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With the sign and trade of Peyton Watson, Jalen Duren remains the sole notable restricted free agent of 2026

No, 2023 rookies pending an extension (Ex: Cason Wallace) do not count as they will hit restricted free agency if they do not receive on by this year's deadline (Also I needed to meet the minimum word count).

For now, Jalen Duren is the biggest name in restricted free agency or free agency in general. I don't know if anyone expected the Watson situation to end sooner than the center who made All-NBA 3rd Team but I digress.

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u/CazOnReddit — 2 days ago
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Peyton Watson will sign a new four-year, $88 million deal to join the Cavaliers, plus a player option and a trade kicker

>Watson will sign a new four-year, $88 million deal to join the Cavaliers, plus a player option and a trade kicker

Source - https://bsky.app/profile/shamsbot.bsky.social/post/3mthwywwuec2b

Not mentioned in the previous thread's title but Shames mentioned the deal structure. The total amounts to $22 AAV. Makes the return seem all the more pathetic that Denver wouldn't simply match that offer or make a similar one and simply dump Zeke Nnaji at the deadline to ease the tax bill.

They can't even use the trade exception this should open up because they're still in the 2nd apron.

u/Alternative-Knee-765 — 2 days ago
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[Highlights] Brandon Ingram with the dunk, the dish to RJ Barrett for the lead and the block on the other end. Scottie Barnes seals the game with a block of his own.

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u/CazOnReddit — 2 days ago

With the Sky's win and the Tempo's loss tonight, we are now 2nd in odds for the 2027 WNBA Lottery™!

u/CazOnReddit — 3 days ago

[Leite] Brittney Sykes is expected to return to the Tempo lineup tonight against Indiana on a minutes restriction

u/CazOnReddit — 4 days ago

In case you needed any more reasons to hate the Sox. No not that one, the other one.

Context: Knuckleball pitchers are...tricky if you're a catcher. Not so for Doug Mirabelli, who the Red Sox traded to the Padres...only to trade his replacement for Dougie because catcher Josh Bard was incapable of catching Tim Wakefield's knuckleballs.

The trade was finalized at 1 A.M. on May 1st, 2006 and pure chaos ensued to get Mirabelli in town so he could play against their much-maligned rivals, the Yankees. This involved, but was not limited to...

  • The Sox calling in a favor to divert various flights so airspace was clear for the private jet they chartered for him
  • A police escort upon touching down where Dougie had to change into uniform in the back of said pig's car (The Reds sent the uniform so he could change on the way there)
  • Faking a sprinkler malfunction to buy them more time

And more! Yes, this was 20 years ago. Feel old?

u/CazOnReddit — 4 days ago
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Dennis Schroder is one team away from tying Ish Smith for the most teams played by a single player.

*Re-submitted to correct the title.*

In order from least to most recent:

Atlanta Hawks

OKC Thunder

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Houston Rockets

Toronto Raptors

Brooklyn Nets

Oldest State Warriors

Detroit Pistons

Sacramento Kings

Cleveland Cavaliers

Charlotte Hornets

Will the future Hall of Fame tie or break Ish Smith's record? We'll probably find out this season depending on how the LaMelo-less Hornets fare early on. One thing is for certain: Someone is going to bring up that comment he made about being traded.

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u/CazOnReddit — 7 days ago
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The Toronto Tempo have not won a game in exactly a month (July 12th) - almost two since they won in Toronto.

TL;DR - They last won against the Liberty in Montreal on July 12th, 2026.

This means they technically haven't won at home/haven't won in general during the same timespan but as that game was in Montreal as part of the Cross Canada series, their last win at the Coca-Cola Coliseum was Mabrey's WNBA record-tying 53-point bomb.

A lot of their recent losing streak - 10 in total - has been due to injuries and inconsistent availability. It's been rough for the roster, to say the least, and it's very clear morale has dropped as a result. The good news for fans is that it puts them in a good position for a Top 3 pick which could be JuJu Watkins.

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u/CazOnReddit — 9 days ago

We haven't won in a month - approaching two months since we won at home*

Technically we won against the Liberty in Montreal as part of the Cross Canada but for Toronto specifically...yeah, we're getting close to two months.

u/CazOnReddit — 9 days ago
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The Toronto Raptors turn a 14-20 deficit into a 45-20 lead with a historic 31-0 run against the Orlando Magic (3/29/26)

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u/CazOnReddit — 9 days ago
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Fun (?) Fact - Jared Kushner's father was one of the bidders for when the New Jersey Nets were up for sale.

Yes, believe it nor not but Charles put in a multi-million dollar bid for the the Nets, then located in New Jersey. The plan was to keep the team in the state but ultimately the winning bid went to Ratner and subsequently Mikhail "Fuck them picks" Prokhorov which eventually landed the Nets in Brooklyn as the perpetual little brother to the New York Knicks. Ironic, considering the history and animosity between the two teams given some of the bullying the Knicks engaged in against the Nets that led to the two refusing to do business with one another until very recently with the Mikal Bridges trade.

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u/CazOnReddit — 10 days ago