F DeMarre Carroll and 2018 first- and second-round draft picks were acquired by the Brooklyn Nets for C Justin Hamilton. The trade makes official what had been reported last Saturday. The Raptors plan to waive the 7-foot, 255-pound Hamilton after acquiring him in a salary move, ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported. Carroll was a disappointment last season when he averaged 8.9 points and shot 40 percent from the field.

C Justin Hamilton was acquired from the Brooklyn Nets for forward DeMarre Carroll and 2018 first- and second-round draft picks. The trade makes official what had been reported last Saturday. The Raptors plan to waive the 7-foot, 255-pound Hamilton after acquiring him in a salary move, ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported. Carroll was a disappointment last season when he averaged 8.9 points and shot 40 percent from the field.

SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced Thursday. Pope received a one-year deal worth $18 million, according to multiple reports. His agreement with the Lakers was reported earlier this week. Caldwell-Pope averaged 13.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and a career-high 2.5 assists in 76 games last season with the Pistons. He averaged 11.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 314 career contests since being selected by the Pistons with the eighth overall pick of the 2013 draft. Caldwell-Pope will miss the first two games of the 2017-18 season after the NBA suspended him last month following his guilty plea to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in Auburn Hills, Mich. He was arrested in March after police pulled him over for driving 45 mph in a 25-mph zone and a breathalyzer test displayed he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.08. Caldwell-Pope will join No. 2 overall pick Lonzo Ball as the likely starters in the Lakers' remade backcourt.

G/F Thabo Sefolosha agreed to two-year deal with Utah Jazz, according to multiple reports Wednesday. The deal is worth a reported $10.5 million for the 33-year-old Sefolosha, who spent the past three seasons with the Atlanta Hawks.The 6-foot-7 veteran averaged 7.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals in 62 regular-season games (42 starts) in 2016-17. He played just eight minutes in a six-game opening-round series playoff loss against the Washington Wizards.Sefolosha had previous stops with the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder before signing with Atlanta in 2014. He owns career averages of 5.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 740 games (467 starts).Sefolosha suffered a fractured fibula and ligament damage in his right leg when police officers arrested him outside a Manhattan nightclub in April 2015. He sued the New York Police Department, claiming false arrest, excessive force, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment. The suit was settled in April for $4 million.

G Kyle Korver re-signed with the Cavaliers, making official what had been reported earlier.ESPN.com reported the Cavs came to terms with Korver on a three-year, $22 million contract.The 36-year-old Korver joined the Cavaliers after a trade with the Atlanta Hawks during the middle of last season but never gave the team the offensive boost off the bench it sought, particularly in the postseason.In 35 regular-season games, Korver averaged 10.7 points and shot 49 percent on 3-pointers. In the playoffs, those numbers fell off to 5.8 points per game and 39 percent from 3-point range.Signing Korver will add to the Cavaliers' luxury tax bill. According to ESPN.com, the third year of Korver's contract is only partially guaranteed per the new collective bargaining rules.

F Omri Casspi was signed by the Warriors, the team announced on Wednesday.Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the club for Casspi, who split last season with the New Orleans Pelicans and Minnesota Timberwolves. He averaged 5.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 36 games with New Orleans and Minnesota.Casspi has averaged 8.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 499 career contests over eight seasons with the Sacramento Kings, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Pelicans and Timberwolves.The 29-year-old Casspi played professionally in his native Israel for four seasons prior to becoming the first Israeli-born player to appear in an NBA game.

When Paul George learned a trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder was a possibility, it was natural to seek out a peer who has already walked in those shoes.George was traded to the Thunder earlier this month after seven seasons with the Indiana Pacers. He talked to MVP Russell Westbrook about Oklahoma City and reached out to Kevin Durant, once a mainstay All-Star in OKC, who had no motive for steering George to the Thunder."KD was like, 'That place (Oklahoma City) will blow you away.' He told me, 'They can offer what other teams can't in terms of the people and the preparation and the facility, down to the chefs and the meals.' He was pretty high on (the Thunder). He thought it was a first-class organization in every way," George said in a Sports Illustrated interview. Durant left Oklahoma City in free agency one year ago, and won the NBA championship last month with the Golden State Warriors. George was frustrated in Indiana and with one year remaining on his contract, helped force his way... [More]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made it official Tuesday, signing veteran forward Jeff Green.The 30-year-old Green agreed to a deal last week with the defending Eastern Conference champions. The one-year pact is worth a reported $2.3 million, according to ESPN.Green had "active conversations" with Cavaliers star LeBron James before making his decision to sign with the team, per ESPN.The minimum-level deal will cost the Cavaliers roughly $8 million in salary and tax for next season. Cleveland's current payroll for the 2017-18 season is $135 million with $46 million in tax.Green averaged a career-low 9.2 points on 39.4 percent shooting and 3.1 rebounds in 69 games with the Orlando Magic last season.Before joining the Magic, Green played eight seasons between the Seattle Supersonics/Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers.The former No. 5 overall draft pick in 2007 has career averages of 13.5 points and 4.7 boards over 705 games.

