The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets are actively engaged in discussions on a trade package that would send star point guard Russell Westbrook to Brooklyn in exchange for star point guard Kyrie Irving, league sources told Yahoo Sports. There’s palpable optimism that an agreement can be struck between the two sides this offseason, but there remain a few hurdles, …

Thursday afternoon marked a seismic shift in the landscape of college sports when USC and UCLA announced their decision to join the Big Ten conference. Questions began to swirl about the dominoes that would come after. Are we on pace for a pair of “superconferences” that dominate college football? Is this just the first of many additions for the Big …

We’re on our third day of the NBA free agency period and a lot has gone down. A lot of big contracts have been handed out, and a lot of smaller ones that could pay big dividends. Significant trades have also been made. We’ll slowly be factoring in draft results as we flesh out the 2022 offseason winners and losers. …

While his twin brother Caleb is still looking for his payday, Cody Martin is adding zeros to the end of his check. The Hornets’ sixth man and one of their best defenders, Charlotte prioritized bringing Cody Martin back, and Saturday the two sides agreed to a four-year, $32 million contract. Martin averaged 7.7 points a game last season but because …

Karl-Anthony Towns (32) and his Timberwolves teammates flexed some muscle last season by making the playoffs. After landing All-Star center Rudy Gobert, they’ll be aiming his next season. (Andy Clayton-King / Associated Press) The 2023 NBA playoffs are more than nine months away, and one thing is already clear. There will be chaos. The Minnesota Timberwolves grabbed a megaphone and …

Kevin Durant is somewhat unique among star players requesting trades in that the four years remaining on his contract open the door for almost anybody to trade for him. He doesn’t have the power to fully dictate his destination in the way that many others have because he can’t wield free agency as a weapon against undesirable franchises. Right now, …

Ex-Celtics center Tacko Fall to play on Jazz Summer League team originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Tacko Fall is getting another chance to showcase his talent. NBA Summer League action in Las Vegas begins Thursday, July 7, and the Utah Jazz roster will include the 7-foot-6 center. The Jazz also will play in the Salt Lake City Summer League, …

It looks like Zion Williamson will be staying with the New Orleans Pelicans for the foreseeable future. The star forward has agreed to a five-year rookie max contract extension worth up to $231 million with the organization, his agent told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. The deal will keep Williamson under team control through the 2027-28 season.  Williamson didn’t play a …

Tomase: Want to see Brogdon dominate crunch time? Watch this old game vs. C’s originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Malcolm Brogdon watched the NBA Finals and saw the Celtics struggle to run an offense against the increased defensive intensity of the Warriors. He thinks he can help. “If I came in there, I could give them a steady presence …

Getty Images Mitchell Robinson is staying with the New York Knicks after agreeing to a four-year, $60 million contract. According to Spotrac, Robinson’s salary for next season will start at $13,392,857 and peak at $16,607,143 in the final year. The 7’0″ center averaged 8.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and almost 2 blocks per game since being selected 36th overall in the 2018 …

The Boston Celtics may very well have found the missing piece they need to win their long-coveted 18th banner in Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon. The Celtics managed to pry the Atlanta native loose from the Pacers without giving up any core players with a 1-12 protected 2023 first-round draft pick to sweeten the deal, and will get in …

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PatBev’s infamous Steph trash talk recirculates after Jazz trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Patrick Beverley reportedly dissed Steph Curry years ago, and it is still haunting him to this day. After Curry and the Warriors dynasty dominated the league for five consecutive years, Beverley reportedly told Curry: “You had the last five years, the next five years are …

Eleven months ago, Otto Porter Jr. entered free agency as something of a wild card. Every executive in the NBA knew what he could do when healthy, but nobody could count on him being healthy. Due to foot and back injuries, he’d played 28 games in the 2020-21 season, and only half that number in the previous one. If you …

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The Philadelphia 76ers shaped the pieces ancillary to their core with a pair of signings to kick off the NBA’s free agency frenzy on Thursday, adding forward PJ Tucker and wing Danuel House Jr. Both players are former teammates of Sixers free agent guard James Harden; yet, Philadelphia didn’t re-up the fulcrum of those Rockets teams in the opening minutes …

The NBA Draft is in the rearview mirror and free agency is set to open Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. Everything is about looking forward at this time of year. But me? I’m going to look backward for a minute. With time to digest, I’ve found myself thinking a lot about all the lessons we learned from this past postseason. …

This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. Malcolm Brogdon highlights: Watch new Celtics star’s best 2021-22 moments originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics have upgraded their roster in a substantial way early in NBA free agency. The Celtics reportedly acquired veteran point guard Malcolm Brogdon on Friday in …

Getty Images NBA free agency is under way, and it’s moving along at a rapid pace. As of Thursday evening, teams and players could officially begin negotiating new contracts. However, NBA fans didn’t have to wait that long for some major news. Just hours before free agency opened, Kevin Durant requested a trade away from the Brooklyn Nets. The K.D. …

Darius Garland and Evan Mobley are the future cornerstones of the Cavaliers franchise, and on the third day of NBA free agency the Cavaliers locked part of that duo up. The Cavaliers offered Garland a five-year max extension and he took it, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. That $231 figure would be if Garland makes an All-NBA team next season. …

Getty Images Darius Garland has agreed to a five-year, $193 million maximum extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers, his agent Rich Paul confirmed on Saturday. Garland’s deal, which could rise to $231 million if he makes an All-NBA team next season, stands as the biggest contract in Cavaliers franchise history. The No. 5 overall pick in 2019, Garland is coming off …

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NBA free agency continues into the weekend. And if Saturday is anything like the first 48 hours of free agency, we are in for another whirlwind of moves. As Philadelphia 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey put it, “The NBA has to be the most entertaining league….. correct?” Correct. The free agency moratorium opened Thursday at 6 p.m. ET, the negotiating period during which free …

The Utah Jazz are trading Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a six-player deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Minnesota is sending Utah Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler, Leandro Bolmaro, Jarred Vanderbilt and four first-round picks for the All-Star center. Those picks are unprotected first-rounders in 2023, 2025, and 2027, an unprotected swap in 2026 and a top-five protected pick …

Is there a young Iowa guard flying under the radar? While, yes, most of the attention for next year’s men’s basketball team is firmly placed on Kris Murray, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein tweeted out about another potential breakout star for the Hawkeyes. That breakout candidate is sophomore-to-be Payton Sandfort. The 6-foot-7 wing out of Waukee High School in Iowa earned …