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Andre Snellings, ESPNJun 27, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA Draft is where the future becomes the present in the league, and it’s not always the players at the top of the draft that make the most immediate impact. Last season, everyone knew that Victor Wembanyama of France was going to be

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 27, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Team USA coach Steve Kerr said Thursday that all 12 players selected for the Olympic team — including LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard — will be present and able to participate when training camp begins in Las Vegas next week. “We’ve been in communication

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 27, 2024, 11:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics announced Thursday that center Kristaps Porzingis had surgery to repair the rare leg injury he suffered during the NBA Finals, and that his recovery time would be five to six months — meaning he won’t return until well into the start

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 27, 2024, 12:08 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 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers selected Dalton Knecht out of

Jun 26, 2024, 11:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Terrence Shannon Jr., who was found not guilty of felony rape and aggravated assault by a jury in Kansas earlier this month, was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 27th overall pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday night. The Illinois guard was arrested in

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 26, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Washington Wizards traded Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers for Malcolm Brogdon, the 14th pick in the 2024 NBA draft, a 2029 first-round pick and future second-round picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Wizards will get Portland’s second

Jun 26, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent center Nic Claxton intends to a sign a four-year, $100 million contract to return to the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Claxton returns to Brooklyn as an anchor for what will be a young Nets core after the team swung

Andrew Lopez, ESPNJun 26, 2024, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Antonio Spurs are sending Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham, the No. 8 pick in this year’s NBA draft, to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Spurs added to their future draft pick stash by acquiring a 2031 unprotected first-round pick and a 2030 top-one protected

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 26, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Atlanta Hawks selected French forward Zaccharie Risacher with the first overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft. Risacher became the second consecutive international prospect — and fourth overall — to be taken with the top overall pick in the draft.

Open Extended Reactions The dreams of 58 young men who hear their names called at the NBA draft will come true on Wednesday and Thursday. Editor’s Picks However, what the young stars wear for the memorable occasion will stamp a lifelong memory with the style and creativity they’ll soon bring to the league. Alex Sarr,

Jun 26, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent forward OG Anunoby intends to sign a five-year, $212.5 million contract to return to the New York Knicks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal will include a player option and a trade kicker, sources said. The Knicks acquired Anunoby in a trade at

ESPN News Services Jun 26, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis will likely miss “the very start” of the 2024-25 season following surgery this summer on his left leg, general manager Brad Stevens said on “The Ryen Russillo Podcast.” Porzingis suffered a torn retinaculum and dislocated posterior tibialis tendon

ESPN News Services Jun 26, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Bam Adebayo, one of the NBA’s top defensive players and soon to become a two-time U.S. Olympian, intends to sign a three-year, $166 million extension with the Miami Heat when the league’s offseason moratorium on such moves is lifted next month,

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJun 26, 2024, 02:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Brooklyn Nets completed a massive overhaul of the franchise’s roster, trading their best player Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, and landing a deal with the Houston Rockets to return the franchise’s first-round picks lost in the

Jun 25, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Knicks have agreed to a trade that will see them acquire Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. The Knicks will send Bojan Bogdanovic, four unprotected first-round picks (2025, 2027, 2029, 2031), a 2025 protected first-rounder via

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJun 25, 2024, 06:39 PM ET Close 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. Multiple criminal cases against former NBA guard Delonte West were

Associated Press Jun 25, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The past week has been a whirlwind for Brad Stevens since the Celtics reached the goal he’s been chasing since he arrived in Boston in 2013. He’s gone from coach to president of basketball operations during that time, experiencing all the failures

Associated Press Jun 25, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charles Lee joked that his wife thought he was a little crazy when he decided to step away from his job as a single stock equity trader on Wall Street to become a full-time basketball coach. Turns out it was a