Knicks guard Reggie Bullock has a team-friendly, non-guaranteed $4.2 million contract for next season, and there are good reasons to retain him, including his friendship with Chris Paul, Marc Berman of the New York Post writes. Bullock provides a veteran presence along with his reputation for being a 3-and-D wing. New York would still take a cap hit of $1million if it doesn’t guarantee Bullock’s contract prior to free agency. Bullock’s close friendship with Paul, a potential trade target for his former agent and current Knicks president of basketball operations Leon Rose, also works in his favor.
We have more from the Atlantic Division:
- The Nets can’t afford to let wing Joe Harris in free agency, Mike Mazzeo of Forbes.com opines. The Nets own Harris’ Bird rights, so they can make him a substantial offer even if it pushes them deeper into luxury-tax territory. If they let him walk, they’d have only the taxpayers’ mid-level exception to replace him. Brooklyn is expected to have competition for Harris’ services, with estimates that it would need to offer Harris a $15 million starting salary to retain him.
- Josh Richardson and Al Horford will be traded this offseason, The Athletic duo of Rich Hofmann and Derek Bodner projects in an examination of the Sixers’ roster. In other predictions, they believe young defensive stalwart Matisse Thybulle could be added as a trade sweetener in a deal involving Richardson or Horford, while Alec Burks will leave in free agency.
- San Diego State guard Malachi Flynn and Kansas guard Devon Dotson worked out for the Raptors, Marc Spears of ESPN’s The Undefeated tweets. Colorado forward Tyler Bey also visited Toronto, Alex Kennedy of Basketball News tweets. In ESPN’s ranking of best available prospects, Bey is slotted at No. 28 with Dotson at No. 33 and Flynn at No. 38. The Raptors own the No. 29 pick.
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