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Rockets draft Kentucky guard with No. 3 pick
Sheppard wasn’t even a starter in his lone college season at Kentucky, but he averaged 28.9 minutes per game as the Wildcats’ sixth man and impressed NBA evaluators with his shooting, play-making, and good hands-on defense. In 33 games, Sheppard averaged 12.5 points, 4.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and...
Wizards use No. 2 draft pick on French superstar
The Wizards have selected power forward/center Alexandre Sarr with the No. 2 pick in the 2024 draft. In a rarity for the draft, top-two picks Sarr and newly drafted Hawks small forward Zaccharie Risacher are both Frenchmen. Sarr’s athleticism and dominant defensive presence make him one of the top prospects...
Nets to re-sign top free-agent center on massive four-year deal
Free-agent center Nic Claxton intends to sign a four-year, $100M contract to remain with the Nets, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the deal will include $96M in guaranteed money. The signing can be made official after the moratorium period ends on July 6.
OG Anunoby to sign massive five-year contract with Knicks
The deal, which can be officially completed once the moratorium period ends on July 6, will feature a fifth-year player option and a trade kicker, according to Wojnarowski. It will be the largest contract in Knicks history, tweets Steve Popper of Newsday. It’s the second huge move the Knicks have...
Wizards trading breakout forward to Blazers for former Sixth Man of the Year, picks
In exchange for Avdija, Washington will receive guard Malcolm Brogdon, the No. 14 overall pick in Wednesday night’s draft, a 2029 first-round pick and two second-rounders, according to Wojnarowski. The 2029 pick will be the second-most favorable of the three first-rounders Portland controls, per Wojnarowski. Besides their own pick,...
Suns owner Mat Ishbia says the Suns are keeping Kevin Durant
Suns owner Mat Ishbia sent out a Twitter message Wednesday afternoon to try to quash rumors about a Kevin Durant trade. Speculation regarding a potential deal has increased since the Rockets reached an agreement with Brooklyn to acquire three future Phoenix first-round picks. “NBA Draft night is the best,” Ishbia...
Heat star Bam Adebayo intends to sign three-year max extension
Heat big man Bam Adebayo intends to sign a three-year extension, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports. It’ll be a maximum contract extension currently valued at $166M, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. Adebayo has two years left on his contract. He’s due to make $34,848,340 next season...
Nets, Rockets complete swap of draft assets
The Nets and Rockets have officially announced their trade involving a series of future draft assets, with each team issuing a press release to confirm the move. We previously covered the deal within our story on the Mikal Bridges trade between the Nets and Knicks, but here are the full terms of the Brooklyn/Houston swap.
Knicks to acquire star forward in blockbuster trade with Nets
The Nets have agreed in principle to trade forward Mikal Bridges to the Knicks for Bojan Bogdanovic, four unprotected first-round picks, a protected first-round pick via the Bucks, an unprotected pick swap and a second-rounder, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. It’s a stunning development for both New York clubs. The...
Pistons to hire Mavericks executive as senior VP
The Pistons are hiring Mavericks executive Dennis Lindsey as their senior VP of basketball operations, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweets. He’ll serve as one of Trajan Langdon’s top assistants in the restructured Detroit front office. Langdon was hired away from the Pelicans to become the Pistons’ president of basketball operations.
Pistons emerge as potential landing spot for Mavericks wing
The Pistons have emerged as a possible landing spot for Mavericks wing Tim Hardaway Jr., league sources tell Marc Stein (Twitter link). Stein previously reported that Hardaway would be a prime trade candidate to watch this offseason and that Dallas was more likely than ever to find a taker for the 32-year-old, who is entering the final season of his four-year contract, with his cap hit declining to $16.2M.
A 2024 offseason preview for the Boston Celtics
Until a team wins a championship once, there will be skepticism about their ability to do it at all. That’s why the Nuggets were considered the title favorites by many NBA fans for most of the 2023-24 season after we saw them claim the Larry O’Brien trophy in ’22-23. But with the benefit of hindsight, it seems pretty clear that the Celtics were the league’s best team from start to finish this past season.
Bulls to extend qualifying offer to former No. 4 pick
The Bulls have extended a qualifying offer to forward Patrick Williams, making him a restricted free agent, Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports reports. Williams’ qualifying offer is worth $12.97M. Chicago will now have the option of matching an offer sheet for the No. 4 pick of the 2020 draft.
Timberwolves, HC Chris Finch agree to a four-year extension
The Timberwolves may be in the midst of an ownership dispute but they’re giving head coach Chris Finch some job security, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Finch has agreed on a four-year contract extension through the 2027-28 season. The team confirms in a press release that Finch has signed the extension.
OG Anunoby to decline option with Knicks, become free agent
OG Anunoby is declining his $19.9M option and will become an unrestricted free agent, Fred Katz of The Athletic tweets. It’s long been anticipated that Anunoby would test the free agent waters and he’ll be one of the most coveted players on the market. He ranked No. 5 among our top 50 free agents this summer. The Knicks still have the inside track on Anunoby, since they possess his full Bird rights.
Report: Kings' No. 13 pick in NBA Draft is 'very available'
The Kings‘ No. 13 overall pick is “very available” in trade talks, according to Anthony Slater and Sam Amick of The Athletic, who report that Sacramento included that lottery selection in an offer for Alex Caruso before the Bulls decided to send the veteran guard to Oklahoma City instead.
Warriors guaranteeing Kevon Looney’s salary for 2024-25
Golden State would have had to waive Looney on Monday in order to avoid having his full $8M salary for next season become guaranteed. Up until today, only $3M of that total had been guaranteed, so the team could’ve saved $5M by cutting him. However, Anthony Slater of The...
Nuggets' Reggie Jackson is exercising his 2024-25 player option
Jackson originally signed with Denver on the buyout market in February 2023 after he was traded from the Clippers to the Hornets and was waived by Charlotte. He struggled down the stretch during the Nuggets’ championship season, making just 38.3% of his field goal attempts (27.9% of his three-pointers) in 16 regular season games before falling out of the rotation for the playoffs.
Trail Blazers hire former Pacers HC as an assistant
The Trail Blazers have added a pair of assistant coaches to Chauncey Billups‘ staff, confirming Monday in a press release that they’ve hired Nate Bjorkgren and Chris Fleming. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported that Bjorkgren and Fleming were joining the Blazers. Bjorkgren, who was the Pacers’ head...
A 2024 NBA offseason preview for the Dallas Mavericks
After winning Kyrie Irving‘s debut on February 8, 2023, the Mavericks had a 30-26 record and held the fourth seed in the Western Conference. Over the next two months, however, Dallas lost 18 of 26 contests to wrap up the 2022-23 season, free-falling down the standings to 11th place and missing out on not just the playoffs but the play-in tournament too.
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