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The Minnesota Timberwolves player, 24, has been locked in a year-long fight over child support with Howard, despite having already paid her over $110,000 towards the upkeep of their toddler daughter Aubri. Both Howard and Edwards had been slugging it out in Atlanta, where both are from, only for Howard to file a second suit in Los Angeles where paternity payouts are more generous. Now, court papers obtained by the Daily Mail show Howard's suit has been thrown out after she failed to provide any evidence of residency on the West Coast and did not show up for trial on the matter.
He’s been in talks this free agency on a new contract or a potential sign-and-trade out of Atlanta, but nothing has materialized nearly a month into the process. According to NBA insider Keith Smith, the biggest obstacle with Kuminga is the length of the deal. He can only be traded if he signs a three-year deal, but he insists on signing a one-year contract if he has to accept less money than he’s aiming for. “The challenge with Kuminga is that if he’s gonna take less money than what he wants, then he only wants to do it for a year,” reported Keith Smith. “He doesn’t want to do a three-year deal, and in order to do a sign-and-trade, he would have to have a three-year contract. That gets him stuck a little bit. He doesn’t want to be on a smaller contract that devalues himself.”
League sources, who spoke on the condition anonymity to discuss ongoing negotiations, said what the Lakers are prepared to offer Atlanta in a trade is underwhelming, whereas Cleveland has potentially more appealing trade pieces. The Cavs have been linked to possible trades of veteran forward Max Strus ($16 million) and point guard Dennis Schröder ($14 million). To execute a sign-and-trade transaction, Cleveland must remain under the NBA’s first salary apron of roughly $209 million, which is why James Harden remains unsigned.
Scotto: What are your thoughts on returning to Atlanta? McCollum: I never made it to free agency. It’s a great situation for both parties. We had good momentum into the playoffs. We didn’t finish the way we wanted, but I think there’s a lot to build on. I love the staff. I love Onsi (Saleh). I love the organization. I love the Resslers. I love Quin (Snyder). I get along really well with the team and the players. There’s a lot of good basketball left for everybody. I’m excited to be back in Atlanta and for the challenge to try to build off what we were able to do last year.
While Dort is on an expiring $17.22 million contract, the Hawks want to keep the Canadian swingman beyond this upcoming season, league sources told HoopsHype. Several teams expressed trade interest in acquiring Dort before he was traded to Atlanta, including the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, and Miami Heat, league sources told HoopsHype.
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Speaking of the Hawks, unrestricted free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga remains a candidate to return to Atlanta on a potential one-plus-one deal, league sources told HoopsHype. With Atlanta currently $4.1 million below the luxury tax and having 17 players on the roster for 15 spots, the Hawks remain in trade discussions. As previously reported by HoopsHype, veteran sharpshooter Buddy Hield is a trade candidate to monitor. It’s also worth noting that forward Mo Gueye has a $2.41 million non-guaranteed salary for the upcoming season and will be re-evaluated in three or four months after suffering a fractured left foot and having surgery. Devin Carter also became more expendable after the acquisition of Ryan Nembhard.
Shams Charania: BREAKING: The Oklahoma City Thunder trading All-Defensive wing Lu Dort to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team deal that sends three second-round picks to OKC, former No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher to the Dallas Mavericks and Ryan Nembhard to Atlanta, sources tell ESPN.
Shams Charania: Oklahoma City has now acquired seven second-round picks this offseason, shed $224 million in payroll and tax and positioned themselves comfortably under the second apron via the trades of Dort, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins. Rather than simply declining Dort's $17.7 million team option to save the money, the Thunder picked it up, acquired three future assets, created a $17M trade exception and place their 2025 championship stalwart in position for a new long-term deal in Atlanta which was not viable in OKC.
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That contract raised a lot of eyebrows around the league. Young made $46.4 million last season, and there was no trade market for him at the deadline — Atlanta essentially salary-dumped him to Washington. The expectation around the league was that Young would sign an extension, but at a considerably lower per-year number. His value wasn’t there. Instead, the Wizards gave him a raise. Young heard all the talk and shrugged it off. “That ain’t nothing new. I mean, it isn’t the first time all this has gone on…" Young said. “I don’t really care about what other people think. You know what I’m saying? I only care about what the people in this organization think, my teammates think, and how we’re gonna get better and how we’re gonna find ways to win the game. So whatever everyone else has to say, I mean, it’s all irrelevant to me.”
Justin Martinez: Final: Atlanta 82, OKC 77 Payton Sandfort: 25 points and 4 rebounds Aday Mara: 10 points and 9 rebounds Bryce Thompson: 12 points Zuby Ejiofor led Atlanta with 19 points and 15 boards
Michael Scotto: The Atlanta Hawks signed Henri Veesaar to a four-year, $9.3 million deal, which includes the first two years fully guaranteed and the final two years non-guaranteed, league sources told @hoopshype . Veesaar, the 52nd pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, was acquired by Atlanta in a trade.
Kelly Iko: Jock Landale’s new one-year, $14 million deal to return to Atlanta is fully guaranteed, sources tell @YahooSports .
