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Bulls, Patrick Williams poised to continue partnership originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich Following Wednesday’s first round of the NBA Draft, Chicago Bulls executive vice president Artūras Karnišovas said he’d wait until free agency plays out to declare the franchise’s identity. But make no mistake: It’s trending younger. On the heels of Karnišovas …

The 2024 NBA offseason has officially begun after the Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals. Unlike previous years, the league’s new collective bargaining agreement allows teams to negotiate with their own players right after the final game of the season. This applies to any player set to hit free agency or eligible for a contract extension in July. …

Nine-time NBA All-Star Paul George declined his $48.8 million option to play for the Los Angeles Clippers next season, making himself one of the league’s most coveted free agents, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 34-year-old averaged 22.6 points (on 47/41/91 shooting splits), 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this past season, leading the Clippers to the first round …

LeBron James has opted out of the final year of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, but the expectation is that he will sign a new deal with the team. So far this offseason, the Lakers have selected his son, Bronny James, with the No. 55 overall pick in the NBA Draft, and they have also hired his Mind the Game …

Report: Klay ‘determined’ to leave Warriors in NBA free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It appears imminent that four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson won’t be back with the Warriors next season. Golden State is “preparing to lose” the franchise icon in NBA free agency, The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Anthony Slater reported Saturday, citing league sources, adding …

It’s official: LeBron James and Paul George are about to be free agents. One of them might even sign with a new team. They are among the many players who, by 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, had to decide whether or not to pick up their player options. Others had to wait until that time to find out whether or …

Klay Thompson’s Warriors career is on the verge of ending. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images) Warriors fans have had plenty of reason to expect Klay Thompson’s exit for the past several months, but the possibility became very real Saturday, when the Athletic reported the team is bracing for Thompson’s exit. The Warriors have reportedly had close …

Vezenkov thanks Kings, fans in heartfelt post after Raptors trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Sasha Vezenkov’s Kings tenure was shortlived, but he’s appreciative of the unforgettable experience nonetheless. Shortly after Sacramento traded Vezenkov to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday after just one season in the NBA with the Kings, the Bulgarian forward shared a heartfelt post on …

The New York Knicks did not extend a qualifying offer to Precious Achiuwa before Saturday’s deadline, as first reported by The Athletic’s Fred Katz, so the big man will become an unrestricted free agent. Achiuwa’s qualifying offer was worth $6.3 million, and while New York has reportedly not ruled out re-signing him, it decided not to jeopardize its salary-cap situation …

Report: C’s pick up Sam Hauser’s team option for 2024-25 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Sam Hauser will reportedly be back with the Boston Celtics for the 2024-25 NBA season. The Celtics picked up Hauser’s $2.1 million team option Saturday, per the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach, preventing the 26-year-old sharpshooter from becoming a restricted free agent. Per sources, the …

The Golden State Warriors drafted Klay Thompson 13 years ago with the No. 11 pick. They almost traded him for Kevin Love 10 years ago, right before he became a perennial All-Star, a gold medalist and an NBA champion. Thompson and the Warriors won three titles in four years after one of the best non-trades in NBA history, then he …

Dunleavy shares Warriors’ outlook on Kuminga, Moody extensions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors have plenty on their plate this NBA offseason, capitalized by franchise icon Klay Thompson’s impending free agency. But with the Oct. 23 deadline to sign 2020 NBA Draft class members to rookie-scale contract extensions looming, could Golden State lock down Jonathan Kuminga and …

Paul George is hitting free agency, and the Philadelphia 76ers are reportedly going to try to persuade him to leave his hometown Los Angeles Clippers. George, a native of Palmdale, California, declined his 2024-25 player option (worth nearly $49 million) shortly before the 5 p.m. ET deadline on Saturday, and, minutes later, Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes reported that the Sixers …

NBA: Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers It’s just going to look wrong — seeing Klay Thompson in anything but a Golden State Warriors blue and gold jersey will feel off. It’s also going to happen. Not only are the Warriors and Klay Thompson not close to a deal on a contract extension, they haven’t talked in weeks and …

Paul George has opted out of the final year of his contract with the Los Angeles Clippers and will become an unrestricted free agent, CBS Sports’ Bill Reiter confirms. He plans to set up meetings with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Orlando Magic and the Clippers on Sunday night, according to The Athletic. George has been with the Clippers since their …

Report: George declines Clippers option, Sixers expected to ‘aggressively pursue’ him originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Paul George appears to very much remain in play for the Sixers. George, who’s been widely linked with the Sixers over the past month, declined his Clippers player option of approximately $48.8 million for the 2024-25 season on Saturday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarwoski reported. …

Klay-PG13 saga leaves Warriors in quite the predicament originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors have spent the last 10 weeks going public with a teamwide recruiting pitch hoping to persuade Klay Thompson to re-sign, allowing them to retain the veteran core that has won four championships in the last 10 years. All while internally exploring the possibility …

When LeBron James signed with the Miami Heat in 2010, he did so at a salary below his max in order to help the team put a proper roster around him. He was also, at around this time, a leader within the NBPA, and he saw the impact this had on his fellow players. Owners from other teams were able …

Former Knicks point guard Immanuel Quickley has received his payday, signing a five-year deal with the Toronto Raptors worth $175 million, sources told SNY’s NBA Insider Ian Begley. The deal was first reported by Shams Charania of the Athletic. It was only a matter of time before Quickley received his big money contract after establishing himself as one of the …

2024 NBA Draft grades: Experts rate Celtics’ Anton Watson pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics didn’t make any trades in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft and selected Gonzaga forward Anton Watson. “I really like him,” Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said of Watson at a press conference Thursday. “Anton’s strength and …

Ah, the dawn of NBA free agency, when hope annually springs eternal. The Boston Celtics are the reigning NBA champions, but your team may be one piece away, and he is waiting for a call to come to the rescue. He could be looking for a $50 million maximum salary, the $13 million midlevel exception or a $3 million veteran …

The Dallas Mavericks are trading Tim Hardaway Jr. and three second-round picks to the Detroit Pistons in exchance for Quentin Grimes, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hardway Jr., 32, had been with the Mavericks for the past six seasons after coming over from the New York Knicks as part of the January 2019 Kristaps Porziņģis trade. Hardaway Jr. is under …

2024 NBA Playoffs – Dallas Mavericks v Los Angeles Clippers In a move for Dallas that is mostly about freeing up cap space to make an offer to Derrick Jones Jr., the Mavericks have agreed to trade veteran sharpshooter Tim Hardaway Jr. to Detroit. The full trade will send Hardaway Jr. and three second-round picks to Detroit for Quentin Grimes, …

Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell, an oft-mentioned player in trade talks, has decided to opt into the final year of his contract, according to people with knowledge of the decision not authorized to speak publicly. The deal is worth $18.7 million. Russell averaged 18 points and 6.3 assists on 45.6% shooting from the field and 41.5% from three-point range. His 226 …

USATSI D’Angelo Russell is opting into the final year and $18.7 million of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Russell, whom the Lakers acquired at the 2023 trade deadline, signed a two-year deal with the Lakers last offseason that included this player option. With trade rumors swirling around him at both the deadline …