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Gary Trent Jr. agrees to 4-year, $64M deal to stay with Bucks

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Updated Jul 12, 3:21 AM ET

Gary Trent Jr. has agreed to a four-year, $64 million to remain with Milwaukee Bucks, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agent Lucas Newton told ESPN's Shams Charania on Saturday.

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Draymon Green Talks About Recruiting LeBron James To Warriors

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Updated Jul 13, 2:26 AM ET

Draymond Green spoke on his podcast about spending the past few days with LeBron James and working on recruiting him to the Golden State Warriors. Green is currently an unrestricted free agent after declining his $27.7 million player option, which was made to free up potential cap space to sign James should he decide to join the Warriors. Green and James have been close friends for the past few years and are both represented by Rich Paul. James is deciding between the Warriors, Cleveland Cava...

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Brandon Miller, Hornets In Discussions On Extension

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Updated Jul 12, 11:28 AM ET

Charlotte Hornets president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson confirmed the team is engaged in extension talks with Brandon Miller. Peterson addressed Miller's future Saturday during a news conference at the Las Vegas summer league. "I've had conversations with Brandon and his representation," said Peterson. "They know that we want Brandon here for a very, very long time." Miller is represented by Gregory Genske, Edward Kim and Alan Vaynerchuck. Miller underwent surgery in early May to a...

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Bill Foley Cites Golden Knights Success As He Pursues NBA Expansion In Las Vegas

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Bill Foley, owner of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights, is pursuing an NBA expansion franchise in Las Vegas, drawing on the success of his previous expansion effort. Foley brought the Vegas Golden Knights to the city in 2017 and believes he can replicate that success on a larger scale. "We did a couple things really well," said Foley. "We're going to do it on steroids with an NBA team." Foley publicly announced his intent to pursue a bid last month and is assembling a group of investors. Foley t...

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Free Agent Rumors: LeBron, Westbrook, Robinson-Earl, Umude

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Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch made the case for Minnesota being the best landing spot for LeBron James during a Bleacher Report live stream on Friday with Jake Fischer and Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link). Finch added that Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul hasn’t informed the Wolves they’re no longer in the […]

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Exclusive | Derek Fisher breaks down Lakers fans love-hate relationship LeBron James in exclusive interview

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Updated Jul 13, 10:06 AM ET

Former Laker Derek Fisher believes LeBron James wasn’t as beloved by the franchise’s fans as he should’ve been. “It’s hard to tell fans exactly what they should or shouldn’t do,” Fisher told the California Post. “I just think the celebration of his departure is a little bit much. I don’t know what the expectations were, short of...

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Any significant moves the Lakers potentially make going forward are sign and trades.

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Lakers making Reaves and Sexton likely closes the door on a Vando buyout and definitely closes the door on signing Kuminga outright. Not a big surprise on either front but clarifies the direction the organization will go to complete the off-season. submitted by /u/RVALover4Life [link] [comments]

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NBA 2026: LeBron James free agency latest, Cavaliers, Heat lead race as Russell Westbrook linked to Miami, news, highlights - NBA | RAWCHILI.COM

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Updated Jul 13, 4:44 PM ET

LeBron James’ future remains the biggest talking point of the NBA off-season, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat continuing to lead the race for the

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Projecting The Boston Celtics’ Starting Lineup And Depth Chart For The 2026-27 Season

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Here is the projected Boston Celtics' starting lineup and second unit after the franchise moved away from the Jaylen Brown timeline for 2026-27.

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Knicks Get a Glimpse of Rookie Big Man Who Could've Been Theirs in Summer League

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Obviously, Leon Rose couldn’t have predicted the team friendly extensions Jose Alvarado, Mohamed Diawara & Landry Shamet signed. But with one roster spot remaining they would’ve been able to barely squeeze the 25th pick on the roster. Let’s hope they don’t end up regretting passing on UConn big man Tarris Reed Jr. as their longterm Mitchell Robinson replacement. submitted by /u/Joeblowpublic [link] [comments]

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Norman Powell: “Did I want to return to Miami? Yeah, I did. But obviously, it’s a business. They made their decisions and made their moves and things happen. And it is what it is.”

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“It solidified that to myself that I can play at this level, more so than anything,” Powell said when asked Saturday about the significance of making his first NBA All-Star Game with the Heat last season. “And it just like shut everybody else up that said that it wasn’t even possible. But for me, it was just another milestone that I wanted to get checked off the list. I didn’t want just one All-Star, I want multiple All-Stars. And obviously my career path and different things, roles and thing...

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Cavs' Kenny Atkinson hints at LeBron James pursuit: 'You know what I'm talking about'

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Kenny Atkinson never mentioned LeBron James by name. He probably didn’t have to. Speaking from NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, the Cavaliers coach smiled when asked about Cleveland’s outlook for next season, making it clear there’s another reason for optimism beyond the current roster. “You guys know there’s a little free agency thing going […] The post Cavs’ Kenny Atkinson hints at LeBron James pursuit: ‘You know what I’m talking about’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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