… The Milwaukee Bucks acquired the rights to sign rookie Sterling Brown from the Philadelphia 76ers for cash considerations. The Denver Nuggets agreed to a multiyear deal with rookie Tyler Lydon. Gay averaged 18.7 points last season in Sacramento but was limited to 30 games before rupturing his left Achilles tendon in January and having surgery a few days later. The San Antonio Spurs have signed veteran forward Rudy Gay.
Up until NBA free agency began July 1, Cousins was among a number of Pelicans players urging Holiday to stay in New Orleans, where he has played since 2013.
“I’ve already started” lobbying Cousins, Holiday said Thursday night after signing his new contract, which his agent, Jason Glushon, has said is worth $126 million, and could balloon to $150 million with incentives. Jrue Holiday says his new five-year contract with the Pelicans thrusts him into the role of helping persuade All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins to make a similar long-term commitment to New Orleans. Selected 39th overall, Evans led the Big 12 in scoring at 19.2 points per game last season. Los Angeles also has DeAndre Jordan in the frontcourt.Īlso, the Clippers acquired the draft rights to Oklahoma State guard Jawun Evans from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for cash considerations. Gallinari joins a Clippers team that recently traded Chris Paul to Houston, but agreed to a five-year deal with Blake Griffin. The Nuggets receive a 2019 second-round pick from Atlanta. In the swap, Los Angeles sent Jamal Crawford, Diamond Stone, cash considerations and a protected 2018 first-round pick to the Hawks. Coming off of one of the greatest regular seasons in both franchise and NBA history, culminating in a disappointing early exit in the playoffs, the Utah Jazz. The Los Angeles Clippers acquired sharp-shooting forward Danilo Gallinari from Denver as part of a three-team trade that also involved Atlanta. He averaged 9.5 points in 278 regular-season games shot a career-best 51 percent last season.
The deal has not been signed, though could be as early as Friday.Ī 7-foot center with 3-point range, Olynyk spent his first four NBA seasons with the Boston Celtics and played mostly as a reserve.