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Nets' Joshua Jefferson Signs Rookie Scale Contract

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Updated Jul 11, 9:58 AM ET

The Nets have signed No. 28 overall pick Joshua Jefferson to his rookie scale contract, the team announced today in a press release. The signing of Jefferson’s first NBA contract was postponed because he was involved a trade that wasn’t made official until Friday. The Timberwolves drafted him on behalf of the Nets last month. […]

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Nuggets Sign Trevon Brazile To Standard Contract

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Updated Jul 11, 9:58 AM ET

The Nuggets have signed Trevon Brazile to a standard contract, per the NBA’s official transaction log. The news doesn’t come as a surprise — vice president of basketball operations Ben Tenzer suggested shortly after June’s draft that Brazile would be on the standard roster. The 23-year-old likely received the rookie minimum ($1.36MM) in 2026/27 as […]

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Explaining the Caitlin Clark ’11th-best guard’ WNBA player vote controversy

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Updated Jul 11, 8:28 AM ET

If you’ve spent time on social media or perusing sports content over the last few days, you’ve no doubt come across the surprising news that WNBA players voted Caitlin Clark the 11th-best guard in the league heading into the WNBA All-Star Game. And lord knows, people have had opinions about that piece of information. But…

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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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Dan Patrick condemns WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert for no-showing interview

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WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert agreed to join The Dan Patrick Show for an interview, and then abruptly reneged on the appearance. Patrick and crew are in Lake Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament. Engelbert is among the celebrities taking part in the tournament, making it a seemingly perfect opportunity for the…

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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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Wolves, Hornets, Nets, Bulls Finalize Four-Team Trade

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Updated Jul 11, 2:41 AM ET

The four-team blockbuster trade that saw LaMelo Ball land with Minnesota and Julius Randle head to Brooklyn is now official, according to press releases from the Timberwolves, Hornets, Nets and Bulls. The full breakdown of the trade is as follows: Timberwolves acquire LaMelo Ball, Josh Green, and the draft rights to Isaiah Evans (No. 33 […]

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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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Lakers Rumors: Hawks Not Interested In Jarred Vanderbilt In Potential Jonathan Kuminga Sign-And-Trade

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Updated Jul 11, 8:26 AM ET

There are still moves to be made to fill out the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster and the front office has continued to explore avenues with which to improve the team. Recently, the Lakers have been linked to wing Jonathan Kuminga, who is an unrestricted free agent but is seeking more money in a deal than […]

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Possible 2028 NBA Draft No. 1 Pick Nikola Kusturica Commits To UCLA

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Updated Jul 12, 4:01 AM ET

Serbian forward Nikola Kusturica has agreed to a multiyear commitment with UCLA, according to sources cited by ESPN. The 17-year-old is considered one of the top European prospects in his class and an early candidate for the No. 1 pick in the 2028 NBA Draft. Kusturica remains two years away from NBA eligibility. His recruitment featured several shifts over the past month, with Kentucky briefly emerging as the frontrunner before Michigan gained momentum prior to Dusty May's departure for the D...

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Central Notes: Jakucionis, Portis, Mitchell, Swain

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Updated Jul 11, 10:13 AM ET

When the Bucks accepted the Heat‘s trade offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo, reporting at the time indicated that adding 2025 first-round pick Kasparas Jakucionis to a package that already included Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel’el Ware, and draft assets helped push Miami’s bid over the top. Asked this week about whether Jakucionis was a difference-maker […]

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