Brian Windhorst

1 week ago | basketball.realgm.com | Brian Windhorst

The Los Angeles Lakers have long operated as a small family business under the Buss family, who have agreed to sell their majority stake to Mark Walter at a $10 billion valuation. The Lakers could become even more formidable with substantial financial backing behind them, similar to what Walter accomplished when he purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1 week ago | basketball.realgm.com | Marc J. Spears |Brian Windhorst

Anthony Edwards is not actively recruiting Kevin Durant to join him with the Minnesota Timberwolves as the team engages in trade talks with the Phoenix Suns. The Suns may prefer the potential trade package from the Wolves over Durant's preferred destinations, including the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and Miami Heat. However, Durant has expressed that he does not want a trade to Minnesota. "Talked to some people close to Anthony Edwards," said Marc J.

1 week ago | basketball.realgm.com | Brian Windhorst

The Phoenix Suns continue to work on Kevin Durant trade scenarios, but the widespread belief is that they have been underwhelmed with the offers and are doing everything they can to "drum up" better offers. The expectation has been that a trade would be finalized before the draft on June 25 in order to allow any picks that would be included in the deal to be used by the team that will ultimately receive them, but Brian Windhorst believes talks could drag on beyond it.

1 week ago | basketball.realgm.com | Brian Windhorst

Jaren Jackson Jr. and the Memphis Grizzlies were previously expected to agree to a renegotiate-and-extend contract this offseason and the mechanics of that type of deal became easier following the team's trade of Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic. "He is now in a position to sign a contract extension of over $200 million," said Brian Windhorst on Monday.

1 week ago | thejefffoxshow.com | Tim Bontemps |Brian Windhorst

This post was originally published on this siteWhat are NBA insiders saying about the biggest offseason storylines? Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst canvass the league.