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It shouldn’t have been hard to see Kyrie Irving joining the Brooklyn Nets coming. Not only were rumors running rampant about his interest in signing with Brooklyn in the days and hours leading up to the official start of free agency, but the six-time All-Star grew up in New Jersey rooting for the last great […]

News of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving teaming up on the Brooklyn Nets has been public for less than 24 hours. They won’t be able to put pen to paper on new contracts until July 6, and there’s a chance basketball’s newest superstar tandem won’t even take the floor together until the 2020-21 season. Still, […]

The New York Knicks have added yet another big man on a multi-year with an eight-figure annual salary. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Bobby Portis has agreed to a two-year, $31 million contract with the Knicks in free agency. Free agent Bobby Portis has agreed to a two-year, $31M deal with the Knicks, agent Mark […]

Players of Jared Dudley’s caliber normally sit out the first few days of free agency, waiting for the league’s marquee players to make decisions that inevitably affect their own. That proved the case on Sunday, as a dizzying night of package deals, surprise signings, and shocking sign-and-trades left the open market absent any superstars with […]

The Indiana Pacers will look much different going forward than they have since Victor Oladipo was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder two years ago. Still, that hardly means the Pacers’ franchise player isn’t happy for teammates who cashed in with other teams in free agency. In response to Thaddeus Young thanking Indiana and the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will sign free-agent forward Mario Hezonja to a one-year, minimum contract that includes a player option for a second season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Free agent F Mario Hezonjia has agreed to a one-year minimum deal — with a player option — with the Portland Trail Blazers, CAA agent Michael […]

Klay Thompson has officially agreed to a five-year, $190 million max contract with the Golden State Warriors, according to Mercury News’ Mark Medina (first reported by Marc Stein). The Athletic’s Anthony Slater reported more details of the trade: Source: It's a full five-year max for Klay Thompson, not a 4+1. No player option on the […]

The Utah Jazz have already found a replacement for Derrick Favors. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, big man Ed Davis has agreed to a two-year, $10 million contract with the Jazz in free agency. Free agent F Ed Davis has agreed to a two-year, $10M with the Utah Jazz, CAA agent Aaron Mintz tells ESPN. […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ popularity was already on the rise. After rocking the NBA by bringing in both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency, though, the Nets appear poised to become New York City’s favorite team – and will have the gate revenue to show for it. As noted by Front Office Sports, Google […]

The New York Knicks’ hopes were dashed again on Sunday, in especially depressing fashion. After clearing enough salary in the Kristaps Porzingis trade to sign two max-level free agents this summer, the Knicks watched their top two targets, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, agree to team up for the cross-town Brooklyn Nets mere moments into […]

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving rocked the NBA world by taking their talent to the Brooklyn Nets. Kemba Walker took Irving’s place, changing the course of his career to sign with the Boston Celtics. Tobias Harris, the max-level free agent who would garner interest from as many as 10 teams, will remain with the Philadelphia […]

Kyrie Irving has agreed to sign a four-year, $141 million max-level contract with the Brooklyn Nets in free agency, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan will be joining Irving in Brooklyn: Sources: Durant will sign a 4-year, $164M deal with the Nets; Irving will sign 4-years, $141M. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) […]

Kevin Durant is planning to sign a four-year, $164 million max contract with the Brooklyn Nets, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It speaks of Durant’s standing on the league’s individual hierarchy that he was able to secure the longest and most lucrative contract possible in free agency despite rupturing his Achilles tendon in Game 5 of […]

Free agency hasn’t even begun, and it’s already seen a fair share of league-changing surprises. Once free agency is officially ongoing on Sunday evening, though, none of the NBA’s 30 teams will be surprised at their spending capabilities leading up to 2019-20. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the salary cap for […]

After Saturday’s flurry of activity involving big-name players, D’Angelo Russell is one step closer to toward his next NBA destination. And should his top choices fail to result in an agreement, the Brooklyn Nets’ guard apparently already has multiple contingency plans in place. Russell will have interest in signing with the New York Knicks and […]

The Boston Celtics will renounce the rights to Terry Rozier, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, making him an unrestricted free agent. Boston will renounce the rights to guard Terry Rozier – to open up a max slot for Kemba Walker – and he’ll become an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. […]

Kyrie Irving will begin free agency by meeting with the Brookyn Nets on Sunday night, at which time both sides are optimistic they will agree on a four-year, $141 million contract, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Free agent Kyrie Irving is meeting with the Brooklyn Nets in New York on Sunday and both sides are […]

Kemba Walker has informed the Charlotte Hornets that he plans to sign with the Boston Celtics in free agency, according to Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer. .@KembaWalker has conveyed to the @hornets he intends to sign with the Boston Celtics once free-agent contracts are allowed July 6, multiple sources say. — Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell) […]

Klay Thompson’s future, at least when it comes to putting pen to paper, remains unknown. Considering this latest development, it seems even more likely than ever that he’ll re-sign with the Golden State Warriors when free agency officially opens on Sunday evening. According to Marcus Thompson of The Athletic, Thompson will join in on the […]

