Right now, Giannis Antetokounmpo has been reportedly more “open-minded” about leaving and then 100% committing to the team, as it flops back and forth each week.

Now, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the former NBA champ will be surveying the entire league to see what moves they make and how all the pieces fall during the offseason. He will be super vigilante on what Milwaukee will be doing and how they are making the team better around him.

“Giannis Antetokounmpo has been in Milwaukee for 12 years,” NBA insider Shams Charania said on Thursday’s episode of Get Up. “I reported during draft combine and lottery week that he was open-minded about seeing if there are better possible fits outside of Milwaukee. That is a due diligence process that he has undertaken—everyone around him has undertaken as well.”

Shams did stress that Antetokounmpo will not hold one week higher than the rest; that the veteran superstar will take the draft in a chunk, then free agency week-by-week in a chunk, and seeing if they’ll make any big moves.

“He’s going to remain open-minded,” Charania explained. “I don’t think his future is necessarily tied to this week—to free agency week. It’s going to be a process where you see how this team looks into July, well into July potentially, and then ultimately he will see how the Bucks look and how the chess pieces look across the league before reaching a resolution.”

“They don’t have the necessary tools because they have gone all-in multiple, multiple times, so you have to give that organization a lot of credit,” said Charania. “Will the loyalty factor—well, listen, if you’re staying this offseason for Giannis Antetokounmpo, you’re looking at yourself staying for the rest of your career. If you’re going to withstand this, you’re staying.”

According to multiple reports, the Los Angeles Lakers were informed by Austin Reaves that he is not signing their proposed extension offer for $90 million. He will bet on himself this season to prove he’s worth more – whether that’s from the Lakers or another organization.

Reaves is in the final year of his contract, which means he will be an unrestricted free agent for next year’s offseason. The third option for Los Angeles is close to finishing his four-year, $54 million contract he signed back in 2023.

Next offseason, competing with the rest of the league, the Lakers can offer him a max of $246.7 million over five years. This has been confirmed by ESPN.

Despite having the opportunity to test himself out in free agency next offseason, Reaves has said he wants to remain loyal to the team that gave him a shot.

“I want to be in LA. I want to play my whole career in LA. I love it there. I love the fans. Love the weather, love the golf,” Reaves told K8 News. “And obviously the Lakers are the best organization in basketball.”

According to ESPN, and various other reporting companies, the Houston Rockets and Kevin Durant are currently discussing his next contract extension that will probably be his last one in the NBA.

With plans of retiring in a couple of years, and wanting to leave the game by winning a championship, Houston is ready to give Durant what he wants in hopes of accomplishing the same goal.

Currently, per the reporting of Shams Charania, both sides are working towards a two-year, $112 million extension. Durant reportedly is fine not having the max, if it means they can become legit title contenders before he decides to retire.

“The goal right now for Kevin Durant and the Rockets is for him to retire in Houston,” NBA insider Shams Charania said Thursday on ESPN’s First Take. “They’re going to eventually this offseason discuss a contract extension and figure out where that lands.”

From what Shams has been saying since the trade is that Durant was very excited to join this team due to all the potential they had with their young core. Ultimately, Houston was missing that commanding, dominating veteran in their locker room to lead them in big-time moments and situations.

“Kevin Durant, from what I understand, he was excited to go to Houston to specifically play with Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith, Reed Sheppard,” Charania explained. “They’ve got so many young players—Tari Eason as well—and Ime Udoka is a coach that he’s very familiar with from Team USA as well as with the Nets. There’s a lot of mutual respect there, a deep level of respect. So there’s excitement there.”

Durant is set to make $54.7 million this season, as he is on an expiring contract. The 36-year-old averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists last season.