Category: NBA News

Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been a part of some of the biggest offseason moves in the NBA over the past few years, but none of it seems to matter to Steven Adams. 

The center explained that he was one of the last to find out that Paul George re-signed with the team in July.

“I don’t keep up with that s–t, mate,” Adams said, per Rob Mahoney of Sports Illustrated. “I’m f–king terrible. I just show up and whoever’s on the team, cool.”

While George and Russell Westbrook were smoking cigars in celebration, Adams was likely out of the loop in New Zealand.

Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images

Kristaps Porzingis will reportedly be a restricted free agent next offseason.

According to Ian Begley of ESPN.com, the New York Knicks will not sign their star big man to a rookie contract extension before Monday’s deadline. While that means he will be a restricted free agent and could sign an offer sheet elsewhere, the team can still match the offer and keep him in the Big Apple.

What’s more, declining to sign Porzingis’ rookie extension will create an additional $10 million in cap space for next offseason when “the Knicks plan to pursue top free agents,” per Begley. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Jimmy Butler and Kawhi Leonard are among the players who could test the open market next summer.

Stacy Revere/Getty Images

Chicago Bulls forward Bobby Portis is set to be a restricted free agent following the 2018-19 NBA season after he and the team failed to agree to an extension before Monday’s 5 p.m. ET deadline, the Chicago Tribune‘s K.C. Johnson reported.

Portis’ agent, Mark Bartelstein, remained upbeat about the situation.

“We had very positive talks,” Bartelstein said. “These are hard extensions to get done. A lot of effort was put in by both sides. At the end, we said, ‘Let’s revisit this in the spring.’“

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

Rick Scuteri/Associated Press

Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov said guard Devin Booker will play in Wednesday’s season-opener against the Dallas Mavericks after recovering from hand surgery, according to Duane Rankin of AZ Central.

Booker underwent surgery to repair his fifth metacarpophalangeal joint on his right hand in September and missed the entire preseason, but he is apparently healthy enough to return for the first game of the regular season. 

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

Get the best sports content from the web and social in the new B/R app. Get the app and get the game.