USATSI The Toronto Raptors have developed a pesky habit of losing their best players for limited or even no value in recent years. Since their 2019 championship, Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green, Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka and Fred VanVleet have all walked for nothing. Kyle Lowry was traded for pennies on the dollar after it became clear that he planned to …

Bob Huggins is standing by his claim he hasn’t resigned. The longtime West Virginia coach, almost a month after the school announced he was resigning and retiring from coaching following a DUI arrest, released a statement on Monday. Huggins, who made it sound like he released the statement from a “world-class rehabilitation center,” insisted that he is still employed at …

The Toronto Raptors may finally be ready to make a big change to their group. At last year’s trade deadline, they listened to offers on all their best players but ultimately did not move any of them. Things backfired for them when they missed the playoffs and lost Fred VanVleet to the Houston Rockets in free agency. The loss of …

It’s been nine days since Damian Lillard asked the Portland Trail Blazers for a trade to the Miami Heat, but according to Blazers general manager Joe Cronin, it could be a whole lot longer before he gets his wish. Cronin addressed the media on Monday, and he made it clear that he will be patient in seeking out the best …

The Phoenix Mercury are hiring former Golden State Warriors executive Nick U’Ren as their next general manager, the team announced on Monday. U’Ren, who is the Warriors’ executive director of basketball operations, will take over in Phoenix at the end of the season. The Mercury also announced on Monday that current general manager Jim Pitman will retire at the end …

It’s been nine days since Damian Lillard asked the Portland Trail Blazers for a trade to the Miami Heat, but according to Blazers general manager Joe Cronin, it could be a whole lot longer before he gets his wish. Cronin addressed the media on Monday, and he made it clear that he will be patient in seeking out the best …

LeBron James is still going strong after 20 seasons in the NBA. But nothing lasts forever. Even Tom Brady finally retired from the NFL this offseason. James already has plenty of business interests outside of basketball that could more than keep him busy (and quite wealthy) whenever his playing days do come to an end. But it’s hard to imagine …

The Boston Celtics summer league team has fallen to successive defeats. Fortunately, off-season action is about development and improvement rather than wins or losses. Nevertheless, there have been some members of Boston’s summer rotation that have caught the eye. Jay Scrubb looks like a potential microwave scorer at the next level. Justin Bean has impressed as the steady hand in …

As we sit and swelter together in this, the second week of July, let us join in trying to hold two opposing thoughts in our heads, simultaneously: What happens on the court at Summer League doesn’t really matter. The four highest-scoring games in Summer League history belong to Anthony Morrow, Von Wafer, Anthony Randolph and Marcus Banks. Stephen Curry missed …

Report: Still ‘work to be done’ on Jaylen Brown extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston With NBA’s Summer League in full swing, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics still have yet to finalize a five-year, $295 million super-max contract extension. Brown took in the Summer League action in Las Vegas over the weekend. The 26-year-old made progress in contract …

New Sixer Beverley shows passion and humor, recalls ‘wild story’ of history with Nurse originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia CAMDEN, N.J. — There’s no way to duplicate Patrick Beverley, who’s built much of his professional basketball life upon being an extremely persistent pest to opponents and embracing all things gritty. Beverley shared that same view of James Harden’s unique …

5 things Wizards fans should know about veteran point guard Tyus Jones originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The word busy does not do the Wizards’ offseason justice. This past offseason all started with the Wizards engaging in a three-team trade with the Memphis Grizzlies and Boston Celtics. The trade saw Kristaps Porzingis get sent o the Celtics, Marcus Smart shipped off …

CP3’s one-liner perfectly sums up first workout with Steph originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As the 2023-24 NBA season approaches, Dub Nation can expect plenty of splashing from Warriors point guard Steph Curry and his new teammate Chris Paul. The veteran duo worked out together for the first time since Paul was traded to the Bay on Sunday …

Oshae Brissett’s mindset should make him a great fit for Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The front end of the Boston Celtics’ roster is loaded with talent, but if they want to make another deep playoff run, they’ll need the back end to deliver when called upon despite inconsistent playing time. Oshae Brissett seems fully on board with …

Yahoo Sports NBA writer Vince Goodwill is joined by Dan Titus on the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast to talk about Jabari Smith Jr.’s impressive performances in Summer League action, and discuss if they think Smith will become more of a factor for the Rockets in his second season. Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get …

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The Boston Celtics and former second-round pick out of Alabama, JD Davison, have agreed to a new two-way contract. The 20-year-old was selected No. 53 overall in the 2022 NBA draft and is still getting his feet wet in the league. In 2022, Davison appeared in 12 games with the Celtics but played primarily with their G-League affiliate the Maine …

I was contacted last week about a campaign to get Billy Tubbs on the 2024 College Basketball Hall of Fame ballot. Frankly, I was a little surprised Tubbs hasn’t been on the ballot. Or even already enshrined. I’m generally much more supportive of the College Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City — adjacent to the downtown T-Mobile Center — …

On June 22, the Golden State Warriors added Trayce Jackson-Davis to their roster with the 57th pick in the draft. Unfortunately, the 6’10” forward has been dealing with a hamstring injury and has missed Golden State’s first few Summer League games. However, on July 9, C.J. Holmes of the San Francisco Chronicle posted a video to Twitter showing Jackson-Davis working …

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2023 NBA Playoffs – Boston Celtics v Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid wants to win. He’s got the MVP award he said he didn’t want but clearly did very much . His next level is lifting the 76ers to the Finals, finally getting past the second round of the playoffs. Embiid is closer to that goal with James Harden than without, …

Getty Images The Big 12 officially welcomed four new members earlier in July with BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF joining its lineup and the conference will go the extra mile in making those four schools feel celebrated this football season. The Big 12 announced Monday the launch of “Big 12 Homecoming” tour that will debut this fall with stops at …

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Heading into the summer, it was clear the Chicago Bulls had a few holes to fill. Arturas Karnisovas made it clear that he didn’t want to reset the roster, and instead, the Bulls set course for a push forward rather than a step back. And with that being their goal, the Bulls aimed to address their weaknesses. The signings of …

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