Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters The forward signed a one-year, $7.9 million qualifying offer for the 2023-24 campaign in July 2023, and Wojnarowski reported at the time that he and the Hornets were "far apart in extension talks." Verno and KOC discuss the U.S. men’s basketball team defeating South Sudan, the men’s 3x3 basketball team, and more NBA and Olympics updates Zach Thompson takes an early look at some best bets for the NBA’s Christmas Day slate, with odds now live on the DraftKings Sportsbook. The Phoenix Suns guard got back to his roots with Team USA, greasing the wheels of the offense with constant cutting, screening, and movement shooting. For all of Booker’s growth as a point guard, it’s precisely that sort of unglamorous dirty work that can get his NBA team back on track.