The Clippers can offer Beal up to $5.3 million in salary this upcoming season. Los Angeles used most of its non-taxpayer mid-level exception to sign center Brook Lopez. The Clippers also made a trade that saw Norman Powell go to the Miami Heat and John Collins come to Los Angeles in a three-deal deal with the Utah Jazz.

The Los Angeles Lakers have always been at the center of attention, but the conversation around LeBron James in mid-July has been unusually loud. Reports across multiple outlets say four teams have contacted his agent,