5:37pm: The signing is official, according to a team press release. 12:37pm: The Rockets and free agent wing Josh Okogie have reached an agreement on a one-year contract, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Charania reports that it’s a $3.1MM deal for Okogie, which suggests it’ll be worth his minimum ($3,080,921). It will be fully guaranteed, per Danielle … [Read more...] about Rockets Sign Josh Okogie
Southwest Notes: Thompson, Nembhard, Fears, Queen, Morant
Rockets wing Amen Thompson is viewed as a future star, and he believes playing alongside Kevin Durant will speed up his development. He talked about joining forces with one of the most productive scorers in NBA history during a recent Summer League interview with Vanessa Richardson of Space City Home Network (hat tip to Ben DuBose of Rockets Wire). “He’s going to make my life a … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Thompson, Nembhard, Fears, Queen, Morant
Cap Observations: Mutual Options, DFS, Incentives, Nuggets, BAE
After NBA teams spent the week officially finalizing many of the trades and free agent signings they'd agreed to during the July moratorium (or earlier), we're starting to get a clearer sense of trends emerging among the contracts signed in 2025/26, as well as a better idea of how teams are managing their cap exceptions and apron-related restrictions. With that in mind, we're … [Read more...] about Cap Observations: Mutual Options, DFS, Incentives, Nuggets, BAE
Contract Details: Capela, VanVleet, Lopez, Ayton, LaRavia, Kalkbrenner
The Rockets‘ new three-year deal with Clint Capela includes a 5% trade kicker, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). The fully guaranteed deal is worth $21,105,000 over three years, Hoops Rumors has confirmed, coming in slightly below the initially reported price of $21.5MM. It includes a first-year salary of $6.7MM, with an ascending structure that sees it … [Read more...] about Contract Details: Capela, VanVleet, Lopez, Ayton, LaRavia, Kalkbrenner
Contract Details: Anthony, JJJ, Holmgren, J. Williams, Gafford
Cole Anthony, whose previous cap hit had been $13.1MM, gave up exactly $2MM as part of his buyout agreement with the Grizzlies, tweets Keith Smith of Spotrac. Memphis subsequently used the stretch provision to spread the $11.1MM still owed to Anthony across three seasons, resulting in annual cap hits of $3.7MM through 2027/28. The move reduced Anthony’s 2025/26 cap charge by … [Read more...] about Contract Details: Anthony, JJJ, Holmgren, J. Williams, Gafford