RealGM Basketball Wiretap

01 July 2025

• Tre Jones, Bulls Agree To Three-Year, $24M Deal

  Tre Jones and the Chicago Bulls have agreed to a three-year, $24 million deal. The Bulls acquired Jones at the trade deadline from the San Antonio Spurs in their Zach LaVine deal. Jones was the 31st overall pick in the 2020 draft out of Duke by the Spurs.

  Jones had an increased role with the Bulls, averaging 11.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 25.3 minutes over 18 games.

• Heat, Bulls, Kings, Pelicans Interested In Jonathan Kuminga

  The restricted free agency market for Jonathan Kuminga is beginning to materialize with the Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans interested in pursuing him via sign-and-trade scenarios.

  The Warriors haven't ruled out re-signing Kuminga, but are also amenable to a sign-and-trade if the return outweighs that scenario. The process is not expected to be resolved quickly in restricted free agency.

  Kuminga, who is represented by Aaron Turner, averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists and a PER of 15.6 last season. The Warriors used the seventh overall selection on Kuminga in 2021 after his season with the G League Ignite. Kuminga has been inconsistent during his time with the Warriors, but hasn't been the best stylistic fit in Steve Kerr's offense. The addition of Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline further complicated Kuminga's fit with their lack of spacing in lineups also featuring Draymond Green.

• Bulls Trade Lonzo Ball To Cavaliers For Isaac Okoro

  The Chicago Bulls are trading point guard Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers for wing Isaac Okoro. The Bulls are moving some guard depth to rebalance their roster a bit, while the Cavs get insurance against potentially losing Ty Jerome in free agency.

  Ball made an impressive recovery to get back from missing parts of four seasons due to multiple knee surgeries. He appeared in 35 games for Chicago last season and looked healthy. Ball averaged 7.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 22.2 minutes per game.

  Late in the year, Ball signed a two-year, $20 million extension with the Bulls. That deal includes a $10 million team option for the 2026-27 season.

  Okoro signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the Cavaliers last year. He saw his role reduced with Cleveland last season, falling behind Max Strus and De'Andre Hunter in the Cavs rotation. The Bulls had a lot of guards under contract, and are likely to re-sign Josh Giddey this offseason. Adding a defensive-minded wing in Okoro brings some balance to the roster.

  By adding Ball, Cleveland protects themselves against potentially losing Jerome, who is an unrestricted free agent this summer. Jerome is coming off a breakout season and has several interested suitors in free agency.

• 2025 NBA Draft Second Round Results: Rasheer Fleming Goes No. 31 To Suns

  The Phoenix Suns acquired the No. 31 overall pick and selected Rasheer Fleming out of Saint Joseph's to begin the second round of the 2025 NBA draft.

  2025 NBA Draft, Round 1 Results
  31. Phoenix Suns: Rasheer Fleming, F, Saint Joseph's
  32. Orlando Magic: Noah Penda, F, France
  33. Charlotte Hornets: Sion James, SF, Duke
  34. Charlotte Hornets: Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton
  35. Philadelphia 76ers: Johni Broome, C, Auburn
  36. Los Angeles Lakers: Adou Thiero, PF, Arkansas
  37. Detroit Pistons: Chaz Lanier, SG, Tennessee
  38. Indiana Pacers: Kam Jones, PG/SG, Marquette
  39. Toronto Raptors: Alijah Martin, SG, Florida
  40. New Orleans Pelicans: Micah Peavy, SG/SF, Georgetown
  41. Phoenix Suns: Koby Brea, SG/SF, Kentucky
  42. Sacramento Kings: Maxime Raynaud, C, Stanford
  43. Washington Wizards: Jamir Watkins, SG/SF, Florida State
  44. Oklahoma City Thunder: Brooks Barnhizer, SF, Northwestern
  45. Minnesota Timberwolves: Rocco Zikarsky, C, Brisbane
  46. Boston Celtics: Amari Williams, C, Kentucky
  47. Milwaukee Bucks: Bogoljub Markovic, PF/C, Mega Superbet
  48. Memphis Grizzlies: Javon Small, PG, West Virginia
  49. Cleveland Cavaliers: Tyrese Proctor, G, Duke
  50. LA Clippers: Kobe Sanders, SG/SF, Nevada
  51. New York Knicks: Mohamed Diawara, F, France
  52. Golden State Warriors: Alex Toohey, SF/PF, Sydney
  53. Utah Jazz: John Tonje, SF, Wisconsin
  54. Indiana Pacers: Taelon Peter, G, Liberty
  55. Chicago Bulls: Lachlan Olbrich, PF/C, Illawarra
  56. Golden State Warriors: Will Richard, SG, Florida
  57. Boston Celtics: Max Shulga, G, VCU
  58. Cleveland Cavaliers: Saliou Niang, SG/SF, Trento
  59. Houston Rockets: Jahmai Mashack, G, Tennessee

• Lakers Move Up From No. 55 To No. 45 In Trade with Bulls

  The Los Angeles Lakers have moved up in Thursday's second round by sending the No. 55 selection and cash to the Chicago Bulls for the No. 45 pick.

  The Lakers did not own a first round selection due to the final outgoing pick of the 2019 Anthony Davis trade.

• 2025 NBA Draft First Round: Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe Picked Top-3

  The Dallas Mavericks have opened up the 2025 NBA draft by selecting Cooper Flagg out of Duke with the first overall pick. Flagg will wear No. 32 for the Mavericks after wearing No. 2 at Duke The Mavericks won the lottery with just a 1.8 percent change, which is the fourth lowest in NBA history.

