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Report: Nuggets give Aaron Gordon 4-year, $133M extension
Locking up a frontcourt starter for the long term, the Denver Nuggets agreed to a four-year, $133 million extension with Aaron Gordon on Monday, the forward's agents told ESPN.,Per the report, Gordon, 29, accepted his $23 million option for the 2025-26 season, with the new pact linking him to the Nu...
Lights on LeBron, Bronny James as Lakers open vs. Wolves
Two teams with every expectation that they will be in the mix come the spring will open the season against each other Tuesday when the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Minnesota Timberwolves.,The Lakers will try to squeeze another quality season out of a veteran duo in LeBron James and Anthony Da...
Reports: Rockets give Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green lucrative extensions
The Houston Rockets had a bounce-back year in 2023-24 thanks in large part to their 2021 draft class. Now, the Rockets are locking up their core for the immediate future.,The Rockets awarded center Alperen Sengun with a five-year, $185 million rookie extension and signed guard Jalen Green to a three...
Hawks extend F Jalen Johnson, reportedly for $150M
The Atlanta Hawks signed forward Jalen Johnson to a multi-year contract extension on Monday.,The team did not disclose the deal's terms, but ESPN reported the extension is for five years and $150 million -- fully guaranteed.,"Jalen Johnson embodies the characteristics we look for as an organization,...
Reports: Rockets G Jalen Green inks 3-year, $106M extension
Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green signed a three-year rookie contract extension worth $106 million on Monday, ESPN and The Athletic reported.,The third year of the extension features a player option. Per ESPN, Green, 22, is the first NBA player to land a 2-plus-1 rookie extension worth at least $100...
Report: Magic G Jalen Suggs gets 5-year, $150.5M contract extension
Guard Jalen Suggs and the Orlando Magic have agreed on a five-year, $150.5 million extension to his rookie contract, ESPN reported Monday.,The 23-year-old Suggs, who signed a four-year, $30 million deal in 2021 that will pay him $9.1 million this season, was voted to the NBA All-Defensive second tea...
Wizards F Corey Kispert agrees to 4-year, $54M extension
Washington Wizards forward Corey Kispert agreed to a four-year, $54 million rookie contract extension.,Agents Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman of Priority Sports confirmed the details Monday with ESPN.,Kispert, 25, is heading into his fourth season since the Wizards drafted him 15th overall in 202...
NBA season-preview capsules: Southeast Division
Orlando Magic,Predicted 2024 record: 50-32,Last season: 47-35, 5th in NBA Eastern Conference. Lost 4-3 to Cleveland Cavaliers in first round of playoffs.,Last time: That Orlando advanced past the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs it was 2009-10. The Magic have made the postseason just f...
WNBA players vote to opt out of CBA after 2025 season
One day after the WNBA ended its most successful season with the New York Liberty winning their first title, the league's players' association announced Monday it will opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement.,In a season of record attendance and television ratings that already have st...
New-look Knicks out to spoil Boston's latest banner raising
The Boston Celtics will begin their quest for back-to-back NBA championships Tuesday when they tip off the 2024-25 season against the visiting New York Knicks.,Boston defeated Dallas in five games to claim the 2023-24 championship. The Celtics haven't won consecutive titles since 1967-68 and 1968-69...
Pelicans G Trey Murphy III signs 4-year, $112M extension
Trey Murphy's hamstring is still hurting but his wallet won't be, as the New Orleans Pelicans forward signed a four-year contract extension worth $112 million, ESPN reported Monday.,The extension reportedly does not include incentives or a player option.,Murphy, 24, averaged 14.8 points, 4.9 rebound...
Report: Bucks vet Khris Middleton (ankles) to miss opener
Bucks star Khris Middleton is expected to miss Milwaukee's season opener Wednesday against the host Philadelphia 76ers as he continues to rehab from ankle injuries, ESPN reported Monday.,The most Middleton has been cleared to do so far is participate in 3-on-3 scrimmages, but he's been limited in pr...
NBA season-preview capsules: Southwest Division
San Antonio Spurs,Predicted 2024-25 record: 38-44,Last season: 22-60, 14th in NBA Western Conference.,Last time ... ,The Spurs had a head coach not named Gregg Popovich it was Bob Hill, who held the job from 1994-96. Popovich's 29-year run on the bench currently stands at 2,209 games.,FanDuel champi...
Age-old question: Can these All-Stars fight off Father Time?
A team comprised of living legends and young and up-and-coming stars comprised Team USA this summer and it was never more clear LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant can still play. ,The trio carried the US to Olympic gold medal in Paris 2024. Among them, they have 10 combined championship titl...
Liberty top Lynx in OT to capture franchise's 1st WNBA title
Nyara Sabally picked a good night to play one of the best games of her life.,In the first overtime winner-take-all Finals game in WNBA history, Sabally had 13 points and seven rebounds off the bench -- and connected on a breakaway layup in overtime that proved to be crucial game-sealing points -- as...
Nyara Sabally helps Liberty capture title in OT vs. Lynx
Nyara Sabally picked a good night to play one of the best games of her life.,In the first overtime winner-take-all Finals game in WNBA history, Sabally had 13 points and seven rebounds off the bench -- and connected on a breakaway layup in overtime that proved to be crucial game-sealing points -- as...
Report: Warriors G Moses Moody agrees to 3-year, $39 million extension
The Golden State Warriors and guard Moses Moody agreed to a three-year, $39 million extension, ESPN reported Sunday.,Moody, who is in the final year of his rookie contract, averaged a career-high 8.1 points in 66 games last season. He is expected to have an expanded role this season after the Warrio...
NBA season-preview capsules: Central Division
1. MILWAUKEE BUCKS,Predicted 2024-25 record: 57-25,Last season: 49-33, 3rd in Eastern Conference,Last time ...,The Bucks reached the second round of the playoffs was 2022, settling for a pair of disappointing first-round exits since then. Milwaukee is also just four seasons removed from a championsh...
NBA season-preview capsules: Pacific Division
1. SACRAMENTO KINGS,Predicted 2024-25 record: 53-29,Last season: 46-36, T-9th in Western Conference,Last time...,The Kings won a playoff series, it was in the 2004 first round against the Mavericks, the same team that had ended Arvydas Sabonis' career in the postseason a year earlier. Arvydas had 23...
NBA season-preview capsules: Atlantic Division
1. BOSTON CELTICS,Predicted 2024-25 record: 60-22,Last season: 64-18, 1st in Eastern Conference,Last time...,The Celtics came off a title run was the 2008-09 campaign. They went 62-20 but got bounced in the Eastern Conference semifinals.,FanDuel championship odds: +310,Roster roll call,Draft Picks:,...