NBA Rumors: Latest Buzz on Dion Waiters, Possible Greg Monroe Trade

Forget LeBron James and Stephen Curry. This time of year, players like Dion Waiters and Greg Monroe are the ones dominating NBA news.

As the offseason trudges on, rumors have emerged regarding the respective 24-year-old and 26-year-old.

Could they be wearing different uniforms next season? For Waiters, that’s almost definite. Monroe’s situation is only slightly less clear.

Check out the latest on both below.

Dion Waiters

With Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka gone, the Oklahoma City Thunder are now left with just their Big Two (note the sarcasm).

Not so fast.

Last Monday, OKC rescinded its qualifying offer to Waiters, which allowed him to hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent, per The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Thunder took back the $6.7 million offer, per Woj, in an effort to create space for a Russell Westbrook extension.

Here’s a reminder of Turner Sports Analyst David Aldridge’s report from early July:

Told emphatically by league source there’s no chance Russell Westbrook will do a renegotiation/extension of his contract (one yr remaining).

— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) July 4, 2016

ESPN’s Marc Stein reported this week that the Brooklyn Nets are still cool on the idea of signing “Kobe Wade” despite meeting with him previously:

Early indications are that the Nets haven’t changed their stance on pursuing Dion Waiters now that he’s an unrestricted free agent but …

— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July 20, …

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