Eric Walden: Bojan Bogdanovic has minor shoulder soreness and has been a limited participant. Could play if it was the regular season. Rudy Gay had minor surgery on his left heel at the end of the last season and will miss the preseason. He is expected back early in the season.
Eric Walden: Bojan Bogdanovic has minor shoulder sorene…
July 1, 2022 | 8:21 pm EDT Update
Donovan Mitchell available for the right return?
The Jazz sent Rudy Gobert to Minnesota in a deal that netted Utah four future first-round picks and 2022 first-round pick Walker Kessler, per ESPN. Reports from The Athletic and ESPN stated that Utah has no plans to trade Mitchell and would retool its roster around Donovan Mitchell. But there is some skepticism about Utah’s long-term plans in the wake of the Gobert trade. Several teams still view Mitchell as attainable for the right return.
People in touch with the Knicks prior to the draft said the club was wary of trading the combination of picks and players that it would take to land a player like Mitchell. The thinking, according to people in touch with the club at the time, was that there wouldn’t be enough left on the roster to field a contending team.
If Utah decides to trade Mitchell, Miami is certainly a team to watch. The Heat’s situation is complicated by the club’s pursuit of Kevin Durant (according to a source, several people were lobbying Durant on behalf of Miami on Thursday and Friday in the wake of his trade request out of Brooklyn).
Raptors lurking in the Kevin Durant trade talks
Vivek Jacob: Woj says the Raptors are lurking in the KD talks
Free agent center Jalen Smith has agreed to a two-year, $9.6 million deal to return to the Indiana Pacers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday.
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Troy Brown Jr., Damian Jones and Juan Toscano-Anderson, it was announced today by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka.
JD Shaw: Former Bulls guard Devon Dotson (@Devon Dotson) has committed to play summer league with the Washington Wizards, sources say. Dotson recently attended a mini-camp with the team.
July 1, 2022 | 7:27 pm EDT Update
Donte DiVincenzo to Warriors
Shams Charania: Free agent Donte DiVincenzo has agreed to a two-year, $9.3 million deal with the Golden State Warriors, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Player option in Year 2.
