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Report: Suns G Eric Gordon to decline $3.4M option
Phoenix Suns veteran guard Eric Gordon will decline his player option for 2024-25, The Athletic reported Thursday, and become a free agent.,The 35-year-old former first-round draft pick averaged 11.0 points with 2.0 assists in 68 games (24 starts) for the Suns this past season, his 16th in the NBA. ...
Kawhi Leonard, Joel Embiid healthy for Team USA training camp
Head coach Steve Kerr expects to have all hands on deck when Team USA begins training camp in Las Vegas, ramping up to the Olympics in Paris.,Kerr said three players with injuries at the end of the playoffs -- Kawhi Leonard (Clippers), Joel Embiid (76ers) and Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers) -- would not ...
Sky C Elizabeth Williams (knee) out for season
Chicago Sky center Elizabeth Williams will miss the rest of the season following surgery for a torn meniscus, the team announced Thursday.,Williams, 31, sustained the injury to her right knee during Chicago's 79-71 victory at Washington on June 6.,The former WNBA All-Star averaged 10.0 points, 7.0 r...
Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis out 5-6 months after surgery
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is expected to miss five to six months after undergoing surgery on his lower right leg, the team announced Thursday.,That timeline would put Porzingis' return as late November to December at the earliest.,Porzingis, 28, sustained a torn retinaculum and disloc...
The NBA Draft Doesn't Need To Be Two Nights
The 2024 NBA Draft is underwhelming enough, so it really doesn't need the second round to be dragged out any longer....
Best NBA Draft Second Round Picks Of All-Time
We ranked the top second round picks in the history of the NBA Draft, headlined by Nikola Jokic....
Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher No. 1 overall in NBA draft
With Victor Wembanyama on the table, there was little doubt as to who was going No. 1 overall at last year's NBA draft.,It was a different story this time around.,Fellow Frenchmen Zaccharie Risacher and Alexandre Sarr frequently traded places atop the board in mock drafts over the past month, but it...
Best players still available in 2024 NBA Draft
The second round of the 2024 NBA Draft kicks off Thursday night with the No. 31 pick, held by the Toronto Raptors. ,With well-known names and unknown talents vying to be selected before the draft ends with the 58th pick, here are the prospects viewed as the top available players: ,1. SG Johnny Furph...
Fever F Damiris Dantas returns from knee injury
Indiana Fever forward Damiris Dantas is ready to play four months after an MCL injury.,Dantas, 31, is a nine-year veteran, having played six seasons in two stints with the Minnesota Lynx and three seasons with the Atlanta Dream before joining the Fever on a guaranteed two-year contract in February.,...
Fever look to bounce back against host Storm
The Indiana Fever saw their four-game winning streak end Sunday in an 88-87 defeat to the host Chicago Sky. On Thursday, Indiana travels farther west, looking to bounce back against the Seattle Storm.,Seattle (10-6) welcomes Caitlin Clark and Indiana (7-11) off a historic individual performance for ...
Reports: Nic Claxton, Nets reach 4-year, $100 million deal
Center Nic Claxton has reached an agreement on a four-year, $100 million contract extension with the Brooklyn Nets, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,ESPN identified Claxton as "intends to sign" while The Athletic termed him "nearing plans to sign" with a guaranteed amount of $96 million.,Claxton...
Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher No. 1 overall in 2024 NBA Draft
The Atlanta Hawks selected forward Zaccharie Risacher with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday night.,Risacher comes out of France, where he most recently played for JL Bourg-en-Bresse of LNB Elite, the country's premier division of professional basketball.,In 32 games last sea...
Report: Trail Blazers obtain Deni Avdija from Wizards for Malcolm Brogdon, picks
The Portland Trail Blazers are acquiring forward Deni Avdija from the Washington Wizards for veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon, the No. 14 overall pick in Wednesday's draft, a first-round draft choice in 2029 and future second-round pick, ESPN reported.,Avdija, 23, is coming off the best of his four NBA...
Sky rookie Angel Reese set to battle Aces' A'ja Wilson
The WNBA's post stars of the present and future will battle when the re-energized Las Vegas Aces travel to the Chicago Sky Thursday. ,Chicago rookie Angel Reese is making her case as the league's most promising frontcourt rookie, but she has never faced the defending two-time champion Aces and their...
Sun seek rebound vs. surging Mystics after two losses
Despite consecutive losses on the road against two of the Western Conference's top teams in Las Vegas and Seattle, the Connecticut Sun remain confident in their ability to win a WNBA title.,"We have a chemistry that's been around for a long time," forward DeWanna Bonner said. "Other teams are going ...
Knicks keep OG Anunoby with five-year, $212.5M deal
OG Anunoby and the New York Knicks agreed to a five-year, $212.5 million deal on Wednesday, two days after he opted out of the final year of his existing deal. ,Contract terms were reported by The Athletic and ESPN less than an hour before the NBA draft began on Wednesday.,Rather than hit free agenc...
Suns owner: Kevin Durant staying in Phoenix to compete for title
Suns owner Mat Ishbia dropped his own draft night news on Wednesday, declaring "drama" surrounding Phoenix trading Kevin Durant is pure fiction. ,Ishbia responded via social media to multiple reports on Tuesday and TV commentary on Wednesday that linked the Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls and others ...
Report: Heat on verge of max extension with Bam Adebayo
The Miami Heat and All-Star center Bam Adebayo are in agreement on a three-year max extension worth $166 million, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,The deal would kick in for the 2026-27 season and keep the five-time All-Defensive player in Miami through the 2028-29 campaign. Adebayo is set to make $...
Surging Lynx look to stay hot vs. reeling Wings
The WNBA's hottest and coldest teams square off on Thursday afternoon when the Minnesota Lynx and Dallas Wings meet in Arlington, Texas.,The Lynx (13-3) head to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex after a 94-89 win in New York on Tuesday in the Commissioner's Cup final. Bridget Carleton scored 23 points...
Report: Warriors would offer Paul George max contract
The Golden State Warriors are aggressively pursuing trade options for Los Angeles Clippers superstar Paul George and would offer him the four-year max extension he's seeking, ESPN reported Wednesday.,George reportedly is in a staredown with the Clippers, who are offering the nine-time All-Star a thr...