The NBA career of Isaiah Mobley is trying to take off. This July at the NBA summer league, Mobley gained more altitude. Mobley scored 23 points with seven rebounds and five assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers’ summer league team over the Brooklyn Nets’ summer squad in a semifinal game. Mobley hit the game-winning basket to carry the Cavs to …

NBA Twitter awestruck by Steph’s clutch ACC title win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry’s athletic abilities are no secret, but the Warriors star still found a way to leave the sports world in awe by claiming his first American Century Championship title Sunday at Edgewood Tahoe Resort. And it wasn’t Curry’s ACC victory alone that had …

The Boston Celtics have officially announced their signing of point guard Dalano Banton via a press release, though the details of the contract have not been disclosed, as is Boston’s practice. Shams Charania of The Athletic reports the deal is for the minimum over two seasons with the second season being unguaranteed Banton, who stands at 6-feet-9 inches and weighs …

The Brooklyn Nets took on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA2K24 Summer League semi-finals on Sunday and lost in a hard-fought game 102-99. For the Nets, Armoni Brooks had 22 points and three rebounds while Jalen Wilson had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Matt Lewis had 14 points off the bench and RaiQuan Gray had 12 points as a reserve. …

LAS VEGAS — The Charlotte Hornets revealed their first surprise of the NBA Draft on June 22 when they selected Brandon Miller over Scoot Henderson with the No. 2 overall pick. Neither Miller nor Henderson had any idea which way the organization was going to lean on draft night, even bringing in both prospects for a final workout and meeting …

3 observations after DJ Steward goes off for 36, Sixers win summer league finale originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers won their final summer league game of 2023 because DJ Steward saved his best for last. Steward had 36 points on 13-for-20 shooting and six assists Sunday in Las Vegas, leading the Sixers to a 117-114 win over …

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Result of trade request: Traded from New Orleans to LA Clippers Just ahead of the 2010-11 trade deadline, Chris Paul had his agent tell the then-New Orleans Hornets that he would not be signing a contract extension and wanted to be traded to the Knicks. Less than two weeks later, Paul was on a new …

After this past season, the Chicago Bulls had a few different directions they could go with their roster. But Arturas Karnisovas made it clear that he didn’t want to rebuild. Instead, he wanted to run it back with the same core in an attempt to make it back to the postseason. And so far, all of Chicago’s offseason moves have …

The NBA’s 2023 Las Vegas Summer League is over for the Boston Celtics after going 3-2 in the annual Nevada exhibition series, with the Celtics not winning their second game of summer league until the very last game on their schedule vs. the Orlando Magic. The Sin City Celtics managed to best the Summer Magic 94-77 with arguably their best …

NCAA Basketball: Big 12 Conference Tournament First Round – West Virginia vs Texas Tech GREENVILLE, N.C. — Mark Adams is returning to the sideline as an assistant at East Carolina, less than a year after resigning as Texas Tech’s head coach for making racially insensitive comments toward one of his players. “We feel very fortunate about the addition of Mark …

Bol Bol is on the move once again. The former Oregon center has signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Suns, according to multiple reports. Bol has been battling foot injuries ever since he was a Duck, but he managed to stay healthy this past season and had a career year in Orlando. He averaged nine points and nearly six …

For the Chicago Bulls, trades and free agency have been the main tools used to construct the current roster. Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic were acquired via trade, while DeMar DeRozan, Alex Caruso, Lonzo Ball, and even guys like Andre Drummond, Jevon Carter, and Torrey Craig were signed in free agency. The only rotation staples who the Bulls drafted and …

The Thunder will play its eighth and final summer league game at 6:30 p.m. Sunday against the Victor Wembanyama-less Spurs. By now, most of the stars of summer league are done playing, and there’s usually not much to learn from the last weekend of play in Las Vegas. With that in mind, let’s hand out some superlatives for the Thunder’s …

With the evaluation periods open again here in June, Hubert Davis and the UNC basketball staff had a busy last week watching recruits. The Peach Jam took home the headlines, as it always does, but there was action on other circuits as well. And that continues on this weekend. Davis and his staff are in Las Vegas to watch more …

LAS VEGAS — Tom Gores took his basketball team to dinner Tuesday night on the Strip. A steakhouse-sushi mash-up where sashimi comes topped with caviar AND black truffle. But then, no one ever claimed Gores was cheap. The opposite, in fact, if we’re judging by what he has paid his coaches and spent on practice gyms and, I’d bet, the …

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia hugs and kisses his son before the tip-off against the Denver Nuggets in the first half during Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals at Ball Arena on April 29, 2023. The Phoenix Suns weren’t done making offseason moves. Not even close. They’ve agreed to a one-year deal with 7-footer Bol Bol and traded point …

Los Angeles Lakers v Washington Wizards LeBron James has worn No. 23 during both his stints in Cleveland, plus the first three years he was with the Lakers. However, the last two years in Los Angeles he wore the No. 6 that he first wore for the Miami Heat. LeBron is changing back to No. 23. The reason is out …

The Chicago Bulls entered the offseason with plans of pushing toward improvement after getting bounced in the Play-In Tournament this past season. Rather than resetting and tearing down the roster, they decided to add pieces in an attempt to make it back to the playoffs heading into next year. But that doesn’t mean their stars haven’t popped up in various …

Cleveland Cavaliers v Orlando Magic In a series of moves on Sunday morning, the Phoenix Suns added interesting depth to their front line in the form of Bol Bol and saved some money by trading backup point guard Cameron Payne for a pick swap. Here’s how it breaks down: First, the Suns will sign center Bol Bol to a full-guaranteed …

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The Phoenix Suns executed three separate moves on Sunday that ultimately resulted in them swapping out backup point guard Cameron Payne for free-agent big man Bol Bol, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Here are Phoenix’s three moves in succession: Acquired three second-round picks from the Orlando Magic in exchange for a 2026 first-round pick swap. Notably, the Suns have …

Newly signed Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks is among several NBA players who will likely be representing Canada in the upcoming 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, according to an initial roster release. The 27-year-old is a native of Mississauga, Ontario. Held from August 25 to September 10, this will be the 19th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for …

Bulls officially sign free agent forward Torrey Craig originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bulls finally made their signing of three-and-D forward Torrey Craig official on Sunday. The signing was first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski, then confirmed by NBC Sports Chicago earlier this month. Craig started 60 games last season for the Suns and appeared in 79 in all. …

2023 NBA Summer League – Charlotte Hornets v San Antonio Spurs Too many days in Las Vegas have left plenty of people confused over the years. NBA Summer League participants are no exception. Saturday’s game between the Pacers and Mavericks got weird late in the fourth quarter of a decided game when the Mavericks made a 3-pointer and the Pacers …

What happened in Vegas: Jordan Walsh shines for C’s originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Celtics’ 2023 summer league entry didn’t have nearly the hype and overall interest that many of Boston’s recent squads packed for the annual trip to Vegas. And, yet, the Celtics’ summer vacation was maybe more encouraging than any in recent years. Rookie Jordan Walsh …