The 2024 NBA season is officially over, and the offseason is in full swing.
The league’s new collective bargaining agreement allows teams to negotiate with their own players right after the final game of the season. That said, players aren’t allowed to negotiate with teams other than their own until June 30 at 6 p.m. ET, and contracts can’t be signed until July 6 at 12:01 p.m. ET.
Some of the biggest unrestricted free agents to keep an eye on are LeBron James, Paul George, James Harden and Klay Thompson, to name a few.
Here’s the latest off-court buzz from around the league.
June 30
LeBron James called Klay Thompson at start of free agency
One of the first calls Klay Thompson received as he began his post-Golden State Warriors came from a longtime foe — LeBron James. ESPN reported that James, who faced off with Thompson’s Warriors in four NBA Finals as a Cleveland Cavalier and in…