming better and retooling for another title run, although everything has to do with the decision the trio makes. One course of action is trading for Kendrick Perkins of the Oklahoma City Thunder and finally having a true center to defend the rim, and another is drafting Shabazz Napier from Connecticut, although that is another action in an attempt to please LeBron James.
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors Willing to Trade for Jeremy Lin & Chandler Parsons
The Houston Rockets are trying to move heaven and earth so they can get the cap space to sign that third superstar they’ve been dreaming of. After trading Omer Asik, Jeremy Lin and his contract are next, but it seems that right now the only viable option for a deal is if they include Chandler Parsons in it as well, with the Golden State Warriors welcoming recipients.