[ad_1] Saturday marks the official shift date for nearly 20 programs that are bouncing from one conference to another. In a couple of instances, teams are leaving Division I altogether.  Conference realignment news has been an annual rite of speculation and rumormongering — often with results that validate said speculation. Now that we’ve hit the midway point of 2023, let’s …

[ad_1] With the 2023 NBA Finals and the NBA draft behind us now it’s time for free agency, the craziest time on the league’s calendar that has everyone burning the midnight oil and glued to their phones waiting for updates on which players are going where. The rumors leading up to the actual start of free agency, as well as what …

[ad_1] BYU quarterback Kedon Slovis runs the ball during the annual BYU Blue and White scrimmage at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Friday, March 31, 2023. Slovis was brought in via the transfer portal to help the Cougars transition to the Big 12, but will he be enough to make a difference? | Ryan Sun, Deseret News If ESPN’s …

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[ad_1] There is more than a small chance that at least one of the players on the Boston Celtics‘ roster will end up being traded by the end of the week as the storied ball club finds itself on the precipice of the NBA’s 2023 free agency period this Friday afternoon. And should the Celtics elect to make some splashier …

[ad_1] The Boston Celtics are exploring potential free agent targets to bolster their roster this offseason, and NBA analysts are working overtime to try to get clues about who might be on the move — and who might want to be. Such is the case for co-host of the CLNS Media “A-List” podcast Gary Washburn, who came up with three …

[ad_1] The Brooklyn Nets have already begun some of their free-agency duties by extending a qualifying offer to wing Cam Johnson and not extending qualifying offers to David Duke Jr. and Dru Smith. For Brooklyn’s most important free-agent, it seems that his best move is to stay with the team that traded for him. According to Andy Bailey of Bleacher …

[ad_1] The New Orleans Pelicans have opted to decline Herb Jones’s team option for the 2023-2024 season. At first glance, it might seem like bad news, but the move is set up in a way that Jones will be a restricted free agent this summer and both Jones and New Orleans can towards a long-term extension. If the Pelicans would …

[ad_1] Several big names were expected to be part of ESPN’s layoffs that would be revealed Friday. And the first two are well-known names in the NBA ecosystem. According to the New York Post, the network is letting go of top NBA game analyst Jeff Van Gundy, part of the network’s “A team” alongside play-by-play announcer Mike Breen and fellow …

[ad_1] Led by general manager Rafael Stone and armed with a league-leading figure of more than $60 million in financial room beneath the NBA’s 2023-24 salary cap, the Houston Rockets are expected to be very aggressive on the market once 2023 free agency negotiations can officially start at 5:00 p.m. Central on Friday afternoon. That aggressive strategy involves in-person meetings …

[ad_1] Steph Curry didn’t waste any time in the summer of 2017, agreeing to a five-year, $201 million contract to remain a Warrior, coming off his second championship and third straight trip to the NBA Finals. Curry signed his second contract north of $200 million in August of 2021, putting his signature on a $215 million extension without any hesitation. …

[ad_1] Editor’s note: NBA free agency opens Friday at 6 p.m. ET. See what trades and moves were made before the deadline in our Thursday tracker. The Houston Rockets want to spend and have the salary cap space to do so. The Phoenix Suns want to add more high-level talent but don’t have the salary cap space to do that …

[ad_1] 1 Unrestricted Irving finished another tumultuous season by averaging 27 points, six assists and five rebounds in 20 games with the Mavericks, who punted on a play-in spot in the final week. Despite Dallas’ lack of success after the trade, the team was actually a plus-four in net rating with both Doncic and Irving on the floor, which will …

[ad_1] Despite missing the postseason this past year, the Chicago Bulls seem intent on running back the same roster. Arturas Karnisovas said that he’s against rebuilding the roster, and so far this summer, that’s remained true as the Bulls extended Nikola Vucevic, giving him a new three-year, $60 million deal. However, despite their supposed intentions, reports of the Bulls considering …

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[ad_1] The Milwaukee Bucks’ Khris Middleton opted out of his contract and is currently a free agent. The Bucks are currently the No. 3 favorites for the NBA title at +600. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) Friday is the time to act if you’re eyeing a team’s NBA Finals odds ahead of free agency. Teams can start negotiating with free …

[ad_1] NBA: Playoffs-Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics For the third time in less than three years, James Harden wants a trade. Harden opted into the $35.6 million final year of his contract with Philadelphia to facilitate a trade out of town. That has fueled widespread speculation, but only a handful of teams appear to be pushing forward to get a …

[ad_1] LeBron James has two years remaining on his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, but the second of those seasons is a player option. Many have been expecting him to turn down that option and leave the Lakers in order to play alongside his son Bronny James. The younger James has committed to play his college ball at the …

[ad_1] The Chicago Bulls will need to stay active in free agency this summer if they hope to improve their playoff chances heading into next year. The core of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic, who the Bulls just re-signed, is solid, but it’s not good enough to compete for a championship. If Chicago hopes to get even close …

[ad_1] Arkansas basketball was a mainstay in the AP Top 25 poll during the Eddie Sutton and Nolan Richardson eras. Once Richardson was unceremoniously fired following the 2001-2002 season, it no longer was the case. Eric Musselman has done it twice in four full seasons as the Arkansas coach. We’ll take a look back starting with the 1998-99 team.   …

[ad_1] Even before the dust had settled on the trade that sent veteran Boston Celtics floor general Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies to bring on Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis, Boston broadcaster and 2008 Celtics champ Brian Scalabrine was into the move for his former ball club. Speaking on an episode of Sirius XM’s “The Starting Lineup” show, Scal …

[ad_1] When Cason Wallace was a freshman at Richardson High School, Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton visited and asked to see him play. Wallace hadn’t turned 15 yet or played a single game of high school basketball; it was still football season. “We pulled him out of football,” Richardson coach Kevin Lawson said. “He gets on the basketball floor and …

[ad_1] The Boston Celtics had not one but three vice presidents in the NBA’s Players Association last season in Jaylen Brown, Malcolm Brogdon, and Grant Williams, but it was Jayson Tatum of all people who managed to help his college pal Harry Giles get a rule changed regarding two way player eligibility according to new reporting from Bleacher Report’s Chris …

[ad_1] NBA free agency 2023 is here beginning at 6 p.m. Eastern on Friday, as teams now negotiate deals with free agents during the moratorium. Those players cannot officially sign until 12:01 p.m. on Thursday, when the new league year starts. Trades can also become official at that time. The NBA’s 2023-24 salary cap is expected to sit at $136 …

[ad_1] The Pacers had lots of reason to hope they could pull in Harrison Barnes, considering his connections with both Tyrese Haliburton and Rick Carlisle, but the Kings forward elected to stay in Sacramento. The Pacers were widely rumored to have interest in Barnes and with over $32 million in cap room they were also considered one of the favorites …