Blake Griffin is free to sign with the Nets or any interested NBA team after agreeing to a contract buyout with the Detroit Pistons.
The Nets are supposed to be [the] leaders ”to add Griffin, Shams Charania from The Athletic tweeted, adding “rival teams with interest expect Griffin to choose.” [Brooklyn] as a title favorite for a chance to win a championship. “
The Lakers, Heat, Warriors and Clippers – his former team – are among those who have also shown an interest, according to the New York Times.
The 31-year-old Griffin hasn’t played since February 12, while the Pistons tried to trade him before the March 25 deadline, but they found no buyers due to the remainder of his $ 36.6 million salary for this season and the $ 39 million he has. due before 2021-22.
The Nets have won 10 of their last 11 games to participate in the All-Star break with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference (24-13), half a game behind Philadelphia.
Kevin Durant has missed the past nine games with a hamstring injury, and Steve Nash has usually used a smaller line-up with 6-4 Bruce Brown playing a power forward.
Durant will serve out Sunday’s All-Star Game, but the Nets will still be represented by guards Kyrie Irving and James Harden.
Griffin has averaged 12.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in 20 games this season. He was brought to Detroit by the Clippers in 2018, during the first season of a five-year extension worth $ 171 million.