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The Los Angeles Lakers have engaged the Indiana Pacers on trade talks involving a swap of Russell Westbrook for Myles Turner and Buddy Hield, but those discussions are now dead because the Lakers refused to include a second first-round pick, according to The Athletic.  While the Lakers would be willing to send out one of […]

USATSI As the Los Angeles Lakers continue to pursue Kyrie Irving, one thing has become increasingly clear: they’re powerless until the Kevin Durant situation resolves. If Durant is dealt? It no longer makes sense for the Nets to keep Irving on an expiring contract. If Durant stays put? Irving is a key part of keeping […]

Getty Images With the NBA Draft and Summer League all wrapped up, we’ve officially reached the dog days of the NBA offseason. Free agency has slowed dramatically as all eyes are on the potential trades of Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell. The Brooklyn Nets have no issue playing the long game as they wait for […]

usatsi When a team makes a blockbuster trade, it often finds itself with a number of contracts it doesn’t necessarily want but needed to absorb in order to make the deal legal. Such is the case with the Utah Jazz, who are about to embark upon a multi-year rebuild, but who needed to take on […]

Getty Images Portland Trail Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe suffered a small labral tear in his left shoulder during their Summer League opener  Thursday against the Detroit Pistons and will be reevaluated in 10-14 days, the team announced Saturday. Sharpe had an MRI Friday, which confirmed the injury. With Summer League ending on Sunday, July 17, Sharpe […]

The California Classic is underway, while the action in Las Vegas starts on July 7 Jul 2, 2022 at 11:58 pm ET • 5 min read Getty Images The 2022 NBA Draft is in the books, and free agency is moving right along as well. Now, the next big item on the calendar is Summer […]

Getty Images NBA free agency is underway, and it started at a rapid pace. As of Thursday evening, teams and players could officially begin negotiating new contracts. However, NBA fans didn’t even have to wait that long for some major news. Just hours before free agency opened, Kevin Durant requested a trade away from the […]

Jesse D. Garrabrant As the Brooklyn Nets attempt to trade Kevin Durant for something resembling fair value, they not only need to contend with the teams they are negotiating with, but Durant himself. He has offered two teams, the Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns, as preferred destinations. Here’s where things get complicated: Durant reportedly only […]

USATSI Ja Morant will re-sign with the Memphis Grizzlies on a five-year max rookie extension, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal will pay him $193 million over five years with the potential to reach up to $231 million. The face of the Grizzlies will be staying in Memphis for years to come. Morant just led […]

Getty Images Bradley Beal will re-sign with the Washington Wizards on a five-year, $251 million supermax contract, his agent told The Athletic. Beal missed the end of last season after undergoing wrist surgery, but had been an All-Star in three of the previous four seasons for Washington. After years of speculation about his future, he has […]