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Report: Cavs bringing back C Tristan Thompson
The Cleveland Cavaliers are re-signing free agent center Tristan Thompson to a one-year deal, ESPN reported Friday.,Thompson, 33, averaged 3.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 11.2 minutes in 49 games off Cleveland's bench last season.,He has played 10 of his 13 seasons with the Cavaliers (2011-20, 2023-24)...

Grizzlies F GG Jackson II (foot) out at least 3 months
Memphis Grizzlies second-year forward GG Jackson II is expected to miss at least three months after undergoing surgery on Wednesday to repair a fracture in his right foot.,Jackson, 19, sustained the injury to his fifth metatarsal last week. The team said he's expected to make a full recovery. ,"Whil...

Report: NBA veteran Evan Fournier to play in Europe
Evan Fournier is continuing his pro basketball career in Europe after 12 NBA seasons.,The Athletic reported Monday that Fournier, 31, is signing a two-year, $4 million deal to play for Greece-based Olympiacos. It's a return to European soil for the guard, who played for his native France in the Pari...

Report: Clippers, C Ivica Zubac agree on 3-year, $58.6M extension
The Los Angeles Clippers and center Ivica Zubac agreed on a three-year, $58.6 million extension, ESPN reported Friday.,With the extension, Zubac is guaranteed $70 million over the next four years. The veteran big man scored a career-high 11.7 points on 64.9 percent shooting from the floor last seaso...

Grizzlies F GG Jackson II breaks foot, will undergo surgery
Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson II sustained a broken right foot earlier this week and will undergo surgery, the team announced Friday.,Jackson will have the surgery on Wednesday. The team said it will provide an update after the procedure.,"While playing basketball outside of Dallas on August ...

Pacers G T.J. McConnell agrees to 4-year, $45M deal
Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell agreed to a four-year, $45 million contract extension through 2028-29, his representation Priority Sports told ESPN on Friday.,McConnell had been under contract for $9.3 million for the 2024-25 season. He is now linked to the Pacers for the next five seasons at $5...

Report: Warriors' Stephen Curry agrees to 1-year, $62.6M extension
Warriors star Stephen Curry has agreed to a one-year, $62.6 million extension that keeps him with Golden State through the 2026-27 season.,ESPN reported Thursday that Curry's agent, Jeff Austin, had confirmed the numbers for the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player.,Curry, 36, had two years remaining o...

Report: Celtics, G Lonnie Walker IV agree to 1-year deal
The Boston Celtics and free agent guard Lonnie Walker IV agreed on a one-year contract, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,Walker, 25, will receive an Exhibit 10 training camp contract, per The Athletic. If Walker is waived after camp and plays for the team's G League affiliate in Maine, he would be eligib...
Three NBA Coaches Facing Most Pressure in 2024
As the 2024 NBA Preseason nears, these three coaches are under the most pressure, especially after Joe Mazzulla proved how easy it is to coach in the NBA....

Diamond Sports Group reaches NBA, NHL broadcast deals
Diamond Sports Group will continue to carry local game broadcasts for 20 NBA and NHL teams in the 2024-25 season.,Diamond reached agreements with the NBA and NHL that were disclosed Friday in filings with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.,The subsidiary of Sinclair Broadc...

Report: Pelicans set to waive F Matt Ryan
The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to waive forward Matt Ryan, The Athletic reported Friday.,Ryan, 27, played in 28 games (one start) with the Pelicans last season and averaged 5.4 points with 1.4 rebounds while shooting 45.1 percent from 3-point range. He was claimed off waivers in October and s...

Cavaliers founder Nick Mileti dies at 93
Nick Mileti, the founder of the Cleveland Cavaliers and former owner of the city's MLB franchise, died Wednesday at the age of 93.,Both the Cavaliers and the Cleveland Guardians confirmed his passing with announcements on social media Thursday.,"The Cleveland Guardians are saddened by the loss of fo...

Al Attles, former Warriors star, coach and GM, dies at 87
Hall of Fame member Al Attles, a physical point guard known as "The Destroyer" who later became an NBA champion coach and general manager of the Golden State Warriors, died Tuesday at 87.,The team announced Wednesday that Attles passed away at his home in East Bay, Calif., surrounded by family.,"Alv...
Milwaukee Bucks Snubbed by NBA Christmas Day Slate is Absolutely Disrespectful
The NBA revealed their Christmas Day schedule for 2024, which oddly excluded Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. ...

Raptors sign free agent G Jared Rhoden
The Toronto Raptors signed free agent guard Jared Rhoden on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.,Rhoden, who turns 25 on Aug. 27, averaged 4.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 14.4 minutes in 17 games off the Detroit Pistons' bench in 2023-24.,He compiled career averages of 4.1 points, 2.3 boards and 14.3 minu...

Report: 76ers sign French Olympian Guerschon Yabusele
Forward Guerschon Yabusele agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, ESPN reported on Sunday. ,Yabusele, a 6-foot-8, 260-pound power forward, helped host France capture the silver medal at the Olympics earlier this month. He scored 20 points in the gold-medal match aga...

Report: Bulls to sign F Kenneth Lofton Jr.
Free agent forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. is signing a one-year contract with the Chicago Bulls, The Athletic reported Friday.,Lofton, 22, played for three teams -- the Memphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz -- last season and averaged a combined 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 9....

NBA schedule release: Champion Celtics open vs. Knicks
The Boston Celtics will raise their 18th championship banner on Oct. 22 before hosting the rival New York Knicks for the first game of the 2024-25 NBA season.,The NBA released the complete schedule for the regular season on Thursday after revealing the Emirates NBA Cup (in-season tournament) schedul...

Report: Joe Harris retires from NBA after 10 seasons
Sharpshooter Joe Harris is retiring after 10 NBA seasons, The Athletic reported Thursday.,The Cavaliers selected Harris with the No. 33 overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft, and he averaged 10.3 points over 504 games (283 starts) with Cleveland (2014-16), the Brooklyn Nets (2016-23) and Detroit Piston...

Report: Jazz sign G Patty Mills to 1-year, $3.3M deal
The Utah Jazz are signing free agent guard Patty Mills to a one-year, $3.3 million deal, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Mills, 36, is entering his 16th season and playing for his sixth team. His deal is fully guaranteed, per the report.,He split last season with Atlanta and Miami, averaging 4.0 points and...