After being refused Milwaukee before the regular season, Kevin Porter Jr It is not necessarily expected that he will find a new home immediately, said a source briefed on his status Mark Stein and Jake Fisher of The Stein Line (Link to substack). However, despite some interest from teams overseas, Porter is focused on staying in the NBA and is optimistic about his chances to do so, Stein and Fisher added.
A number of NBA clubs are evaluating their backcourts early in the season and could come up as options for Porter if they determine they’re not entirely sure about their current options, according to The Stein Line duo. The Nuggets and The necklaces – two teams earlier reported who have talked to the Bucks about a possible Porter trade are among those who could still be a landing spot for the veteran guard.
Still, Denver is operating well above the luxury tax line, and Sacramento has no breathing room below that threshold, so the idea of adding Porter might have been more appealing if it was about sending some salary in a trade rather than signing him as the 15th man.
Here are some more items of interest from Stein and Fischer:
- Just four months before, they had been forced to give it up, Grizzlies told teams in June’s draft that they would need a first-round pick to part with the second-year guard Walter Claytonleague sources tell The Stein Line.
- Although forward Pete Nance after all resigned with Bucks on a two-way contract after clearing waivers last week, he received a two-way interest from both Sixers and Lakers also according to Stein and Fischer.
- The Wizards and Bilal Coulibaly Stein and Fisher are engaged in some “11th-hour” talks about a potential rookie expansion ahead of last Monday’s deadline. While no deal has been reached, both Stein and Fischer see the fact that Washington has taken the discussions online as a sign that the team still sees Koulibaly as part of its future.
- Zaragoza Basket, Marr’s candidateformer team in Spain, did not turn out preventing him from making his NBA debut for Thunderbut the Spanish club continue to insist they still hold the rights to the big man until 2027. When asked by The Stein Line about this, the FIBA press secretary gave the following answer: “FIBA is aware of this case, which has been the subject of ongoing litigation in Spain for several years. This case has specific features and a rare level of complexity that require in-depth legal analysis. FIBA’s focus remains on protecting the integrity of the international basketball transfer system.”
