Hoops Rumors

Former Heat forward Cole Swider agreed to a non-guaranteed contract with the Pacers on Saturday. He could be in a competition with Kendall Brown for the 15th spot on the roster, Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star opines. Brown, who is also on a non-guaranteed deal, struggled with his perimeter shooting in the Summer League and committed 12 turnovers in five games. Swider, … [Read more...] about Swider, Brown Could Be Fighting For One Spot

Cole Swider has agreed to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract with the Pacers, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. Swider played on a two-way contract with the Heat last season. He became an unrestricted free agent when Miami withdrew its two-way qualifying offer. Despite that, Swider was a member of the Heat’s Summer League squad. The 6’9” forward played well in the Heat’s … [Read more...] about Cole Swider Agrees To One-Year Contract With Pacers

17-year-old South Sudan center and anticipated lottery NBA prospect Khaman Maluach recently reflected on his gratitude to be logging Olympic experience so early, writes Marc J. Spears of Andscape. “To me, this whole experience is sometimes feels like I’m living in a dream at 17 years old. Big dreams. And I’m just a small-town kid chasing big dreams in the big city,” Maluach … [Read more...] about Olympic Notes: Maluach, Deng, Tatum, Embiid, Team USA

Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard could have waited longer before agreeing to his three-year extension worth about $59MM, Dustin Dopirak of IndyStar writes in a subscriber-only piece. In two years, Nembhard could have tested the market as an unrestricted free agent and seen if teams would have paid him to be a lead guard. However, Dopirak explains that the deal make sense for both … [Read more...] about Pacers Notes: Nembhard, Siakam, Johnson

Nearly four weeks into the NBA’s 2024/25 league year, there are only four restricted free agents who have yet to reach agreements on new deals, including just one who is coming off a standard contract. Here are the unsigned RFAs: Isaac Okoro, Cavaliers ($11,828,974 qualifying offer) Emoni Bates, Cavaliers (two-way qualifying offer) Jacob Toppin, Knicks (two-way qualifying … [Read more...] about Four NBA Restricted Free Agents Still Available