BREAKING: Three-time NBA All-Star Bradley Beal has agreed to a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns and plans to join the Los Angeles Clippers on a two-year, $11 million deal with a player option after clearing waivers, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports told ESPN. pic.twitter.com/gxZB0ObSms

Cap space is drying up across the NBA as many contenders are now left with just veteran minimum contracts with which to pursue players.

NBA Insider Marc Stein remains confident that both Al Horford and De'Anthony Melton will sign with the franchise in the near future. Stein shared his confidence during a July 20 edition of his "The Stein Line" newsletter, where he also noted that some of the holdup with the Warriors is due to the ongoing negotiations with Kuminga.

Los Angeles Clippers general manager Lawrence Frank said Saturday his franchise is "strongly, strongly considering" the signing of free agent guard Chris Paul, who hinted last month that he wanted to return to Los Angeles.

Four teams have emerged as suitors for Ben Simmons during the free agency period, including Phoenix, Boston, New York, and Sacramento.

Jonathan Kuminga, Cam Thomas, Josh Giddey and Quentin Grimes are all stuck in similar restricted free agency limbo

NBA free agency is underway, and after more than 10 days, some notable names remain available. Restricted free agency has been slow to develop this summer. The Brooklyn Nets were

Zachary Weinberger is a credentialed Miami Heat reporter and an Associate Editor covering the NBA at-large, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022, covering sports at the FAU University Press and later at The Palm Beach Post.

According to a report from Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints, Los Angeles is interested in Golden State Warriors' free agent wing Gary Payton II. "There were some whispers connecting Gary Payton II to the Lakers even before he signed with Bill Duffy," Irwin wrote on X. "I can safely say he's very much on the Lakers' radar."

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