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The @jakelfischer.bsky.social Latest takes you inside some recent trade discussions on a deal you haven't heard about and which ultimately collapsed earlier this week ... and what those talks and the outcome tell us about the NBA's spending landscape. LIVE NOW: tinyurl.com/ykm3nar5

An Opening Night that starts in the afternoon and features three games rather than the usual two is here! So, too, is a fresh 1-to-30 NBA Power Rankings ladder from The Committee (of One). Let's hoop: tinyurl.com/459b6cur

We almost went the whole week in the NBA without a single rookie scale extension. Then Oklahoma City and Cason Wallace got their deal done just now AND gave us the perfect spark for the latest Late Night NBA Intel. My Sunday Best notes are all here: tinyurl.com/4d74y3tc

The latest Late Night NBA Intel is here for you via @jakelfischer.bsky.social ... including Jake's report on exploratory trade talks between the Lakers and Bucks on a swap headlined by Dalton Knecht and Jericho Sims: tinyurl.com/3n4wpmbs

Who else is getting a rookie scale contract extension in the next week after Brandin Podziemski's new Golden State deal? The latest Late Night NBA Intel from @JakeLFischer and me breaks the whole landscape down ... plus goes around the league for more: tinyurl.com/4xn9zj29

The @JakeLFischer Latest is LIVE and explains how the MUTUAL option in new NBA contracts -- as opposed to a pure player or team option -- became a thing again this summer after a dormant 25 years. Full story: tinyurl.com/28h4ahx5

For more around-the-league NBA coverage from me -- including a look at the Class of 2023 first-round picks most likely to score rookie scale extension deals before the buzzer in two weeks -- here is last night's Late Night NBA Intel: tinyurl.com/2p6dnvyh

NEWS: ESPN is in advanced talks to hire former Mavericks coach Jason Kidd to add him to their NBA studio coverage, @thesteinline.bsky.social has learned. Kidd was fired by the Mavericks in May after five seasons and two weeks after Masai Ujiri’s hiring as president of basketball operations.

More of the latest Late Night NBA Intel? Even on an NFL Sunday? Had to do it. But Sunday Best? Nope. Can't claim that. Sunday Best was that out-of-this-world Jokić fling. NBA basketball ... great to have you back! The new notes column is here: tinyurl.com/2p6dnvyh

Past 4 AM in the land of the Premier League and still basking in the afterglow of a stirring opening weekend means it’s also prime Late Night NBA Intel time on North America’s clocks. So … Let’s do it. The latest Late Night NBA Intel is LIVE. Monday Best Edition: tinyurl.com/yc46d6h4

Delving into the Wizards' pursuit earlier this summer of the retiring Russell Wesbrook and all of the league's latest trade and free agency developments (Cavs, Mathurin and more): tinyurl.com/5n862j2f

The retiring Russell Westbrook figures prominently in the latest Sunday Best edition of my Late Night NBA Intel. Full story just went live: tinyurl.com/5n862j2f

It is International Left-Handers Day and you know what that means after a historic 2025-26 that saw a record 61 lefties play in the NBA's regular season. My annual All-Lefty Team! The OFFICIAL Southpaw Six for 2026: tinyurl.com/jt5pv8ny

An all-new edition of Late Night NBA Intel indeed just went live. My latest on the league's pressing trade and free agency matters ... all here: tinyurl.com/3j4wsrdh

The @jakelfischer.bsky.social Latest that just went live is the Kawhi Leonard Latest. Full story: tinyurl.com/khkawx3h

Don Nelson coached the Bucks and Warriors (twice) as well as the Knicks (briefly) before his time in Dallas, but make no mistake. When it came to Xs and Os, Nellie was a 24/7/365 maverick. In tribute to Nelson, I reflected on the years I had a front-row seat for Nellie Ball: tinyurl.com/yeyws9t8

Jaylen Brown started the Monday Night In Early August party and we couldn’t resist trying to keep it going. So … Late Night NBA Intel for the first time this month? HAD to do it! My latest Intel just went LIVE: tinyurl.com/468tjecb

Chicago has emerged as the other known suitor alongside New Orleans for Clippers restricted free agent Bennedict Mathurin, @thesteinline.bsky.social has learned. The Mathurin Latest and much more in yet another Late Night NBA Intel dispatch: tinyurl.com/2s4ydpum

Late Night NBA Intel for the second straight night in late July? Late Night NBA Intel from @jakelfischer.bsky.social this time ... and thankfully not as late as it often drops? Yes indeed! Full story with TONS of the NBA's trade and free agent latest: tinyurl.com/vsb85swx

Told today that Dallas has held some early stage talks with Dereck Lively II on a possible contract extension. Lively, 22, is eligible for a new deal until Opening Night Eve but played in just seven games in 2025-26 before foot surgery. More NBA Intel from me: tinyurl.com/mwk2a55y

The latest Late Night NBA Intel ... to beat the Sunday Best buzzer (in some time zones). Full story: tinyurl.com/mwk2a55y

Late Night NBA Intel from @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me? For the first time since late Sunday night? Couldn't resist! Our latest around-the-league Intel compilation just went live: tinyurl.com/46vj5326

Sunday Best Late Night NBA Intel to counter a World Cup hangover? Done! My latest around-the-league notes just went LIVE to get you ready for another newsy week: tinyurl.com/24z5vbmx

Back on Central Time but still had to do it ... our latest piping hot fresh serving of Late Night NBA Intel just went live. Thursday Night Edition (or Friday Morning Edition depending on where you are) of my around-the-league latest from the offseason: tinyurl.com/xmbreeay

