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This deep in the summer, the NBA rumor mill slows way down, but it never stops. Here are some of the rumors and reports floating around the league.
Dallas has made it clear to any team that calls they intend to start the season with Kyrie Irving as its point guard. The Mavericks need playmaking and want to see how he and Cooper Flagg mesh.
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However, Irving is not the long-term answer at the point in Dallas, which is why teams around the league think the Mavericks may change their mind about holding onto Irving once the season gets underway, Marc Stein of The Stein Line Substack.
“Rival teams, however, continue to wonder aloud about how firmly Dallas will stick to that stance once the season begins and the next in-season trade deadline on Feb. 11 gradually approaches.”
There’s a simple logic to this: Irving, 34, is 14 years older than Flagg. Trading Irving at the deadline will be challenging, he makes $39.5 million this season (with a player option for $42.4 million next season) and Dallas is going to want a young players or picks back in that deal. They want to land players more on Flagg’s timeline.
He’s one of several name players — Anthony Davis, Myles Turner, Michael Porter Jr. — who are not changing teams before the season, but that could change around the deadline.
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Stein also confirms what has been reported here and elsewhere: The Heat are likely to sign Nick Richards as a backup big man before training camp opens. He continues to work out in Miami and would be their 14th player under contract.
However, because Klay Thompson signed for less than many expected, including a $5.6 million salary this season, the Heat have the cap space to fill the 15th spot on the roster with a veteran minimum deal. Two former Heat players — guard Gabe Vincent and wing Keshad Johnson — are being considered, Stein reports. It’s worth noting that Johnson still has eligibility to be signed to a two-way deal.
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