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Ben Simmons agrees to 1-year, $3.5M deal with Kings
Former No. 1 overall draft pick Ben Simmons agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Sacramento Kings, his agents confirmed to ESPN on Friday.,The three-time All-Star point guard returns after sitting out the 2025-26 campaign while recuperating from chronic back issues.,Simmons, 30, last pla...
Rockets sign G Amen Thompson to extension
The Houston Rockets announced a contract extension with guard Amen Thompson on Thursday.,The five-year, rookie-scale extension is worth $208 million and includes a 10% trade kicker, according to ESPN.,"Amen represents everything we want our organization to be about," general manager Rafael Stone sai...
Report: Rockets, Amen Thompson reach 5-year, $208M extension
Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson has agreed to a five-year, $208 million rookie-scale contract extension, ESPN reported Thursday morning.,Per the report, Thompson's deal includes a 10% trade kicker.,Thompson, 23, is entering the final season of a four-year rookie contract he signed in 2023. He wi...
NBA fines Clippers $30M, strips 5 1st-rounders in Kawhi Leonard probe
The NBA fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million and stripped away five first-round draft picks to punish the franchise for violating salary cap circumvention rules involving star forward Kawhi Leonard, who was ordered to pay $700,000, the league announced Wednesday.,The NBA's investigation, condu...
76ers bring in 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall, 2 others
The Philadelphia 76ers signed three players including 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall, the team announced on Tuesday.,Guard Jameer Nelson Jr. and forward Saint Thomas also signed contracts, with the team not disclosing terms.,Fall, 30, played last season for the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball A...
Healthy Victor Oladipo asks for 'opportunity to prove it'
Out of the NBA since the 2023-24 season, two-time All-Star Victor Oladipo says he is finally healthy and ready to make a comeback.,The 34-year-old guard penned an open letter to the league's general managers in The Players' Tribune on Tuesday, asking for an opportunity.,The No. 2 overall pick in the...
The NBA Should Replace Its All-Star Break With a Basketball World Cup
The NBA’s February schedule is broken, but moving the basketball World Cup into the All-Star break could create the sport’s biggest annual event....
Heat sign veteran C Nick Richards
The Miami Heat continued to fortify their roster by signing veteran center Nick Richards on Thursday.,The team did not disclose terms of contract, which ESPN reported was for one season.,The Heat announced the signing of five-time All-Star guard Klay Thompson on Sunday and acquired Giannis Antetokou...
Blazers' Shaedon Sharpe out 6 months after knee surgery
Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe is recovering from surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee and will be evaluated again in about six months.,Sharpe, 23, who averaged a career-high 20.8 points per game last season, was injured during a workout last week.,He underwent the proced...
Raptors to retire Kyle Lowry's No. 7 jersey vs. 76ers
The Toronto Raptors will retire point guard Kyle Lowry's No. 7 jersey following their Jan. 10 game against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers.,Lowry will join Hall of Famer Vince Carter (No. 15) as the only members of the Raptors to have their numbers retired.,Lowry, 40, officially retired on July 7 (t...
Don't Write Off Cleveland Cavaliers After an Underwhelming Offseason
The Cavaliers had an underwhelming offseason on the surface, but Cleveland made key moves that could keep the team competitive in the Eastern Conference....
Report: Michael Jordan not expected to return to NBC’s NBA coverage
Hall of Famer Michael Jordan was once hailed as an important piece of NBC's NBA coverage.,A year later, his tenure might be over.,That's according to an article from Front Office Sports, which reported on Wednesday that Jordan's tenure as a special on-air contributor with NBC is expected to end afte...
Report: Jonathan Kuminga agrees to 2-year, $12.4M deal with Timberwolves
Free agent swingman Jonathan Kuminga agreed to a two-year, $12.4 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Kuminga chose Minnesota over the Los Angeles Lakers. The second year of his deal is reportedly a player option.,Kuminga became an unrestricted free agent when the A...
Report: Bennedict Mathurin, Pelicans agree to 2-year deal
Veteran wing Bennedict Mathurin has agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract with the New Orleans Pelicans, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,The deal includes a player option for Mathurin, who split last season between the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Clippers. The Pacers shipped Mathurin to the Clip...
5 Big Overreactions to the 2026 NBA Offseason
The 2026 NBA offseason is winding down. Here are five major overreactions, from the Pistons potentially missing the playoffs to the Knicks repeating....
Reports: Warriors signing G Brandon Williams
The Golden State Warriors are signing free agent guard Brandon Williams to a one-year, $2.6 million contract, his agent told multiple media outlets on Tuesday.,Williams is the Warriors' first signing of a player outside the organization this offseason.,The 26-year-old played in 66 games (15 starts) ...
Autopsy finds cocaine, heroin contributed to Brandon Clarke's death
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke had heroin, cocaine, morphine and multiple prescription drugs in his system when he died, according to the autopsy results released by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner on Monday.,His death was ruled an accident. The effects of heroin and cocaine were r...
Report: Blazers G Shaedon Sharpe (knee) out 6 months
Coming off a career-best scoring season, Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe is expected to miss six months after suffering a torn meniscus in his right knee, ESPN reported Monday.,Sharpe, 23, averaged 20.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 2025-26, helping Portland to its first postse...
Heat sign sharp-shooting guard Klay Thompson
The Miami Heat announced on Sunday night the signing of five-time All-Star guard Klay Thompson after the final year of his contract was bought out by the Dallas Mavericks.,While contract terms were not announced, ESPN reported on Friday that Thompson planned to sign a two-year deal worth nearly $13 ...
Reports: Nuggets add 6-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan
Six-time NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the Denver Nuggets, according to multiple reports.,DeRozan became available after the Sacramento Kings waived him earlier this offseason. He was scheduled to make $25.7 million in 2026-27, but only $10 million of th...