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By Raphielle Johnson As is always the case with the NBA, it doesn’t take much time for the league to transition from the end of one season to the beginning of the next. With the draft completed and many significant moves in free agency made, the next stop on the calendar is the NBA 2K25 Summer League in Las Vegas, …

NBA free agency is all but over. By now you likely know the biggest moves, with Paul George signing a max deal with the 76ers being the summer headliner. Not surprisingly, LeBron James is back with the Lakers on a two-year, $101M deal; a shade lower than the originally reported $104M, which keeps the Lakers just below under the dreaded …

Cleveland Cavaliers v Phoenix Suns Josh Okogi re-signing with the Suns was expected — Phoenix is over the second apron of the luxury tax and can’t afford to let solid rotation players walk — so when the news came down from Shams Charania of The Athletic it was largely met with shrugs. Okogie agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract, …

Barkley claims Warriors will be ‘mediocre’ in 2024-25 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Charles Barkley never passes up a chance to take a shot at the Warriors. The Hall of Famer and current TNT analyst provided a sobering assessment of Golden State while talking to NBC Sports Bay Area on Thursday at the American Century Championship at …

Maxwell: Why Tatum is Celtics’ X-factor on road to repeat originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are early favorites to win the 2025 NBA title. But as dominant as they were during their championship run, repeating won’t be easy. Only 13 teams have repeated as champions in NBA history. The Los Angeles Lakers (2000/2001/2002), Miami Heat (2012/2013), …

Jaylen Brown awarded for Finals performance at 2024 ESPYS originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown added another trophy to his mantle on Thursday during the 2024 ESPY Awards. Brown, the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP, won the award for “Best Championship Performance.” The C’s star earned the honor over Michigan’s Blake Corum and Will …

Shoulder surgery sidelines Kings pick Carter until at least January originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kings first-round draft pick Devin Carter underwent left shoulder surgery Thursday to repair a torn labrum and will miss at least six months. The team announced in a statement that the next medical update on Carter, the No. 13 overall draft pick, will …

Philadelphia 76ers v New York Knicks – Game Two Villanova’s own Kyle Lowry is coming back to Philadelphia. The NBA newsbreakers were on it — Shams Charania of The Athletic was first, if those things are important to you — but Lowry himself cleared up any confusion with an Instagram post. This will be a one-year contract at the veteran minimum. …

Lowry decides to stick around with his hometown Sixers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Kyle Lowry is going to stick around in his hometown. The 38-year-old guard has agreed to return to the Sixers, he announced on his Instagram page Thursday night. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Lowry’s contract is a one-year deal. Lowry signed with the Sixers after …

Kyle Lowry will be staying in Philadelphia after signing a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, per multiple reports. The 38-year-old guard confirmed that he was staying in his hometown with a video posted on Instagram. Talks to keep Lowry in Philadelphia ramped up over the past week as Lowry was considering other possibilities, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lowry’s …

Getty Images The NBA announced the dates for the second NBA Cup, which was previously named the In-Season Tournament. Group-play action starts Nov. 12, and the semifinals and championship games will again be held in Las Vegas on Dec. 14 and 17. Last season, the Los Angeles Lakers won the inaugural event, beating the Indiana Pacers 123-109, with LeBron James winning tournament …

Warriors’ 2024-25 home preseason schedule features rare matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors will host three NBA preseason games this October at Chase Center, and the slate features a rare matchup. In addition to games against the Sacramento Kings on Oct. 11 and the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 18 — two Pacific Division rivals who …

Klay Thompson isn’t done in the NBA. He still has plenty to give for the Dallas Mavericks, who just signed him to a $50 million contract and hope he’s the missing piece to a championship.  That said, Thompson could hang up his sneakers today and still go down as the second-greatest shooter ever and a Hall-of-Famer lock because of what …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA writer Jake Fischer explains why he’s excited to see the Grizzlies rookie starting this week in Las Vegas. Hear the full conversation on “No Cap Room” – part of the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Zach Edie was not great in Canada’s …

Getty Images LeBron James will be starring for Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics later this month. While basketball is his first love, the Los Angeles Lakers star revealed that there’s another Olympic sport that he’d love to participate in if given the chance. During an interview with Craig Melvin of “TODAY,” James stated that he would be interested …

We brought you the NBA’s seven worst contracts of the summer, so what would we be if we did not bring you the seven best? We would be the worst. And we obviously are not the worst. We are the best at this. Listen: It is hard being right about every contract. It makes every general manager around the league …

Stephen A. Smith fires back at Jaylen Brown after Team USA snub originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown opened the door Wednesday, and Stephen A. Smith happily stepped through. After Team USA tabbed Boston Celtics guard Derrick White as Kawhi Leonard’s replacement for its 2024 Paris Olympics squad, Brown reacted with a pair of social posts suggesting he …

Three Boston Celtics are playing for Team USA at the Paris Olympics. Jaylen Brown, widely considered the team’s second-best player, is not among them. It didn’t seem like much of a slight when the rosters were initially announced. The star-studded group had to make cuts somewhere when LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant all surprisingly agreed to play following …

Steph puts on Team USA show but sees simplicity as best path to gold originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS – Steph Curry’s superhero cape became torn, tattered and worn down to its final threads the last few seasons, carrying the Warriors to a fourth NBA championship in 2022 but seeing the franchise’s sovereignty fall by the …

LAS VEGAS — There are precious days between now and the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, and it appears like the United States men’s basketball team couldn’t afford to wait on Kawhi Leonard to ramp it up to get to full strength. USMNT managing director Grant Hill intimated as much in a media session before the team’s exhibition …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA Vincent Goodwill reports from Las Vegas on the men’s national team’s performance in Thursday night’s exhibition – its final stateside game before continuing its preparations for Paris. View more Video Transcript The biggest takeaway from the United States exhibition game against Canada Sloppiness. Very sloppy the turnovers, the five man units, Joel and B getting in …

The last time Team USA stepped on the court in a major tournament, it lost a 127-118 thriller against Canada for the bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup. That loss compelled many of the best players in the world, including LeBron James and Stephen Curry, to suit up for Team USA in the 2024 Olympics. Fittingly, their journey to …

Grant Hill explains why Team USA tabbed Derrick White over Jaylen originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston LAS VEGAS — After Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown appeared to express some frustration with being ignored for an open roster spot on Team USA, managing director Grant Hill did his best to explain Wednesday why Brown’s teammate Derrick White was the ideal …

Mychal Thompson shares only regret from son Klay’s Warriors tenure originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Some NBA fans loved them. Most fans hated them. Regardless of where fans stood on the Kevin Durant-era Warriors, one thing was certain: that team was historically good. Durant only stayed in Golden State for three seasons, but it’s hard not to wonder …