Andre Drummond is set to sign a two-year, $10 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.
Philadelphia brings back Drummond, who spent the first half of the 2021-22 season with the 76ers before going to the Brooklyn Nets as part of the James Harden trade at that February's trade deadline.
Having spent the past two seasons playing behind Nikola Vucevic in Chicago, Drummond gives Philadelphia an elite backup option behind former MVP Joel Embiid, who missed a large chunk of last season with a knee injury.
The 76ers are set to meet with LA Clippers forward Paul George, the top free agent on the market, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, as they look to fill out the roster around their star tandem of Embiid and guard Tyrese Maxey, who is expected to get a massive new contract this summer as well, as a restricted free agent.
Drummond, who turns 31 in August, found his niche as a solid backup center after starring with the Detroit Pistons to begin his career. He remains a prolific rebounder, averaging 9 in just over 17 minutes last season. In his 10 starts, he averaged nearly 18 rebounds.
Drummond is coming off a two-year, $6.6 million deal signed with the Bulls in 2022.
NBA free agency 2024: Latest signings, news, buzz and reports:
With the NBA Finals and draft complete, the league's top decision-makers now have their eyes set on the free agency and trade landscape.
The free agency window opened Sunday at 6 p.m. ET, and teams and players are already making moves in what could be an impactful summer of deals and contract extensions.
The free agency pool this summer is loaded with big names such as LeBron James and Paul George, both of whom declined the final year of their respective deals and are testing the waters. Other stars such as Klay Thompson will enter the summer as unrestricted free agents. James Harden would have joined him, but he's already agreed to a deal to return to the Clippers.
Our NBA insiders will be tracking all of the latest signings, buzz, news and reports throughout the summer and into free agency, so stay tuned as we report on the biggest moves that will shape the league.
July 1
3:30 a.m. ET: Free agent forward Paul George has agreed to sign a four-year, $212M maximum contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal, which includes a player option for the 2027-2028 season, brings George back to the Eastern Conference and pairs him with rising star guard Tyrese Maxey and 2023 MVP Joel Embiid.
1:45 a.m. ET: Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. has agreed on a two-year, $16.3 million deal to stay with the franchise, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. This deal also includes a player option on the 2025-26 season. In his first season with the 76ers, Oubre averaged 15.4 points and led the team in steals (1.8).
12:08 a.m. ET: Dallas Mavericks forward Derrick Jones Jr. and the LA Clippers have agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal, sources told ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk.
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Sources: Andre Drummond to join 76ers on 2-year, $10M deal
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Andre Drummond is set to sign a two-year, $10 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.
Philadelphia brings back Drummond, who spent the first half of the 2021-22 season with the 76ers before going to the Brooklyn Nets as part of the James Harden trade at that February's trade deadline.
Having spent the past two seasons playing behind Nikola Vucevic in Chicago, Drummond gives Philadelphia an elite backup option behind former MVP Joel Embiid, who missed a large chunk of last season with a knee injury.
The 76ers are set to meet with LA Clippers forward Paul George, the top free agent on the market, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, as they look to fill out the roster around their star tandem of Embiid and guard Tyrese Maxey, who is expected to get a massive new contract this summer as well, as a restricted free agent.
Drummond, who turns 31 in August, found his niche as a solid backup center after starring with the Detroit Pistons to begin his career. He remains a prolific rebounder, averaging 9 in just over 17 minutes last season. In his 10 starts, he averaged nearly 18 rebounds.
Drummond is coming off a two-year, $6.6 million deal signed with the Bulls in 2022.
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With the NBA Finals and draft complete, the league's top decision-makers now have their eyes set on the free agency and trade landscape.
The free agency window opened Sunday at 6 p.m. ET, and teams and players are already making moves in what could be an impactful summer of deals and contract extensions.
The free agency pool this summer is loaded with big names such as LeBron James and Paul George, both of whom declined the final year of their respective deals and are testing the waters. Other stars such as Klay Thompson will enter the summer as unrestricted free agents. James Harden would have joined him, but he's already agreed to a deal to return to the Clippers.
Our NBA insiders will be tracking all of the latest signings, buzz, news and reports throughout the summer and into free agency, so stay tuned as we report on the biggest moves that will shape the league.
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July 1
3:30 a.m. ET: Free agent forward Paul George has agreed to sign a four-year, $212M maximum contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal, which includes a player option for the 2027-2028 season, brings George back to the Eastern Conference and pairs him with rising star guard Tyrese Maxey and 2023 MVP Joel Embiid.
1:45 a.m. ET: Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. has agreed on a two-year, $16.3 million deal to stay with the franchise, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. This deal also includes a player option on the 2025-26 season. In his first season with the 76ers, Oubre averaged 15.4 points and led the team in steals (1.8).
