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Associated Press Oct 19, 2023, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans have exercised a fourth-year option on wing player Trey Murphy and a third-year option on guard Dyson Daniels, securing both former first-round draft choices through the 2024-25 season. Murphy was selected 17th overall in the 2021 NBA

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 19, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions THE FINAL SECONDS ticked off the Game 7 clock as the Boston Celtics suffered through a heartbreaking dose of deja vu. For a second straight season, Boston was home to a championship celebration — for the opposing team. In June 2022, it was the

Associated Press Oct 19, 2023, 01:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMDEN, N.J. — Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden skipped practice Thursday for the second straight day, with the team officially saying the disgruntled player is away because of a personal matter. “I think the organization has made it clear what’s going on,” coach Nick

Open Extended Reactions It’s time to reveal the top 10 in our 12th annual League Pass Rankings — the 10 most entertaining teams in the NBA, according to our proprietary algorithm. Remember: These are *not* power rankings! We revealed Nos. 11-30 here, along with a reminder of how the scoring works. I would have ranked

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 18, 2023, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden did not show up for practice Wednesday, sources told ESPN. Harden, who has sought a trade since picking up his $35.6 million player option for the 2023-24 season, had been expected to participate in Wednesday’s practice. Last week, Harden

Baxter Holmes Close Baxter Holmes ESPN Senior Writer Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 17, 2023, 12:46 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions The Houston Rockets are trading troubled guard Kevin Porter Jr. and two future second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are immediately waiving him, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The Rockets

Oct 17, 2023, 06:38 PM ET Kevin Porter Jr.’s ex-girlfriend said the former Houston Rockets guard “didn’t hit me” during an alleged fight at a New York City hotel last month that led to his arrest. “He never balled his fists up and hit me,” Kysre Gondrezick, a former WNBA player, told the New York

Open Extended Reactions It’s time for our 12th annual NBA League Pass Rankings — a tradition that started at a now-defunct website mostly because my old boss enjoyed making fun of the early-2010s Washington Wizards. These are NOT power rankings! They are watchability ratings derived from a secret algorithm Bill Simmons found scrawled on beer-soaked

Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 17, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Devin Vassell hasn’t experienced much success over the past three seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. The team has a .377-win percentage since drafting him with the 11th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft. They’ve lost twice in the first round of the

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 08:00 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 After bouncing to seven different teams in his eight seasons in the NBA,

Jamal Collier, ESPNOct 16, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DeMar DeRozan grabs a football, knowing he can show his Chicago Bulls teammates something special. The six-time NBA All-Star, wearing a black Nipsey Hussle T-shirt and sweatpants, steps up to the 50-yard line, with Zach LaVine standing next to him. Ayo Dosunmu lines up

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 01:26 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 LOS ANGELES — It didn’t take long for Giannis Antetokounmpo to realize just

Oct 15, 2023, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Orleans Pelicans forward Naji Marshall will miss the start of the season after being diagnosed with a bone bruise on his right knee, the team announced Sunday. Marshall underwent an MRI on Sunday morning after leaving Saturday’s preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks in the

Oct 14, 2023, 07:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics hired former longtime head coach and ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy as a senior consultant in their basketball operations group. Van Gundy, 61, was let go by ESPN in a cost-cutting move in late June after 16 years with the network. He coached

Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 13, 2023, 11:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Tre Jones wasn’t trying to throw an alley-oop. He just wanted to get the ball where only Victor Wembanyama could get it. The 7-foot-4 rookie just took care of the rest. It was one of several highlight plays from Wembanyama as

Associated Press Oct 13, 2023, 11:29 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hornets forward Miles Bridges turned himself in Friday after an arrest warrant was issued for an alleged protection order violation stemming from a domestic violence case last year. Bridges turned himself in early in the morning in Lincoln County, a suburb of Charlotte. He

ESPN Insiders Oct 12, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 NBArank is in the books. Our top ten revealed a tight race for the No. 1 spot between seven-time All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo and reigning NBA Finals champion and MVP Nikola Jokic as well as raised questions around LeBron James‘ rank as he