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Moody, Warriors agree to three-year, $39M extension, per agent originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Fourth-year guard Moses Moody has agreed to a three-year, $39 million rookie contract extension with the Warriors, his agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Sunday night. Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody has agreed to a three-year, $39 million …

Steph returns to Warriors practice, expected to play in opener originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors fans can relax and sleep a little easier at night. Stephen Curry returned to practice Sunday and is expected to be good to go when Golden State begins the 2024-25 NBA season in Portland on Wednesday. The two-time NBA …

Kerr close to decision on Warriors’ rotation ahead of opener originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Steve Kerr hasn’t yet fully figured out what the Warriors’ rotations will be for the upcoming season, although the veteran coach indicated that he’s getting closer to deciding. With three days remaining before Golden State opens the 2024-25 season in …

Kerr hopeful Warriors can extend Kuminga along with Moody originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors handled one of their most pressing issues of the offseason by agreeing to a three-year, $39 million contract extension with Moses Moody on Sunday evening. The transaction first was reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania, via Moody’s agent Rich Paul …

The only way to properly cap off this most league-altering of WNBA seasons was the most dramatic WNBA Finals ever — including overtime in the deciding Game 5. But as much as things around the league changed this season, what happened in these Finals tied back to what happened at the end of last season. That’s when the New York …

Moses Moody was on a lot of other front office’s “can we trade for him/poach his as a free agent?” list. While he impressed when on the court coming off the bench, he rarely started (outside of injury) and always seemed to be the guy at the back of the line in Steve Kerr’s rotation. Kerr said that would change …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Good Word with Goodwill On this episode of the Good Word with Goodwill, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill is joined by Bomani Jones to continue the conversation they were having about the NBA last week. The guys start with the champion Boston Celtics. With the New York …

Clockwise from top left: Jalen Brunson, Luka Dončić, LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Nikola Jokić.Composite: AP What I’m most looking forward to … I can’t wait to see what Anthony Edwards looks like after his first taste of playoff success and a summer to soak up inspiration from playing alongside his heroes. As the lone No 1 overall pick remaining on …

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue knows his team is not considered a top contender this season as they have been in the past, but said “we still feel like we have enough and I do believe that.” (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) There were high expectations for the Clippers the last five seasons because of the dynamic duo of Kawhi Leonard and …

Lakers coach JJ Redick will be in the spotlight when the season opens Tuesday, his first regular-season game as a head coach at any level. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) For a person who reveres Ernest Hemingway enough that he named his podcast after “The Old Man and the Sea,” rookie Lakers coach JJ Redick should be familiar with …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show On this episode of The Kevin O’Connor Show, we prepare for the start of the 2024-25 NBA season by making predictions about what will happen this season along with guest co-host Legend of Winning. Listen in to find out why the guys think the Magic …

Khris Middleton will reportedly miss the Milwaukee Bucks’ season opener on Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Middleton underwent a pair of ankle surgeries — arthroscopic clean-ups — in the offseason. “Day-to-day and we’ll know as [him returning] gets closer,” Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said on Saturday “Each day he doesn’t do anything obviously we …

Anthony Edwards is a star for the modern social media era, partly because he says what’s on his mind with no filter. Take his interview with ESPN for Tuesday’s launch of Cover Story, where he says if he wins a ring in the next few years, he’s going to play football. “If I win a ring in the next 3-4 …

Why Moody’s contract extension is a win for Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors agreeing to a three-year, $39 million contract extension with Moses Moody on Sunday night, per Klutch Sports CEO, Rich Paul, is a win for Golden State going into the 2024-25 NBA season. Moody bringing in $39 million, all guaranteed, …

The 2024-25 NBA season is here. We take our annual trip too close to the sun, daring you to stand the swelter of these views. This is Hot Takes We Might Actually Believe. Trivia question: Who came close to stopping the Boston Celtics last season? Answer: Nobody. The sixth-seeded Indiana Pacers, who were without All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton for …

NBC Sports Boston announces comprehensive coverage of Celtics’ 2024-25 NBA season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston What to Know Live Game Schedule Features 70 Regular Season Games; ‘Celtics Pregame Live,’ ‘Halftime Live’ & ‘Postgame Live’ Surrounding Every Game; and Extensive Multi-platform Coverage across NBCSportsBoston.com and the NBC Sports Boston social/audio channels Brian Scalabrine, Drew Carter, Abby Chin, Eddie House, …

With Giannis Antetokounmpo at his peak, the Milwaukee Bucks are title contenders entering the 2024-25 season — but everything has to go right around their superstar. They have no margin for error. This is not a good start. Khris Middleton will miss the start of the season for Milwaukee as he recovers from surgeries on both ankles this offseason, a …

Why Kerr is faced with toughest task yet in 11th Warriors season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – As the Warriors wade into the regular season, they do so with an NBA roster they like, one designed to do plenty of sprinting, scoring and defending while also testing the limits of Steve Kerr’s considerable people skills. …

This time last year, the Knicks were coming off a competitive second-round exit — just like they are now. They had decided to largely maintain their core rotation, betting on internal growth and sustained chemistry to carry them to new heights. Now, three blockbuster trades later, New York has made it clear that nearly anybody is expendable in pursuit of …

After a disappointing 2023-24 showing, Nets fans got what they unanimously wanted this offseason: a concrete sense of direction. Brooklyn traded Mikal Bridges across the river for a bounty of picks, and traded for control back of their own future draft selections, kicking off a full rebuild in time for a historic draft class. The basketball may not be pretty, …

Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III has reportedly agreed to a four-year, $112 million rookie extension. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) On the day of the rookie extension deadline, the New Orleans Pelicans have locked down one of their young stars. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Trey Murphy III and the Pels have agreed on a four-year, $112 million contract extension. …

Denver Nuggets v Minnesota Timberwolves All the cost-saving moves the Nuggets have made in the past couple of years — this summer that meant letting starter Kentavious Caldwell-Pope walk — was to have the money to keep their core players around Nikola Jokic. Earlier this summer that meant a four-year, $209 million max extension for Jamal Murray. On Wednesday that …

LAS VEGAS — The Border League is the top team event of the fall, as the best high school competition from around the country gathers under the bright lights of Sin City for three days of high-level games. On Sunday night, NBA scouts and college coaches sat courtside as the No. 1-ranked player in the country, AJ Dybantsa, squared off …

Orlando Magic All-Access Practice In a league where high-quality 3&D perimeter players are at a premium, the Orlando Magic made sure to lock up one of the better young ones in the league. Orlando and Jalen Suggs have agreed to a five-year, $150.5 million rookie extension, a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN. That works out to about a …

Jalen Johnson got his deal just in time. Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks agreed to a five-year, $150 million extension to his rookie contract Monday afternoon, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The deal, which doesn’t include any options, is fully guaranteed. Johnson had a breakout campaign last season with the Hawks, who first selected him with the No. 20 overall …