Hoops Rumors

The Raptors signed free agent guard Jarkel Joiner to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link). Toronto has since waived Joiner, per NBA.com’s transaction log. Joiner, 26, has spent his first two professional seasons playing for the College Park Skyhawks in the G League since going undrafted out of NC State in 2023. In 48 games for … [Read more...] about Raptors Sign, Waive Jarkel Joiner

The Raptors signed and subsequently waived free agent guard Tyreke Key, according to Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter links), who confirms that Key received an Exhibit 10 deal. After going undrafted out of Tennessee in 2023, Key spent his first professional season in Belgium as a member of the Leuven Bears, then played for the Raptors 905 in the G League in 2024/25. Key … [Read more...] about Raptors Sign, Waive Tyreke Key

Bruce Arthur of The Toronto Star (subscription required) has added another fascinating detail to the Kawhi Leonard/Clippers saga, reporting that when the Raptors were negotiating with Leonard in 2019’s free agent period, his camp asked the team for an arrangement that lines up with the deal the star forward eventually got with the company Aspiration. According to Arthur, the … [Read more...] about Latest On Kawhi Leonard, Clippers

The Rockets‘ trade for Kevin Durant was clearly the most impactful move of the team’s offseason, but extending Steven Adams and re-signing Fred VanVleet on a more team-friendly deal shouldn’t be overlooked, Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle (subscription required) writes in a preview of the club’s season. As Lerner points out, both VanVleet and Adams are respected … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: FVV, Adams, Grizzlies, Pelicans, Mavs

Following up on Pablo Torre’s report on the possibility of salary cap circumvention involving the Clippers and star forward Kawhi Leonard, John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal provides some fascinating additional details, citing a “high-level” source who says Leonard made a side deal with the company Aspiration to receive an additional $20MM in company stock on top of the … [Read more...] about Latest On Kawhi Leonard, Clippers