The New York Knicks on Tuesday agreed to a two-year deal to keep shooting guard Ron Baker.The deal is worth a reported $8.9 million for Baker, according to ESPN and later confirmed by the New York Post. He was a restricted free agent.Undrafted out of Wichita State, the 6-foot-4 Baker averaged 4.1 points in 52 games in 2016-17 -- his first year in the NBA.Baker started 13 games, primarily in the latter stages of the season. He averaged 2.1 assists while shooting 37.8 percent overall from the field and 26.7 percent from 3-point range.In four seasons at Wichita State, Baker averaged 13.2 points, including a career-best 14.7 as a junior in 2014-15.

When Paul George learned a trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder was a possibility, it was natural to seek out a peer who has already walked in those shoes.George was traded to the Thunder earlier this month after seven seasons with the Indiana Pacers.He talked to MVP Russell Westbrook about Oklahoma City and reached out to Kevin Durant, once a mainstay All-Star for the Thunder, and who had no motive for steering George to the Thunder."KD was like, 'That place (Oklahoma City) will blow you away.' He told me, 'They can offer what other teams can't in terms of the people and the preparation and the facility, down to the chefs and the meals,'" George said in a Sports Illustrated interview. "He was pretty high on (the Thunder). He thought it was a first-class organization in every way,"George did not entirely dismiss the public sentiment that he's planning to reach free agency in July 2018 for the opportunity to entertain playing in his hometown of Los Angeles. George said he will always idolize... [More]

Steve Mills, who has been running the New York Knicks' front office since Phil Jackson departed last month, might be landing the job on a long-term basis.Knicks owner James Dolan is going ahead with his plan to have Mills remain as permanent team president, the New York Post reported Tuesday.Mills was in charge of the team's front office for a few months before Jackson was hired, but he was demoted when Jackson was brought on board.He became the interim head of the front office after Jackson left with the belief that someone would be brought in from outside to fill Jackson's shoes. There reportedly have been no negotiations between Dolan and Mills on a contract for the job.When Jackson left, initial speculation was that the Knicks would go after Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri, but that never panned out.The Knicks then pursued former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin, but the two sides could not reach agreement on Griffin's exact role.In the meantime, Mills signed Tim Hardaway Jr. to a four-year, $71 million deal.So now it appears Mills will be running the Knicks, and he is expected to have final say on personnel decisions, according to the Post report.The Knicks will continue to schedule interviews for the No. 2 man under Mills.If Mills gets the job on a permanent basis as anticipated, he will face the question of what to do with Carmelo Anthony and his no-trade clause as well as Joakim Noah.

The Atlanta Hawks and center Dewayne Dedmon reached agreement on a two-year deal worth $14 million, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.Dedmon's agent, Mike Silverman, told ESPN the second year of the contract is a player option.Dedmon became an unrestricted free agent after declining his $3 million player option with the San Antonio Spurs for the 2017-18 season.The 27-year-old, 7-foot Dedmon has seen his statistics improve every year since entering the NBA on a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors in November 2013.Last season, with the Spurs, Dedmon averaged 5.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 17.5 minutes in 76 games, including 37 starts.When Pau Gasol broke his left hand in January, Dedmon became the Spurs' starting center. In his first 11 games as a starter, he averaged 8.1 points and 10 rebounds.However, he averaged only 3.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 8.1 minutes in the postseason.Last month, the Hawks traded center Dwight Howard to the Charlotte Hornets.

Free agent guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope agreed to a one-year, $18 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to multiple reports.The deal will enable Caldwell-Pope to re-enter the market next summer, ESPN reported Tuesday night.Caldwell-Pope excited the Lakers because of his strong defense and shooting, according to the Los Angeles Times.Caldwell-Pope, 24, began free agency as a restricted free agent, but the Detroit Pistons renounced his rights last Thursday, making him an unrestricted free agent.This deal makes him one of the top 10 highest-paid shooting guards in the league, according to ESPN.Caldwell-Pope averaged 13.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and a career-high 2.5 assists in 76 games last season with the Pistons. He averaged 11.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 314 career contests since being selected by the Pistons with the eighth overall pick of the 2013 draft.Caldwell-Pope will miss the first two games of the 2017-18 season after the NBA suspended him last month following his guilty plea to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in Auburn Hills, Mich. He was arrested in March after police pulled him over for driving 45 mph in a 25-mph zone and a breathalyzer test displayed he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.08.Caldwell-Pope will join No. 2 overall pick Lonzo Ball as the likely starters in the Lakers' remade backcourt.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Turkish forward Cedi Osman agreed to a three-year, $8.3 million deal, according to multiple reports Wednesday.The Cavs picked the 22-year-old Osman with the 31st pick in 2015 after a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves.The 6-foot-8 Osman spent last weekend with team officials in Las Vegas for the start of NBA Summer League. He did not participate in Cleveland's summer games because of a commitment with the Turkish national team.Osman averaged 7.1 points and shot 34 percent on 3-pointers for Turkish club Anadolu Efes in Euroleague games last season.The Cavs are paying $700,000 toward Osman's $1 million buyout of his contract with his Turkish club, according to Cleveland.com.Cleveland is using a portion of its $5.2 million exception to the salary cap to pay Osman. The Cavs have $2.4 million of their exception left and they are projected to pay $70 million in luxury tax penalties alone, according to ESPN.

