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Sunday Best: LOTS of fresh NBA free agency and trade Intel

Sunday Best: LOTS of fresh NBA free agency and trade Intel

It's going to be a busy day filled with transactions

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Around-the-league NBA notes on a Sunday?

On the very Sunday that the NBA is lifting its annual moratorium on signings and trades to deliver a rash of official announcements to cement moves that have already been reported?

Yes, please.

To the latest from my notebook on the status of Denver's quest to finally secure a dependable backup for Nikola Jokić, some of the backstory to explain Deandre Ayton's move to the Lakers and an update on a recent former NBA head coach who is very much in demand:

It isn't the most significant transaction we'll see consummated in the NBA this month or even this weekend once the moratorium is lifted at 12:01 PM ET Sunday.

That said ...

Denver's looming acquisition of Jonas Valančiūnas from Sacramento has the most layers and greatest capacity for international intrigue.

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