More HoopsHype Rumors

June 29, 2025 | 3:28 am EDT Update

Safe money? Safe money: some sort of two-year deal, similar annual salary with the Clippers, given, again, the lack of cap space in this market. Just like everything else—until it’s signed, I don’t know. And I still think the Clippers are going to be aggressive. And I think Ty Jerome makes a lot of sense for them.”

Another name that might be out there is Ben Simmons, the oft-injured former No.1 pick who cobbled together some interesting box-score totals (9.2 assists, 7.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per 36 minutes) in a limited role over 51 games split between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers. The Raptors had a meeting for their basketball staff Friday afternoon led by general manager Bobby Webster, right around the time Pelley was giving his guarded explanation for why Ujiri was let go and announcing that Webster would be interviewed as a potential successor to Ujiri as president.