Carmelo Anthony is willing to waive his no-trade clause to join the Houston Rockets, and the New York Knicks are ramping up their efforts to oblige. According to ESPN, the teams are diligently working on a deal to send Anthony to Houston where he would join All-Star point guard Chris Paul and James Harden, another All-Star and volume scorer who flourished in Mike D'Antoni's offense last season. Anthony and former team president Phil Jackson feuded through the media with the Knicks mired in a rebuild and Anthony, who signed a five-year, $124 million deal upon Jackson's arrival, failing to meet Jackson's expectations. ESPN reported that the Rockets aren't being bashful about paying Anthony his guaranteed salary ($26,243,760) for the 2017-18 season, but the final year of that contract in 2018-19 ($27.9 million guaranteed) might be a roadblock unless the Knicks are willing to absorb a portion.A solution could be in the fine print of the contract.The contract includes a trade kicker of 15 percent,... [More]

The Utah Jazz agreed to a two-year deal with free agent swingman Thabo Sefolosha, according to multiple reports Wednesday. The deal is worth a reported $10.5 million for the 33-year-old Sefolosha, who spent the past three seasons with the Atlanta Hawks.The 6-foot-7 veteran averaged 7.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals in 62 regular-season games (42 starts) in 2016-17. He played just eight minutes in a six-game opening-round series playoff loss against the Washington Wizards.Sefolosha had previous stops with the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder before signing with Atlanta in 2014. He owns career averages of 5.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 740 games (467 starts).Sefolosha suffered a fractured fibula and ligament damage in his right leg when police officers arrested him outside a Manhattan nightclub in April 2015. He sued the New York Police Department, claiming false arrest, excessive force, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment. The suit was settled in April for $4 million.

C Dewayne Dedmon and the Hawks reached agreement on a two-year deal worth $14 million, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday Dedmon's agent, Mike Silverman, told ESPN the second year of the contract is a player option.Dedmon became an unrestricted free agent after declining his $3 million player option with the Spurs for the 2017-18 season. Last season, Dedmon averaged 5.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 17.5 minutes in 76 games, including 37 starts.Last month, the Hawks traded center Dwight Howard to the Hornets.

F Jeff Green.officially signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. The 30-year-old Green agreed to a deal last week with the defending Eastern Conference champions. The one-year pact is worth a reported $2.3 million, according to ESPN. The former No. 5 overall draft pick in 2007 has career averages of 13.5 points and 4.7 boards over 705 games.

Chicago Bulls guard Kris Dunn will miss the remainder of the Las Vegas Summer League as he deals with a family issue, the team announced Monday."It's a personal family issue that he needs to attend to," Bulls general manager Gar Forman said prior to Monday's 75-55 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. "Obviously we're supporting him fully."Dunn, who was the fifth overall pick of the 2016 draft, was acquired last month from the Minnesota Timberwolves during a draft-day deal involving All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler.The 23-year-old Dunn averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 assists in 78 games during his rookie season.

Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball missed the team's Las Vegas NBA Summer League game against the Sacramento Kings on Monday because of a groin injury.Ball, the No. 2 overall selection in last month's NBA Draft, has been dealing with the injury since last week, but the ailment is not considered serious.Lakers summer league coach Jud Buechler told the Los Angeles Times that the injured occurred during a practice.The Lakers' second overall pick last year, Brandon Ingram, also is out of action after cramping toward the end of the team's first game in Las Vegas on Friday night. Ingram won't play the remainder of the summer league for precautionary reasons.Rookies Kyle Kuzma (cramps) and Josh Hart (ankle) also are out for the Lakers. Ball, Kuzma and Hart will be re-evaluated Wednesday. The Lakers do not play Tuesday.Ball's absence prevented an anticipated matchup with fellow rookie point guard De'Aaron Fox, who was taken as the No. 5 pick overall by Sacramento.When they faced each... [More]