Getty Images Kevin Durant will miss Team USA’s exhibition game against Canada in Las Vegas on Wednesday because of a strained left calf. Since training camp for the 2024 Olympics opened on Saturday, Durant has been held out of all the scrimmages and full-contact portions of practice, including Tuesday’s walkthrough. USA Basketball maintains, however, that this is only a minor …
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Podz’s vocal leadership, competitiveness on display vs. Team USA originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS – Full-court press guarding Steph Curry. Trapping Jrue Holiday in the corner to force a turnover. Diving on the floor and securing loose balls. Pushing the pace and hitting a 17-year-old super prospect Cooper Flagg in stride for a dunk. Everything that …
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The Detroit Pistons have claimed center Paul Reed off waivers, the team announced Tuesday. The Philadelphia 76ers waived the big man on Saturday, and by claiming him, Detroit has acquired his existing contract. The contract has two years and $15.7 million remaining, but there’s a twist: both seasons are non-guaranteed. (The Utah Jazz initially designed the deal, with whom Reed signed …
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Paul Reed claimed off waivers, now teammates with Tobias Harris again originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Paul Reed’s back in NBA business. The Pistons announced Tuesday that they’ve claimed the 25-year-old big man off waivers. The Sixers officially waived Reed three days prior. Waiver claims aren’t common in the NBA, but the Pistons were able to add Reed because …
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Chris Paul “didn’t need a sales pitch,” the future Hall of Famer told reporters during his introductory press conference on Tuesday. When he talked to San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich about the possibility of signing with the team in free agency, the two “more than anything had a conversation,” Paul said. The 39-year-old guard said he had admired Popovich …
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Here’s everything to know about the Bulls’ 2024 Summer League team originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Fans will get a taste of Bulls basketball soon, as the team finalized its roster for the 2024 Summer League action in Las Vegas. The team will open up this summer’s action against the Bucks on July 13. They will play four games …
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Getty Images Klay Thompson is done playing for the Golden State Warriors, but he’s not done as an NBA player and he sounds like he can’t wait to get to work for the Dallas Mavericks. As this new and perhaps final chapter of Thompson’s Hall-of-Fame career begins on a three-year, $50 million contract in Dallas, he told reporters on Tuesday …
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Flashback: Relive Tatum’s game-winner in C’s Summer League debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jayson Tatum is no stranger to putting in work during the summer. The Boston Celtics forward is in Vegas this week as a member of the USA Basketball team training for the 2024 Paris Olympics, three years after helping Team USA win a gold medal …
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Dillon Brooks is perhaps USA Basketball’s top opposing villain entering the 2024 Olympics. He feuded with returning Olympian LeBron James during the 2023 NBA playoffs. He’s feuded with first-time Olympian Stephen Curry and his Golden State Warriors for years now. And last summer, with James and Curry watching from home, Brooks scored 39 points to help Canada defeat Team USA …
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Klay implies Warriors breakup necessary, as he was ready for change originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Klay Thompson finally spoke Tuesday about his surprising Warriors departure. At his Dallas Mavericks’ introductory press conference, sitting alongside fellow free-agent signees Naji Marshall and Quentin Grimes, Thompson provided honest answers about his mindset during a turbulent 2023-24 NBA season and why …
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Getty Images Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a five-year maximum rookie extension worth a projected $224 million, his agents told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. If he makes an All-NBA team next season, that projection will bump up to $269 million, with a first-year salary that equals 30% of the 2025-26 salary cap. The contract does not …
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Breaking up is hard to do. Sometimes, it’s a long time coming. That was the case with Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors, who failed to reach agreement on a new contract this offseason after 13 years and four NBA championships together. Now Thompson’s a Dallas Maverick. And he’s ready to turn the page. The Mavericks introduced Thompson alongside …
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Gary Trent Jr. is arguably the best player still available on the free-agent market, and he might have already passed on the best offer he will get. Before they made several other transactions, the Toronto Raptors would have re-signed him on a deal that would have paid him an annual salary of around $15 million, but that offer is no …
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How Monk’s Kings re-signing shows NBA can be more than business originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Born and raised more than 2,000 miles away, Malik Monk has found a new home in Sacramento. It was one of the main reasons the Arkansas native decided to take less money elsewhere in NBA free agency and re-sign with the Kings. …
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At his introductory press conference on Tuesday, Mikal Bridges told reporters it was “surreal” to reunite with his college teammates Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo on the New York Knicks. Leading up to the blockbuster trade between the Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets, Bridges did not think such a deal would actually happen, he said. He did, however, …
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Grousbeck talks new Celtics jersey sponsor, cracks Tatum contract joke originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics’ eventful offseason continued Tuesday with another update on the business front. The Celtics announced a multi-year partnership with the Rhode Island-based insurance company Amica, which will replace Vistaprint as the team’s jersey patch partner beginning in the 2024-25 season. The start …
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Read DeMar DeRozan’s full goodbye message to Chicago, Bulls fans originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago DeMar DeRozan has officially said goodbye to Chicago. One day after the Bulls finalized the sign and trade deal to send DeRozan to the Kings, the talented scorer posted a farewell message to the city, Bulls fans and the organization. “And I say Chi …
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Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill and Knicks radio analyst Monica McNutt discuss whether Caitlin Clark’s chances to win Rookie of the Year are real, or if her turnover issues will hold her back. Hear the full conversation on “Good Word with Goodwill” – part of the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or …
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Warriors’ Jackson-Davis holds his own against Team USA’s best big men originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS – There was a sequence Monday during Team USA’s second and final scrimmage against the USA Select Team that highlights the many valuable lessons Trayce Jackson-Davis can take back home to San Francisco. The second-year Warriors center set a high …
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How NBA experts rate Warriors’ free agency moves thus far originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It has been a busy NBA free-agency period for Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy, from franchise icon Klay Thompson departing for the Dallas Mavericks to acquiring a few new faces for Golden State. The Warriors acquired both Kyle Anderson and Buddy Hield in …
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1 Celtics The Celtics just lost a total of three playoff games on their way to the 2024 title. They’re bringing everyone back. Let’s not make this difficult. — 64-18 2 Thunder OKC addressed its one weakness (rebounding) by signing Isaiah Hartenstein and added to its already lethal stable of perimeter defenders by trading for Alex Caruso. This looks like …
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How NBA experts rate Kings’ DeRozan deal, other free agency moves originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area NBA free agency is well underway, and the Kings have plenty to show for it. In addition to bringing back Malik Monk on a four-year, $78 million contract, Sacramento also re-signed Alex Len and landed six-time NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan in a …
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The Philadelphia 76ers set up a number of big moves when they sent James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers in October. The most obvious consequence of the deal was creating the cap space that they would later use to not only sign superstar Paul George, but key role players like Kelly Oubre Jr., Caleb Martin and Andre Drummond. They …
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New Warrior Anderson embraces ‘Slo Mo’ nickname, unique style originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Kyle Anderson has perhaps the most unflattering nickname in the NBA. In a league defined by movement and athleticism, this new member of the Warriors is, drum roll, Mr. Slow Motion. Or, “Slo Mo,” for short. “I feel like I’m moving …
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Wyc Grousbeck addresses plan to sell Celtics, clarifies important details originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics stunningly announced last week that their ownership group led by Wyc Grousbeck, Boston Basketball Partners LLC, planned to sell all its shares of the team. The news surprised many, including Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum. With Boston coming off a dominant season …
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