Although most of the NBA’s biggest names have found their new homes over the summer, several key cogs (mostly veterans) remain available. But future Hall of Famer Klay Thompson just made his own free agent decision. Sadly, he’s not joing our Chicago Bulls.
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The fourth pick in the 2026 NBA draft, North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn ImagesAugust 22, 2026 — Bulls Bullets
Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson will face his hometown Atlanta Hawks in front of his family and friends for the first time as a pro on Nov. 13, notes Julia Poe of the Chicago Tribune. The Hawks, meanwhile, sport three fascinating rookies to Chicago’s two. Atlanta selected highly-touted former Houston guard Kingston Flemings with the No. 8 pick. St. Johns forward Zuby Ejiofor (the No. 23 pick) and North Carolina center Henri Veesaar (No. 53) round out the Hawks’ new first-year faces. Former five-time All-Star sharpshooting swingman Klay Thompson has settled on his next team. He agreed to a buyout of his $17.5 million contract for 2026-27 with the Dallas Mavericks, and joined Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Miami Heat, sources inform Chris Haynes of NBA TV. ESPN’s Shams Charania reports that Thompson has agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with Miami. Whether or not he even starts over Tim Hardaway Jr. remains to be seen. Last year, Thompson assumed a bench role for the first time since his rookie season. In a career-low 21.7 minutes last year with Dallas, the 36-year-old averaged a career-low 11.7 points while connecting on a dismal 39.3 percent of his field goal takes (although he did go 38.3 percent from distance). A familiar face is now joining Antetokounmpo (and Thompson) in South Beach. Haynes reports that former All-Star Vin Baker, who served on the Milwaukee Bucks for the last eight years, is following Antetokounmpo to Eric Spoelstra’s Heat. A surprise contender has emerged in the Jonathan Kuminga sweepstakes. The free agent power forward just might be the most intriguing, high-upside non-Jalen Duren piece left on the board. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst recently suggested on his podcast “The Hoop Collective” that the Minnesota Timberwolves could nab Kuminga on a cheap “prove-it” deal.“Watch the Wolves in the next couple days,” Windhorst said. “It’s still open, there’s still a window for the Lakers to do a Kuminga sign and trade. A sign and trade has to be 3 years. Now that these other doors are closing, the Tiimberwolves can close that deal and sign Kuminga.”
Windhorst added that the Los Angeles Lakers’ complicated ownership situation this summer has already held up some summer business. The transition from Mark Walter to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner has yielded a hiring freeze, which has precluded an impending front office hire from a rival team. Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images This writer may have clowned the Denver Nuggets for letting forward Peyton Watson depart in a sign-and-trade to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but to their credit, it appears there was a number the team considered. Windhorst reported on the pod that Watson was offered a $70 million, four-year contract by the Nuggets before eventually signing a four-season, $88 million deal. Former Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Phil Handy is ditching the Lone Star State to reteam with LeBron James on the Philadelphia 76ers under Nick Nurse, a source tells Marc J. Spears of Andscape. Handy won a championship with Nurse’s Toronto Raptors in 2019, and also won titles as an assistant coach to James on the Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers. The Stein Line’s Marc Stein observes that the departure of Handy will leave new Dallas head coach Dusty May with an entirely fresh bench. Embattled Los Angeles Lakers minority owner Jeanie Buss is apparently at war with her own family, as she’s taking drastic legal steps to prevent her five siblings from selling off her remaining stake in the franchise to a new ownership group publicly fronted by Bob Iger and Josh Kushner (and privately financed by a sovereign wealth fund). Sam Amick of The Athletic indicates the dispute over the Buss family’s 17.8 percent ownership stake isn’t expected to affect Mark Walter’s sale of his majority franchise shares to the new owners. Phoenix Suns majority owner Mat Ishbia forked over $4.6 billion in his own company as collateral after borrowoing cash from JPMorgan to wrap up Ishbia’s $4 billion purchase of the team. Hoops insider Joe Pampoliano writes that the stock has dropped 70 percent. Pompliano wonders if a margin call could compel Ishbia to sell the team.BULLS ON BLEACHER NATION: Go Ad Free | Subscribe to the BN Newsletter]
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