NEWSLETTER
With the draft only two days away, things are really heating up on the rumor front. In fact, it’s starting to feel like NBA news and rumors are breaking every hour. So let’s hurry and get this information out before we have to do this all over again!
RUMORS:
Darius Garland will conduct a last-minute workout in Tarrytown with the New York Knicks tomorrow, a source told ESPN. Garland is in serious consideration for the No. 3 pick. Minnesota, Boston, Chicago are teams looking at potentially trading up to No. 4 with Garland in mind.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) June 18, 2019
OK, so this just got interesting. The Bulls reportedly had a private workout with Garland but….didn't post pics of it on the team website like they did Culver and Doumbouya? https://t.co/tcV39sn0rd
— Mark Strotman (@markstrot) June 18, 2019
Source: The Atlanta Hawks have been aggressive exploring trades packaging the No. 8 and 10 picks to move up in the draft. Their offer to the Knicks for the No. 3 pick was apparently rebuffed. The Pelicans are considering the possibility of trading the No. 4 pick for 8+10.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) June 18, 2019
Nets Reportedly Unlikely to Retain D’Angelo Russell If Kyrie Irving Signs – Could Bulls Swoop In? https://t.co/HAp2uGPvmA pic.twitter.com/Dhwo8v0C5P
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) June 17, 2019
Milwaukee is offering draft compensation this week in hopes of finding a team willing to take on the contract of Tony Snell or Ersan Ilyasova via trade, league sources say, as the Bucks seek to create added flexibility to retain elite status in the East
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 17, 2019
Kawhi’s focus is on the Clippers if he leaves Toronto, not the Lakers, per @wojespn:
“The idea of him being a third wheel on a team trying to create a superteam, that has not been Kawhi’s M.O.” pic.twitter.com/BVWzYWDT5S
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 18, 2019
Boston Celtics center Al Horford will not exercise the $30.1M option on his 2019-20 contract and become an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell ESPN. Horford and the Celtics both have interest in working toward a new deal in July, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 18, 2019
Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes is declining his $25.1M player option and becoming an unrestricted free agent, his agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, tells ESPN. Barnes, 27, and Kings are open to exploring a new deal together this summer, sources said.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 18, 2019
