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Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a three-year, $192.9 million maximum contract extension that guarantees the former MVP a total of $299.5 million through the 2028-29 season, sources told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. Embiid announced that he and the team had agreed

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions The Houston Rockets reached terms on a buyout with forward AJ Griffin, as the former first-round draft pick plans to step away

Field Level Media Sep 20, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Hawks signed free agent guard Kevon Harris and forward Joey Hauser, the team announced Friday. Both players reportedly will play under one-year, minimum-salary contracts. Harris, 27, played in 36 games for the Orlando Magic over the past two seasons on a

NBA Insiders Sep 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re in the final weeks of the NBA offseason before teams convene for training camp ahead of the Oct. 22 opening date for the 2024-25 season. Several All-Stars and key players will be looking to bounce back after seeing their 2023-24 campaigns mitigated because

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Kiyan Anthony knows better than most about his father’s legacy at Syracuse, which is one of the finalists for the No. 36 prospect and four-star recruit in the

Andrew Lopez, ESPNSep 19, 2024, 07:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Orleans Pelicans are bringing in veteran guard Elfrid Payton on a training camp deal, sources told ESPN on Thursday afternoon. Payton, 30, is from the New Orleans area and played college basketball at the University of Louisiana, just a two-hour drive west.

Jamal Collier, ESPNSep 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A few days after the official start of NBA free agency this summer, Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers flew from his Los Angeles-area home to Miami for a recruiting visit. After the initial flurry of signings around the league were complete, Rivers was surprised

Sep 18, 2024, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski has agreed to become the general manager of the men’s basketball program at St. Bonaventure, he told ESPN. Wojnarowski is a St. Bonaventure alumnus and has a strong relationship with the program, including as a fundraiser for the school’s collective

Associated Press Sep 18, 2024, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers have a new teammate in their bid to build a new $1.3 billion arena downtown. Mayor Cherelle Parker announced Wednesday that she has forged a deal with team owners to keep the NBA franchise in town and will send it

Multiple Contributors Sep 18, 2024, 08:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the NBA poised this season to consider expansion — perhaps adding at least one franchise in the next two to three years, as we laid out in Tuesday’s FAQ — let’s consider how any new team(s) would be built. The NBA is a

Anthony Gharib, ESPNSep 17, 2024, 11:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyrese Haliburton loves working up a crowd and it was no different on Tuesday at WWE’s NXT show in Orlando. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Indiana Pacers guard played a part in helping set up the NXT Championship Match between Ethan Page and Trick

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions Center Boban Marjanovic has reached an agreement with the EuroLeague team Fenerbahce after spending the past nine seasons in the NBA, sources

Multiple Contributors Sep 17, 2024, 08:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In December 2020, with no fans in arenas and lines of credit and loans to owners growing, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league was taking a fresh look at the idea of expanding after nearly two decades. In the three-plus years since he

Sep 16, 2024, 02:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Knicks have signed veteran forward Marcus Morris and guard Landry Shamet to Exhibit 9 deals, the team announced over the weekend. The contracts serve as a training camp invite, giving Morris and Shamet a chance to make the final roster. Their deals are

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterSep 16, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Lakers signed free agent center Christian Koloko to a two-way

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 14, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Cavaliers and restricted free agent forward Isaac Okoro agreed to a three-year, $38-million contract Saturday afternoon, agents Michael Tellem, Jeff Schwartz and Marcus Monk told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Okoro, 23, was the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, and was

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2024, 08:15 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions In April, after the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a second straight playoff defeat

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