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Shams Charania Kendra Andrews Oct 21, 2024, 02:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Golden State Warriors and forward Jonathan Kuminga will not reach a new deal before Monday’s 6 p.m. ET deadline for rookie contract extensions, sources told ESPN. The Warriors and Kuminga’s representative, Aaron Turner of Verus Basketball, have been in discussions over

Shams Charania, ESPNOct 21, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III has agreed on a four-year, $112 million rookie contract extension with the franchise, sources told ESPN. The deal includes no incentives and no player option, sources said. Murphy, 24, averaged 14.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game

Shams Charania, ESPNOct 21, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton is expected to miss Wednesday’s season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN on Monday. The three-time All-Star will be out to start the NBA season as he rehabs from offseason ankle surgeries, and the Bucks are cautiously

Oct 21, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For many years, amid fan festivals, T-shirt giveaways and light-up bracelets that spice up opening nights across the NBA, there has been an open secret that hangs over tipoffs each season. Almost none of these teams celebrating fall renewals will have a chance to win by

Shams Charania Kendra Andrews Oct 20, 2024, 08:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody has agreed to a three-year, $39 million rookie contract extension with the franchise, CEO of Klutch Sports, Rich Paul, told ESPN on Sunday night. Warriors officials and Paul have been negotiating a new deal for Moody,

Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterOct 20, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Former NBA coach of the year Monty Williams will take his skill-set to the high school level as coach of TMI

Oct 20, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks big man Precious Achiuwa suffered a strained left hamstring and will be re-evaluated in two to four weeks, the team announced on Sunday. It’s unclear when Achiuwa, who has played in all five of the Knicks’ preseason games, injured the hamstring. Editor’s Picks

Oct 19, 2024, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cleveland Cavaliers forward Max Strus is out for at least six weeks after suffering a right ankle sprain during individual workouts earlier this week, the team announced Saturday. Strus had missed two preseason games with a separate injury (right hip contusion) before he hurt the ankle

Oct 19, 2024, 04:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Knicks are waiving guard Landry Shamet, sources told ESPN on Saturday. The move comes days after Shamet, 27, dislocated his right shoulder trying to make a defensive play in a preseason game Tuesday. He’s hoping to be able to rehab the injury without

ESPN News Services Oct 19, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Orlando Magic have converted guard Mac McClung to a two-way NBA contract, the team announced Saturday. McClung is the back-to-back slam dunk contest champion but has yet to find a consistent spot on an NBA roster, playing in four career games with

Dave McMenamin Close Dave McMenamin ESPN Staff Writer 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. Shams Charania Oct 19, 2024, 04:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES – At the conclusion of the

ESPN News Services Oct 19, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Following productive play in the preseason, guard Yuki Kawamura is set to sign a two-way NBA contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. A native of Japan, the 23-year-old Kawamura averaged 3.4 points with 4.2 assists in 15.1 minutes per

Oct 19, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics are waiving guard Lonnie Walker IV, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday. Walker, 25, joined the Celtics on a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deal over the summer and averaged 7.3 points in 16.4 minutes in four preseason games. Walker played last for the

Shams Charania, ESPNOct 19, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In the wake of Isaiah Hartenstein‘s injury, the Oklahoma City Thunder are signing center/forward Alex Reese to a standard contract for the regular-season roster, his agent Billy Davis told ESPN. Editor’s Picks Reese will be on a non-guaranteed deal as the Thunder add a

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2024, 02:59 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 SAN FRANCISCO — While the Los Angeles Lakers rested their starters and were

Kendra Andrews, ESPNOct 18, 2024, 09:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will miss the preseason finale on Friday due to a sprained right index finger. Curry injured his finger at Thursday’s practice, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said ahead of Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Associated Press Oct 18, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTHPORT, Conn. — The Diamond Sports Group’s channels will soon be branded as FanDuel Sports Network. The Diamond Sports Group, which is going through bankruptcy proceedings, and FanDuel made the announcement Friday. Diamond’s channels had been Bally Sports since baseball’s Opening Day in 2021.

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2024, 01:56 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions FanDuel and DraftKings are among the sportsbooks that will not offer under bets on NBA players who are on two-way or 10-day contracts to combat attempts at manipulation. The restriction is