AP source: Lakers on verge of acquiring Dennis Schröder

NBA offseason, such as it was, is over. A wild few days of decisions and player movement await.

Teams may begin making trades Monday, according to a memo sent to teams and obtained early Sunday by Associated Press. And first deal kwn to be tentatively agreed upon would send guard Dennis Schröder from Oklahoma City to champion Los Angeles Lakers for Danny Green and . 28 pick in Wednesday’s draft, a person with kwledge of that agreement told AP.

That trade is likely to be finalized after draft, person said Sunday on condition of anymity because swap cant be formally anunced until it is completed and has league approval. ESPN first reported details of trade.

“temporary transaction moratorium” across league ends Monday at on Eastern, league told teams. Also officially due Monday: All-NBA forward Anthony Davis’ decision on his $28.7 million option year with Lakers, one that he will formally decline in favor of signing a long-term and huge money contract with that club.

Nicolas Batum’s $27.1 million option decision with Charlotte is also due Monday. Most or player and team options around league are due Thursday. Free nt talks can formally begin Friday at 6 p.m. Eastern, and signings may begin Sunday, v. 22.

It’s all part of what will become a whirlwind of player movement and or decisions in coming days and weeks — barely a month from end of this past season's NBA Finals. Teams are still waiting on ir schedules for coming season, Toronto Raptors aren’t sure if y will be able to play in ir home city to start season because of challenge of getting teams from U.S. across Canadian border during a pandemic and plenty of matters regarding coronavirus testing still have to be worked out before training camps open next month.

Raptors want to play in Toronto. y aren't sure if that will be possible, and Raptors President Masai Ujiri said in an open letter published Friday in Toronto Star that team has “to look at or options."

“We are proud to represent our city and our country, and we hope to be able to do that while playing in Toronto," Ujiri wrote. “Cities in United States have been very kind to us — y’ve offered us a home away from home. To m I say: Thank you. To you, I say that I hope we get to tell m we won’t be able to take m up on ir generous offer."

Preseason games — also still in some flux — would start around Dec. 11, and season begins Dec. 22.

It took league and National Basketball Players Association several weeks to amend collective bargaining agreement and establish rules for coming season. CBA needed extensive revising because of issues caused by pandemic and changes to league's calendar.

For example, Davis' option date per his existing contract was to have been June 23. That, of course, wasn't feasible because this past season hadn't been completed — in fact, Lakers and 21 or teams were still about two weeks away from reporting to restart bubble at Walt Disney World in Florida. Option dates for 40 or players had to be revised, as did contract guarantee dates for 44 players, as well such things as trade exception deadlines that would have expired in July, like $17.2 million one held by Golden State for deal that sent Andre Iguodala to Memphis.

That particular exception w expires v. 23, and $10.4 million one held by Oklahoma City as part of Paul George trade is w good through v. 26. Even weigh-in bonus dates for a half-dozen players needed to be adjusted.

league and union also agreed to change CBA langu regarding two-way contracts for this season, doing so to provide teams with greater flexibility for those players. Players who start this season on a two-way will be paid a flat $449,155 and will t be limited to what had been standard 45-day limit with NBA club; y will, however, be limited to 50 appearances on regular-season active roster.

formula for performance bonuses is also being adjusted because this season is to be a 72-game slate instead of customary 82. If a player, for example, ordinarily had to play in 70 out of 82 games to trigger a bonus, he would have to play 62 out of a 72-game season to qualify for that money this season. If a team doesn't play full 72 games and this season is shortened again, bonus-calculating formula would be adjusted accordingly.

Im credits: AP