Nba market: Nets, TJ Warren arrives. Phila renews Harden

The hottest deals of the last hours in the NBA.

Brooklyn

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These are very hot weeks at Brooklyn Nets, after Kevin Durant’s request for a trade and the possible departure of Kyrie Irving, who has recently exercised the $ 36.5 million option in his contract. The franchise is not prepared to accept their requests lightly. But if for Irving a negotiation with the Los Angeles Lakers has already been entered into, albeit only at a preliminary stage, as part of the operation that would lead to the Nets Russell Westbrook, for Durant the situation is even more complex. For the former Thunder and Warriors player, general manager Sean Marks and owner Joe Tsai are asking in exchange for at least one All Star and several future first picks to the Draft. It is therefore difficult to think that teams like Phoenix or Miami, KD’s preferences in case of trade, can deprive themselves of players like Devin Booker or Jimmy Butler. In short, the situation around Durant, which at first seemed much more fluid and constantly evolving, is still blocked. Meanwhile, Brooklyn, after having secured the performances of the excellent Royce O’Neale in recent days, has concluded another very important operation by signing with an annual contract TJ Warren, former Indiana Pacers player limited to just 4 games in the last two seasons. due to two consecutive stress fractures in the left foot. Devastating in the “bubble” of Orlando (31 points on average with 58% from the field to Disneyworld), Warren will try with Brooklyn to put together the pieces of his career. Excellent scorer with a good defensive impact available to coach Steve Nash. A little certainty for him too in this chaotic free agency.

Harden

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The announcement of James Harden’s renewal with the Philadelphia 76ers is expected in the next 24 hours, after the renegotiation negotiations carried out by the franchise with the player’s entourage in the Hamptons over the weekend. A multi-year agreement (probably not less than three years) that should be around the base of 35 million dollars and then grow in the following seasons. A solution shared by Harden with the Philadelphia front office with the aim of guaranteeing the franchise greater flexibility to set up a competitive roster, which can already count on an invaluable reinforcement such as PJ Tucker.

Knicks

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In New York they don’t even have time to enjoy the signing of Jalen Brunson ($ 110 million in 4 years), one of the few declared goals that the franchise has managed to acquire in recent seasons, which are already emerging the first dark sides of ‘ operation. According to NBC Sports, the charge is that of tampering, with the Knicks front office guilty of contacting the player long before his contract with the Dallas Mavericks ended. A practice, it should be pointed out, quite widespread in the NBA and the slew of agreements announced by the American media a few minutes after the official opening of the free agency prove it. If everything were confirmed, the Knicks would suffer penalties, which in this specific case would entail not only substantial fines but also the loss of some second round choices in the next Draft. The Mavericks did not like the attitude of the front office in New York, which had already hired Brunson’s father as an assistant coach and had subsequently attended the sidelines, in the person of William “World Wide Wes” Wesley, executive of the Knicks, during a game of the first round series in the last playoffs between Dallas and Utah.

Dieng

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The San Antonio Spurs, meanwhile, have decided to offer an annual deal to veteran center Gorgui Dieng, who returns to Texas after Gregg Popovich’s brief court experience in the 2020/2021 season. A signature, that of the 32-year-old Senegalese, a bit in contrast with the roster rejuvenation process and with the excellent work developed by the franchise in the latest Draft.