You missed it and we missed it … so it’s BACK: Late Night NBA Intel direct from Vegas! More than 2,000 words’ worth of my latest around-the-league free agency and trade information follow … helped by the fact it’s not actually late yet here in the desert: tinyurl.com/y2a9b8p6

Where the Raptors and the Clippers go from here on the Kawhi Leonard trade they both remain determined to complete … plus some additional key updates from elsewhere in free agency … ALL via the @jakelfischer.bsky.social Latest direct from the Vegas Summer League: tinyurl.com/d8a6n7u9

I'm told that six-team trade involving the Pistons, Clippers, Grizzlies, Bucks, Wizards and Mavericks is on course to be made official and announced shortly. More NBA from @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me: tinyurl.com/5b4w9jws

The NBA latest's free agency and trade Intel from @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me ... Tuesday Lunchtime Edition: tinyurl.com/5b4w9jws

July Fourth NBA Trade + Free Agency Intel Special from @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me just went LIVE. Two thousand-plus words' worth of around-the-league holiday weekend latest: tinyurl.com/yck48esc

The return of Late Night NBA Intel after a one-night hiatus? HAD to happen. LOTS of new around-the-league Intel here co-scribed with @jakelfischer.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/3bk3v449

It is for sure way too late for NBA Intel ... but we also couldn't help it. Too much going on. Too many free agency rumbles to share. Too important to wait for daylight. So ... Here's the Late Night NBA Intel on July 1 from @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me: tinyurl.com/pebetpkn

Last night we reported the Lakers' rising interest in Toronto free agent Sandro Mamukelashvili. Now league sources tell @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me that Philadelphia's Quentin Grimes is emerging as another top Lakers target. MORE Intel here: tinyurl.com/bde3f33k 📸: @clutchpoints.bsky.social

🚨 Late Night NBA Intel! Sources tell @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me that Portland has already been messaging to interested parties that it intends to keep Jrue Holiday after trading for Ja Morant. Which is just ONE morsel of a monstrous Intel serving. TONS here: tinyurl.com/bde3f33k

Late Night NBA Intel to close out a wild week filled with trades? Yes indeed. Sunday Best notes (Part II) ... right here from @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me. LOTS here: tinyurl.com/2x76xajv

League sources tell @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me that Tim Hardaway Jr. and Mike Conley Jr. are expected to be priority targets in free agency for Miami after the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade. That's just one item of MANY in our Sunday Best NBA Intel compilation: tinyurl.com/bd4jexes

Holding off on a contract extension this summer is under consideration for the Nuggets' Nikola Jokić, league sources tell @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me. That and MUCH more in our latest around-the-league Intel compilation ... Saturday Afternoon Briefing Edition: tinyurl.com/7sxczd6w

The Hawks are on the trade hunt for a big man, league sources tell @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me. Just one of many topics covered in a deep-dish serving of Late Night NBA Intel ... Friday Night Edition: tinyurl.com/yp47cv5h

The Nets have interest in trying to sign Mitchell Robinson away from the Knicks, league sources tell @TheSteinLine … which is just one item of many in my latest Intel compilation with @jakelfischer.bsky.social. Served for breakfast this time rather than late night: tinyurl.com/4d92xes6

Kawhi Leonard's clear first choice is staying with the Clippers ... who clearly want to keep him. But who are the realistic suitors in the event Kawhi does become truly available? The @jakelfischer.bsky.social Latest takes you inside the tantalizing possibilities: tinyurl.com/45e4ayxv

First edition story from @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me on the line of trade suitors forming for Charlotte's LaMelo Ball: tinyurl.com/4hxz8593

The Timberwolves and Raptors have emerged as two of the teams with trade interest in Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball, league sources tell @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me. More to come …

Here is an Intel-based look ahead to Round 1 of tonight's NBA Draft from @jakelfischer.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/37bw88te And our co-bylined Intel compilation from around the league from earlier today: tinyurl.com/bbu55xk5

NBA Draft Day is here and I've teamed up with @JakeLFischer for today's first of two around-the-league spins to help you get ready. We start with the latest trade, draft, free agency and coaching carousel chatter: tinyurl.com/bbu55xk5

Full story on the Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Latest … with the Celtics and Heat in battle to try to secure a deal with the Bucks before Tuesday night’s NBA Draft: tinyurl.com/49pzfpfs

UPDATE from 3-ish AM ET: One league source, after my story dropped, told @thesteinline.bsky.social that the Celtics emerged from the weekend “with a real shot” to win this race with a Jaylen Brown-centric offer … adding that Milwaukee has considered going ahead even without a third-team facilitator.

The Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Latest (Late Night edition) just went LIVE from @thesteinline.bsky.social ... after Father's Day Weekend gives way to Monday on the East Coast: tinyurl.com/49pzfpfs

LOTS of the latest NBA Draft chatter ... PLUS some bonus trade and free agency Intel ... ALL via The @jakelfischer.bsky.social Latest! Yet another Late Night must-read dispatch ... even on Saturday night: tinyurl.com/7dd87kmz

The NBA's latest (and greatest) trade, free agent and draft Intel via yet another comprehensive Late Night dispatch ... all here in The @jakelfischer.bsky.social latest. TONS here: tinyurl.com/yhvxhjz7

Last night's Late Night NBA Intel compilation from @thesteinline.bsky.social with all of the league's latest trade, free agency and draft chatter: tinyurl.com/m8zvvjaz Should we do it again tonight?

The latest Late Night NBA Intel Compilation from @thesteinline.bsky.social ... this one from me: tinyurl.com/m8zvvjaz Because this time of year there's no closing time ...