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NBA free agency 2023: Lakers make all the right moves through first 24 hours
The Lakers didn't target the splashy, headline names affiliated with offseason approaches of yesteryear. They instead agreed to deals with players who fit.
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NBA free agency 2023: LaMelo Ball agrees to 5-year max extension with Hornets
No other player drafted during the Jordan era signed a max extension to his rookie contract.
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Damian Lillard's trade request doesn't make him a villain, and now it's time for Trail Blazers to find amicable end
He’s been a model citizen and hasn’t acted a plum fool to get his way like some of his peers. Has it been slightly annoying? At moments, yes.
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NBA free agency 2023: D'Angelo Russell, Lakers agree to 2-year, $37M deal
Russell will stay with the Lakers for two more years.
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NBA free agency 2023: Heat's Max Strus agrees to 4-year, $63M sign-and-trade deal with Cavaliers
Max Strus shot better than 37% from the 3-point line during his three seasons with the Heat.
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NBA free agency 2023: Day 1 winners and losers, starring Fred VanVleet and Bruce Brown
Folks, your winners and losers from the first night of 2023 NBA free agency ...
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NBA free agency 2023: Kyrie Irving staying with the Mavericks was the only and best option
It was the only option for the Dallas Mavericks, weary as they are. It was the best option for Kyrie Irving, who got what he wanted despite the belief he had very little leverage.
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NBA free agency 2023: Desmond Bane agrees to $207M max extension with Grizzlies
Bane agreed to a max extension three seasons after joining the Grizzlies as the last pick in the first round of the draft.
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NBA free agency 2023: Heat reportedly trading injured G Victor Oladipo to Thunder in salary-cap maneuver
The move puts the Heat below a punitive luxury tax apron and creates a $9.45 million trade exception.
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NBA free agency 2023: Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers reach agreement on max extension
His extension is worth more than $200 million over five years, beginning in the 2024-25 campaign. The deal could increase to $260 million if Haliburton makes the 2024 All-NBA roster.
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NBA free agency 2023: All-Star guard Fred VanVleet joins Houston Rockets on $130M deal
The 29-year-old averaged 19.3 points (39/34/90 shooting splits), 7.2 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 36.7 minutes over 69 games for the Raptors last season.
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NBA free agency 2023: Kevin Love agrees to return to Heat
Kevin Love averaged 7.7 points in 21 regular-season games with the Heat last season.
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NBA free agency 2023: Cam Johnson agrees to $108M deal to stay with Nets
Johnson hit the jackpot following a midseason trade from the Suns.
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NBA free agency 2023: Jakob Poeltl returning to Raptors on $80M deal
The 27-year-old Poeltl averaged 12.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 blocks in 26.5 minutes per game across 72 appearances last season.
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NBA free agency 2023: Khris Middleton staying with Bucks on $102M deal
Middleton averaged 15.1 points (44/32/90 shooting splits), 4.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds in just 24.3 minutes over 33 games for the Bucks this past season.
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NBA free agency 2023: Kyrie Irving agrees to re-sign with Dallas Mavericks
The Mavericks traded Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, a 2029 first-round draft pick and two second-round picks for Irving this past February, following the 31-year-old's most recent trade request.
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NBA free agency 2023: Kristaps Porziņģis gets $60 million extension from Boston Celtics
One-time NBA All-Star center Kristaps Porziņģis has agreed to a two-year, $60 million contract extension with the Boston Celtics, sources told Yahoo Sports' Jake Fischer.
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NBA free agency 2023: Jerami Grant reportedly agrees to $160M deal to return to Trail Blazers
Grant spent the past season with the Portland Trail Blazers after being traded from the Detroit Pistons last offseason.
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NBA free agency 2023: Bruce Brown, fresh off an NBA title with Nuggets, reportedly agrees to $45M deal with Pacers
Brown enjoyed a breakout season in Denver, averaging a career-high 11.5 points in 28.5 minutes per game.
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NBA free agency 2023: Kyle Kuzma returning to Wizards on $102M deal
Kyle Kuzma averaged a career-high 21.1 points per game last season in Washington.
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NBA free agency 2023: Draymond Green will re-sign with Golden State Warriors
The 33-year-old veteran averaged 8.5 points (53/31/71 shooting splits), 7.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists in 31.5 minutes over 73 games for the Warriors this past season, earning his eighth spot on an All-Defensive roster.
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2023 NBA free agency: Should we be preparing for James Harden to end up with the Clippers?
As free agency is set to kick off at 6 p.m. ET Friday, Harden, Kyrie Irving, Fred VanVleet, Bruce Brown and the Lakers will be the centers of attention.
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Jeff Van Gundy, Keyshawn Johnson and Suzy Kolber among those reportedly out at ESPN due to on-air layoffs
Not even beloved on-air personalities are safe from ESPN's latest round of layoffs.
