Durant stays with Warriors
Reports say Kevin Durant has agreed to a two-year deal worth about $53 million to remain with the Golden State Warriors.
The Associated Press reports Kevin Durant has agreed to terms on a twoyear deal worth about $53 million to remain with the Golden State Warriors.
The deal calls for about $25 million in the first year with a player option for the second season. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract cannot be signed until Thursday.
It represents a significant giveback for the NBA Finals MVP, who could have signed a max deal that would have paid him millions more next season. The concession from Durant gave the Warriors enough room to lock up
Steph Curry to a max contract and bring back Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston.
Anthony interested in Cavs, Rockets
Carmelo Anthony has been training hard this offseason, as a video was posted recently of him running on a soccer field at 2 a.m.
Perhaps Anthony is getting in shape for his next team. According to an ESPN report, Anthony is open to waiving his no-trade clause to play for Houston and Cleveland. But either team would have to put together a trade that appeals to the Knicks.
Even though the Knicks parted ways with Phil
Jackson, who was in favor of getting Anthony off the roster at all costs, the team is still planning to move forward without him.
Coach Jeff Hornacek wouldn’t say he wanted Anthony back on the team next season. Hornacek also has been pumping up Kristaps Porzingis, saying Saturday he believes he’s ready to be the focal point of the offense.
Millsap: Hawks never made offer
The decision was easy. Paul Millsap was offered a big contract to play an integral role for the Nuggets, a team that long coveted the four-time All-Star power forward. He was not offered a contract to remain with the Hawks.
Millsap agreed to a threeyear, $90 million contract as an unrestricted free agent by the Nuggets on Sunday. His tenure with the Hawks abruptly ended.
“It was pretty simple,” Millsap told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday. “Denver, they came and they’ve been wanting me for years. They made that known.
“The presentation that they gave me, it felt comfortable, it felt real. At the end of the day it was going to be the team that I felt most comfortable with and Atlanta. Atlanta decided to go another direction. They didn’t want to make an offer. So it was pretty simple. Denver was the team.”
Billups passes on Cavs
For years, Chauncey Billups has envisioned himself working in an NBA front office.
But when the 40-yearold, five-time All-Star was presented with his first opportunity, he apparently decided the timing, circumstances and the Cavaliers’ checkered front office history were not right.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Billups took his name out of consideration to become the Cavs’ head of basketball operations on Monday, pondering the decision for 11 days after meetings with owner Dan Gilbert in Detroit and Cleveland.
Suns decline option on Barbosa
The Phoenix Suns declined a team option on guard Leandro Barbosa on Monday, saving the team $3.5 million in salary cap space.
The 34-year-old Barbosa had a $4 million contract for next season, with $500,000 guaranteed. The Suns are skewing their roster younger and though still productive, Barbosa’s entire contract would have been picked up if he was on the roster past Monday.