2:20 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat are working on a contract extension, the team said Tuesday. Once the deal is finalized it will likely guarantee Adebayo at least $168 million over the next six seasons and perhaps as much as $200 million in that span. Adebayo will make
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3:05 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans All-Star forward Brandon Ingram has agreed to a five-year, $158 million maximum contract extension, his agents, Jeff Schwartz and Jordan Gertler of Excel Sports, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ingram flourished last season in New Orleans after arriving as part of the trade that sent Anthony Davis to
3:08 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Unlike in Milwaukee, where there won’t be any fans at Bucks home games to start the 2020-21 NBA season, there will be a limited amount of fans at Vivint Arena in Utah for Jazz home games when action resumes in December. Vivint Arena will allow up 1,500 fans in the
12:18 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com David Maas was a magician, TV and YouTube star and, with his wife, the centerpiece of halftime entertainment in basketball arenas all over the country. Maas died Sunday at the age of 57. According to The New York Times, Maas performed in all 30 NBA arenas, 15 WNBA arenas and
1:53 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Now that Fred VanVleet is officially back with the Toronto Raptors, he is excited about the fact that the team finds itself in a familiar position: being doubted and overlooked. “I’m excited about what we’ve got,” VanVleet said Tuesday morning during a virtual news conference commemorating his new four-year, $85
12:28 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN As a part of the trade sending Steven Adams to New Orleans, the Pelicans and Adams agreed to a two-year contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe on Monday evening. The extension, which is fully guaranteed according to sources, is for two years and $35 million. Adams
11:14 PM ET New Golden State Warriors swingman Kelly Oubre, Jr. had a parting shot for Phoenix Suns owner Robert Saver on the day he was officially introduced as a member of his third team in just over a week. Oubre, who was acquired by the Warriors in a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder
6:31 PM ET Fans might have missed out on a playoff series between the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers, but the competition between the two franchises spilled into free agency with the Lakers signing Montrezl Harrell away from the Clippers. Harrell, speaking to reporters Monday on a videoconference call for the first time since
5:51 PM ET DeMarcus Cousins has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Rockets, a source told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. A two-time All-NBA center and four-time All-Star, Cousins has only played in 78 regular season games over the last three seasons due to a myriad of leg injuries. Cousins most recently tore his ACL
4:44 PM ET Washington Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard said “there’s no plans” to trade John Wall, and that the former All-Star point guard has not requested a deal. In a video call with reporters Monday, Sheppard was asked several times about Wall, who will attempt to make his way back from a ruptured left
3:46 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Basketball fans in Wisconsin will have to cheer for their Milwaukee Bucks from inside the house instead of at the Fiserv Forum, at least for the start of the 2020-21 season. The Bucks announced Monday that fans won’t be permitted to attend home games until further notice, due to the
2:47 PM ET Free-agent center Alex Len plans to sign a one-year deal with the Toronto Raptors, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal is for $2.3 million, the source said. Len is the second free-agent center added by the Raptors after the team lost both Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol in free agency,
12:52 PM ET Markieff Morris has tweeted that he is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers. “Run it back! #Lakeshow,” he tweeted Monday. Run it back! #Lakeshow — Keef Morris (@Keefmorris) November 23, 2020 Morris, 31, gave the Lakers a solid stretch 4 to space the floor and complement superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
10:39 AM ET Dario Saric has agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal to stay with the Phoenix Suns, agents Jeff Schwartz and Mike Lindeman told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. At 6-foot-10, 225 pounds, Saric can play the stretch 4 and 5 positions, averaging 10.7 points and 6.2 rebounds while shooting 35.7 percent from 3-point range
7:50 AM ET Andre SnellingsESPN “The NBA should start the season at Christmas. That’s when I start paying attention, anyway.” I’ve heard every possible variation of that sentence throughout the years, usually in September and October, when the NBA season typically ramps up for tipoff. For those of us who play fantasy sports, that timing
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5:22 AM ET In an unprecedented meeting, a delegation of five NBA players and several officials from the National Basketball Players Association are at the Vatican this morning for a private audience with Pope Francis to discuss their work on social justice issues. An intermediary for Pope Francis reached out to the players association last
9:13 PM ET Free agent Aron Baynes and the Toronto Raptors have agreed to a two-year, $14.3 million deal with a team option for the second year, his agent, Daniel Moldovan, told ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Baynes fills an immediate need for Toronto at center with the departure of Marc Gasol to the Los Angeles Lakers.