Report: Warriors out on PG13 after Clippers contract opt-out originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Paul George Sweepstakes are over for the Warriors. The nine-time NBA All-Star is declining his $48.7 million player option with the Los Angeles Clippers and will enter free agency, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Saturday, citing sources. BREAKING: Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George …

USATSI D’Angelo Russell is opting into the final year and $18.7 million of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Russell, whom the Lakers acquired at the 2023 trade deadline, signed a two-year deal with the Lakers last offseason that included this player option. With trade rumors swirling around him at both the deadline …

With NBA free agency starting on Sunday, June 30 at 6 p.m., teams and players had until the end of the day Saturday to finalize option decisions and the Knicks decided not to extend the qualifying offer to Precious Achiuwa, making the forward an unrestricted free agent. SNY’s Ian Begley reports the decision was made to give the team financial …

The inevitable happened on Thursday when Klutch Sports’ machinations and demands ensured Bronny James ended up being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers. Now the impossible will have to occur for him to succeed there. That LeBron James’ son and namesake would end up in L.A. was always the plan. Former Golden State Warriors President of Basketball Operations Bob Myers …

2024 NBA Playoffs – Los Angeles Clippers v Dallas Mavericks For most of the NBA season, there was an expectation that Paul George and the Clippers would work out their differences and agree to a contract extension — even George and the Clippers said they thought it would happen. It never really got close. George wanted the max the Clippers …

Sixers reportedly decline Jeff Dowtin Jr.’s option originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers have declined Jeff Dowtin’s team option of approximately $2.2 million for next season, The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Keith Pompey reported. Dowtin has played 46 total NBA games and suited up for five franchises. He made 12 appearances with the Sixers last season, averaging 4.3 points and …

Bulls, Patrick Williams poised to continue partnership originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich Following Wednesday’s first round of the NBA Draft, Chicago Bulls executive vice president Artūras Karnišovas said he’d wait until free agency plays out to declare the franchise’s identity. But make no mistake: It’s trending younger. On the heels of Karnišovas …

The 2024 NBA offseason has officially begun after the Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals. Unlike previous years, the league’s new collective bargaining agreement allows teams to negotiate with their own players right after the final game of the season. This applies to any player set to hit free agency or eligible for a contract extension in July. …

Nine-time NBA All-Star Paul George declined his $48.8 million option to play for the Los Angeles Clippers next season, making himself one of the league’s most coveted free agents, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 34-year-old averaged 22.6 points (on 47/41/91 shooting splits), 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this past season, leading the Clippers to the first round …

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LeBron James has opted out of the final year of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, but the expectation is that he will sign a new deal with the team. So far this offseason, the Lakers have selected his son, Bronny James, with the No. 55 overall pick in the NBA Draft, and they have also hired his Mind the Game …

Report: Klay ‘determined’ to leave Warriors in NBA free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It appears imminent that four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson won’t be back with the Warriors next season. Golden State is “preparing to lose” the franchise icon in NBA free agency, The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Anthony Slater reported Saturday, citing league sources, adding …

It’s official: LeBron James and Paul George are about to be free agents. One of them might even sign with a new team. They are among the many players who, by 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, had to decide whether or not to pick up their player options. Others had to wait until that time to find out whether or …

Klay Thompson’s Warriors career is on the verge of ending. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images) Warriors fans have had plenty of reason to expect Klay Thompson’s exit for the past several months, but the possibility became very real Saturday, when the Athletic reported the team is bracing for Thompson’s exit. The Warriors have reportedly had close …

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Vezenkov thanks Kings, fans in heartfelt post after Raptors trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Sasha Vezenkov’s Kings tenure was shortlived, but he’s appreciative of the unforgettable experience nonetheless. Shortly after Sacramento traded Vezenkov to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday after just one season in the NBA with the Kings, the Bulgarian forward shared a heartfelt post on …

The New York Knicks did not extend a qualifying offer to Precious Achiuwa before Saturday’s deadline, as first reported by The Athletic’s Fred Katz, so the big man will become an unrestricted free agent. Achiuwa’s qualifying offer was worth $6.3 million, and while New York has reportedly not ruled out re-signing him, it decided not to jeopardize its salary-cap situation …

The first non-transfer portal addition for new Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach Steve Lutz came with in-state ties. OSU added junior-college transfer C.J. Smith, a 6-foot-7, 195-pound swingman from Coffeyville (Kansas) Community College on Saturday. Smith is originally from Oklahoma City and concluded his high school career at Putnam City North, where he led the Panthers to a 24-3 record …

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Report: C’s pick up Sam Hauser’s team option for 2024-25 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Sam Hauser will reportedly be back with the Boston Celtics for the 2024-25 NBA season. The Celtics picked up Hauser’s $2.1 million team option Saturday, per the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach, preventing the 26-year-old sharpshooter from becoming a restricted free agent. Per sources, the …

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The Golden State Warriors drafted Klay Thompson 13 years ago with the No. 11 pick. They almost traded him for Kevin Love 10 years ago, right before he became a perennial All-Star, a gold medalist and an NBA champion. Thompson and the Warriors won three titles in four years after one of the best non-trades in NBA history, then he …

Dunleavy shares Warriors’ outlook on Kuminga, Moody extensions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors have plenty on their plate this NBA offseason, capitalized by franchise icon Klay Thompson’s impending free agency. But with the Oct. 23 deadline to sign 2020 NBA Draft class members to rookie-scale contract extensions looming, could Golden State lock down Jonathan Kuminga and …

Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson filled the final scholarship for the 2024-25 season after receiving a commitment Saturday from Toledo transfer and former Oregon State recruit Tyler Cochran. Cochran, who averaged 14.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists last season, gives the Gophers seven newcomers for next season, including five transfers. The 6-2, 225-pound Bolingbrook, Ill., native is a …

Paul George is hitting free agency, and the Philadelphia 76ers are reportedly going to try to persuade him to leave his hometown Los Angeles Clippers. George, a native of Palmdale, California, declined his 2024-25 player option (worth nearly $49 million) shortly before the 5 p.m. ET deadline on Saturday, and, minutes later, Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes reported that the Sixers …