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LAS VEGAS — NBA Summer League grinds on in Sin City, moving past the star-studded first weekend into where the star rookies and players get shut down. In their place, guys trying to get noticed often try to do too much. With that background, here are the latest rumors and notes flying around Vegas about free agency.
There has been a lot of talk but very little actual new info on the LeBron James front: His agent, Rich Paul, is talking to teams and relaying news — and voice texts — to LeBron as teams make their pitch. Then there are the public pitches, like Stephen Curry at the American Century Championships.
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“Up until probably two, three years ago, that was like a pipe-dream question or even a thought,” Curry said. “But that’s part of the allure. Him going into his 24th season, me going into my 18th, the battles we’ve had, that would be such a unique story in NBA history, in sports history. But a little premature right now to talk about it.”
Minnesota coach Chris Finch made his pitch during an appearance on a Bleacher Report live stream with Jake Fischer and Marc Stein of The Stein Line.
That said, the consensus remains that Cleveland and Miami are the frontrunners, some people (including Stein and ESPN’s Shams Charania) believe Philadelphia is in that tier, with the other three teams (Minnesota, Golden State and Denver) well back. LeBron has seen the West and wants to play in the East next season.
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Russell Westbrook is an unrestricted free agent, coming off a season where he averaged 15.2 points and 6.7 assists per game while shooting 33.8% from 3-point range. At age 37, he was not on top of the board for most teams, but as we get deeper into the offseason and teams are rounding out their guard rotations, Westbrook is getting looks.
Westbrook could land in Miami if they miss out on the LeBron sweepstakes, reports Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. LeBron and Westbrook together on the Lakers did not work — to put it kindly — and Miami isn’t going to recreate that experiment.
Westbrook also is not a shooter. With Bam Adebayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo on the roster, Miami needs…
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