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Nick Richards and the Miami Heat have agreed to a one-year contract. Richards had been linked with the Heat over the past few weeks as he had been working out with multiple players from the team in Miami. Richards appeared in 48 games last season with the Phoenix Suns and Chicago Bulls, averaging 5.8 points and 5.1 rebounds in 14.6 minutes. Richards was the 42nd overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft out of Kentucky.

New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson took $113 million less on his contract extension in 2024 to help give his team more financial flexibility to build a strong squad, and two years later, the Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 seasons.

After bringing in Klay Thompson last week, the Miami Heat have added some frontcourt depth ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.

The Toronto Raptors will retire Kyle Lowry's No. 7 jersey following their game against the Philadelphia 76ers on January 10, the team announced on Thursday. Lowry joins Vince Carter as the only two players who have had their jersey retired by the team. The 40-year-old recently signed a one-day contract with the Raptors on 7/7. "I've been looking forward to this moment for years. I always said that Toronto is home, and that I'd retire a Raptor, and to see my No. 7 go up in that building is goi...

Speaking to Milun Nesovic of the Serbian outlet Meridian Sport, former NBA first-round pick Aleksej Pokusevski says he thinks he has a “realistic” chance at making it back to the league, as Stefan Acevski of Eurohoops relays. A slender seven-footer from Belgrade, Serbia, Pokusevski was selected 17th overall in the 2020 draft. He spent three-and-a-half […]

Veronica Burton races up the court against Breanna Stewart and Marine Johannès. | Getty Images Imagine telling someone six years ago that Breanna Stewart, who then would have been fresh off her second WNBA title within the first five seasons of her pro career after winning four national championships in four college seasons at UConn, along with garnering a slew of collegiate and professional individuals accolades, would be underrated. Yet, I think that’s where we are. In a WNBA, like the larg...

Cameron Brink, Chance Gray and Kate Martin. | Getty Images Not much has gone right for the Los Angeles Sparks in 2026. But on Wednesday, Aug. 26, with the heat blazing in El Segundo, CA, a ray of sunshine landed on LA’s WNBA franchise as they held their topping-out ceremony for their practice facility. I'm here for the LA Sparks’ training facility topping-out ceremony. pic.twitter.com/fJd6KR5R3y — Edwin Garcia (@ECreates88) August 26, 2026 Things are far from done. There is no pavement ...

This week on The IX Sports Podcast Basketball Edition, host Jackie Powell is joined by special guest host Maggie Hendricks to discuss DeWanna Bonner's move to the Dream, the recent incident at the Fever-Sky game, and whether defense still wins championships. The post The IX Sports Podcast Basketball Edition: DeWanna Bonner signs with Dream, Sky bans former NBA player appeared first on The IX Sports.

Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray speak to new teammate DeWanna Bonner. | NBAE via Getty Images DeWanna Bonner is now an Atlanta Dream, arriving with the goal of fulfilling one, final championship dream. On Aug. 24, Bonner and the Phoenix Mercury amicably agreed to a contract buyout, with the organization announcing through a statement from general manager Nick U’Ren: DeWanna has been an important part of our team and brought tremendous leadership, experience and competitiveness to the Mercury. B...

The most consequential outcome of the NBA’s Kawhi Leonard investigation may not be the punishment. It may be the road map the league leaves behind.

After Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond Green survived last season’s trade deadline, are his days numbered entering the 2026-27 season? Green’s long-term future with the Warriors hangs in the balance as the Warriors attempts to remain relevant in a competitive Western Conference. Prediciting the potential of the aging Warriors’ core is difficult to gauge ahead […] The post ESPN insiders make Warriors’ Draymond Green trade prediction appeared first on ClutchPoints.