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LeBron James: “Sixers’ın ‘Şampiyon Bir Takım Olmasına’ Yardım Edebilirim”

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Updated Jul 25, 10:21 AM ET

LeBron James, Sixers ile anlaşmasının ardından bir açıklama yayınladı. The post LeBron James: “Sixers’ın ‘Şampiyon Bir Takım Olmasına’ Yardım Edebilirim” appeared first on Eurohoops.

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Χιτ: ΝτεΡόζαν στο προσκήνιο μετά την επιλογή του ΛεΜπρόν

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Updated Jul 25, 1:21 PM ET

Οι Χιτ του Γιάννη Αντετοκούνμπο αναμένεται να στραφούν στον ΝτεΜάρ ΝτεΡόζαν, έπειτα από την απόφαση του ΛεΜπρόν Τζέιμς να πάει στους Σίξερς. The post Χιτ: ΝτεΡόζαν στο προσκήνιο μετά την επιλογή του ΛεΜπρόν appeared first on Eurohoops.

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Virtus Bologna, investor from Seattle makes contact: keeping the club in Bologna remains a priority - Sportando

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An American entrepreneur met with the Bianconeri ownership to discuss a potential investment in the club. Maintaining the team’s connection with Bologna remains a key point. L'articolo Virtus Bologna, investor from Seattle makes contact: keeping the club in Bologna remains a priority proviene da Sportando.

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Sixers Notes: LeBron, Embiid, Nurse, Pay Cut, Reactions To Signing

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The Sixers were relentless in their pursuit of LeBron James throughout the free agency process, with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown serving as “central figures” in staying in touch, league sources tell Tony Jones of The Athletic. Embiid, who has played 39, 19 and 38 games the past three seasons, reportedly promised James […]

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Rich Paul Provides Inside Look At LeBron James' Free Agency Decision

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Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul reveals that LeBron James was legitimately torn over where he wanted to play next and didn’t make the decision to sign with Philadelphia until 1 a.m. ET on Friday, relays Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. Speaking on his “Game Over” podcast with Max Kellerman, Paul detailed how difficult the choice was […]

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Warriors Notes: LeBron, Butler, Draymond, Lendeborg

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While the Warriors were reportedly pessimistic about their chances of landing LeBron James in free agency, that doesn’t make it any less disappointing for the team that he decided to sign with Philadelphia, per Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area. To be clear, Poole states that James wouldn’t have made the Warriors a viable […]

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Hawks Notes: Dort, Offseason Moves, McCollum

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Don’t expect the Hawks to immediately pursue an extension with recent acquisition Luguentz Dort, Marc Stein reports in a Substack post. Atlanta acquired Dort from the Thunder in a three-team transaction due to Oklahoma City’s desire to drop under the second tax apron. Oklahoma City exercised its $17.7MM option on Dort and packaged three second-round […]

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Cavaliers Notes: Harden, LeBron, Kuminga, Schröder, Thomas

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Updated Jul 26, 12:21 AM ET

The Cavaliers had no plans to move on from James Harden this summer regardless of what happened with LeBron James, sources tell Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Now that the James saga is resolved, Harden is expected to sign a new two- or three-year contract fairly soon that will help the team avoid the second apron, […]

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Micah Parsons erupts after LeBron James snubs Steph Curry, Warriors

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Updated Jul 25, 9:31 AM ET

Micah Parsons had one question after LeBron James chose Philadelphia over Golden State: Why does nobody seem to want to play with Stephen Curry? “Nobody wants to play with my man Curry man I don’t get it!!” Parsons wrote on X. “All he do is win!! What is going on in the Bay!!???” James became...

