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• Gonzaga’s David Stockton Signs Training Camp Deal With Phoenix Suns, Then Waived

  19-09-2026 04:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  TEMPE, AZ - JANUARY 21: David Stockton #11 of the Valley Suns warms up prior to the NBA G-League game against the Indiana Mad Ants on January 21, 2025 at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images Former
  
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• Lakers ticket prices could rise substantially as Kushner, Iger look to cut out brokers

  19-09-2026 03:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joshua Kushner attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, in July. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)Mark Walter may be selling the Lakers, but the new owners plan to take a money-making page out of the Dodgers’ playbook nonetheless: Dump the ticket brokers and leverage control over the resale market to drive up the cost of a ticket.As a result, the average price for a Lakers ticket could rise from $217 to $361 within the next two years, the Wall Street Jo
  
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• New Lakers owners reportedly telling investors they expect team's value to hit $30 billion within 10 years

  19-09-2026 02:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A group led by Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger made history by buying the Los Angeles Lakers for a record $12.5 billion last month. That is the highest price anyone has ever paid for a professional sports team, in any sport.That number is small potatoes compared to what Kushner and Iger reportedly think the team could be worth a decade from now.The new Lakers ownership group is telling potential investors the team's value could reach at least $30 billion by the end of 2037, according to a copy of a
  
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• Pistons, Ausar Thompson reportedly agree to five-year, $155 million contract extension

  19-09-2026 01:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  While negotiations drag on with one member of the Pistons’ young core — Jalen Duren — they have locked up another.Detroit and Ausar Thompson have agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year, $155 million contract extension, news first broken by Shams Charania of ESPN and since confirmed by other reports.Thompson is one of the NBA's elite perimeter defenders and was named First Team All-Defense last season, while averaging 9.9 points per game and starting 73 games for a 60-win team.
  
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• Heat extend Pelle Larsson to $60 million deal in key boost to rotation

  19-09-2026 01:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Pelle Larsson drives on Hornets wing Kon Knueppel during the NBA Play-In Tournament on April 14, 2026. Pelle Larsson is a name NBA fans should get used to this season.The Swedish wing just agreed to a four-year, $60 million extension to remain in Miami, where the Heat are coming off a transformative summer, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Friday.The last year of the deal, which would be for the 2030-31 season, is a mutual option.The deal will see Larsson — who will still bank a rookie
  
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• Why Frank Vogel was good hire for Warriors

  19-09-2026 01:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Warriors didn’t have an eye-popping offseason. But they had an under-the-radar acquisition that could help them: They added Frank Vogel to their coaching staff as an assistant. Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Frank Vogel looks on during a game against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago, Jan. 10, 2026. Getty ImagesVogel is bright. He’s defensive-minded. He led the Lakers to an NBA championship in the 2020 bubble at Walt Disney World.When Steve Kerr (
  
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• Detroit Pistons lock up core member to monster extension

  19-09-2026 01:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 10: Ausar Thompson #9 of the Detroit Pistons looks on during the first half of a basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center on April 10, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Detroit Pistons finally ca
  
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• Former Arizona guard Pelle Larsson signs extension with Heat

  19-09-2026 01:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, NC - APRIL 14: Pelle Larsson #9 of the Miami Heat drives to the basket during the game against the Charlotte Hornets during the 2026 SoFi Play-In Tournament on April 14, 2026 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE v
  
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• Pistons lock up core player, sign F Ausar Thompson to 5-year extension

  19-09-2026 00:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Detroit Pistons have locked up one of their core players.Just not the one people thought would sign first.The Pistons and Ausar Thompson agreed on a five-year contract extension worth $155 million on Friday, Sept. 18, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the extension has not yet been announced publicly.The deal, which does not have any opt-outs, kicks in next season and secu
  
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• Pistons, Ausar Thompson reportedly agree to 5-year, $155 million rookie-scale contract extension

  19-09-2026 00:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Detroit Pistons and forward Ausar Thompson have agreed to a five-year, $155 million contract extension, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports.Thompson, 23, was named to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team and finished third in Defensive Player of the Year voting in his third season as Detroit finished with the top record in the Eastern Conference at 60-22. The Pistons’ 2023 first-round pick (No. 5 overall) out of Overtime Elite Academy in Atlanta, Thompson led the league with an ave
  
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• Heat, Pelle Larsson reportedly agree to four-year, $60 million contract extension

  19-09-2026 00:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Miami Heat guard Pelle Larsson was a standout for Sweden in FIBA World Cup qualifying this summer. He scored 23 points against France (not enough for the win, but he outscored Victor Wembanyama). He completely outplayed Lauri Markkanen, leading Sweden past Finland with 31 points on 9-of-17 shooting and adding five boards.Pelle Larsson drops 31 PTS, as he leads Swedento a crucial victory over Finland away from home #FIBAWC | #StepItUppic.twitter.com/FLlozKi5EP— FIBA Basketball World Cup(@FI
  
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