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Karl-Anthony Towns, Miles McBride and Josh Hart are all eligible for extensions but Stefan Bondy of the New York Post (subscription required) doubts any of those prominent Knicks will sign one before the start of the season. Towns is eligible to sign a four-year max extension worth $272MM but that would create major salary-cap issues. […]
Should the Heat have taken a flyer on Ben Simmons, who agreed to a contract with the Kings this week? Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel doesn’t believe so. Winderman opines that Simmons, who was out of the league last season and ineffective and/0r injured in previous campaigns, is an unknown quantity at […]
Mark Walter has no interest in selling the Los Angeles Sparks, sources told Kevin Baxter of the Los Angeles Times. Federal authorities are currently investigating whether loans from Walter's insurance companies to other businesses in his portfolio were properly disclosed. Walter sold the Lakers to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger last month for $12.5 billion. Walter has no plans to divest from the Dodgers, but could have interest in selling Chelsea if the terms are right. The Sparks hired Ariana And...
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It has been 10 days since the Pelicans agreed to terms with free agent swingman Bennedict Mathurin on a two-year deal worth a reported $16MM, but the signing still isn’t official. In the space below, we’re taking a closer look at exactly why that deal isn’t done yet and what New Orleans might be waiting […]
Current Lakers governor Jeanie Buss filed a petition last month to block her siblings from selling the family’s minority stake in the team using a “tag-along” provision after Mark Walter agreed to sell his majority shares to a group led by Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger. According to Khobi Price of The California Post, the […]
Christian Braun has heard the critics of the Nuggets’ offseason, along with the doubters who believe he’s overpaid after ankle issues limited him to 44 games in his fourth NBA season. However, he tells Sean Keeler of The Denver Post that those negative comments are providing inspiration as he prepares for training camp. “It’s honestly […]
Any remaining optimism surrounding the Clippers starts with having Darius Garland to run the offense for the entire season, writes Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports. The 26-year-old point guard was dealing with a lingering toe injury when he arrived from Cleveland in February, but he was still effective in the 19 games he played, averaging […]
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