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This offseason, Cleveland spent championship-level money on its core four players. The Cavaliers extended Donovan Mitchell with a three-year, $150.3 million max contract, Evan Mobley with a five-year, $224.2 million max contract, and Jarrett Allen with a three-year, $90.7 million deal. All that on top of the five-year, $197.2 million extension Cleveland gave Darius Garland a year ago. That’s a …

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores throws T-shirts to fans in the stands, football style. (Gregory Shamus / Getty Images) Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is set to buy a 27% stake of the Chargers, according to a person not authorized to speak publicly because of the confidential nature of the sale, resolving a long-running dispute between Dea Spanos Berberian and …

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores has reached an agreement to buy a 27% stake in the Los Angeles Chargers, according to three people familiar with the details. The deal still requires approval from NFL owners. If completed, the transaction would end a years-long saga involving the four children of Alex Spanos, the longtime owner who bought the Chargers in 1984 …

Columbus announced today that they have reduced the training camp roster by five players. The roster now has 25 forwards, 13 defensemen, and four goaltenders. View the original article to see embedded media. Stanislav Svozil – Loaned to the Cleveland Monsters Jake Gaudet – Returned to Cleveland (AHL Contract) Stefan Matteau – Returned to Cleveland (AHL Contract) Justin Pearson – …

Why Celtics are better equipped to repeat than previous five champs originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Celtics hope to become the first repeat champions since the 2017-18 Warriors, and they’ve got no shortage of recent examples to examine in the hopes of avoiding what can go wrong. Only one other time in NBA history (from 1975-80) has there …

By the middle of last season, it was obvious the question was when, not if: How long before Victor Wembanyama is the best player on the planet? Five years? Three years? Discussing it with people around the league, there were some who said next year, and while they may have been in the minority they were not laughed out of …

Is this finally the season Onyeka Okongwu breaks out for fantasy football? (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) In the final chapter of our fantasy basketball breakout series, we shift our focus to the centers poised to shine this season. After covering the breakout guards and forwards earlier this week, I’ve identified four big men who’ve yet to finish inside the …

SNY’s Ian Begley will be responding to Knicks questions from readers. Here’s the latest… Ian…Perhaps the Knicks should trade Mitchell Robinson to Portland for Robert Williams? – @hoppysport This brings up a major question for the Knicks: do you start the season with what you have or do you try to make a trade immediately to replace the injured Mitchell …

In last year’s draft guide, I wrote tips and strategies for dynasty leagues. However, looking back, it ended up being more about setting up a dynasty league with some strategy mixed in. This year, we assume that you already have a league, so we’ll prioritize tips over how to run a league. Dynasty leagues can be a lot of fun …

Dunleavy details tough balancing act as Warriors’ timeline shrinks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Mike Dunleavy swung for the fences in his first act as Warriors general manager last offseason, trading Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards for Chris Paul in a win-now move that wound up with Golden State taking a sad bus ride …

(J’Kel Anderson/Yahoo Sports Illustration) Anyone can list the best players in the NBA, but basketball is as much about chemistry as it is talent. Within each of the league’s 30 teams is a hierarchy, and how well each of the five players on the court understands and performs his role within that hierarchy is every bit as important as his …

(Taylar Sievert/Yahoo Sports Illustration) Anyone can list the best players in the NBA, but basketball is as much about chemistry as it is talent. Within each of the league’s 30 teams is a hierarchy, and how well each of the five players on the court understands and performs his role within that hierarchy is every bit as important as his …

Joe Wolf, a former North Carolina captain for Dean Smith and went on to play for seven teams in an 11-year NBA career before becoming a coach, died unexpectedly Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks announced. Wolf, an assistant coach for the Wisconsin Herd – the Bucks’ G League affiliate – was 59. “Throughout his life, Joe touched many lives and was …

Tim Fuller has done just about everything in the basketball space. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) Troy Thompson couldn’t be reached. He didn’t want to be reached. The father of prodigious twin basketball players, Thompson’s voicemail warned interested parties not to leave messages on his personal line throughout the spring of 2021 — no matter the blue bloods or prestigious prep schools …

Defensive focus key to Warriors reestablishing championship identity originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – For all the offensive fireworks the Warriors provided over the years between the star power of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant and many others in their decade as a dynasty, it always was the other side of the ball that led …

Joe Wolf remains one of Wisconsin’s great basketball players. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) Joe Wolf, a retired NBA veteran who remains one of the best players the state of Wisconsin has ever produced, has died, the Milwaukee Bucks announced Thursday. He was 59 years old. Wolf’s cause of death was not announced, but Mark Miller of Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook reports …

The word that comes to mind, or rather to the heart of everything with Derrick Rose, is focus. It takes an inordinate amount of focus to make it through a treacherous road to even get to a professional level and even more steel to elevate. For Rose, the Chicago-born-and-bred kid who quietly announced his retirement Thursday morning — while taking …

SPORTS-BKN-BULLS-ROSE-TB Derrick Rose, the former MVP and one of the most beloved and respected players in the NBA, announced his retirement on Thursday morning after 15 seasons. As word filtered through the NBA world today, reactions of appreciation, love, and respect poured in for Rose. Check out some of those reactions, and a few highlights as well. The city took …

Warriors believe motivated Wiggins primed for bounce-back season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – More so than rising young up-and-comers Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski, newcomers in De’Anthony Melton, Kyle Anderson and Buddy Hield, or anybody else on the roster, Andrew Wiggins is without a doubt the biggest X-factor in the Warriors digging themselves out of …

Tatum talks lofty new goals: ‘Everything sounds crazy until you do it’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If Jayson Tatum is bothered by any summer disrespect, it is not apparent in this moment. Tatum is strutting around a makeshift photo shoot inside the GBH building across the street from the Celtics’ training facility in Brighton. He’s got the Larry …

Celtics rookie Baylor Scheierman knows his path to playing time originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s not easy for rookies drafted late in the first round to earn regular playing time in the NBA, especially on a contending team like the Boston Celtics that has so much veteran talent. There are ways to earn a consistent role, however, and …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill reflects on the former MVP and Rookie of the Year’s career as the point guard retired after 15 seasons in the NBA. View more Video Transcript Derrick Rose may never make the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He may be the one MVP who won’t have that distinction. He may not have his …

Last season, Zion Williamson played in 70 games, averaged 22.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5 assists a night while shooting 57% from the field. Yet, he didn’t make the All-Star team, was not particularly close to making an All-NBA team, and when the play-in came he pulled his hamstring during a 40-point performance against the Lakers and couldn’t be there …

By Raphielle Johnson “The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.” Those were the words of the late, great Al McGuire. While his comment pertained to college basketball, that can also be said for the NBA. While we’ve seen rookies enter the league and take it by storm with little to no delay, most are better equipped to …

Joel Embiid represents both a risk and a value in fantasy basketball drafts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Fantasy basketball rankings can vary significantly by league type. Players who are great in points leagues may not be so great in category leagues. In head-to-head categories, you also have punting to consider. There are general guidelines that are helpful to follow — …