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NBA Notes: Warriors, LeBron James, Wizards, Will Riley, Jazz

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Warriors The Warriors missed on LeBron James. Now comes the next phase of the offseason. Golden State was never viewed as the favorite to land James before he ultimately signed with the 76ers, but that doesn’t make the outcome any less disappointing, according to Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area. As Poole noted, adding […] The post NBA Notes: Warriors, LeBron James, Wizards, Will Riley, Jazz appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo reportedly didn't push hard to recruit LeBron James

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Everyone seemed to have a pitch for LeBron James. Giannis Antetokounmpo apparently wasn’t one of them. According to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, the Heat star “never really went out of his way” to recruit James during free agency, despite Miami emerging as one of the teams linked to the four-time MVP before he ultimately signed […] The post Giannis Antetokounmpo reportedly didn’t push hard to recruit LeBron James appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Wizards, Mavericks Had No Interest In Trading Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving

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There had been reporting that LeBron James was interesting in teaming up with one of his former teammates when he picked a new team. The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers were linked to Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, respectively. However, neither Davis' current team, the Washington Wizards, nor Irving's current team, the Dallas Mavericks, had any interest in trading either player. In addition, James, nor his agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, made no demands of teams that they mu...

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Warriors dropped ball on LeBron James. That’s a shame for Steph Curry

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Updated Jul 25, 9:33 PM ET

Things aren’t looking great for Steph Curry.  The Warriors went all in on LeBron James. But the 41-year-old megastar chose Philadelphia, where he believes he has his best shot at winning his fifth ring.  The Warriors’ Steph Curry (right) made a pitch for LeBron James on “Good Morning America,” but it didn’t sway The King. That...

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What's next for the four LeBron James losers? Warriors' window is closed, and the Cavs are in trouble

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Updated Jul 25, 12:01 PM ET

Five teams were in the mix to sign LeBron, four of them missed out; so what do the Warriors, Cavaliers, Heat and Wolves do now?

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LeBron James’ failed return to Cleveland linked to the Garland-Harden situation - Sportando

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Updated Jul 26, 2:46 AM ET

According to Brian Windhorst, LeBron’s decision was not influenced by Harden’s presence in Cleveland, but rather by Garland’s absence. L'articolo LeBron James’ failed return to Cleveland linked to the Garland-Harden situation proviene da Sportando.

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NBA Insider Reveals The Hold Up In Jonathan Kuminga Sign-And-Trade Talks With Lakers

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Updated Jul 26, 8:21 PM ET

The Hawks are ready to pull the trigger on sending Jonathan Kuminga to the Lakers, but Kuminga’s camp is holding things up.

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Draymond Green faces major Warriors decision after LeBron James miss

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Updated Jul 25, 11:56 PM ET

Draymond Green created financial flexibility for the Warriors to chase LeBron James. Now that James is headed to Philadelphia, Green must decide whether Golden State still represents his best option.

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NBA trade propsal sends Suns' Dillon Brooks to Cavs

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The Cavaliers missed out on LeBron James. So what comes next? Chase Brownawell of Cavs on SI offered an interesting possibility: Go get Dillon Brooks. To be clear right from the start, there has been no indication that the Suns are shopping Brooks, nor is there any indication the Cavaliers and Suns have discussed a […] The post NBA trade propsal sends Suns’ Dillon Brooks to Cavs appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Sources: LeBron James camp reached out to Knicks, New York wasn't interested

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Updated Jul 25, 4:51 PM ET

LeBron James considered plenty of possibilities before signing with the 76ers. Apparently, the reigning NBA champions weren’t one of them. At least not from the Knicks’ perspective. Sources tell Hoops Wire that James’ camp reached out to New York at one point during his free agency, but the Knicks weren’t interested in pursuing him. The […] The post Sources: LeBron James camp reached out to Knicks, New York wasn’t interested appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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NBA: Wolves Wing Stop or Stopgap?

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Well, it was fun while it lasted, huh? So LeBron James isn’t a Timberwolf. That’s unfortunate. But life moves on! We checked the rules and the Minnesota Timberwolves will, in fact, still need to participate in the 2026-2027 NBA season without The King. Wolves-centered publications can all stop writing offseason filler content about him, so I think we can all agree to be happy about that. Let’s move on to the next overplayed commonly discussed topic of the season: Who will be the stopgap fifth...

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NBA Rumors: Unpopular rule may derail Knicks’ dynasty dreams before they begin

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The New York Knicks are still riding high after winning their first championship in more than 50 years, but storm clouds could be forming.

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