{"id":585276,"date":"2026-08-15T07:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T07:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/585276\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T07:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T07:04:13","slug":"nba-offseason-news-trade-free-agent-rumors-2026-klay-thompson-to-a-contender-curry-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/585276\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Offseason News\/Trade\/Free Agent Rumors 2026: Klay Thompson to a contender? Curry extension."},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve reached the point of the offseason where there is minimal movement on the free agency and trade market \u2014 outside of Cleveland trading Dennis Schroder<\/a> to clear a little cap space to make another move later \u2014 but there is some. Here is some of the latest chatter.<\/p>\n

Klay Thompson seeks contender<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been reported for months that the Dallas Mavericks have been looking for a trade for Klay Thompson, while at the same time denying they plan to buy him out (because teams would rather get him for nothing on the cheap than have to give up players and picks to land him).<\/p>\n

What does Thompson want? He talked about that on a Twitch stream with PlaqueBoyMax (hat tip via Kevin Gray Jr. of DLLS Mavs<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to compete for a championship, not necessarily win one, but… have the chance to go and try and get another one. I want to play a role on a team. Whether it\u2019s this season or next season, that\u2019s really my only goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dallas, while trying to build toward that around Cooper Flagg, is not there yet. Some contenders may like the idea of him on the roster, but Thompson, 36, is set to make $17.5 million this season in the final year of his contract, and that\u2019s more money than contending teams want to spend considering Thompson\u2019s production at this point in his career.<\/p>\n

Maybe something happens closer to the start of training camp or at the deadline, but for now things are quiet.<\/p>\n

Warriors expect deal with Curry<\/p>\n

Warriors governor Joe Lacob made it clear recently that the Warriors aren\u2019t trading Stephen Curry<\/a>. They want him to finish his career in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

Along those lines, team general manager Mike Dunleavy told reporters he expects the sides to reach a deal on an extension.<\/p>\n

Mike Dunleavy’s quotes today on Steph Curry’s future and extension eligibility with the Warriors.<\/p>\n

On the extension: “I’m pretty confident Steph will finish his career (with the Warriors). Ultimately it’s his call, his decision, whether that’s allowing his contract to run out and\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) August 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Curry is in the final year of his contract, making $62.6 million. The only real question is whether Curry and the Warriors would agree to delay signing the extension to give the franchise more cap room next offseason to make aggressive roster changes. But expect the deal to happen.<\/p>\n

Is Cleveland closer to Peyton Watson deal?<\/p>\n

A few days ago, NBA insider Marc Stein called the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> a \u201cteam to watch\u201d in the chase for Nuggets restricted free agent wing Peyton Watson. As Stein noted, to make that happen the Cavaliers would have to clear out cap space by trading Dennis Schroder and likely also Max Strus. <\/p>\n

Well, half of that is now done, Schroder is headed to Charlotte<\/a>. Does that move Cleveland closer to a move for Watson? Yes. Him or Jonathan Kuminga (also a free agent). <\/p>\n

The Cavaliers continue to look at potential Strus trade options, however, at this point in the offseason it\u2019s generally difficult to get trades done. Rosters are largely locked in, and teams want to see what they have, not make another big move before training camp.<\/p>\n

Still, this is something to watch. Watson is reportedly seeking a deal close to the $25 million a year Christian Braun got from Denver last season, and for Cleveland to pay him and re-sign James Harden gets expensive, so the trades are needed. The Clippers and Bucks also remain interested in Watson, and Denver would like to re-sign him but would need to trade Braun or Cam Johnson to clear out cap space themselves (the Nuggets are currently over the second apron).<\/p>\n

Other news, rumors<\/p>\n

\u2022 Last summer it was hanging with Shaolin Monks. This summer, Victor Wembanyama seems to be practicing with a rugby team.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc9 Victor Wembanyama has been training with a pro rugby team in the south of France this week, according to @RugbyramaFR<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo everyone\u2019s surprise, the Frenchman took part in several drills during on-field training sessions, but also fully immersed himself alongside the Provence\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Maxime Aubin (@MaximeAubin1) August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Several teams are open to signing Ben Simmons and bringing him into training camp, reports Jake Fischer in a Bleacher Report stream<\/a>. Maybe that happens, but it would be on a non-guaranteed contract. The other unfortunate reality: Any team that brings Simmons into camp will face a daily question from the media for the coach and other players about Simmons, and it will soak up much of the conversation around that team. Do teams want to deal with that?<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sacramento is looking for a veteran point guard to play behind rookie Darius Acuff Jr. Victor Oladipo would like that role and in an appearance on Yahoo Sports Daily<\/a> said there is mutual interest between him and Sacramento. Just something to monitor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve reached the point of the offseason where there is minimal movement on the free agency and trade…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":585277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":["post-585276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/585277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=585276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=585276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}