Redick to 76ers on busy day of NBA free agency
The first day of NBA free agency Saturday saw things starting to take shape, though there’s still dozens of more moves to come in the next few days.
After an opening flurry that saw Stephen Curry get a $201 million deal from the Warriors and Blake Griffin take about $175 million to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers, most teams started to look at names more within their price range.
With nearly $1 billion in deals agreed to just in Day 1 of this year’s free agency period, there is still no shortage of money out there for teams to hand out.
John Wall has a chance to sign a four-year extension worth $168 million with the Wizards, another deal under the so-called “super max” structure that allowed Curry to get his record payday.
“Trust the process,” he tweeted, his way of saying he was heading to the 76ers, who have made that phrase their mantra during their long rebuilding process.
Redick averaged 15 points and made 43 percent of his three-pointers last season for the Clippers, who now need two new starting guards next season after point guard Chris Paul was traded to the Rockets.
The coveted small forward was greeted by Heat players for his free-agent visit, along with a banner strategically placed outside American Airlines Arena showing him in a Heat uniform.
The All-Star forward who is coming off the best season of his career spent several hours with Miami officials such as team President Pat Riley, and is still expected to visit with Boston and Utah — the incumbent team — before making a decision in the coming days.
The 36-year-old has expressed a desire to stay with Cleveland after making it to his first NBA Finals.
The Cavaliers also agreed to a deal with the veteran Calderon to back up All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, reportedly for the veteran’s minimum.
Buchanan, 44, replaces Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard, who moved up when Larry Bird left in May.