What we're hearing as NBA free agency is poised to (officially) start

Clarity is coming soon, at last, on the future for the NBA offseason's No. 1 domino Paul George ... and much more

It was officially Sunday and June 30th when I published these around-the-league NBA notes.

As it should be on the first day of free agency!

The offseason marketplace officially opens at 6 PM ET. You are surely well aware by now that things tend to move fast once that bell rings.

(Editor's note: We have included some updates to the story in a few places based on new information entering the final few hours before free agency starts.)

Here's an assemblage of chatter I was hearing as of late Saturday night via the NBA grapevine: