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NBA: Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors It’s easy to picture the fit next season in Denver: Nikola Jokic goes to the bench, Dario Saric subs in and the offense doesn’t change much at all. Veteran free agent Saric is headed to Denver on a two-year, $10.6 million deal, a story broken by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Saric has …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill sat down with the superstar forward at USA Basketball men’s national team camp in Las Vegas to discuss the outlook for this year’s squad as they prepare for Paris. View more Video Transcript Katie, this is your fourth Olympic games. Will this be your last? Somebody just asked me, I don’t know, I …

LeBron James is now officially back with the Los Angeles Lakers. The veteran megastar signed his new two-year contract on Saturday, but according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, there was a little something in there that hadn’t been disclosed: a pay cut. “Little” is definitely the word to describe this pay cut. He was originally reported to be making the maximum …

NBA: Playoffs-Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers It became official on Sunday, just before LeBron James stepped on the court in Las Vegas for the first USA Basketball practice in the run-up to the Paris Olympics — LeBron re-signed his two-year contract to return to the Lakers. That contract is for two years, $101.35 million, about $2.7 million less than …

Kings agree to one-year deal with reserve point guard, per agent originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings added yet another guard to their roster for the 2024-25 NBA season, this time in the form of a reliable veteran reserve. Free-agent guard Jordan McLaughlin has agreed to a one-year contract with the Kings, his agent Greg Lawrence told …

LeBron James reportedly took a pay cut to help the Lakers avoid payroll penalties. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) LeBron James is now officially back with the Los Angeles Lakers. The veteran megastar signed his new two-year contract on Saturday, but according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, there was a little something in there that hadn’t been disclosed: a …

Getty Images NBA free agency is underway, and nearly every top player has agreed to a new deal. The offseason technically got underway two weeks ago after the Boston Celtics downed the Dallas Mavericks to win the 2024 NBA Finals. Free agents, though, had not yet been allowed to negotiate with teams other than the one they finished last season. …

Miami Heat v Boston Celtics – Game Five Daryl Morey didn’t just land a new big three in Philadelphia, he’s done an impressive job finding players to round out the roster. Case in point: Former Heat forward Caleb Martin is headed to Philadelphia on a four-year, $32 million deal, a story broken by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Other reports have since …

An appreciation of DeMar DeRozan’s Bulls stint originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich The loud, on-the-court highlights were bountiful and will stand the test of time. Whenever DeMar DeRozan is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, surely that one-legged, 28-foot 3-pointer he sank to beat the buzzer and the Indiana …

The 2024 NBA offseason will always be remembered as the summer of the second apron. This one rule change scared the Los Angeles Clippers enough to let Paul George walk away for free. It played a significant role in the breakup of Golden State’s legendary trio of Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. It even compelled LeBron James to …

Sixers finalizing deal with forward Caleb Martin, waiving Paul Reed originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The news didn’t break during the initial chaos of free agency, but the Sixers are making a significant pickup, acquiring a player who may very well join their starting lineup. A source confirmed Saturday to NBC Sports Philadelphia that the team is finalizing a …

NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder at Charlotte Hornets Miles Bridges said he wanted to stay in Charlotte, the team that drafted him and stuck with him through his domestic violence conviction and time away from the team. However, the NBA is a business, and he was also looking for a big payday. There were rumors about the Magic, Clippers, and others. …

Lakers star LeBron James said the only thing that matters this summer for his son Bronny is “stacking days” of training, practices, studying videos and games. (Steve Marcus / Associated Press) As LeBron James sat in the upper balcony of the practice facility at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, where Team USA is holding its training camp ahead of …

LAS VEGAS — Steve Kerr admitted the idea of Klay Thompson in a Dallas Mavericks jersey still doesn’t quite feel real. He’s unsure how he will react the first time he faces him in a game. However, right now, he’s just thankful for what they had. “I just want to say thank you to Klay Thompson for 13 incredible years, …

Bronny James made his much-awaited NBA debut Saturday, but things got off to a slow start. The rookie scored just four points in his first Summer League action, as the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Sacramento Kings 108-94 in the California Classic. James played 21 minutes in the loss, adding two rebounds, two assists and a steal. However, he …

Bronny James catches his breath during a break in his debut with the Lakers on Saturday at the California Classic in San Francisco. (Nic Coury / Associated Press) On and off the court, Bronny James is encountering a new experience — playing at the NBA level while also being the center of attention. In his first postgame news conference with …

The Nets are officially heading into a deep rebuild over the next few years after trading Mikal Bridges to the Knicks for a bevy of future draft picks, but they’ve retained one of their big young pieces to help spearhead that youth movement. Center Nic Claxton has agreed to re-sign with Brooklyn on a four-year, $100 million deal. Claxton has …

The Knicks and Nets made the Mikal Bridges trade official on Saturday night. After spending a season and a half in Brooklyn, Bridges is now set to join his former Villanova teammates and good friends on the other side of town as he looks to help take the Knicks to the next level as a contender. “We are thrilled to …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill checks in from USA Basketball men’s national team camp in Las Vegas as the Lakers superstar begins preparations for his fourth Olympics — while at the same time, his professional team opened a new chapter with two new rookies (including son Bronny James) in the California Classic. View more Video Transcript This is …

What we learned as unfamiliar faces star in Warriors’ California Classic win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SAN FRANCISCO – When the Warriors opened their NBA Summer League season Saturday, they did so without the presence of familiar names Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis. Golden State’s only 2024 draft pick, second-rounder Quinten Post, was not available …

Klay Thompson is officially a member of the Mavericks. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images) Klay Thompson’s exit from the Golden State Warriors was always bound to be emotionally complicated. It turned out to be logistically complicated as well, to a historic degree. The three-year, $50 million sign-and-trade deal that will bring the five-time All-Star to the …

DeMar DeRozan is indeed headed to his native California, but not his hometown of Los Angeles. The Sacramento Kings have agreed with DeRozan on a three-year, $74 million sign-and-trade deal that will see Harrison Barnes sent to the San Antonio Spurs and Chris Duarte, two second-round picks and cash sent to the Chicago Bulls, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. DeRozan …

Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers LAS VEGAS — It says a lot about LeBron James’ commitment to USA Basketball and winning gold at the Paris Olympics that at the same time, his son Bronny was making his Lakers summer debut in San Francisco, LeBron was walking into the gym in Las Vegas for the first USA practice. That doesn’t …

NBA: Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons Sacramento was not going to bet on continuity again this summer, the Kings were looking for a roster upgrade and more scoring. DeMar DeRozan was ready to move on from a Bulls team starting to strip itself down and starting a rebuild. As has been rumored for a couple of days, that came together …

LAS VEGAS — Kevin Durant’s state of mind, happiness and wanderlust always seem to be up for discussion, and even though athletes like him are trained to ignore the noise, it gets to him. Because in large part, he knows it gets to fans and how they view him. Durant is on the verge of his fourth Olympics and to …