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New York Times
01-07-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Dennis Schröder agrees to sign with Kings
NBA free agency is moving fast and furious, and teams are making major moves already. Harry How / Getty Images Free agent point guard Dennis Schröder has agreed to a contract with the Sacramento Kings, league sources tell The Athletic. The details of the deal are not yet known. Schröder's addition will give the Kings the lead ballhandler they knew they needed heading into the commencement of free agency. GO FURTHER Dennis Schröder agrees to deal with Kings, his 10th NBA team That two-year, $11 million deal for Paul Reed may be for the room exception; it depends on whether the Pistons decide to use cap room in the free agent market or operate as an "over-the-cap" team and use Bird Rights and the nontaxpayer midlevel exception. Rob Gray / Imagn Free agent big man Paul Reed has agreed to re-sign with the Detroit Pistons for two years and $11 million, a league source confirmed. ESPN was first to report. Getty Images Jake LaRavia's deal with the Lakers appears to be for the taxpayer midlevel exception (technically $11.7 million for two years), which would be unusual behavior for a team that is $15 million below the tax line ... unless something else is going on. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images The Lakers get their top wing target with Dorian Finney-Smith off the board: Jake LaRavia, a league source confirmed. LaRavia's deal is for two years and $12 million. The Lakers quickly pivoted to LaRavia when it became clear that Dorian Finney-Smith would be signing with Houston. LaRavia, who turns 24 in November, is represented by Aaron Reilly, Reggie Berry and the AMR agency — the team that also works with Austin Reaves. He shot 42.3 percent from three last season with Memphis and Sacramento. One other Grizzlies note: While cutting and stretching Cole Anthony will get them most of the way there on a max extension for Jaren Jackson, Jr., one possible way to bridge the last few hundred thousand is by having rookie Cedric Coward take less than 120 percent of the rookie scale amount. Memphis could also get to the right number on Jackson by combining a buyout with a stretch on Anthony; if he takes a haircut equal to the veteran minimum, it gives the Grizzlies almost exactly the $10 million in salary wiggle room they need to get to Jackson's number. Either way, the long-expected John Konchar trade to make this money happen is apparently not on the table; Jitty is still a Grizzly. Getty Images One thing next year's lower cap guidance did is slightly change the maximum extension for Jaren Jackson Jr. and also slightly lower how much cap room the Grizzlies need to generate to get there. Jackson's deal, initially reported at $240 million, will now be $236 million, including $224 million in the four years following 2025-26. Memphis will need to adjust his salary upward by $12.05 million to get there; the Grizzlies already are $3.2 million below the cap and will need to generate $8.85 million in new room. The Houston Rockets somehow went all in without using all of their chips. They acquired an all-time talent in Kevin Durant, a guy in his late 30s who should, in a vacuum, have taken giving away their future to get. But it didn't. Now, they have added Dorian Finney-Smith, a capable 3-point shooter and more than capable defender who fits on any winning team. They are better — maybe way better, especially considering all of their young players who could improve next season — and didn't have to give up their most valuable draft picks, Amen Thompson, Tari Eason or Jabari Smith to make it happen. They didn't change their identity. Durant can still guard. Finney-Smith will fit with their relentless, long-armed, athletic defensive style. They extended Smith. They re-signed Fred VanVleet to a reasonable, short-term contract. The Rockets are set up like few other teams in basketball right now. Getty Images Four years, $53 million for Dorian Finney-Smith from the Rockets, per our Dan Woike, appears to be a full midlevel exception offer from Houston, except one that declines by 5 percent for the next two years and then goes flat in a fourth-year team option. Adding in minimum deals for Jeff Green, Aaron Holiday and Jae' Sean Tate, and assuming they waive Jock Landale's $8 million non-guaranteed contract, the Rockets are $5 million over the tax ... but still far enough below the first apron to sign one more player if they wish to upgrade Nate Williams' non-guaranteed roster spot. The Lakers will lose a true 3-and-D player and an amazing locker room presence in Dorian Finney-Smith. He's a hilarious dude who players, Luka Dončić especially, loved. But four years with the Lakers long-term plans just didn't align. He gets the longterm deal he sought from Houston. Dorian Finney-Smith and the Houston Rockets have agreed on a four-year, $53 million contract, league sources confirmed to The Athletic . The 32-year-old Finney-Smith's arrival — giving Ime Udoka