DEVELOPING: The Warriors have been in touch with Damian Lillard, per @MarcJSpears . (h/t @NotoriousOHM)

Some free agents still available:. Damian Lillard.Al Horford .Gary Payton II .Chris Paul.Josh Giddey (R) .Jonathan Kuminga (R) .Cam Thomas (R) .Quentin Grimes (R) .Thomas Bryant .Cam Payne.Mo Wagner.Elfrid Payton.Russell Westbrook .Malcolm Brogdon.Jaxson Hayes .DeAndre Jordan.Ben.

Make sure your notifications are on. 🍿 @legionhoops.

BREAKING: The Rockets, Suns, Lakers, Hawks, Nets, Warriors and Timberwolves are in trade talks on a deal that would set an NBA-record, per @FredKatz . MADNESS.

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Wow: The Rockets and Suns are in trade talks to expand the KD to Houston trade to a 7-team deal, per @FredKatz . 🤯🤯🤯

RT @JDGoldboys: Thank you Judge 👨🏻‍⚖️.

RT @TheSteinLine: With the long-expected departure of player development specialist God Shammgod from Dallas to Orlando now official, leagu….

Kenny Lofton Jr. will play for the Celtics’ summer league team, per @GwashburnGlobe . He deserves an NBA spot.

Chris Paul hasn’t signed a deal yet because he wants to be a starter, per @ByTimReynolds . (h/t @Fullcourtpass)

Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck trolls Knicks fans on @club520podcast:. “Nice playoff win, Knicks fans, but here’s what a ring looks like.” 🔥. (h/t @lockedupjb)

LeBron has now played with nine No. 1 overall picks, the most in NBA history. (h/t @mldiffley)

Teams interested in Deandre Ayton asked Blazers GM Joe Cronin about what to expect from Ayton as a teammate, per @ShamsCharania . “Teams received strong reviews surrounding Ayton's leadership and mentoring of their big men such as Donovan Clingan.”. (h/t @Fullcourtpass)

I’m told the Lakers have offered a $5M deal to Al Horford with their Bi-Annual Exception.

RT @MikeAScotto: Just In: The Dallas Mavericks are adding Frank Vogel as an associate head coach, league sources told @hoopshype. Vogel reu….

I’m told the Lakers aren’t done, and are currently exploring trades to land a backup center.

The Lakers are signing DeAndre Ayton to a 2-year, ~$16M deal, with a player option in the second year, per @BrettSiegelNBA. Ayton also makes $25M from the Blazers from their buy-out.

Who’s stopping this team?

BREAKING: Deandre Ayton plans to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, per @ChrisBHaynes . Luka and LeBron get their center

DEVELOPING: Rival teams expect Deandre Ayton to sign with the Lakers after he clears waivers in 15 minutes 👀. (via @TheSteinLine, @JakeLFischer)