12:08 a.m. ET: Dallas Mavericks forward Derrick Jones Jr. and the LA Clippers have agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal, sources told ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk.
June 30
10:30 p.m. ET: Speaking on "SportsCenter," ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski added that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James reached out to Klay Thompson as soon as the free agency period began Sunday.
Wojnarowski said that Thompson's time with the Golden State Warriors is "essentially over" and that the four-time NBA champion has held discussions with the Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks. Two other teams eyeing Thompson include the Philadelphia 76ers and the LA Clippers.
"These negotiations will go into tomorrow and there will not be a resolution tonight," Wojnarowski said.
10:05 p.m. ET: Naji Marshall has agreed on a three-year, $27 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, sources tell ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Marshall has been a rotation staple for the New Orleans Pelicans, having originally signed a two-way deal in 2020 after going undrafted. The 26-year-old forward had his most efficient year of his career this past season, shooting 46.3% from the field and 38.7% from 3.
The Mavs are also pursuing a sign-and-trade option for Klay Thompson, sources told ESPN's Tim MacMahon, who added that Derrick Jones Jr.'s decision to switch agents this week complicated hopes of Dallas re-signing him due to NBPA guideline of 15-day wait to change representation.
9:57 p.m. ET: Mason Plumlee has agreed on a one-year deal with the Phoenix Suns, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The 34-year-old big man averaged 5.3 points and 5.1 rebounds for the LA Clippers last season.
8:45 p.m. ET: Free agent center Jonas Valanciunas has agreed on a three-year, $30 million deal with the Washington Wizards, sources tell ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Valanciunas, 32, gives the rebuilding Wizards a veteran presence and more depth at center after they drafted French big man Alex Sarr with the No. 2 pick in last week's NBA draft.
8:30 p.m. ET: Chris Paul will sign with the San Antonio Spurs, sources told ESPN's Kendra Andrews. He will sign for a one-year, $11 million deal, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Paul was waived earlier Sunday by the Golden State Warriors, who had a deadline to guarantee his $30 million salary for this season. Instead, the 39-year-old point guard will join the Spurs as an unrestricted free agent and bring veteran leadership to a team headlined by Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama.
8:14 p.m. ET: The Philadelphia 76ers are the strong frontrunner to sign Paul George after his agent and the LA Clippers held a conversation that resulted in no new movement and an acknowledgment by both that he is unlikely to return, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Sixers are set to meet with George in California on Sunday night.
George was seeking a four-year deal but the Clippers had wanted to give him three years, similar to the contract structure Kawhi Leonard signed midseason.
In a statement, the Clippers said: "We negotiated for months with Paul and his representative on a contract that would make sense for both sides, and we were left far apart. The gap was significant. We understand and respect Paul's decision to look elsewhere for his next contract."
The team added that it had also looked into a sign-and-trade scenario for George.
7:55 p.m. ET: The LA Clippers may be ready to move on from Paul George, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst. Appearing on "NBA Today" Windhorst discussed how the Clippers' handling of Kawhi Leonard's extension -- signed in January -- could impact George's future.
"When they signed Kawhi to that deal ... they never told Paul George about it. Paul George found out about it when the rest of the world found out about it," Windhorst said. "[The Clippers'] actions over the season and their actions here in free agency indicate they're ready to move on from Paul George."
7:28 p.m. ET: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is finalizing a three-year, $66 million deal to sign with the Orlando Magic, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Caldwell-Pope won championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020 and the Denver Nuggets in 2023.
7:20 p.m. ET: The New York Knicks view the Oklahoma City Thunder as Isaiah Hartenstein's most likely destination in free agency if the center leaves New York, sources told ESPN's Tim MacMahon. The Thunder have significant cap space this summer and can outbid the Knicks on a Hartenstein deal.
7:18 p.m. ET: Former Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, $10 million deal, sources confirmed to ESPN's Tim Bontemps. Drummond averaged 18.9 rebounds per 36 minutes (9.0 per game) for the Bulls last season.
6:34 p.m. ET: Kevin Love is returning to the Miami Heat on a two-year deal, sources confirmed to ESPN's Tim Bontemps. The deal has no player or team option in the second year.
6:18 p.m. ET: The Utah Jazz are planning to waive center Omer Yurtseven, a source told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Yurtseven, who becomes an unrestricted free agent, averaged 4.6 points per game last season.
6:05 p.m. ET: Klay Thompson plans to have discussions with the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers in the opening hours of free agency, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Thompson has spent his entire 13-year NBA career with the Golden State Warriors.
6:00 p.m. ET: Center Luke Kornet has agreed on a one-year deal to return to the Boston Celtics, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
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