another physical two-way forward — is the latest indication that the Rockets are pushing their chips to center of the championship table. While everyone is focusing on free agency, the league sent out a memo to teams today saying that it is projecting 7 percent growth for the salary cap for the 2026-27 season. The league is pegging it, right now, at $165 million. And the projected tax level is at $200 million. Those are approximate estimates as of right now. But they're also worth keeping in mind since teams aren't just thinking year to year in the offseason. That 7 percent raise in the cap is a little smaller than originally projected. Most everyone was assuming it would be 10 percent because of the new national media rights deal. NBA teams will get about $140 million each in national media rights fees for the 2025-26 season, and it will go up to about $290 million. But payouts per team are not jumping quickly enough to keep everything going up 10 percent, probably in part because of a downturn in the local TV market. The Utah Jazz are guaranteeing Svi's Mykhailiuk's $3.68 million contract next season, per league sources. HoopsHype was first to report. Svi will be back with the Jazz for one more season. The Houston Rockets are re-signing veterans Jeff Green and Aaron Holiday to one-year deals at the veteran's minimum, team sources told The Athletic. To John's point below about Bobby Marks' report, so many contracts and extensions feature maximum eight percent raises. If the cap rises by only seven percent in 2026-27, that will mean many contracts will be growing faster than the cap. That changes the math for everything, and might lead to more regret from around the league. Page 2
Miami Herald
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Former Pac-12 Assistant Joins HBCU Hoops Contender
Alabama A&M just made a power move. Head coach Dawn Thornton announced the addition of veteran coach Paul Reed as the program's new associate head coach. The hire brings high-major experience, a reputation for developing talent, and a Pac-12 résumé packed with postseason success to HBCU women's basketball on The Hill. Reed, whose coaching stops include Cal, Washington, and Long Beach State, steps into the Bulldogs' program with a clear mandate. To elevate the team's culture and competitiveness in the SWAC. "We are thrilled to welcome Paul Reed as our Associate Head Coach," said Thornton. "Paul brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of developing talent and building winning programs. His dedication to fostering strong relationships with players and his commitment to excellence on and off the court make him an invaluable addition to our team." This is more than a résumé hire-it's a statement of intent. A&M is aiming higher. Reed spent last season in a support role at St. Mary's. Still, his most impactful recent work came at the University of Washington. He helped steer the Huskies to a Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal appearance. That run included a decisive 68–54 upset of No. 6-seed Colorado. At UW, Reed didn't just collect wins-he developed stars. Three Huskies earned All-Pac-12 honors under his watch, and an impressive 11 players landed spots on the Pac-12 All-Academic Team. Before Washington, Reed was part of a resurgent Long Beach State program that tallied 69 wins in three seasons, racked up three straight 20-win campaigns, and earned a Big West Tournament title in 2017 to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. The years prior brought back-to-back WNIT berths, showcasing his consistency in keeping programs competitive deep into March. Before his collegiate coaching climb, Reed dominated the Arizona high school basketball scene. At Cienega High School, he went 45–13 in two seasons and was named Southern Arizona Coach of the Year after leading the Bobcats to a regional title and state runner-up finish in 2014. Go further back, and the trail continues at Tucson High, where Reed stacked four state tournament appearances, three regional championships, and a 129–63 record across six seasons. He's been building programs from the grassroots up for decades, mentoring McDonald's All-American nominees and directing offseason player development for top high school and college athletes in the Tucson area. And while most know him for his basketball mind, Reed is also a former USA Today Small College All-American defensive back at Langston University, an HBCU in Oklahoma, where he earned his degree in psychology before adding a master's in education from the University of Phoenix. This is a high-level chess move for Alabama A&M women's basketball. Reed isn't just a sideline veteran-he's a culture shifter. He's walked the halls of Power 4 programs, coached in packed March Madness arenas, and still has the recruiting chops to bring top-tier talent into the fold. For an HBCU program looking to make noise in the SWAC and beyond, Paul Reed might be the X-factor. The post Former Pac-12 Assistant Joins HBCU Hoops Contender appeared first on HBCU Gameday. Copyright HBCU Gameday 2012-2025
