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The Golden State Warriors continued their quietly strong summer with a sign-and-trade with the Sixers for Buddy Hield on Thursday, replacing, at least one paper, some of the shooting hole left by the departure of franchise legend Klay Thompson.  You might be surprised to hear this, but the only player to make more 3-pointers than Hield’s 1,924 since 2016-17 (Hield’s …

Anderson shares photos of himself in Warriors jersey as a kid originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Anderson’s arrival to the Bay Area was a lifetime in the making. On Thursday, the 30-year-old free-agent forward, who reportedly will sign a three-year, $27 million contract with Golden State, shared pictures of himself as a kid, wearing a retro Warriors …

Report: Celtics have interest in bringing back Oshae Brissett originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are bringing back 11 of the 12 players who averaged the most minutes per game on the team from the 2023-24 championship season. The only player in that group not under contract for the 2024-25 campaign is Oshae Brissett, but the door …

New Orleans Pelicans v Brooklyn Nets With Paul George and Klay Thompson having found new homes, options for teams trying to find more shot creation and shooting are drying up. This is why Utah is getting more calls about Lauri Markkanen and why interest in DeMar DeRozan appears to be picking up. That also applies to the Pelicans’ Brandon Ingram, …

Former Atlanta Hawks head coach Nate McMillan is one of two former head coaches the Lakers have hired to be top assistants on JJ Redick’s staff. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) JJ Redick will be leading the Los Angeles Lakers as a first-time head coach this year, but he won’t be muddling through alone. The Lakers are hiring two former …

Los Angeles Lakers 2024 Draft Portraits Bronny James is getting a real chance. The No. 55 pick in the NBA draft has agreed to a four-year, $7.9 million contract with the Lakers, the final year of which is a team option, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. This is a minimum rookie contract. Bronny James has signed his rookie contract …

Atlanta Hawks v New Orleans Pelicans The plan from the start was to ensure that rookie coach J.J. Redick — who poked fun at his own lack of experience at his introductory press conference — was surrounded by experience. Mission accomplished. Two former NBA players turned head coaches — Scott Brooks and Nate McMillan — have been hired as part …

To some, it might appear as if the Los Angeles Lakers should hang a banner that reads “Mission Accomplished” for their 2024 summer. After all, they hired JJ Redick as their new head coach and drafted Bronny James, the son of a certain LeBron, which was what most Lakers fans seemed to be the most interested in. (They should be …

NBA: San Antonio Spurs at Utah Jazz “I think it’s clear that Lauri Markkanen is a pretty good player. We love him. We’d like to have him around.” “I think that our objective is to find a player or two and we’re ready to roll. We’re ready to go big game hunting, and that hasn’t happened in the last two …

The Knicks are sending Shake Milton and Mamadi Diakite to the Nets to finalize the Mikal Bridges trade, a move that will allow them to avoid a $178 million hard cap of their team salary, sources say. New York will send Milton to Brooklyn in a sign and trade. Milton will sign a three-year deal worth $3 million in the …

2024 SoFi Play-In Tournament – Golden State Warriors v Sacramento Kings LeBron James called, pitched him personally, and was willing to take a $16 million (or maybe larger) discount to bring him home to Southern California. Then Lakers GM Rob Pelinka called with the ultimate sign of NBA respect: Money. Los Angeles would offer four years, $80 million to the …

Agent Rich Paul pushes back on Zach LaVine slander originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich The entire NBA knows that the Chicago Bulls are shopping two-time All-Star guard Zach LaVine. It’s been a storyline for months, if not years. And the longer it drags on, the potential for messiness increases. Fingers can get …

NBA: Memphis Grizzlies at Philadelphia 76ers Golden State watched 17.9 points a game and a 38.7% 3-point shooter — one especially dangerous on catch-and-shoot 3s — head to Dallas in the form of Klay Thompson. Enter Buddy Hield, who shot 38.6% from 3 last season (scoring 12.1 points a game), and is known for being particularly dangerous on catch-and-shoot attempts. …

The Knicks signed first-round draft pick Pacome Dadiet to 80 percent of a standard first-round contract on Thursday after paying $850,000 to Ratiopharm Ulm, Dadiet’s German club, as part of a buyout, per SNY’s Ian Begley. The deal saves New York roughly $900,000 under the 2024-25 hard cap because the buyout paid overseas doesn’t count towards the team’s salary. Dadiet …

Sixers send Hield to Warriors in sign-and-trade, acquire 2nd-round pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Buddy Hield is off to the Warriors and the Sixers are receiving a second-round pick as part of the deal. The team acquired the Mavericks’ 2031 second-rounder in a sign-and-trade sending Hield to Golden State, a source confirmed Thursday to NBC Sports Philadelphia. The …

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Report: Jazz unlikely to trade Markkanen amid Warriors buzz originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Lauri Markkanen’s trade sweepstakes have taken a new twist – and it doesn’t favor either the Warriors or Kings. Golden State and Sacramento have been at the center of trade speculation regarding the Jazz forward, with reports characterizing the Warriors as the “aggressors” within …

The New York Knicks took a home run swing before the NBA Draft when they agreed to send the Brooklyn Nets five first-round picks, one swap and Bojan Bogdanovic in exchange for Mikal Bridges. The move made New York an instant championship contender, but it also created a somewhat uncomfortable financial limitation for the Knicks to deal with this season. …

Report: Kerr, Warriors assistant Demarco led Hield recruitment originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors successfully courted Buddy Hield despite interest from the Los Angeles Lakers, but who exactly spearheaded Golden State’s triumphant pursuit of the sharpshooting guard? Warriors coach Steve Kerr and assistant Chris Demarco successfully convinced Hield to join the Warriors, the Athletic’s Anthony Slater reported …

Getty Images Luka Doncic just led the Dallas Mavericks on a surprise run to the NBA Finals, but now, he’s going to have to work even harder to get his native Slovenia into the Olympics. Slovenia did not earn a ticket to the Olympics during last summer’s FIBA World Cup, so it has to win admission through an Olympic Qualifying …

The Golden State Warriors have replaced one 3-point weapon with another. A few days after former Warrior Klay Thompson signed a three-year, $50 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, Golden State has acquired Buddy Hield off a sign-and-trade agreement with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to multiple reports. The deal is guaranteed for two years with $18 million guaranteed, followed by …

Why Native American heritage fuels newest Warrior Waters III originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Sitting by the pool on family vacation in Mexico, Lindy Waters III learned his life was about to change the morning of the second day of the 2024 NBA Draft. Born in Norman, Okla., all the 26-year-old has known is the Sooner State. That …

Kings a ‘sneak’ candidate to sign DeRozan in free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As NBA free agency continues to unfold, the Kings are in contention to land a big-name superstar. Sacramento is a “sneak” candidate to sign guard DeMar DeRozan, ESPN’s Zach Lowe reported on Wednesday. (h/t Bleacher Report) “I think the Kings have a move …

Report: Hield believed Warriors have better chance to win than Lakers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors’ reported acquisition of Buddy Hield also dealt a humiliating blow to a division rival who were interested in adding the sharpshooting guard. Hield ultimately chose Golden State over the Los Angeles Lakers because he believes the Warriors offered a better …

The Golden State Warriors are acquring Buddy Hield in a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to Shams Charania. Hield, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, split last season between the Indiana Pacers and the 76ers after a midseason trade. Now, he will move to the Bay Area and join a very fitting team.  Hield is getting $21 …