The New York Knicks, despite their standing seemingly having deteriorated since the regular season, remain convinced that they are serious suitors for Kevin Durant in free agency. But with realistic dreams of bringing in the two-time Finals MVP and another max-level free agent almost entirely gone, New York is shifting at least some of its […]

Nikola Mirotic, poised to sign a multi-year eight-figure contract in free agency, has elected to leave the NBA and sign with EuroLeague power Barcelona, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. NBA free agent Nikola Mirotic has decided to sign with Euroleague club Barcelona, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Mirotic was in the market for $45-50M […]

LeBron James has proven over and over that any supposed comfort and willingness to take a back seat offensively is never actually realized on a consistent basis. He was deferential to a fault during his first season with the Miami Heat, before heeding the advice of Dwyane Wade to be himself and driving Miami to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves, it’s been known for weeks, plan on aggressively pursuing D’Angelo Russell in free agency this summer. The problem for Karl-Anthony Towns and his team is that the Timberwolves, as currently constructed, lack the cap space to sign the Brooklyn Nets’ guard outright, and prevailing wisdom is that they’re also absent the tradable […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have interest in signing Al Horford, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times, but are wary of the likely asking price it will take to match the offers of competing teams. The Pelicans are indeed interested in Al Horford, according to one league source with knowledge of the situation, […]

Collective shock across the basketball world in reaction to the abrupt retirement of Darren Collison, most assumed, was limited to media and league followers. The veteran point guard, poised to earn an eight-figure salary in free agency in the final years of his playing prime, must have informed the Indiana Pacers about his stunning decision, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have usurped the LA Clippers as the biggest threat to lure Kawhi Leonard away from the Toronto Raptors in free agency, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Things change fast in #thisleague: With free agency a day and change away, it's the Lakers who have convinced Las Vegas […]

The next three weeks are of major import for the Milwaukee Bucks. Khris Middleton, Malcolm Brogdon, and Brook Lopez headline a cast of incumbent free agents that made up a majority of the their rotation, and the Bucks will only have enough spending capital to retain three or four of them – and maybe less. […]

The Golden State Warriors have extended a qualifying offer to Jordan Bell, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, making the second-year big man a restricted free agent. The Golden State Warriors have extended a qualifying offer to forward Jordan Bell, making him a restricted free agent, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — […]

Coaching in the NFL is grueling enough by itself. Fulfilling coaching duties while managing a life-threatening illness, then, should be impossible. But it wasn’t for Thomas McGaughey, the New York Giants special teams coordinator who somehow managed to undergo six rounds of chemotherapy last season while helping his unit improve from dead last to third, […]

Despite some big-name talent in the backfield, the Buffalo Bills seem prepared to employ a multi-faceted attack at running back this season. Considering the age of two players fighting for snaps, carries, and touches, that development should come as no surprise. According to team beat writer Nate Mendelson, the Bills have split first-team reps at […]

Connor Barwin remains unsigned with training camp fast approaching, leading to speculation that the 11-year veteran might be contemplating retirement. Not only does he fully intend on continuing his career in 2019, but Barwin knows exactly with which team he wants to play, too. “I’m trying to come back and play for the Eagles,” he […]

The Baltimore Ravens are zigging when the rest of the NFL is zagging. Behind rising sophomore signal-caller Lamar Jackson, the Ravens are poised to run the ball more than any other team in the league, perhaps by a significant margin. While that reality may make it especially difficult to assess his team’s offense performance throughout […]

The New York Giants have made it clear that Daniel Jones was drafted as the team’s quarterback of the future. Given Eli Manning’s relative struggles in the twilight of his career, though, it always went without saying that the clamoring of fans for a changing of the guard would lead to a quarterback controversy of […]

Vince Young’s playing days ended in a haze of swirling rumors about problems with addiction and mental health. Eight years and multiple run-ins with law enforcement later, he’s opening up on the troubles that cut his would-be stellar NFL career short. In an appearance on Houston’s Sports Radio 610, Young clarified that his recent stint […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed veteran center Josh LeRibeus, the team announced on Friday. We have signed sixth-year center Josh LeRibeus.https://t.co/DzH2gprkcz — Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) June 28, 2019 Tampa Bay had an open roster spot for training camp after releasing running back Shaun Wilson last week, reducing its number of players to 89. […]

Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Aaron Neary has been suspended for the first four games of the 2019 season for violating the NFL’s policy on substances of abuse, the league announced on Friday. Neary’s suspension likely stems from him being arrested in February on suspicion of driving under the influence. According to USA Today, local […]

New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata has been suspended for the first four games of the 2019 season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, the league announced on Friday. Onyemata’s suspension likely stems from a misdemeanor summons for marijuana possession issued to him by local law enforcement in February, according to ESPN. The […]

Once considered potentially career-threatening, the all-encompassing evolution of sports medicine has rendered torn ACLs an injury from which the vast majority of professional athletes make a full recovery. It’s even become normal for players to come back from a torn ACL less than a year after initially suffering the injury, and on some occasions closer […]

Mo Bamba, remember, is still just 21 years old. A reminder of the Orlando Magic center’s youth makes it seem far less surprising he would have so much audible fun sliding down a tube in Beijing. What it doesn’t explain, though, is how the impossibly-long Bamba managed to fit in the cart that provided him […]