NBA free agency 2024 - Latest signings, news, buzz and reports - ESPN

With only eight teams remaining in the playoffs, most NBA decision-makers have their eyes set on the draft and free agency.

The free agency window will open June 30 at 6 p.m. ET, but teams and players are already hinting at what could be an impactful summer of moves and contract extensions.

The free agency pool this summer could be loaded with big names such as LeBron James and Paul George, who both could decline the final year of their respective deals and test the waters. Other stars such as Klay Thompson and James Harden will enter the summer as unrestricted free agents.

Our NBA insiders will be tracking all of the latest signings, buzz, news and reports throughout the summer and into free agency, so stay tuned as we report on the biggest moves that will shape the league.

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10:43 a.m. ET: NBA insider Brian Windhorst broke down why the Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets could be the top teams in pursuit of the Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell in the offseason if the All-Star guard doesn't sign an extension in Cleveland.

On «Get Up,» Windhorst said, «The Lakers know they need to improve their roster. They're going to be hunting for a star.»

Another team on the hunt for a star? The Heat. «They've been star-hunting for a year now,» Windhorst said.

Windhorst added that the Nets could be an attractive option too, given that Mitchell is from the New York area, Brooklyn controls the Phoenix Suns' draft assets after the Kevin Durant trade, and the Nets have the promising, young players to make a trade work.

9:07 a.m. ET: On ESPN's «Get Up,» NBA insider Brian Windhorst outlined possible reasons why LeBron James attended Game 4 of the Cleveland Cavaliers'