Yossi Gozlan: It looks like Naji Marshall remains trade-eligible based on this structure. $18,195,000 is the most he can get within extend-and-trade limits, which is 120 percent of the estimated average salary. And the annual declines are all 5 percent or fewer.
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Yossi Gozlan: The Nets could use their remaining cap ****** e to renegotiate and extend Michael Porter Jr. They could raise his 2026-27 salary up to $45.3 million and add up to four additional seasons, with the 2027-28 salary reduced by up to 40 percent. It would trigger a six-month trade restriction. That makes August 4 a significant date for potential negotiations since the trade deadline is expected to be on February 4, 2027.trade
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Yossi Gozlan: Barring another move, the Sixers will go into the season with an open roster spot and $1.8 million under the first apron hard cap. December 4 is the earliest they could sign a 15th player to a rest-of-season contract. They'll probably keep it open to maintain flexibility through the trade deadline. They could fill it with a 10-day contract starting on January 5.
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Yossi Gozlan: Johni Broome fits into the $2.3 million trade exception the Clippers created by trading Chris Paul last season. They still have plenty of flexibility to make additional moves with $38 million in luxury tax ******* e. They also now have 8 second-round picks through 2033.
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The Brooklyn Nets made one of the bigger moves this offseason when they reportedly acquired forward Julius Randle and the No. 28 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft via trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Brooklyn still officially doesn't have Randle or Iowa State Joshua Jefferson (the No. 28 pick) on the roster due to the deal still pending, but there appears to be another reason as well.
"Brooklyn does still possess the cap ******* e to furnish Watson with an offer sheet in his desired salary range, but I'm told that the Nets have been internally ******* sing how to utilize their available spending power before officially completing their multi-team trade," NBA insider Jake Fischer wrote on the Nets for The Stein Line. Brooklyn is one of just a few teams that can offer Denver Nuggets forward Peyton Watson the kind of money he's looking for in restricted free-agency.
Whether the Nets are pursuing Watson in free-agency will depend on how much they're willing to pay him to bring him in the building following his breakout season. NBA salary cap expert Yossi Gozlan reported on July 6 that Brooklyn had nearly $25 million in cap ******* e after signing center Day'Ron Sharpe, forward Josh Minott, and guard Keon Ellis. Watson reportedly is looking for his next deal to average $25 million per year.
"They could spend it, then go over the cap to sign Moe Wagner (room mid-level) and trade for Julius Randle (expanded TPE)," Gozlan wrote on X explaining the options that the Nets have at that moment. "That amount will be reduced if they do any of those two transactions first. They won't have much time to use it, since they probably can't hold up the four-team Nets-Hornets-Wolves-Bulls trade for too long."
At this point in free-agency, Watson is considered one of the best free-agents on the market that is a realistic target for the Nets along with players like Los Angeles Clippers guard Bennedict Mathurin and Atlanta Hawks forward Jonathan ******* inga. Brooklyn still pending transactions involving Randle and Orlando Magic center Mo Wagner, but it seems like they're to maximize what they can do with their cap ******* e at the moment.

Former Duke Blue Devil Isaiah Evans was prohibited from suiting up in Minnesota's first 2026 NBA Summer League game in Las Vegas due to a pending trade.
Considering the No. 33 selection in the 2026 NBA Draft, which wound up being Evans, was sent from the Brooklyn Nets to the Timberwolves in a trade involving Julius Randle, Evans is kept from suiting up with his new team until that trade is finalized. According to Yossi Gozlan, the trade cannot officially be finalized until July 9, but the deal could potentially take more time than that.
If all goes according to plan, Evans should be available to make his Timberwolves debut Saturday, July 11. In his absence today, Minnesota defeated New Orleans 105-92.
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Yossi Gozlan: The Mavericks will create a $5.6 million trade exception by sign and trading Khris Middleton to these terms. The Wizards can absorb him into their $13.4 million trade exception which expires tomorrow.
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Yossi Gozlan: I suspect the Warriors won’t match as they need to maintain cap flexibility for other potential moves.
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Yossi Gozlan: This contract for Quentin Post will go into the Grizzlies mid-level exception. If matched, it’ll be replenished for different moves. If unmatched, they’ll need to acquire Isaiah Stewart with the big $29 million trade exception or by expanding the Santi Aldama trade.
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Yossi Gozlan: The Bulls can give Zach Collins this contract with their $9.4 million room mid-level. They should still maintain $32 million in cap **** e.
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Yossi Gozlan: Ja Morant has a 15 percent trade bonus. It would be voided if the trade is executed today or tomorrow. If done on July 6, he would be entitled to a $13 million trade bonus. It would increase his $42.2 million salary to $48.7 million. Jerami Grant ($34.2 million) and Kris Murray ($5.3 million) matches for Morant on that $48.7 million salary. We'll see if he gets the entire amount or waives it.
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‪Yossi Gozlan‬: Houston Rockets salary cap situation with Fred VanVleet opting in. They can re-sign Tari Eason and offer Marcus Smart a significant portion of their non-tax mid-level exception while remaining under the first apron if they clear money first, such as Dorian Finney-Smith.
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‪Yossi Gozlan‬: Minnesota Timberwolves cap situation after trading for LaMelo Ball. He has a small trade bonus that increases his salary to the $41.25 million max. They have $11 million under second apron hard cap to fill 4 roster spots. They will no longer have a $33 million trade exception.
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Yossi Gozlan: The Hornets reduce their payroll by $21 million by trading LaMelo Ball and Josh Green for Naz Reid. Josh Green for Naz Reid is a clean salary match, allowing them to create a $40.8 million trade exception for Ball. They also have 12 future first-round picks through 2033.
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Yossi Gozlan: Grizzlies net 5 second-round picks thus far by moving down from 16th to 21st in two trades. They've got 14 second-round picks now.
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‪Yossi Gozlan‬: The Bucks go from having one of the most dire draft pick situations to a slight surplus of first-round picks, mostly in the 2030s. The 2030 swap with the Heat could potentially offset the swap they already owe to the Trail Blazers. They could really use more second-round picks.
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