Kyle Korver is returning to the Atlanta Hawks, this time in a front office role. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Kyle Korver is headed back to the Atlanta Hawks. Korver and the Hawks are finalizing a deal that will move him into a front office role with the organization, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Korver played 17 seasons in the …

Getty Images With the NBA Draft and Summer League all wrapped up, we’ve officially reached the dog days of the NBA offseason. Free agency has slowed dramatically as all eyes are on the potential trades of Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell. The Brooklyn Nets have no issue playing the long game as they wait for an appealing offer, and now …

Philadelphia 76ers draftee Filip Petrusev has signed a one-year contract to play the 2022-23 season with Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Serbia, the team announced. Petrusev, who was the 50th pick in 2021, averaged 8.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 35 games last season with Anadolu Efes between the Turkish League and EuroLeague in Istanbul, Turkey. He played with KK Mega …

Getty Images The Golden State Warriors will be adding some more bench depth ahead of next season as the team will be signing veteran forward JaMychal Green, his agent Michael Hodges confirmed to Shams Charania. Green is finalizing a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and once he clears waivers, he intends on joining the defending champions. Green was …

The Thunder acquired JaMychal Green from the Nuggets in a salary dump just to get a draft pick. Green was never long for Oklahoma City. The 32-year-old just doesn’t make sense on a rebuilding team with plenty of young players to fill roster spots. Green will be a more-logical fit on the Warriors. Shams Charania of The Athletic: This content …

The $17.1 million traded player exception (TPE) that the Boston Celtics created when they dealt veteran guard Evan Fournier to the New York Knicks last summer expired on Monday night without the Celtics putting it to use. The Celtics could have added a player, or players, via trade for up to $17.1 million in salary, but they ultimately didn’t add anyone …

Get to know Al Horford: Stats, contract and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso was selected as the No. 3 overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2007 NBA Draft, emerging as a five-time All-Star who has played in a total of 786 career games, including 782 starts. Get to know more about Horford, …

Reuters Videos UK will learn lessons from heatwave – minister STORY: “We’ve got a difficult 48 hours coming,” Kit Malthouse, a minister in charge of government coordination, told the BBC.Malthouse said the government was prepared for the extreme weather and would seek to learn lessons from it.He added that the UK also had to lead the world in combating climate …

Las Vegas Summer League Later this offseason, I will be taking a deeper dive into all the Summer League stats and their implications in my annual column “Does Summer League Matter?” but for today’s column, I want to take a cursory glance of Las Vegas Summer League performers. For some further context, here is the intro paragraph to my column …

Mark Few encouraged by Hachimura and Kispert’s growth originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington LAS VEGAS — There is something about the Gonzaga University basketball program the Wizards clearly like. They have selected two players from the West Coast powerhouse in the first round of the NBA Draft over the last four years; Rui Hachimura and Corey Kispert. Hachimura crossed …

USA Today’s For The Win’s Bryan Kalbrosky took out his highlighter and handed out a grade for all 30 NBA team’s offseason thus far in an article that dropped on Tuesday. While there are still big dominos to fall, the busiest days of the offseason are behind as the NBA calendar flips to the slowest time of the year. Barring …

The Heat are trying to trade for Nets forward Kevin Durant or Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell. Which star is more likely to land in Miami? Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report: multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told B/R that Miami has prioritized pursuing Durant over Mitchell. Utah’s asking price for Mitchell is probably lower than Brooklyn’s for Durant. Mitchell …

MILWAUKEE (AP) Serge Ibaka is staying with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks announced Tuesday that they have re-signed the 32-year-old center, who came to Milwaukee as part of a four-team deal at the Feb. 10 trade deadline. Terms of the deal weren’t released. ”Serge is an elite defender and shot blocker who will continue to add depth for us at …

Just a month after being one of the most criticized picks in the draft, the NBA announced Monday that Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray was named Most Valuable Player of the NBA 2K23 Summer League. In his four games, Murray averaged 23.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals. He shot 50% from the field, and an impressive 40% …

Report: Could Dubs wait on tricky JP extension until next summer? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Four first-round picks from the 2019 NBA Draft have already inked contract extensions. Could Jordan Poole be next? His looming negotiations with the Warriors might be the “trickiest” of all the 2019 first-rounders, according to Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer, thanks to his incredible …

The Toronto Raptors are coming off a season in which they exceeded expectations and finished with the fifth-best record in the NBA’s Eastern Conference at 48-34. Vegas is expecting the Raptors to take a small step backwards in 2022-23, setting the club’s Over/Under win total at 44.5 for the upcoming campaign. Toronto is sandwiched between the New Orleans Pelicans (43.5) …

For a while, there was some serious uncertainty surrounding Deandre Ayton’s future in Phoenix. Ayton and the Phoenix Suns failed to agree on a contract extension last offseason, and the team didn’t offer him a five-year deal at the onset of free agency this summer. As a restricted free agent, Ayton went on to sign a four-year, $133 million max …

Celtics player spotlight: How will Marcus Smart adapt to C’s changes? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston How were the Boston Celtics able to produce the NBA’s best starting five last season? While Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown deserve plenty of credit, we need to recognize the guy running the show. The Celtics made Marcus Smart their full-time starting point …

Philadelphia 76ers wing player Matisse Thybulle is one of the best defenders in the league as he is a guy who will take on the opposition’s best scorer on an every night basis. However, the one thing that is holding him back a bit is his lack of offense. While Thybulle is a consistent member of the All-Defensive Teams, he …

The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets have discussed making a major blockbuster trade this offseason as both teams have big-name point guards they’re looking to flip. The Lakers are trying to trade Russell Westbrook, who is owed $47 million and coming off his worst season as a pro. On the other side, the Nets want to move Kyrie Irving, who …

Many doubted the Suns would keep Deandre Ayton in restricted free agency. The Pacers certainly did. They waived and stretched three players (and maybe traded Malcolm Brogdon in part) to clear cap space to sign Ayton to a max offer sheet. Phoenix nearly immediately matched. Apparently that would’ve been completely expected if you took the Suns at their (previously unrevealed) …

The Brooklyn Nets are stuck in a difficult situation, as superstar and franchise cornerstone Kevin Durant has requested a trade while the current current market for Durant isn’t likely to land the Nets anything close to equal value. With the summer league completed and team executives going back home to recharge ahead of the new season, it’s becoming more and …

Report: ‘Little traction’ between Warriors, Nets in KD trade talks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The biggest question of the NBA offseason continues to be where Kevin Durant will play next season. Durant, who requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets just hours before free agency opened, has been rumored to be interested in reuniting with Steph Curry and …

Celtics favored to win 2022-23 NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston After the Golden State Warriors triumphed in the NBA Finals last month, thoughts about next season have already started percolating. The Golden State Warriors secured their fourth NBA title in eight seasons, following their 2022 NBA Finals win against the Boston Celtics in a six-game series. Boston fans …

After three seasons in Chicago, former North Carolina Tar Heels guard Coby White has been the center of plenty of trade talk, as the Bulls added multiple guards to the roster in the offseason. White has averaged 13.7 points, 3.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds in his career so far, but his numbers dipped last season as he started just 17 games …