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The Daily Sweat: How will free agency impact the 2024 NBA Finals odds?
The Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets are the favorites to win the NBA title. Will the odds shift soon?
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Charles Barkley surprises Ernie Johnson on air with news of his Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame election
How is Johnson just now receiving the honor?
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Bradley Beal excited to 'chill and not face so many double-teams' with Suns
Can Bradley Beal in a new role help a top-heavy Suns roster without a true point guard to contend in the West?
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James Harden reportedly picking up $35.6M player option, will work with 76ers on trade out of Philadelphia
Harden, who turns 34 years old in August, averaged 21 points, a league-high 10.7 assists and 6.1 rebounds per game for the Sixers this past season, making his 10th straight All-Star appearance.
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The five most interesting teams of 2023 NBA free agency
Let's examine some key situations in context of the questions they will face and the possibilities that their answers might unlock.
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Taurean Prince found out the Timberwolves were declining his $7.4 million contract thanks to a tweet
The Timberwolves were too slow in telling Taurean Prince his contract was declined.
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Chris Paul joining historic rival Warriors is proof nothing in the NBA lasts forever
Idols become rivals. Rivals become contentious. Contentious rivals become … teammates? It’s just another signal the NBA changes faster than ever.
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Hornets extend qualifying offer to Miles Bridges, who faces suspension for domestic violence arrest
Bridges missed the entirety of last season when the Hornets declined to offer him a contract extension on the heels of his arrest.
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The Spurs reportedly have an official measurement for Victor Wembanyama's height
The French phenom's actual height has been the subject of great disagreement.
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NBA free agency 2023: Nikola Vučević, Bulls agree to 3-year contract extension worth reported $60 million
Vučević averaged 17.6 points and 11 rebounds over 82 games with Chicago last season.
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2023 NBA free agency: The Blazers’ quest to improve around Damian Lillard remains a serious challenge
There has been little talk league-wide of any substantive movement for Portland outside of its well-known intention to re-sign versatile forward Jerami Grant.
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Tobias Harris said some Sixers fans would trade him for a cookie, so a company made a counter-offer
Sixers fans might at least get a cookie if their team doesn't trade Tobias Harris.
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2023 NBA Free Agency: Why fantasy managers should want these 6 players to stay on their current teams
NBA free agency is usually an exciting time, but Dan Titus explains why it would be better for the upcoming fantasy season if some key players stay put.
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NBA free agency primer: Top players, teams with cap space, extension-eligible rookies
Everything you need to know about NBA free agency, which opens at 6 p.m. ET Friday.
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2023 NBA free agency: With John Collins trade, forwards dominating early discussions
Early signings and trades could have a trickle-down effect on the opportunities for Kyle Kuzma, Grant Williams, Harrison Barnes and Austin Reaves.
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Wemby is a star, Scoot’s role in Portland & Bronny James at USC
Vincent Goodwill sits down with Yahoo’s NBA Draft expert, Krysten Peek, to recap the 2023 NBA Draft before looking ahead to what’s coming in the 2024 NBA Draft.
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The great expectations of Victor Wembanyama
Victor Wembanyama arrives in San Antonio as the expected savior of the franchise. That's all.
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Report: Jazz acquire John Collins in trade with Hawks
The Hawks will get back Rudy Gay and a second-rounder.
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2023 NBA Draft: How high should Victor Wembanyama go in fantasy basketball?
With the Spurs taking Victor Wembanyama first overall in the NBA Draft, Dan Titus puts the fantasy spin on the phenom's rookie potential.
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Victor Wembanyama won't play for France in FIBA World Cup: 'I think it's a necessary sacrifice'
While Wembanyama won't participate this year, he plans to play for France at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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Report: Timberwolves, Naz Reid reach 3-year, $42 million deal ahead of free agency
Naz Reid broke his wist and missed the last stretch of the season for the Timberwolves earlier this spring.
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Victor Wembanyama debuts Spurs jersey in workout, has dinner with David Robinson, Tim Duncan
Wembanyama's jersey number matches his draft position.
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2023 NBA Draft sets record as most watched ever
French star Victor Wembanyama kicked off the NBA Draft on Thursday night in New York.
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Marcus Smart thanks Celtics fans in touching goodbye note: 'Boston, you are a very special place to me'
Marcus Smart was drafted by the Celtics with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.
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2023 NBA Draft: Who are the fantasy basketball winners and losers?
Fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus shares his take on some key winners and losers coming off the NBA Draft.
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Victor Wembanyama vs. Brandon Miller headlines stacked NBA Summer League schedule
Victor Wembanyama will play in a nationally televised game to kick off NBA Summer League action.
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From can't-miss to the second round: Emoni Bates has another chance to prove he is special
The former top-ranked recruit in the nation fell all the way to 49th overall to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now his future is all on him.
