Andy Larsen: Hayward on Alec Burks’ injury: “It looked like his leg was shaking, and he was in a rough place. It was tough to see. Everybody loves AB.”
July 5, 2022 | 9:54 am EDT Update
TJ Warren to Brooklyn

Adrian Wojnarowski: Free agent G TJ Warren has agreed to a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets, sources tell ESPN.
Knicks to be fined for tampering on Jalen Brunson deal?

Fred Katz: People I talk to around the league expect the Knicks to get dinged for tampering. They started dumping salary for Brunson on draft night. They continued their offloading five days later, 48 hours before free agency even began. They had let go of almost $33 million by the time they could talk to Brunson. You reported two days before free agency that he was heading to New York.
Fred Katz: From what I’ve gathered, the Mavericks are quite frustrated with the Knicks — and not just because reports of a finished deal came out before New York was even allowed to speak with Brunson (though I am not sure how tampering rules account for father-son relationships, and this situation involves two of those). Dallas wasn’t thrilled about Knicks executive William “World Wide Wes” Wesley showing up courtside to a Mavs-Jazz playoff game, either.
July 5, 2022 | 8:55 am EDT Update
Spurs, Gorgui Dieng agree to one-year contract

Shams Charania: Free agent center Gorgui Dieng has agreed to a one-year deal with the San Antonio Spurs, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
BasketNews: Here are the second round groups for FIBA WC Qualifiers 👀🔽 Group I 🇱🇻 Latvia (3-1) 🇬🇷 Greece (3-1) 🇧🇪 Belgium (2-2) 🇹🇷 Turkey (2-2) 🇷🇸 Serbia (1-3) 🇬🇧 Great Britain (1-3)
BasketNews: Boban dunking without even jumping is truly a sight for our eyes 😅 #FIBAWC #WinForAll pic.twitter.com/r2JBJbLRZO
July 5, 2022 | 5:38 am EDT Update
Sasha Vezenkov close to deal with Kings?
The Sacramento Kings looked back at a player selected in the 2017 NBA Draft with only the 57th pick. The Brooklyn Nets chose this player, but his rights were transferred to the Cleveland Cavaliers during the blockbuster James Harden trade. No other team was as excited as the Kings. Talking with BasketNews, Vezenkov admitted – he’s the closest to the NBA he’s ever been. “I knew the Kings were interested in me, they watched me play during the season,” Vezenkov said. “I wasn’t sure when or how this was going to turn out. I’m telling everybody now that all I know and all I’m happy about is that my rights belong to a team that is interested in me. The Kings show the attention and want to see me.”