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Chris Mañon believes Lakers rookie Cameron Carr has a lot of potential

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Many were surprised to see Cameron Carr drop down to the 24th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, but the Los Angeles Lakers made sure he didn’t fall any further, trading up one spot to select him. Carr checks a lot of boxes of what the Lakers need as he is an excellent athlete […]

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Trail Blazers Claim Micah Potter Off Waivers

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Updated Jul 11, 4:57 AM ET

The Trail Blazers have claimed former Pacers big man Micah Potter off the waiver wire, according to the NBA’s official transaction log. Indiana released Potter on Wednesday to make room beneath its first-apron hard cap to sign veteran forward/center Larry Nance Jr. Following stints with Detroit and Utah, Potter appeared in a career-high 47 games […]

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Physical altercation between Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro in Las Vegas - Sportando

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Updated Jul 11, 4:31 AM ET

Adebayo and Herro reportedly got into a physical altercation during the Las Vegas Summer League following tensions stemming from Herro’s trade to the Bucks and alleged comments made on social media. L'articolo Physical altercation between Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro in Las Vegas proviene da Sportando.

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Nets Waive Malachi Smith

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Updated Jul 11, 5:03 PM ET

The Nets have waived Malachi Smith, tweets Brian Lewis of The New York Post. Brooklyn exercised its minimum-salary team option on Smith at the end of June, but his contract was non-guaranteed, so the Nets won’t incur a cap charge by releasing him. Smith, who went undrafted out of Gonzaga in 2023, has spent most […]

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LeBron James' free agency has reached the voice-note stage

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Apparently, text messages aren’t enough anymore. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, teams hoping to land LeBron James have been sending recruiting voice notes to him through agent Rich Paul as the NBA’s biggest free-agent decision continues to drag on. In other words, executives are leaving LeBron basketball voicemails. Charania reported that James remains in the […] The post LeBron James’ free agency has reached the voice-note stage appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Film Don’t Lie: Ebuka Okorie’s first game

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Updated Jul 12, 4:06 AM ET

Detroit Basketball is back. Ebuka Okorie’s first game in a Pistons uniform saw him score 20 points to go along with four assists and two steals. He shot 8-for-16 (50%) from the field including 2-for-5 (40%) from deep. Scoring The guy can flat out score. You can see how easily he can get to the […]

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Is Nets free agency stalled?

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July 6 came and went and the Brooklyn Nets trade sending Nick Claxton to Chicago and Julius Randle to Brooklyn didn’t get officially approved. The reason was mundane: a late add to the trade, the Bulls Mouhamadou Gueye, couldn’t be dealt until July 9 because he had been acquired by the Bulls on April 9 […]

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The Mavericks’ offseason still doesn’t make much sense

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I also don’t think that this roster is constructed for Coop’s future. I also see glaring needs of a starting level guard to take primary ball handling, ideally on Coop’s timeline. But if you don’t have assets, you have to be opportunistic and patient. And lack of assets means you need to pick BPA and not pick for roster fit. I have also not seen a trade for a player that would fit this need where we missed out, regardless of assets. But the lack of assets just aggravates the problem. So we ju...

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Mavs sign prospect Biberovic to seal 6-way trade

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The Mavericks have signed Tarik Biberovic, a move that finishes off a six-team trade that is also bringing Santi Aldama and Marcus Sasser to Dallas.

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Latest On LeBron James' Free Agency

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Updated Jul 11, 4:19 AM ET

LeBron James‘ free agency has been an unusual one so far, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic, who reiterates that none of the teams pursuing the star forward have had the chance to meet with him and few have a direct line to him at all. The only team executive believed to have had […]

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Dunc'd On: Darryn vs AJ; Kawhi On Hold; LeBron Annoys

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We give our early summer league impressions on Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, and Cam Boozer. Then, what to make of the Kawhi Leonard trade being on hold? Is this evidence that the league is handling this the wrong way? We also talk about the ongoing LeBron James drama on where he will play next year, and where he should play next year. Plus, the latest on Peyton Watson and the Clippers and breaking down the six-team trade. Join Dunc'd On Prime for 35% off using the code mockoffseason2026! It'...

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Kawhi Trade Value Could Change Based on Aspiration Scandal

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The NBA’s investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers possibly circumventing the salary cap via a no-show endorsement deal with Kawhi Leonard has officially become a basketball controversy. The Clippers and the Toronto Raptors announced this week their trade involving Leonard is on hold pending the outcome of the league probe. The possibility that Leonard’s contract will be …

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