Getty Images Everyone knows Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry can make shots from long range on the basketball court, but this week he showed that skill translates to the golf course as well. Curry is fresh off his fourth NBA title, but he is currently chasing another trophy at the American Century Championship, a celebrity golf tournament in …

Hubert Davis and UNC basketball coaches are out watching prospects in the live evaluation period this weekend, making stops in different cities to keep tabs on recruits. To start off, UNC was in Kansas City to watch five-star commit G.G. Jackson on Thursday. And shortly after, they watched a 2024 prospect have a big game. Guard Daniel Freitag dropped 30 …

Gabriele Procida, a 6-foot-7 forward from Fortitudo Bologna in Italy, this week signed a three-year contract with Alba Berlin of the BBL in Germany, the team announced. The Detroit Pistons acquired the draft rights to Procida on Wednesday as the 36th pick from the Portland Trail Blazers in the deal involving Jerami Grant. They selected Procida with the intention of …

Damian Lillard continues to show loyalty to the Portland Trail Blazers. On Friday, the star guard agreed to a two-year, $122 million extension with the team, according to Yahoo Sports. The extension will keep Lillard in a Trail Blazers uniform through the 2025-26 NBA season, and it includes a player option for the ’26-27 season.  Lillard now becomes one of …

This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. The best sign that everything is okay between Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers is he’s willing to stay there longer. As was long expected — despite a bit of saber-rattling — the Trail Blazers and Lillard agreed to a two-year max …

Late last month, just before the start of free agency, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant requested a trade. More than a week later there’s been little progress to a deal, and the situation looks likely to stretch on for weeks and possibly months as the Nets wait to find a deal they like.  Among the many complicating factors is Ben …

NBA to give out rings to champions of summer league originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Looks like the Golden State Warriors won’t be the only team getting championship rings this summer. The NBA will give out championship rings to the team that wins the summer league championships. ESPN’s Malika Andrews was the first to snap some pictures of the …

Much was made about Golden State Warriors winning the championship while having the biggest payroll in the NBA this year, but it’s actually only the fifth time since 1990 that the team with the highest payroll won the championship that same year, per our research. The other highest-spending champions since 1990 were the Bulls (1997 and 1998), Lakers (2010) and …

Getty Images NBA free agency has slowed down considerably after a rapid start. Teams and players officially begin negotiating new deals on June 30, but as of July 6 they are now free to sign those contracts. NBA fans didn’t even have to wait that long for some major news. Just hours before free agency opened, Kevin Durant requested a …

James Harden said nearly two months ago he’d return to the 76ers. After opting out, Harden – who has said a lot of things, including that he’d opt in – is re-signing with Philadelphia. Shams Charania of The Athletic: The baseline for Harden’s $15 million pay cut is unclear. Harden’s salary last season was $44,310,840. His player-option salary would’ve been …

Getty Images James Harden will re-sign with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year deal with a player option in the second season, according to Shams Charnia. The deal represents a $15 million paycut from the $47.3 million max salary he could have earned on his player option for this season. Harden arrived in Philadelphia at the trade deadline in a …

Report: Harden plans to sign new two-year deal with player option in Year 2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia At no point since the Sixers’ splashy February deal did James Harden or the team suggest he might only stay in Philadelphia for a half-season or so. Indeed, after declining his player option of approximately $47.4 million for the 2022-23 …

Beal doesn’t expect trade rumors to stop after new contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Bradley Beal’s name popping up in NBA trade rumors became standard practice in the three years leading up to his free agency in 2022. Opposing teams, players and fanbases all clamored for Beal to join their squad, but the Wizards, and Beal stood firm …

Getty Images NBA free agency has slowed down considerably after a rapid start. Teams and players officially begin negotiating new deals on June 30, but as of July 6 they are now free to sign those contracts. NBA fans didn’t even have to wait that long for some major news. Just hours before free agency opened, Kevin Durant requested a …

Beal believes he can win a title with Wizards originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington In an era dominated by player movement, particularly among NBA’s very best players, Bradley Beal went in a different direction by re-signing with the Wizards on a five-year, $251 million contract. He could have tried to force his way to another team armed with multiple …

PORTLAND, Ore.– A little more than six years ago, guard Gary Payton II and forward Drew Eubanks were teammates at Oregon State, leading the Beavers to an NCAA Tournament appearance after a 26-year drought. Now they’re teammates once more – and back in Oregon – with the Portland Trail Blazers. “It’s really cool, especially coming back to Portland, being in …

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Lacob: Warriors in ‘no rush’ to extend Wiggins, Poole originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors front office spent the first few weeks of the offseason attempting to retain as much of its championship roster as possible. It appears that will be the focus heading into next summer, as well. Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole are both due new …

The Pac-12 can make a case as the most successful conference in collegiate athletics, amassing more than 500 NCAA championships while leading the nation in titles 56 of the past 62 years. But when it comes to the biggest moneymakers, football and men’s basketball, the “Conference of Champions” has come up short for years. The lack of success, particularly in …

Bradley Beal’s new five-year, $251 million contract with the Washington Wizards became official on Wednesday, and there’s an interesting aspect to it. Beal’s deal contains a true “no-trade” clause, according to Bobby Marks. This gives Beal the opportunity to veto any and all trades during the life of the contract. In other words, he would have to personally agree to …

How to watch Bradley Beal’s contract signing press conference originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Bradley Beal is staying with the Wizards after signing a new, five-year, $251 million contract to remain Washington’s franchise player alongside Kristaps Porzingis, who arrived in a mid-season trade. On Friday, the 29-year-old will discuss his supermax contract with the media, which also includes a no-trade …

Could a reunion with fan favorite Boston Celtics big man Aron Baynes be in the works? Per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Baynes is reportedly in Las Vegas, Nevada this week to work out for NBA teams after a long recovery from a severe injury to his spine sustained in the Olympics that left Baynes unable to walk for a time. “Baynes …

The Las Vegas Summer League officially tipped off on Thursday in a “Midnight Madness” format as games stretched into the early morning hours on the East Coast. No. 1 pick Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic got things started off with a win over third pick Jabari Smith Jr. and the Houston Rockets. Banchero produced 17 points, six assists and …

The Brooklyn Nets are saying they’re prepared to go into training camp with Kevin Durant. But they don’t want that. It will be a mess. It will be James Harden in Houston, and then Brooklyn, all over again. Ben Simmons in Philly. Paul George in Indiana. Anthony Davis in New Orleans. Kawhi Leonard in San Antonio. Kyrie Irving in Cleveland. …

Devin Booker is having himself quite a summer. He just inked a four-year super max contract extension with the Phoenix Suns, he re-upped his partnership with Nike and landed on the cover of NBA 2K23. He joins Michael Jordan, Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird as the cover athletes for the latest installments of the iconic game. The 25-year-old Booker earned …