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Warriors face steep uphill fight in continued commitment to Steph originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area When the doors to NBA free agency swung open on Sunday, the Warriors already had crossed off the boldface name atop their shopping list. Nine-time All-Star Paul George, their clear priority, would not be available. This was a severe wound to Golden State …

Donovan Mitchell celebrates during Game 7 of Cleveland’s first-round series against the Magic. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) After taking care of their first order of business by hiring Kenny Atkinson to be their new head coach, the Cavaliers have now checked the most important item off their summer to-do list, agreeing to terms with Donovan Mitchell on a new …

More than 36 hours have passed since the NBA free agency negotiating window opened, and we’ve already seen future Hall of Famers Paul George, Chris Paul and Klay Thompson switch teams. Let’s grade some of the most interesting acquisitions in free agency, baking in elements such as contract, age, presumed fit and overall organizational direction. Contract: 3 years, $50 millionPresumed …

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Free agent Nicolas Batum will be returning to the Clippers after agreeing to a deal Monday, joining a roster that now includes former Nuggets guard Bones Hyland, right. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) On July 24, 2019, the Clippers held a news conference with big fanfare to announce the arrival of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, two of …

2022 NBA Playoffs – Dallas Mavericks v Golden State Warriors We’ve known it was coming for a while, but it’s still going to be strange to see Klay Thompson in a new uniform and a different shade of blue. Thompson has agreed to terms to head to the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50 million contract, a story broken by …

Klay Thompson is known for his three-point shooting.Photograph: Ryan Sun/AP Klay Thompson will end a career with the Golden State Warriors that brought him a shower of NBA titles and All-Star appearances to join the Dallas Mavericks, according to reports. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Monday that Thompson will sign a three-year, $50m contract with the Mavericks, who reached last …

Report: Warriors plan to sign two-way guard Melton to one-year deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There is no replacing franchise icon Klay Thompson, but the Warriors didn’t waste any time trying to fill the void Monday. Golden State plans to sign free-agent guard De’Anthony Melton to a one-year, $12.8 million contract, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Monday, …

The Los Angeles Clippers had to take the risk of acquiring Paul George because of what it meant for their standing in their city, in their league — and ultimately, making the painful yet pragmatic decision to hold firm against George’s salary wishes, ending the gambit. George leaves home and heads East, to Philadelphia, to a franchise that has just …

Klay’s move to Mavs elicits mixed social media response originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It is an emotional day in the Bay Area, as Klay Thompson reportedly is set to leave the Warriors to join the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade deal, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday, citing sources. As expected, many Warriors fans took to social media …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie On this episode of the Good Word with Goodwill, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill is joined by Sam Amick from The Athletic to rundown all of the news coming out of the first night of NBA free agency. The guys start things off with …

Philadelphia 76ers v New York Knicks – Game Five There may have been nothing more certain in NBA free agency than this: The Philadephia 76ers have agreed to max out point guard Tyrese Maxey on a five-year, $204 million rookie contract extension, a story broken by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and confirmed by Noah Levick of NBC Sports Philadelphia. Maxey, Joel …

NBA: New York Knicks at Miami Heat No team has probably helped itself more this offseason than the Oklahoma City Thunder. First they traded for Alex Caruso on a steal of a deal. Now this: The Thunder have signed the best center available on the free agent market, Isaiah Hartenstein, for three years at $87 million, a story broken by …

Report: Melton plans to go West, sign with Warriors on 1-year deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia De’Anthony Melton’s Sixers stint is done after two seasons. The North Hollywood, California native has agreed to move to the Golden State Warriors on a one-year, $12.8 million contract, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported. When healthy, Melton often boosted the Sixers with …

The Philadelphia 76ers landed the biggest fish of free agency, agreeing to terms with former L.A. Clippers star Paul George on a reported four-year, $212 million pact in the opening hours of free agency. It represents probably the most impactful free agent signing in Philly’s 75-year franchise history. The Sixers’ faithful should be thrilled with their new Big 3 of …

In one respect, Klay Thompson’s departure from the Golden State Warriors — now that the legendary shooter has agreed in principle to join Dallas on a three-year, $50 million deal with the Mavericks, league sources confirmed to Yahoo Sports — began last offseason, when the Warriors and Thompson could not agree on a contract extension. Golden State offered Thompson a …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill reacts to the four-time NBA champion leaving his Golden State legacy for a new start in Dallas. View more Video Transcript It’s an end of an era in Golden State six NBA finals appearances, four championships, the 2016 game six in the Western conference finals. Masterpiece was authored by Klay Thompson. He leaves …

NBA: New York Knicks at Golden State Warriors Note to the Clippers: This is how you do a goodbye letter. While we’d seen the writing on the wall for months and things seemed inevitable in recent weeks, Monday it became official that Klay Thompson was leaving the Warriors, as they set up a sign-and-trade with his preferred destination, the Dallas …

We are back to reality after a shortened week, which featured Minnesota winning the Commissioner’s Cup by defeating the Liberty 94-89 last Tuesday. Napheesa Collier (21/6/3/3/1) and Bridget Carleton (23/4/5/3, 6 triples) led the way for the Lynx to outduel Breanna Stewart (24/11/3) and Sabrina Ionescu (23/10/4/2). Before we get into Week 8 stuff, let’s briefly recap Week 7 and …

Fresh off an NBA championship, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum will receive the NBA’s richest contract. The 26-year-old and the NBA’s winningest franchise agreed to a supermax extension worth an estimated $315 million over five years, ending in the 2029-30 season, according to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes and The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The deal supersedes the five-year, $304 million contract …

Report: Lakers offered Warriors D-Lo for Klay in sign and trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors reportedly had an opportunity to reunite with a former star player. Before Klay Thompson agreed to sign a reported three-year, $50 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers — one of Thompson’s reported suitors in …

Championship parade making for a banner day in Boston To the victor go the spoils. Jayson Tatum is a victor, having lifted the Celtics to championship No. 18 this past season. He’s also the definition of a player who gets a supermax contract: Best player on an NBA championship team, First-Team All-NBA, averages 26.9 points a night, and is a …

More than 24 hours into free agency, armed with LeBron James’ willingness to take less than a maximum salary should the Lakers find worthy use for their midlevel exception, and the team has yet to make any moves of note. While the Lakers did agree to re-sign Max Christie ahead of the opening of free agency, when teams can negotiate …

Podz recalls ‘sad’ text exchange with CP3 during free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Young Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski has had a rude awakening to NBA free agency during his first professional offseason. The 21-year-old, who was a standout rookie during the 2023-24 NBA season, just lost two mentors and Golden State teammates, Chris Paul and Klay …

Why Melton addition is good post-Klay recovery for Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With Klay Thompson moving to another team, the Warriors knew they had to replace much of what he had provided. Or, more accurately, what made him the practically perfect sidekick for Stephen Curry. Golden State’s priority was adding a point-of-attack defender capable of filling …