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Aaron Rodgers plans to sign with the Steelers, sources told ESPN, uniting the future Hall of Famer with a team that desperately needs a QB.
Caris LeVert is an unrestricted free agent this offseason, after finishing the year with the Atlanta Hawks. If the Hawks have their way, LeVert will be back with the team for next season and beyond.
After being acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers at the trade deadline, LeVert helped to stabilize Atlanta’s playmaking in the minutes when Trae Young was off the floor. LeVert’s size and ability to play either guard position or small forward allows him to play alongside Young in lineups as well.
The Hawks have full Bird rights for LeVert. That means they can re-sign him at whatever contract is deemed to be fair value. The nine-year veteran made $16.6 million last season. Atlanta has more than $39 million in clearance under the luxury tax before re-signing any players, giving them plenty of room to hammer out a new deal with LeVert.
The Jamaican national team has been adding established NBA talent ahead of upcoming FIBA competition. Now, even more reinforcements may be on the way.
Scottie Barnes of the Toronto Raptors, Isaiah Stewart II of the Detroit Pistons and Devin Vassell of the San Antonio Spurs are in talks to play for Jamaica on the national team level. The trio would join Amen Thompson of the Houston Rockets and Ausar Thompson of the Detroit Pistons, who have begun the process to be eligible to play for Jamaica.
Norman Powell of the LA Clippers and Josh Minott of the Minnesota Timberwolves have already committed to play for the Jamaican national team in FIBA World Cup Americas Pre-Qualifying games this August. Nick Richards of the Phoenix Suns may join the team as well.