According to Toronto Star’s Doug Smith, the Toronto Raptors and Giannis Antetokounmpo both have mutual interest in having a partnership together.

With the Raptors having enough salaries to get Antetokounmpo without jeopardizing them financially, there is legit potential about a deal being struck.

Monday’s reports said Toronto had everyone available for trade, as nobody is technically safe from being shipped out. They’ve eyed Giannis for the longest of time.

Antetokounmpo’s contract doesn’t expire until 2027, which means for him to leave Milwaukee, it will need to come through a trade.

There have been rumors of Giannis and Kevin Durant interested in teaming up together in Toronto.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the New York Knicks have made the decision to fire long-time head coach Tom Thibodeau.

Less than a week later after losing in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, New York’s first appearance in the ECF in 25 years, Thibodeau has been removed as their coach. This comes as a major shocker due to the postseason they had, the best regular season record they’ve had in over a decade, and following up from last season.

“Our organization is singularly focused on winning a championship for our fans. This pursuit led us to the difficult decision to inform Tom Thibodeau that we’ve decided to move in another direction,” said Knicks President Leon Rose. “We can’t thank Tom enough for pouring his heart and soul into each and every day of being the New York Knicks head coach. He led us not only with class and professionalism for the past five seasons, but also to tremendous success on the court with four playoff berths and four playoff series victories. Ultimately, we made the decision we feel is best for our organization moving forward. Tom will always be a part of our Knicks family and we truly wish him nothing but the best in the future.”

According to SNY’s Ian Begley, New York still owes Thibs at least $30 million. He recently signed an extension back in 2024.

In five seasons with the franchise, the 67-year-old had a 226-174 record. Only three coaches in the franchise’s history have won more games.

According to Jake Fischer, it’s expected that Naz Reid will opt out of his $15 million player option with the Minnesota Timberwolves to test free agency.

The 25-year-old signed a three-year, $41.9 million contract with Minnesota back in 2023. It is unclear if he wants more money in general or willing to return to the Timberwolves. Reid has been with them since 2019.

With Reid hitting this summer’s free agency class, he’s expected to be one of the top players to be signed. Many teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons have shown interest in the dynamic big man.

Reports throughout the past couple of weeks have hinted at the Timberwolves being aggressive in roster reconstruction to get them past the Conference Finals into the NBA Finals. Julius Randle and Nickeil Alexander-Walker are also expected to become free agents.

Minnesota has been targeting superstar players like Kevin Durant, who they’ve seriously tried trading for in this past season’s trade deadline.