The NBA is investigating possible tampering involving the tracking of New York Knicks free agents and the signing of former Dallas Mavericks guard. Jalen Bransonthe source was confirmed to ESPN.
Teams were not allowed to communicate with agents or players to discuss trades prior to the start of free agency on June 30 at 6 p.m. ET. , agreed to a four-year, $104 million deal with the Knicks.
Branson has several ties to the Knicks organization. Enough caps to sign Branson to a team that made a series of trades on draft night to create space for him. A former player is his agent. Rose also represented Jalen Branson at the beginning of his career. Rick Branson was recently hired as an assistant to the Knicks and has reunited with coach Tom Thibodeau, who was an assistant to the Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves.
Jalen Brunson, 25, is about to have a breakout season averaging 16.3 points and 4.8 assists per game.He established himself as Dallas’ second option behind All-NBA guards Luka Doncic, a classmate in the 2018 draft after joining the starting lineup full-time in December. Branson helped lead the Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in 11 years, averaging 21.6 points per game during the playoffs.
Yahoo Sports was the first to report news of the NBA investigation.
In 2019, the NBA increased the team’s maximum fine to $10 million and enacted tougher anti-tampering penalties, including the possibility of suspension of team executives, forfeiture of draft picks, and even voiding contracts. . The possibility of the contract being voided is considered a virtually non-existent threat.
The league opened an investigation of the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday into possible tampering and early contact centered around the franchise’s summer free agency class. james harden, PJ Tucker When Danuel House Jr.a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday.
Sixers Basketball Operations President Daryl Morey has already begun answering questions from league attorneys, sources said.
Last year, the NBA stripped the Bulls and Miami Heat of their second-round picks in an attempt to make early contact with free agency. Lonzo Ball When Kyle LowryThe Milwaukee Bucks have been penalized for forfeiting a 2022 second-round pick for tampering charges related to the Sacramento Kings’ restricted free agency. Bogdan Bogdanovic Before the start of the 2020 season.
This report used information from ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
