Evan Mobley‘s new maximum-salary extension with the Cavaliers features a 15% trade kicker and is fully guaranteed, with no player or team option on the fifth year, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). As Brian Windhorst previously reported, Mobley’s deal includes multiple levels of Rose Rule incentives and could end up starting at either ..read more

The Bulls have opened up a two-way roster spot by waiving Andrew Funk, the team announced (via Twitter). The 24-year-old shooting guard signed a two-way deal with Chicago in late February after starting the season with Grand Rapids in the G League. He saw limited playing time in five games with the Bulls, going scoreless in 13 total minutes. Funk’s contract ran though the 2024/25 season, but Chicago decided to terminate it and look elsewhere for a two-way player. Funk was part of the Bulls’ Summer League team, averaging 2.4 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists in five games in Las Vegas. He sh ..read more

Before they signed future Hall of Famer Chris Paul to a one-year contract, the Spurs made several calls to teams around the NBA to inquire about the availability of younger point guards who have yet to enter their prime years, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. Darius Garland of the Cavaliers and Andrew Nembhard of the Pacers were among the players the Spurs called about, Fischer reports. Cleveland has shown no interest in moving Garland and the Pacers presumably weren’t keen on trading Nembhard either — he has agreed to a three-year contract extension with Indiana that will make him i ..read more

Gianluca Pascucci has joined the Pistons front office, according to Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype (Twitter link). Pascucci spent last season as a Bulls scout after a stint as assistant GM with the Timberwolves. He left Minnesota in May 2022 after the organization decided not to pick up its option on his contract. Pistons first-year president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon worked with Pascucci in the Nets’ front office. Pascucci joins several other hires this summer in Detroit’s revamped front ofice. Former Mavericks executive Dennis Lindsey was brought in to be their sen ..read more

Bulls lottery pick Matas Buzelis showed a competitive edge in his Summer League performances, according to K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. Among the other things that stood out for the Bulls was the overall contributions of second-year forward Julian Phillips, who could be ready for rotational minutes ..read more

There’s a growing belief in league circles that the Warriors are more willing to trade Jonathan Kuminga than Brandin Podziemski in a blockbuster deal for Lauri Markkanen or another impact player, Marc Stein reports in his latest Substack notebook. Rumors of Golden State’s interest in Markkanen have been floated for weeks. According to Stein sources, the Jazz have enough interest in a package of Podziemski and future draft compensation that it could move Markkanen before Aug. 6, when Markkanen becomes eligible to renegotiate and extend his contract. He has an expiring $18MM deal. The Warriors a ..read more

Summer League standout DJ Steward has agreed to a two-way contract with the Bulls, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). The 22-year-old guard is coming off a 37-point performance in Friday’s win over Atlanta. He averaged 17.4 PPG in five Summer League games with Chicago while shooting 47% from the field and 40% from three-point range. Steward is a Chicago-area player who was a highly regarded recruit out of high school in 2020. He played one season at Duke, then signed with the Kings after going undrafted in 2021. Steward spent two years in the G League with Stockton before s ..read more

Speaking to reporters on Sunday in Las Vegas, Bulls president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas explained why the front office waited until this summer to shake up a roster that finished below .500 in each of the past two regular seasons. “I think three years ago when we came up with our plan, our formula, that worked for a short period of time until we got into injuries. The reactions, the second year and then obviously, we waited a third year to see where we at,” Karnisovas said, per K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. “Now, we’re kind of making these changes. You could argue it’s ..read more

The Bulls have opened up a two-way contract slot by waiving RaiQuan Gray, according to NBA.com’s transactions log. The 25-year-old power forward was acquired from the Spurs in the three-team deal that sent DeMar DeRozan to Sacramento last week. All the teams involved in the trade had to send or receive at least one asset from each other, so Gray was shipped to Chicago to satisfy that requirement. Gray has seen minimal time in the NBA since being selected by Brooklyn with the 59th pick in the 2021 draft. He appeared in one game after signing a two-way contract with the Nets at the end of the 20 ..read more

Former first-round pick MarJon Beauchamp has appeared in 100 games across his first two seasons with the Bucks, but he has yet to establish himself as an indispensable part of the rotation, having averaged a modest 13.1 minutes per night since entering the NBA. Beauchamp will be suiting up for Milwaukee’s Summer League team for a third consecutive year and wants to show in Las Vegas that he’s capable of taking on a larger role this fall, as Eric Nehm of The Athletic details. “I asked (Bucks head coach Doc Rivers) and he said he wanted me to play two games, and it’s up to me after that,” Beauch ..read more