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Reports: Blazers C Deandre Ayton to be free agent after buyout
The Portland Trail Blazers will buy out the final year of center Deandre Ayton's contract and make him a free agent, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday night.,Ayton, 26, is owed $35 million for the coming season to complete a four-year, $132 million contract that he had signed while with the ...
Reports: Rockets reward Jabari Smith Jr. with 5-year, $122M extension
The Houston Rockets and forward Jabari Smith Jr. agreed to a five-year, $122 million extension of his rookie contract, ESPN and The Athletic reported Sunday.,Smith, 22, has averaged 13.0 points and 7.5 rebounds across three NBA seasons since the Rockets selected him third overall in the 2022 draft. ...
Thunder reach deals with Jaylin Williams, Ajay Mitchell
The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder have taken the first step toward keeping their roster together, agreeing with center/forward Jaylin Williams on a multi-year contract extension on the big man's 23rd birthday.,The team did not announce terms or other specifics of the deal, but it is a three-yea...
Reports: Bucks F Bobby Portis agrees to 3-year, $44M contract
Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis has declined his player option and will sign a three-year, $44 million contract to stay with the team, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.,Portis, 30, had until Sunday to decide on the player option worth $13.4 million. The new deal includes a player optio...
Report: James Harden gets new 2-year, $81.5M deal with Clippers
James Harden declined his player option in order to sign a new two-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers worth $81.5 million, ESPN reported Sunday.,The 11-time All-Star guard will return to the Clippers after spending the past two seasons there. The second year of the new pact reportedly has a...
NBA Rookie of the Year Race: Can Anyone Catch Cooper Flagg?
Cooper Flagg is the clear betting favorite for NBA Rookie of the Year, but Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and Tre Johnson offer real value at plus odds....
LeBron to Cleveland Cavaliers Again? Sounds Right, So It Probably Won’t Happen
LeBron James picked up his $52.6 million option, but it sure doesn’t sound like he’s locked in with the Lakers. Could a final run with the Cavaliers really be in play?...
Report: Jazz land C Jusuf Nurkic in trade with Hornets
The Utah Jazz are set to acquire center Jusuf Nurkic from the Charlotte Hornets for Collin Sexton and a 2030 second-round draft pick, ESPN reported Sunday.,Nurkic, 30, averaged 8.9 points and 7.8 rebounds in 51 games last season with the Phoenix Suns and Hornets. He was traded to Charlotte in Februa...
Report: Heat's Duncan Robinson declines option, hits free agency
Miami Heat guard/forward Duncan Robinson declined his $19.9-million early termination option in order to become a free agent, but remains open to a new deal to remain with the team, ESPN reported Sunday.,Robinson, 31, averaged 11.0 points with 2.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 74 games (37 starts) for...
Report: 76ers picks up $8.4M option on F Kelly Oubre Jr.
The Philadelphia 76ers picked up the one-year, $8.4 million contract option for forward Kelly Oubre Jr. in 2025-26, ESPN reported Sunday.,Oubre, 29, averaged 15.1 points with 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 60 games (57 starts) with the 76ers last season. He has produced at least 15.0 points per gam...
Report: Wolves retain F Julius Randle on 3-year, $100M extension
The Minnesota Timberwolves continued their offseason spending spree, signing forward Julius Randle to a three-year, $100-million contract extension, ESPN reported Sunday.,The deal to retain Randle comes two days after center Naz Reid agreed to a five-year, $125-million extension with the Timberwolve...
Report: NBA G Malik Beasley subject of federal gambling probe
Guard Malik Beasley is under federal investigation in connection with allegations that he was tied to gambling activity on NBA games and prop bets, ESPN reported Sunday.,The allegations date to the 2023-24 season when Beasley was with the Milwaukee Bucks, one of six teams he has played for since the...
Thunder, C/F Jaylin Williams agree to multi-year extension
The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder have taken the first step toward keeping their roster together, agreeing with center/forward Jaylin Williams on a multi-year contract extension.,The team did not announce terms or other specifics of the deal, but it is a three-year, $24 million contract extensi...
Bojan Bogdanovic retires after 10 NBA seasons
Bojan Bogdanovic announced his retirement Sunday after 10 NBA seasons with six teams, citing injury.,"Sometimes in life, you don't choose the moment. The moment chooses you," the 6-foot-7 forward wrote in a social media post.,"After 14 months of battling a foot injury, two surgeries and countless ef...
LeBron James picks up $52.6M option to remain with Lakers
LeBron James will become the first player in NBA history to play in 23 seasons when he returns to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2025-26.,James, the NBA's career leading scorer, is exercising his $52.6 million player option for the upcoming season, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN on Sunday.,It is n...
Report: Thunder, C/F Jaylin Williams agree to 3-year extension
The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder have taken the first step toward keeping their roster together, agreeing with center/forward Jaylin Williams on a three-year, $24 million contract extension, ESPN reported Sunday.,Sunday is Williams' 23rd birthday.,The Thunder held a $2.1 million option for the...
Report: Nuggets to sign G Reece Beekman
The Denver Nuggets agreed to an exhibit 10 contract with guard Reece Beekman, per The Denver Post.,After four collegiate seasons at Virginia, Beekman went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. He signed a two-way deal with the Golden State Warriors and appeared in two games, playing four total minutes f...
Blazers exercise team option for G Rayan Rupert
The Portland Trail Blazers exercised the 2025-26 team option for guard Rayan Rupert.,Rupert was selected by the Blazers with the 43rd overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. As a rookie, he appeared in 39 games, making 12 starts, averaging 4.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.,Last season, he avera...
Reports: Warriors tender qualifying offer to Jonathan Kuminga
The Golden State Warriors extended the $7.9 million qualifying offer to Jonathan Kuminga, multiple outlets reported Saturday.,The expected move makes Kuminga a restricted free agent ahead of the negotiating period that begins on Monday at 6 p.m. ET.,Kuminga finished the season, his fourth in the lea...
Report: Cavs to bring back G Sam Merrill on 4-year, $38M deal
The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to bring back guard Sam Merrill on a four-year, $38-million contract extension, ESPN reported Saturday.,Merrill, 29, averaged 7.2 points with 2.2 rebounds over 71 games (four starts) last season, while shooting 37.2 percent from 3-point range.,In five NBA seasons, Mer...