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Getty Images Five-time All-Star and four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson officially marked the end of his time with the Golden State Warriors on Friday. The 34-year-old joined the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade that sent two second-round picks back to Golden State and Mavericks guard Josh Green to the Charlotte Hornets. Thompson let the area, the fans and team know how …

The NBA offseason is marked by drama, excitement and Woj bombs, but it is also defined by a flurry of confusing terms such as “non-taxpayer mid-level exception” and “designated veteran player extension.” There’s also a lot of discussion of aprons, even though there is no cooking involved. So, if you’re confused about why your favorite team can’t sign your favorite …

Hield isn’t Klay, nor does he have to be for Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Splash Brothers are no more. The Splash Step Brothers are never, and neither are the Splash Buddies. Buddy Hield isn’t Klay Thompson, and he doesn’t have to try and replicate a franchise legend to be a smart signing by the Warriors. …

Milwaukee Bucks v Dallas Mavericks We are less than a month away from the Opening Ceremonies of the Paris Olympics, and things are ramping up for the basketball tournaments. USA Basketball Men’s Team opens training camp in Las Vegas on Saturday, and around the globe, Olympic Qualifying Tournaments are picking the final four teams to fill out the 12-team Olympic …

Report: Team with Markkanen interest confident Jazz will trade him originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As the Lauri Markkanen trade sweepstakes heats up, an NBA insider believes one franchise is confident the Utah Jazz star will get moved. At least one team interested in Markannen is projecting confidence that Utah will trade the NBA All-Star forward in the …

Franz Wagner, who was selected eighth overall by the Orlando Magic in 2021, has re-signed with the team. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) Franz Wagner is staying in Orlando. On Friday, the German forward agreed to a massive five-year, $224 million contract extension that will keep him with the Magic for the near future, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal, …

Klay posts moving goodbye to Warriors, Dub Nation: ‘Sea captain out’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Finalizing the end of an era, Klay Thompson officially has said goodbye to the Warriors and Dub Nation. The four-time NBA champion shared a heartfelt post to his Instagram page Friday afternoon, thanking the Warriors and Dub Nation for the memories over …

Cleveland Cavaliers v Orlando Magic – Game Six Franz Wagner is one of the core pieces of a Magic team on the rise, one that won 47 games and was the No. 5 seed last season, so the Orlando Magic locked him up. Wagner agreed to a five-year, $224 million max contract extension to stay with Orlando, a story broken …

Team USA plans to start LeBron James at the Paris Olympics and use him as a point forward, with Stephen Curry playing primarily off the ball, The Athletic’s Joe Vardon reported Friday, citing two sources with USA Basketball. The coaching staff will get its first look at this in Las Vegas, where training camp will begin on Saturday and Team …

Dub Nation bestows splashy nickname on new Steph-Buddy backcourt originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Now that the dust has settled on the Buddy Hield sign-and-trade deal, Warriors fans have given the new Golden State backcourt duo a fitting nickname. While Steph Curry and the recently departed Klay Thompson were known as the Splash Brothers, fans have dubbed the …

Report: Kings ‘team to watch’ for DeRozan sign-and-trade with Bulls originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings have been mostly quiet this NBA offseason, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t putting in the work behind the scenes to land a big-name star. Sacramento has been having conversations around a potential DeMar DeRozan sign-and-trade deal with the Chicago Bulls, …

Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic have agreed to a five-year contract extension, per ESPN and The Athletic. The extension will pay Wagner approximately $224 million, and that number could be even higher if he takes a leap forward next season. If Wagner makes an All-NBA team in 2024-25, then the extension will start at 30% of the following season’s …

Indiana Pacers v New York Knicks – Game Five The Knicks have expanded the Mikal Bridges/Bojan Bogdanovic trade by adding in a sign-and-trade of Shame Milton to Brooklyn, which is a clever bit of salary cap management by New York that frees it up to make future moves. The news of the expanded trade and Milton going to Brooklyn was …

Franz Wagner, who was selected eighth overall by the Orlando Magic in 2021, has re-signed with the team. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) Franz Wagner is staying in Orlando. On Friday, the German forward signed a massive five-year, $224 million contract extension that will keep him with the Orlando Magic for the near future, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal, …

Report: How Hield turns Klay sign-and-trade into five-team deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors lost a franchise icon this offseason as Klay Thompson opted to join the Dallas Mavericks in NBA free agency, but their return hasn’t been shortcoming. Golden State reportedly agreed to contracts with Kyle Anderson and Buddy Hield, which capped off the Thompson …

Matisse Thybulle will not play for Australia at the 2024 Olympics. Thybulle is healthy and wanted to play for the Boomers at the Paris Games, but, when the coaching staff finalized the roster on Thursday, they cut him, per ESPN Australia’s Olgun Uluc. The final roster includes: eight current NBA players (Dyson Daniels, Dante Exum, Josh Giddey, Josh Green, Joe …

Steph unsurprisingly is first Team USA player to report to camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area In typical Steph Curry fashion, the Warriors superstar was the first person to report to Team USA training camp in Las Vegas this week. Curry, who is bracing for his first Olympics to represent his country this summer in Paris, arrived to …

Matisse Thybulle will not play for Australia at the 2024 Olympics. Thybulle is healthy and wanted to play for the Boomers at the Paris Games, but, when the coaching staff finalized the roster on Thursday, they cut him, per ESPN Australia’s Olgun Uluc. The final roster includes: eight current NBA players (Dyson Daniels, Dante Exum, Josh Giddey, Josh Green, Joe …

The Knicks had a whirlwind of an offseason, shocking the NBA world by trading for Mikal Bridges, but now recovering from losing Isaiah Hartenstein in free agency. Although it’s not over yet, we largely have an idea of what the top teams in the East will look like, and can analyze how the Knicks stack up with them. First, let’s …

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 …