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NBA Transactions Becoming Official: July 9, 2026

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Updated Jul 10, 5:49 PM ET

Since the July moratorium ended on Monday, teams have been permitted to officially finalize all the free agent signings and trades they’ve agreed to since the NBA Finals wrapped up. Rather than bumping all of our previous stories on those free agent and trade agreements to the top of the site, we’ve rounded up all […]

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Los Angeles Clippers sign Baba Miller to four-year, $9.61 million deal - Sportando

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Updated Jul 10, 2:58 PM ET

The contract includes two guaranteed years and is the highest total so far for a 2026 second-round pick L'articolo Los Angeles Clippers sign Baba Miller to four-year, $9.61 million deal proviene da Sportando.

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Five Raptors thoughts as dust on Kawhi Leonard trade settles

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Updated Jul 10, 9:44 PM ET

I couldn’t remember the source, but did recall that the FO office did contact the league office prior to the trade. Here is the reference I found from Grange [everybody’s favourite reporter]. I don’t know if anyone else reported it? Now I’m wondering what exchange - if any - there was between our FO and the league? “Per sources, the Raptors “did their due diligence” with the NBA prior to making their most recent trade for Leonard and the guidance they received made them confident that they co...

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Bill Simmons says LeBron James' return to Cavs is 'done'

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Updated Jul 10, 2:32 PM ET

Longtime sports analyst Bill Simmons says he has something so many of us want: Clarity on where LeBron James plays next. “The Cleveland thing is done,” Simmons declared on his podcast. That was his way of saying James is returning to the Cavaliers for his next chapter. Granted, that’s something a lot of people already […] The post Bill Simmons says LeBron James’ return to Cavs is ‘done’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Celtics Waive Dalano Banton

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Updated Jul 10, 2:58 PM ET

The Celtics are waiving guard Dalano Banton, per Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe (Twitter link). Banton’s $2.8MM salary for 2026/27 was non-guaranteed, which means Boston won’t incur a cap hit by releasing the five-year NBA veteran. The Raptors selected Banton, a Toronto native, with the 46th overall pick in the 2021 draft. He spent […]

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Celtics' Joe Mazzulla 'Still Processing' Jaylen Brown Trade

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Updated Jul 10, 2:58 PM ET

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla said after the team’s Summer League practice on Thursday that he was “still processing” the trade of Jaylen Brown to the division rival Sixers, writes Jay King of The Athletic. “When something like that happens, it’s not a black-and-white type of thing,” Mazzulla said. “The part that I hope gets […]

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Charles Bassey, Warriors Agree To One-Year Deal

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Updated Jul 10, 2:58 PM ET

Charles Bassey and the Golden State Warriors have agreed upon a one-year deal. Bassey appeared in 13 games during the 2025-26 season across stops with the Warriors, Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies and Philadelphia 76ers. Bassey finished the season with the Warriors. Bassey was the 53rd overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft out of Western Kentucky.

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Teams sending recruiting voice notes to LeBron James via Rich Paul

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Updated Jul 10, 2:58 PM ET

As LeBron James' free agency decision stretches into its second week, some teams interested in him joining them have had an opportunity to pitch the four-time champion indirectly.

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Video: Jaylen Brown says he's still processing trade to 76ers

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Updated Jul 10, 9:11 AM ET

Jaylen Brown was back in Boston at MIT yesterday and spoke to the press. Chris Forsberg and the NBC Sports Boston discuss and fallout and the potential future moves for the Celtics.

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Hornets' LaMelo Ball trade nearly official, clearing way for Suns' moves

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Updated Jul 12, 3:26 AM ET

The Hornets’ blockbuster trade sending LaMelo Ball to the Timberwolves is expected to become official on Friday. And that will be good news for more than just the Hornets and Timberwolves. According to Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer, the trade will be combined with the Timberwolves’ separate three-team Julius Randle trade involving the Nets […] The post Hornets’ LaMelo Ball trade nearly official, clearing way for Suns’ moves appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Bucks Re-Sign Pete Nance To Two-Year Deal

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Updated Jul 10, 12:52 AM ET

Less than a week after waiving him, the Bucks have re-signed forward Pete Nance, the team announced today (via Twitter). If Milwaukee had kept Nance on his previous minimum-salary contract, his $2.5MM salary for 2026/27 would have become fully guaranteed over the weekend. At the time he was cut, we speculated that the Bucks might […]

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