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Report: Bucks waive Damian Lillard, sign Myles Turner
The Milwaukee Bucks are waiving nine-time All-Star guard Damian Lillard and signing free agent center Myles Turner, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The Bucks are stretching the remaining $113 million on Lillard's contract over the next five seasons, per the report, using the "stretch and release" provision i...
Report: Knicks signing Guerschon Yabusele to 2-year deal
The New York Knicks are signing free agent big man Guerschon Yabusele to a two-year, $12 million contract, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The deal also includes a player option for the 29-year-old Frenchman, who returned to the NBA last season and averaged 11.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 70 gam...
Report: Thunder sign SGA to record 4-year, $285M extension
The Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a four-year, $285.4 million super maximum contract extension with league and NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The deal runs through the 2030-31 season and at $71.35 million marks the highest annual salary in NBA history.,Philadelphia ...
Report: Knicks set second interview with Mike Brown
The New York Knicks reportedly have reached the finalist stage in their search for a head coach.,The Athletic reported that the Knicks have scheduled a second interview with Mike Brown, set for Tuesday.,In addition, James Borrego and Micah Nori also could get second interviews, according to Tuesday'...
Detroit Pistons Sign Caris LeVert Because Malik Beasley Might Be in Big Trouble
Caris LeVert joins the Pistons on a two-year deal as Detroit navigates Malik Beasley’s legal limbo and Jaden Ivey’s injury recovery....
Reports: Knicks add veteran G Jordan Clarkson
Jordan Clarkson agreed to a buyout from the Utah Jazz on Monday, and he intends to sign with the New York Knicks when he clears waivers, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.,Clarkson, four years removed from being selected the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year, played just 37 games (nine starts) las...
Reports: Bucks retain Kevin Porter Jr., Gary Trent Jr., Tauren Prince
Three veteran free agents agreed to two-year contracts to remain with the Milwaukee Bucks, according to multiple media reports on Monday.,Kevin Porter Jr.'s deal reportedly is worth $11 million, with Gary Trent Jr. to get $7.5 million and Taurean Prince to receive $7.1 million.,Milwaukee did lose on...
Pistons reportedly land G Cavis LeVert for 2 years, $29M
Caris LeVert, a former collegiate star at Michigan, reportedly is heading back to the Great Lakes State.,The 30-year-old guard agreed to a two-year, $29 million deal with the Detroit Pistons, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.,LeVert could take the place of free agent wing Malik Beasley, who...
Reports: Veteran G Dennis Schroder agrees to deal with Kings
Dennis Schroder will join the Sacramento Kings on a free agent deal, The Athletic reported Monday. Terms of the contract were not yet known.,The Kings were interested in both Schroder and Russell Westbrook as veteran backcourt options, according to multiple reports, and they still may sign both.,Sch...
Reports: Hawks, Nickeil Alexander-Walker agree to $62M deal
The Atlanta Hawks plan to acquire shooting guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker in a sign-and-trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves, multiple reports said Monday.,Alexander-Walker will receive a new four-year, $62 million contract that features a player option and a trade kicker, according to ESPN.,The de...
Reports: Brook Lopez agrees to two-year deal with Clippers
Veteran big man Brook Lopez has agreed to a two-year, $18 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, according to multiple reports on Monday.,Lopez, 37, is a veteran of 17 seasons with the last seven coming for the Milwaukee Bucks. He was a member of the Bucks' team that won the 2021 NBA Finals.,Lo...
Report: Dorian Finney-Smith to Rockets on 4-year, $53M deal
Nine-year NBA veteran Dorian Finney-Smith will sign a four-year contract with the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports on Monday.,The deal is reported to be valued at $53 million for the defensive standout.,It is the Rockets' second acquisition of the offseason following a blockbuster trad...
Reports: Nuggets sending Michael Porter Jr. to Nets for Cam Johnson
The Denver Nuggets are trading forward Michael Porter Jr. and a 2032 unprotected first-round draft choice to the Brooklyn Nets for forward Cam Johnson, according to multiple outlets on Monday night.,Porter has spent all six of his NBA campaigns with the Nuggets and averaged 18.2 points and 7.0 rebou...
Reports: D’Angelo Russell gets two-year deal with Mavericks
Free agent point guard D'Angelo Russell is joining the Dallas Mavericks on a two-year deal worth $13 million, ESPN reported Monday.,Russell joins a Mavs team in win-now mode following the midseason Luka Doncic trade, with a core of Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, Daniel Gafford, Dereck L...
Report: Jaren Jackson Jr. to receive $240M deal from Grizzlies
Two-time All-Star big man Jaren Jackson Jr. is on the verge of agreeing to a five-year, $240 million deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, ESPN reported on Monday.,The final season of the deal in 2029-30 is a player option, according to the report.,Memphis also agreed to a three-year, $52.5 million deal ...
Reports: Jazz, Jordan Clarkson near buyout deal
Jordan Clarkson and the Utah Jazz are nearing a buyout agreement that would make the volume-scoring reserve guard an unrestricted free agent, ESPN reported Monday hours before free agency officially began. ,The NBA's 2020-21 Sixth Man of the Year averaged 16.2 points and 3.7 assists per game last se...
Reports: Nic Batum back to Clippers on two-year deal
Nicolas Batum will sign a two-year, $11.5 million contract this week to return to the Los Angeles Clippers, ESPN reported on Monday. ,Batum, entering his 18th NBA season, opted out of a $4.9 million deal for 2025-26 prior to the draft. He spent most of the past five seasons with the Clippers -- but ...
Report: Ziaire Williams, Day'Ron Sharpe to return to Nets
Forward Ziaire Williams and center Day'Ron Sharpe are returning to the Brooklyn Nets on two-year, $12 million contracts, ESPN reported Monday.,The second season on Williams' deal is a team option, per ESPN. Both players would have become free agents.,Williams, the No. 10 overall pick of the 2021 NBA...
Thunder GM lauds Jalen Williams' toughness with wrist surgery on deck
Thunder All-Star forward Jalen Williams played through a torn ligament in his right wrist for the entire postseason and is scheduled for surgery, Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti said Monday. ,Williams, 24, averaged 23.6 points per game in the NBA Finals as the Thunder won their first league...
Rockets retain Jabari Smith on $122M extension
Houston is buying into Jabari Smith playing a key role for the Rockets in more ways than one.,Smith, the No. 3 pick in the 2022 draft, is set to sign a five-year, $122 million extension with the revamped Rockets, who also put together a new deal with point guard Fred VanVleet in a remodeled rotation...