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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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Sources: Nikola Kusturica, possible No. 1 NBA draft pick, chooses UCLA

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Updated Jul 10, 3:22 AM ET

Nikola Kusturica has reached a multi-year agreement to play for UCLA, sources told ESPN, giving the Bruins an early contender for the No. 1 pick in the 2028 NBA draft.

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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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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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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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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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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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Cameron Carr connecting early with Lakers head coach

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Following consecutive 50-win seasons from head coach JJ Redick, a culture is beginning to be implemented within the Los Angeles Lakers organization. There has certainly be an emphasis on getting younger since Redick took over, and L.A. possesses two young pieces in Adou Thiero and Cameron Carr. Carr was selected No. 24 in this year’s […]

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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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