Marc Berman: Agent David Bauman tells The Post “we are working toward a deal”, Knicks won’t back out from Bullock and calls Steve Mills and Scott Perry “mensches.”
More on Reggie Bullock Free Agency
The Knicks have announced the signing of five players but not shooting guard Reggie Bullock, whose signing is on hold. An NBA source indicated an issue with his physical has delayed his signing.
Adrian Wojnarowski: In a brief conversation with ESPN, David Bauman was complimentary of how the Knicks handled this emerging situation with Bullock. He cited how accommodating ownership, front office and medical staff had been in dealing with new issues facing deal: “First-class throughout,” Bauman said.
Ian Begley: A league source confirms @wojespn’s report that the Knicks and Reggie Bullock are re-working their original 2-year, $21 million agreement. The original deal contained a team option for Year 2. Bullock’s medical issue is unclear.
Mike Vorkunov: Knicks and wing Reggie Bullock have agreed on a 2-year, $21 million deal after Bullock met with Knicks brass in Beverly Hills tonight, as @Shams Charania reported. Knicks need shooting and Bullock, a 39% career 3-pt shooter, helps. They've spent about $135 million today in all.
Mike Vorkunov: The Knicks will meet with Reggie Bullock tonight in Los Angeles, according to a league source. Bullock is a 39 percent career 3-point shooter and the Knicks need a shooter. Bullock played for the Pistons and Lakers last season.
Dave McMenamin: Lakers free agent guard Reggie Bullock has a free agency meeting planned with the Knicks in Los Angeles on Sunday night, sources told ESPN. The six-year vet is a career 39 pct 3-point shooter.
If the Knicks sign both of those players - or even if they strike out on them - they have their eyes on two veteran free agents. New York is expected to show interest in veteran guards George Hill and Wayne Ellington when free agency officially begins on Sunday, per SNY sources. The Knicks are among the teams who will have interest in Reggie Bullock, per SNY sources. There is mutual interest between New York and Bullock, SNY sources say.
That means the Warriors will need one of three things to happen. First, they can hope for a repeat of the scenario that played out last summer with Cousins: A free agent doesn’t receive the offers he expects to land and decides that he’d rather take less money to play one season in Golden State before reentering the market the following summer. Sources mentioned Reggie Bullock and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as players who could potentially find themselves in that situation.
The source also said Reggie Bullock enjoyed his role as second fiddle to Blake Griffin in the Pistons’ oft-used DHO actions. Furthermore, Bullock is fond of the Michigan lifestyle, per the source. Following the trade, the source said that Bullock understood the business aspect of the decision and would still be willing to return to the Pistons as a free agent if, again, the finances were in order. Bullock has been in the league since 2013 and hasn’t made more than $2.5 million in a season.
Vincent Ellis: And from what I’m hearing, #Pistons are also interested in bringing him back. Depends on what Bullock can get elsewhere. Played poorly for Lakers so price may go down. #Pistons just have MLE and part of it likely goes to PG.
While he presumably will garner some interest from other teams, Bullock already expressed interest in re-signing. “I would love to be back here with the Lakers,” he said. “I was a fan of this organization pretty much my whole life, and the connection me and ‘Bron are building, it’s continuing to build trust. We’ll see how it plays out in the summer.”
Harrison Faigen: After practice today, Reggie Bullock said he would "love" to be back with the Lakers this summer pic.twitter.com/af8PZErrJX
Bullock, making $2.5 million this season, will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason so the Pistons must weigh re-signing him, trading him or risk losing him for nothing. The Pistons would like to re-sign Bullock and Smith (also a free agent) this offseason, according to the team source. It makes for a tricky situation. There are certain trade proposals that would be a no-brainer. If a team offers a first-round pick, it would be smart for the Pistons to move Bullock. Adding a solid first-rounder to their own pick would go toward the Pistons accumulation of assets. But a second-rounder? The decision becomes hazy.
The Pistons retained wing Reggie Bullock by exercising their team option for an economical $2.5 million for next season. It was a predictable outcome for Bullock, who had a breakout season with career highs of 11.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 44.5 percent on 3-pointers — which ranked second in the NBA — last season.
Barring a major trade, the Pistons won’t be very active during the draft or during free agency. They have no first-round selection in the draft on June 21 — their No. 12 pick was sent to the Los Angeles Clippers in the Blake Griffin deal — and they likely won’t find an impact player with their second-round pick (42nd overall). They will pick up the team option on Reggie Bullock for $2.5 million by July 15 and they’ll have to make decisions on whether to fully guarantee the contracts of Eric Moreland ($1.8 million) and Dwight Buycks ($1.6 million).
The Detroit Pistons have signed free agent Anthony Tolliver and have re-signed Reggie Bullock. Terms of the deals weren't disclosed.
Shams Charania: Free agent Reggie Bullock has agreed to a two-year, $5M deal to re-sign with the Detroit Pistons, league sources tell The Vertical.
Should both sides not come to an agreement, Caldwell-Pope and Bullock would become restricted free agents at season's end. "We haven't been able to reach an agreement with either guy right now," Van Gundy said before the Pistons hosted the Milwaukee Bucks. "We'll see what happens. We don't think it's a make-or-break thing for us."
Market value and a rising salary cap in 2017-18 could mean Caldwell-Pope, 23, could command around $20 million a season. Re-signing him — and the Pistons have said they want to — would push them into the luxury tax, a play team owner Tom Gores has said he's willing to make. "I don't look at it as a necessity, but we would like to get something done," Van Gundy said. "We like both guys; we'd like to have them around long-term. But it has to be something obviously that works for both sides. At this point, we don't have that."
Bullock, acquired in a 2015 trade from the Phoenix Suns, has been inactive in the first three games for the Pistons. He averaged 3.3 points and 1.8 rebounds in 37 games for Detroit in 2015-16. "There's not a lot of talking to be done because there's not a lot of time," Van Gundy said. "So there's a little talking to be done. Jeff (Bower) is still in contact with both guys' agents and they're still talking. But obviously, the time is getting short right now. We'll just see what happens."
With roughly 24 hours remaining before the deadline for contract extensions for swingmen Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Reggie Bullock, Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy told the Free Press this morning “it’s hard to be optimistic.” Caldwell-Pope and Bullock would become restricted free agents next off-season if they don’t sign agreements by 5 p.m. Monday. “We don’t have anything yet,” Van Gundy said. “We still would like to, but it’s not the end of the world. On those things, it’s gotta be something that both sides feel good about.”
