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Rob Pelinka overhauled the roster, but replacing LeBron James is about far more than points and assists.

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Colby Jones is no longer a free agent, having signed a one-year contract with Bàsquet Manresa, the Spanish team announced in a press release. After spending three college seasons with Xavier, Jones was selected 34th overall in the 2023 NBA draft. He began his professional career on a standard contract with the Kings, but didn’t […]

Sixers forward Dominick Barlow established himself as a rotation player last season on a two-way deal, starting 59 of his 71 games, and earned a lucrative promotion in the process. The 23-year-old was converted to a two-year, $6.8MM standard contract in February and had his 2026/27 team option exercised in June. In a phone interview […]

Although veteran wing Klay Thompson has been repeatedly cited as the Heat‘s top remaining target after LeBron James signed with Philadelphia, an anonymous scout from an opposing team isn’t particularly high on what the 36-year-old could bring to the table, writes Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. It’s worth reiterating that Thompson is still […]

Veteran center Andre Drummond, who spent the first seven years of his life in Mount Vernon, New York, prior to moving to Connecticut, signed a one-year, minimum-salary deal with the Knicks this summer. Jim Calhoun, Drummond’s college coach at UConn, believes he’ll be a “perfect fit” with the Knicks, per Andrew Crane of The New […]

The Lakers paid a high price to acquire Walker Kessler from Utah, but they’re confident that he’ll be able to justify the cost of the deal, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac. In a wrap-up of his conversations with executives and coaches at the Las Vegas Summer League, Smith shares comments from a member of […]

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Cooper Flagg won the Rookie of the Year award despite the Dallas Mavericks finishing 12th in the West last season with a 26-56 record. Flagg announced his generational talent to the NBA in fitting fashion despite the injury-curtailed campaigns both Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving had. As a result, both the players have been linked […] The post Mavericks exec gives final word on Kyrie Irving trade that should shut everybody up appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Drummond, one of the best rebounders in NBA history, arrives with a specific role and a chance at his first title waiting.

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