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Veteran G Kyle Lowry back with 76ers one-year deal
Six-time All-Star guard Kyle Lowry is returning to play for his hometown Philadelphia 76ers, he said on Instagram Thursday.,Lowry's new deal with the Sixers is a one-year contract, according to ESPN.,Lowry, 38, signed with Philadelphia midseason after the Miami Heat traded him to the Charlotte Horne...

Schedule revealed for newly renamed Emirates NBA Cup
The NBA is preparing for the second year of its in-season tournament, now branded as the Emirates NBA Cup.,The league said Thursday that the second annual tournament will begin Nov. 12 with regular-season fixtures designated as NBA Cup games.,As with last year's competition, teams will be drawn into...
The Utah Jazz Won the Donovan Mitchell Trade
The Cleveland Cavaliers mortgaged their future for Donovan Mitchell, and they're still a middle of the road team in the NBA's Eastern Conference....
Nobody Wants to Trade for Brandon Ingram
The New Orleans Pelicans are having a hard time finding a team that wants to trade for Brandon Ingram....

Team USA starts slowly, tops Canada in pre-Olympic opener
Anthony Edwards scored 13 points, Stephen Curry added 12 and Anthony Davis posted a double-double as Team USA topped Canada 86-72 on Wednesday in a men's basketball exhibition in Las Vegas.,Jrue Holiday had 11 points, Bam Adebayo grabbed seven rebounds and Tyrese Haliburton contributed six assists t...

Reports: NBA office receives Amazon, NBC rights proposals
The NBA has received 11-year, $75.9 billion proposals that would grant broadcasting rights to NBC and Amazon Prime Video starting with the 2025-26 season, according to multiple media reports on Wednesday.,ABC/ESPN, owned by Disney, would retain certain broadcast rights, including the NBA Finals. TNT...

Jontay Porter pleads guilty in gambling scandal
Former NBA player Jontay Porter pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a New York federal courtroom on Wednesday.,He admitted to disclosing confidential information to sports bettors in games he was going to rig and placing bets himself "in order to get out from under gambling debt," h...

Wolves promote Matt Lloyd to general manager
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced the promotion of Matt Lloyd to general manager on Wednesday.,Lloyd spent the past two seasons as the club's senior vice president of basketball operations.,Before joining Minnesota, he spent 10 seasons with the Orlando Magic and 13 with the Chicago Bulls.,"We are...

Jayson Tatum, A'ja Wilson land on covers of NBA 2K25
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson and the legendary Vince Carter will adorn the covers of the latest NBA 2K25 series of video games.,Tatum will be on the cover of the standard edition, Wilson will represent the game's WNBA version and Carter will be the face of the...

Clippers officially re-sign star G James Harden
The Los Angeles Clippers re-signed 10-time All-Star James Harden on Wednesday.,Terms of the deal were not announced but multiple outlets reported early last week it's a two-year deal worth $70 million, with a player option in Year 2 of the deal.,Harden, 34, averaged 16.6 points, 8.5 assists and 5.1 ...

Report: Anthony Edwards signs multiyear extension with Adidas
Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards has signed a multiyear extension with sneaker brand Adidas that is worth around $50 million, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,Edwards has been with Adidas since entering the NBA in 2020. His first shoe, the AE1, was released in November 2023 and becam...

Sixers sign 16-year veteran G Eric Gordon
The Philadelphia 76ers announced the signing of 16-year veteran Eric Gordon on Wednesday.,Terms of the deal with the 35-year-old shooting guard were not disclosed.,Gordon averaged 11.0 points and shot 37.8 percent from 3-point range in 68 games (24 starts) for the Phoenix Suns in 2023-24.,"Eric is a...

Team USA's Kawhi Leonard withdraws from Olympics
Team USA forward Kawhi Leonard will not compete in the Paris Olympics, USA Basketball announced Wednesday.,The Los Angeles Clippers star withdrew in order to spend the summer preparing for the 2024-25 NBA season.,"Kawhi has been ramping up for the Olympics over the past several weeks and had a few s...

Celtics owner eyeing industry record sale price
Wyc Grousbeck announced that he will put the Boston Celtics up for sale shortly after the team won its record 18th NBA title. Now, there's another record the Celtics could set.,Grousbeck said in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday that he wants to sell the Celtics for a record price.,The most lucrativ...

Pistons claim C/F Paul Reed off waivers from 76ers
The Detroit Pistons claimed center/forward Paul Reed off waivers on Tuesday, three days after the Philadelphia 76ers had released him.,Reed, 25, averaged 7.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.0 blocks and 19.4 minutes in 82 games (24 starts) last season for Philadelphia. ,The 76ers selected him i...

Agents: Pistons G Cade Cunningham lands max extension
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham agreed to a five-year, $224 million maximum rookie extension, his agents confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.,The deal could become worth up to $269 million, according to representatives Jeff Schwartz and James Dunleavy of Excel Basketball.,Cunningham, 22, was the No. ...

Nets re-sign G/F Trendon Watford for 2024-25
The Brooklyn Nets re-signed guard/forward Trendon Watford for the 2024-25 season on Tuesday.,Terms were not disclosed, but ESPN reported that Watford agreed to the Nets' $2.7 million qualifying offer.,Watford, 23, averaged 6.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 13.6 minutes in 63 games (two starts) in his fir...

Paul George: Clippers' initial offer was 'disrespectful'
Paul George said he received a "disrespectful" first offer during his season-long negotiations with the Los Angeles Clippers before eventually signing a four-year, $212 million with the Philadelphia 76ers as a free agent.,Speaking on "Podcast P with Paul George," the nine-time All-Star said Los Ange...

Agent: Heat re-sign F Haywood Highsmith to $11M deal
The Miami Heat are bringing back free agent Haywood Highsmith on a two-year, $11 million deal, the forward's agent confirmed to ESPN on Monday.,Highsmith, 27, averaged a career-high 6.1 points with 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 66 games (26 starts) with the Heat in 2023-24.,He entered the league a...

Report: Pelicans signing C Daniel Theis to 1-year deal
The New Orleans Pelicans are signing free agent center Daniel Theis to a one-year deal, ESPN reported Monday.,Theis, 32, will be joining his sixth NBA team since entering the league with the Boston Celtics in 2017-18.,He spent most of the 2023-24 season with the Los Angeles Clippers, averaging 6.3 p...