The Philadelphia 76ers are in the process of improving their roster and continuing to grow as a team before the 2022-23 season begins. They have a solid roster led by their star duo of Joel Embiid and James Harden, but are looking for more. One name that has popped up has been Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, who is looking …

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 even 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 …

“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” The Lakers are moving toward taking one of the biggest gambles of the summer, trading for Kyrie Irving to return them to contender status. It’s a move LeBron James is reportedly backing, but last summer he pushed for the trade to bring in Russell Westbrook and that didn’t exactly work out. Irving …

It’s time for another edition of our trade rumor rankings series, where we rank the 10 players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week. This week’s entries won’t come as a surprise to anyone, especially those near the top of the list, not with how much has been reported on them of late. Let’s get …

Forsberg: What’s left on the Celtics’ offseason to-do list? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics did the bulk of their summer lifting on Friday, agreeing to a trade to land Malcolm Brogdon from the Indiana Pacers and securing free-agent forward Danilo Gallinari. Boston then reached agreement with bench holdovers Sam Hauser and Luke Kornet. The Celtics have 12 players under contract and …

There are times when Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss posting a message about how much she misses Kobe Bryant won’t raise many eyebrows. 11:11 p.m. PT on a Sunday night amid a high-stakes Lakers offseason isn’t one of them. Buss posted such a message late Sunday night, lamenting Bryant’s loss and extolling his “team over self” mindset: Why would …

Why JTA wearing Lakers jersey courtside didn’t bother Moody originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea There was nothing but love between Moses Moody and Juan Toscano-Anderson on Sunday when the former Warrior showed up to the California Classic repping his new team, the Los Angeles Lakers. And it’s because Moody was OK with the name on the back of his …

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Former Tennessee basketball player Kennedy Chandler will play for the Grizzlies this summer. Chandler, a native of Cordova, Tennessee, played for the Vols during the 2021-22 season. He was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference standout and a member of the conference’s all-freshmen team. Chandler was the 2022 SEC Tournament most valuable player. Tennessee won its first tournament championship since 1979. He …

Report: Warriors stars in contact with KD following trade request originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Could a reunion be in store for Kevin Durant and the Warriors? Never say never. On Sunday, Andscape’s Marc J. Spears reported, citing sources, that the Warriors have interest in trading for Durant after the superstar requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. The …

Sixers summer league preview: Everything to know ahead of Utah, Vegas action originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The extra investment obviously did not bother Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey. “We’re again spending money,” Morey said with a laugh hours after the NBA draft. “We’re in two summer leagues because we want to give our young guys as …

Draymond Green said Kevin Durant made a mistake by leaving the Warriors for the Nets. Green has an opportunity – in a conversation also involving Golden State stalwarts Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson – to tell Durant that directly as Durant seeks a trade from Brooklyn. Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic: If a trade is possible, would the leaders …

The Boston Celtics are signing Roxbury, Massachusetts native AJ Reeves to play with their Las Vegas Summer League squad this month, according to Hoops Rumor’s JD Shaw. The undrafted Providence point guard will play for the Celticsi Sin City team with a thinner than anticipated backcourt rotation after stashed Israeli floor general Yam Madar elected to sit out summer league …

Report: Warriors-Kevin Durant reunion ‘highly unlikely’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea It doesn’t appear likely that Kevin Durant will be returning to the Warriors this offseason. After Durant officially requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets on June 30, many teams were floated as potential suitors, including Golden State. Shortly after news broke of Durant’s trade request, ESPN’s Zach …

If the whole NBA player thing does not work out for former Boston Celtics big man Tacko Fall, perhaps he has a future as an NBA insider with the Salt Lake City Tribune’s Eric Walden reporting that the UCF product told him that new Utah Jazz head coach and former Celtics assistant Will Hardy is going to poach the ranks …

Kansas State’s recruiting heater continues with Davenport, Florida running back Joe Jackson announcing his verbal pledge to the Wildcats on the Fourth of July. They were the first offer for him on February 17 and remained a major player for the duration of his process. Jackson was blown away by his unofficial visit to Manhattan in April, so he returned …

The Boston Celtics have needed some size with shooting for some time now to add to the team’s frontcourt rotation, and they finally got it with the signing of veteran forward Danilo Gallinari. Long a target of the Celtics, the two finally teamed up this week as the Italian revealed he will sign with Boston for a two-year deal with …

The Boston Celtics have some new faces on their roster as of this week as the team loads up on talent in pursuit of a league-record 18th banner in 2023, and chief among those faces is former Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon. The Atlanta native was dealt to the Celtics for veteran big man Daniel Theis, reserve small forward …

The Bucks increased their luxury-tax bill by acquiring Serge Ibaka at the last trade deadline. All for someone who didn’t crack Milwaukee’s playoff rotation. Despite that disappointment, Ibaka will return to the Bucks. Shams Charania of The Athletic: Maybe Ibaka will be healthier next season. But, as he recovers from back problems, he’s also fighting the against the aging curve. …

On this day in 2016, Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder and signed with the Golden State Warriors. Durant spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Thunder before entering free agency in 2016. Fresh off of blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, Durant decided to join them. In three …

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss does not tweet very often. Like most extremely wealthy and busy people, she has better things to do than sit on the internet all day like the rest of us. In fact, prior to Sunday night, she had tweeted just 15 times all year, and that’s including retweets.  Her lack of online activity brought …

With superstar Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving requesting trades out of Brooklyn, the Nets organization is accepting offers and at the moment there is zero traction. NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that Los Angeles hasn’t really been aggressive in the pursuit of seven-time All-Star Irving. “Similar to Durant, a very slow moving market right now. I think unlike …

The Magic – as surprising as it seems – are maintaining a large majority of the roster that finished near the bottom of the NBA and got the No. 1 pick last season. Orlando is keeping Gary Harris (older than the rest of the core) and Mo Bamba (another big, one who didn’t get his qualifying offer extended). And even …

Wiseman still on track for summer league debut after big step originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea SAN FRANCISCO — Moses Moody’s 2022 California Classic debut was set to steal the show Sunday night at Chase Center for the Warriors’ summer league showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers. Behind closed doors, there was a development just as important taking place …

All right, take a deep breath. The 2022 edition of NBA free agency began with the typical flurry of moves that were somehow finalized in the first 30 seconds of the negotiation window, but things have finally slowed down, giving us time to reflect on all the movement, surprises, and Oscar-worthy Brian Windhorst memes. Each free-agency period is different, as …