My NBA free agency (and trade) latest

The NBA's summer marketplace officially opens in just a few days, mandating frequent updates to get you ready. Here, then, is another fresh batch of around-the-league notes

As anticipation mounts for Thursday night's 6 PM ET opening bell for NBA free agency, you can likewise expect the start (and middle) of the week to be plenty newsy, too.

Especially Wednesday.

If recent history is any guide, for starters, links between a handful of free agents and their expected landing spots will begin to circulate in earnest before we re…