NBA moves roundup: Kings reportedly
in talks to acquire Brandon Ingram
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[July 01, 2024]
The Sacramento Kings are reportedly in talks with the New
Orleans Pelicans toward acquiring high-scoring forward Brandon
Ingram.
Ingram, who averaged 20.8 points per game and a 49.2 percent field
goal percentage, just off his career high, won't be offered a full
four-year maximum contract. The Pelicans were expected to seek a
lower-cost extension or look into trading him, according to the
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Sacramento TV station KTXL noted Ingram's links to then-Pelicans
coach Alvin Gentry, who is the Kings' vice president of basketball
engagement.
In eight NBA seasons -- the first three with the Los Angeles Lakers
before he joined New Orleans in a three-team trade that brought
Anthony Davis to the Lakers -- Ingram is averaging 19.4 points, 5.2
rebounds and 4.3 assists in 33 minutes per game.
--One day after former Most Valuable Player Russell Westbrook
reportedly exercised his $4 million option to stay with the Los
Angeles Clippers, the team is said to be exploring trade options for
the nine-time All-Star point guard.
The Athletic reported that Los Angeles is "actively working on
trades to move Westbrook" and that he has interest in the Denver
Nuggets, who were said to be interested in Westbrook had he gone to
free agency.
The 16-year veteran and two-time scoring champion averaged a
career-low 11.1 points per game in just over 22 minutes, also a
career low, last season. His most recent All-Star season came in
2019-20, which was his only season with the Houston Rockets after he
spent his first 11 years with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Since leaving the Rockets, he had stints with the Washington Wizards
and Los Angeles Lakers before signing with the Clippers last summer.
--Luke Kornet, the backup center for the NBA champion Boston
Celtics, will stay in Boston on a one-year contract, according to
ESPN.
In just under 16 minutes per game, Kornet averaged 5.3 points and
4.1 rebounds while appearing in 63 games.
The Celtics are also reportedly keeping reserve big man Neemias
Queta. The Athletic reported that Queta will sign a multi-year
contract.
The 7-footer from Portugal has played three seasons in the NBA, the
first two with Sacramento. With Boston last season, he appeared in
28 games, averaging just below 12 minutes and putting up 5.5 points
and 4.4 rebounds per game.
--Guard Max Christie, who has played his first two NBA seasons for
the Lakers, has agreed to a four-year, $32 million deal with a
player option to remain in Los Angeles, ESPN reported.
Christie, the 35th player drafted in 2022, appeared in 108 games
overall, including 67 last season. He has averaged 3.8 points and
2.0 rebounds in 13.5 minutes for his career. His 3-point shooting
accuracy fell from 41.9 percent as a rookie to 35.6 percent in
2023-24.
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--Naji Marshall and the Dallas Mavericks have come
to terms on a three-year, $27 million contract, ESPN reported.
Marshall played his first four NBA seasons with the Pelicans and
averaged 7.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 19.5 minutes. Last season,
he posted a career-best field goal mark of 46.3 percent.
--Seven-foot center Omer Yurtseven will become a free agent upon his
release by the Utah Jazz, multiple outlets reported.
Undrafted out of Georgetown, Yurtseven has played three NBA seasons,
two with the Miami Heat before signing with the Jazz last summer. In
48 games, including 12 starts, he averaged 4.6 points and 4.3
rebounds, and shot 53.8 percent from the floor in 11.4 minutes per
game.
--Eric Gordon is expected to sign a one-year contract for the
veteran's minimum with the Philadelphia 76ers, The Athletic
reported.
Gordon will be joining his fifth team after playing one season with
the Phoenix Suns. He played in 68 games for the Suns (24 starts),
averaging 11 points and two assists in 27.8 minutes. His career
averages are 15.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists.
The 35-year-old Gordon was the seventh overall pick by the Los
Angeles Clippers in the 2008 draft. After three seasons there, he
played for the New Orleans for five seasons, the Houston Rockets for
six full seasons and divided 2022-23 between Houston and the
Clippers.
--Well-traveled center Mason Plumlee will be playing for his seventh
team after agreeing to a one-year contract with the Phoenix Suns,
according to ESPN.
Plumlee, 34, is coming off his only full season with the Clippers.
He averaged 5.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 14.7 minutes, and started
11 of the 46 games in which he appeared.
The 6-foot-10 Plumlee has been a double-figures scorer in three
seasons, most recently in 2022-23, when he 10.8 points per game
while dividing his time between the Charlotte Hornets and the
Clippers.
His previous stops were with the Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail
Blazers, Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons.
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