  The San Antonio Spurs selected Dylan Harper out of Rutgers with the No. 2 pick. San Antonio has the two most recent Rookies of the Year in Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle.

  The Philadelphia 76ers then selected V.J. Edgecombe out of Baylor at No. 3 followed by Kon Knueppel to the Charlotte Hornets at No. 4.

  The first real surprise of the draft came when the Utah Jazz selected Ace Bailey. Bailey had an unorthodox lead up to the draft in which he didn't work out for any teams. Bailey had hoped to be selected by the Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans or Brooklyn Nets.

  2025 NBA Draft, Round 1 Results
  1. Dallas Mavericks: Cooper Flagg, SF/PF, Duke
  2. San Antonio Spurs: Dylan Harper, PG, Rutgers
  3. Philadelphia 76ers: V.J. Edgecombe, SG, Baylor
  4. Charlotte Hornets: Kon Knueppel, SF, Duke
  5. Utah Jazz: Ace Bailey, SF, Rutgers
  6. Washington Wizards: Tre Johnson, SG, Texas
  7. New Orleans Pelicans: Jeremiah Fears, PG, Oklahoma
  8. Brooklyn Nets: Egor Demin, PG, BYU
  9. Toronto Raptors: Collin Murray-Boyles, PF/C, South Carolina
  10. Phoenix Suns (via PHX/BKN/HOU): Khaman Maluach, C, Duke
  11. Memphis Grizzlies (via POR): Cedric Coward, SF, Washington State
  12. Chicago Bulls: Noa Essengue, PF, Ratiopharm Ulm
  13. New Orleans Pelicans (via SAC/ATL): Derik Queen, C, Maryland
  14. San Antonio Spurs: (via ATL): Carter Bryant, SF, Arizona
  15. Oklahoma City Thunder (via MIA/LAC): Thomas Sorber, C, Georgetown
  16. Portland Trail Blazers (via ORL/MEM): Yang Hansen, C, China
  17. Minnesota Timberwolves (via DET/NYK): Joan Beringer, C, Cedevita Olimpija
  18. Utah Jazz (via MEM/WAS): Walter Clayton Jr., PG, Florida
  19. Brooklyn Nets (via MIL/NYK): Nolan Traore, PG, Saint-Quentin
  20. Miami Heat (via GSW): Kasparas Jakucionis, PG, Illinois
  21. Washington Wizards (via MIN/UTA): Will Riley, SF, Illinois
  22. Brooklyn Nets (via LAL/NOP/ATL): Drake Powell, SG/SF, North Carolina
  23. Atlanta Hawks (via IND/NOP): Asa Newell, PF/C, Georgia
  24. Sacramento Kings (via LAC/OKC): Nique Clifford, SG, Colorado State
  25. Orlando Magic (via DEN): Jase Richardson, PG/SG, Michigan State
  26. Brooklyn Nets (via NYK): Ben Saraf, PG/SG, Ratiopharm Ulm
  27. Brooklyn Nets (via HOU): Danny Wolf, PF, Michigan
  28. Boston Celtics: Hugo Gonzalez, SG/SF, Real Madrid
  29. Charlotte Hornets (via CLE/UTA/PHX): Liam McNeeley, SG/SF, UConn
  30. LA Clippers (via OKC): Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C, Penn State

• Bulls Again Attempting To Trade Patrick Williams

  The Chicago Bulls are motivated to trade Patrick Williams this offseason after signing him to a five-year, $90 million contract during the 2024 offseason. The Bulls have tried most of their developmental staff on Williams only to see no real improvement.

  Williams averaged 9.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 25.0 minutes across 63 games last season for the Bulls.

  Williams, who is represented by Thaddeus Foucher and Joe Smith, also has a player option for the 2028-29 season. The Buls previously shopped Williams ahead of the 2025 trade deadline.

• Jonathan Kuminga Likely To Stay With Warriors; Bulls Have Sign-And-Trade Interest

  The Chicago Bulls have emerged as an interested team for Jonathan Kuminga. Chicago would be looking to acquire Kuminga as part of a sign-and-trade transaction, given the Bulls are well over the salary cap heading into the offseason.

  Kuminga's market seems fairly dry, as only the Brooklyn Nets have enough cap space available to offer the restricted free agent. That means the most likely outcome is that Kuminga re-signs with the Warriors.

  However, the Bulls do have interest in the 22-year-old forward. Kuminga's status could be tied up until after the Kevin Durant trade saga is resolved. Teams who are talking trades for Durant, could pivot to Kuminga as a backup plan if they can't land the Phoenix Suns forward.

• Bulls Extend Arturas Karnisovas, Marc Eversley

  Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley have agreed to contract extensions with the Chicago Bulls. Karnisovas was hired to run the Bulls' front office in 2020 to replace Gar Forman. Eversley soon joined Karnisovas as general manager.

  The Bulls have reached the playoffs in one season during their tenure when they lost in the first round in 2022 to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bulls have been in the play-in each of the past three seasons.

  Chicago is also on the verge of signing Billy Donovan to a contract extension. Donovan had one season remaining on his contract.

  The Bulls' major offseason item of business will be contract negotiations with Josh Giddey as he enters restricted free agency.

• Khaman Maluach Met With Pelicans, Wizards, Hawks; Raptors, Bulls Looking To Draft Center

  Khaman Maluach met with the New Orleans Pelicans, Washington Wizards, and Atlanta Hawks, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line.

  Maluach will also visit the Jazz next week.

  Stein also added that rumors of the Raptors trading their No. 9 pick in the draft is partly due to the belief that Maluach will be drafted before then.

  The Hawks and Bulls are also looking to draft a center.