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• 5 things to expect from this Summer League Roster

  06-07-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 19: Alijah Martin #55 of the Toronto Raptors dribbles the ball during the game against the Sacramento Kings during the 2025 NBA Summer League game on July 19, 2025 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 Candice Ward/
  
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo says goodbye to Bucks in emotional farewell video

  06-07-2026 21:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It was time for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks to part ways — but that doesn't make it any less emotional.Milwaukee was the city that adopted the skinny kid from Greece and made him part of the community, and in return — beyond bringing a title and a decade of elite basketball to the city (although that matters) — he invested in Milwaukee, too. Giannis put together an emotional goodbye video to Milwaukee and its fans.❤️ pic.twitter.com/x3dRX1StPE&md
  
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo releases tribute video to Milwaukee as trade to Miami becomes official: 'Milwaukee will always be my city'

  06-07-2026 20:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  With his trade to the Miami Heat becoming official Monday, Giannis Antetokounmpo released a tribute video to the city for which he played his first 13 seasons of NBA basketball.The former Milwaukee forward the video on social media featuring the highlights from his Bucks career, including his selection by the team on draft day in 2013 and the team's second NBA championship in 2021. In the video, Antetokounmpo addressed the city of Milwaukee and Bucks fans directly rather than than the Bucks fran
  
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• Kings reportedly waiving DeMar DeRozan after trade talks stall

  06-07-2026 20:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Sacramento Kings are waiving six-time NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Monday, bringing his two-year tenure with the team to a close.The move comes after the team tried to trade the veteran during the offseason.Just in: The Sacramento Kings are waiving DeMar DeRozan, making the six-time All-Star one of the top free agents, sources tell ESPN. The sides worked collaboratively on this resolution after exploring trade routes. pic.twitter.com/IsSZXhV4An— Shams Char
  
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• Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa indicted on wire fraud allegations from FBI

  06-07-2026 20:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  College basketball journeyman Kerr Kriisa, who played for four teams in six years, has been indicted by the FBI on multiple counts of wire fraud that occurred during his time in West Virginia.The charges, which were unrelated to sports gambling or actions on the court, are laid out in court documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports. They include five counts of wire fraud that saw Kriisa texting people, often under the alias "Irene" asking for money for multiple "emergencies."READ MORE: Michigan bas
  
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• Ben Humrichous shows out in Nets’ first two Summer League games

  06-07-2026 20:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  In his two-year stint as an Illini, forward Ben Humrichous was particularly impressive at one thing above all: knocking down the triple. View this post on InstagramAnd after upping his physicality last season for Illinois, becoming a weapon on the boards and brick wall on defense, the Brooklyn Nets signed him to an Exhibit-10 contract to give him a chance to show what he can do. His first Summer League game came in a narrow loss to the Sacramento Kings, where he put up six points on 2-for-5 shoo
  
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo's video will have Bucks fans sobbing

  06-07-2026 19:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Giannis Antetokounmpo, 31, left a remarkable legacy on the city of Milwaukee. 13 seasons, 10 All-Star Games, two MVP awards, an NBA title, and a partridge in a pear tree.However, that didn't stop Bucks president Josh Glessing from trading their legend away to the Miami Heat this offseason. Albeit, the Bucks did endure an underwhelming season and saw themselves miss the playoffs for the first time in a decade. That said, to trade away your franchise cornerstone, the man who gave everything he had
  
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• VOTE: Grade the Rockets NBA Free Agency pickups

  06-07-2026 19:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Apr 24, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart (36) reacts after making a basket during the first quarter against the Houston Rockets during game three of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to partic
  
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• 11 thoughts on the LeBron James saga, NBA free agency & rookie Summer League debuts

  06-07-2026 19:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Subscribe to The Kevin O'Connor ShowApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeKevin O’Connor recaps the weekend in the NBA after last week's torrent of news. KOC covers the latest on LeBron, the most recent fre agent signings and shares his thoughts on the 2026 NBA draft class’ performance at Summer League.(0:13) Are Cavs favorites to land LeBron?(5:35) Draymond Green speculation(8:05) Nuggets interested in Peyton Watson(9:59) Is Jalen Duren's FA market dead?(13:07) Rui Hachimura signs with
  
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• Quinten Post signs 3-year offer sheet with Grizzlies

  06-07-2026 19:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 15: Quinten Post #21 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after making a shot against the Memphis Grizzlies during the NBA play-in tournament game at Chase Center on April 15, 2025 in San Francisco, California. 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 Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) | Getty Images It looks like Qui
  
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• 2026 NBA free agency rankings, tracker: Latest deals as Rui Hachimura lands with Clippers

  06-07-2026 18:33 via cbssports.com
  
  Most players have agreed to new deals, but big names -- like LeBron James and Jalen Duren -- remain on the market
  
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• Lakers lose Rui Hachimura, who signs two-year deal with the Clippers

  06-07-2026 18:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Lakers' Rui Hachimura looks on during a game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on April 24. (Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images)Rui Hachimura became the latest Lakers player to move on, agreeing to a two-year, $28-million deal with the Clippers on Monday, people familiar with the deal but not authorized to speak publicly on the matter confirmed to The Times.Hachimura played at a high level for the Lakers in the playoffs, averaging 17.5 points per game in 10 postseason games, the
  
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• Fireworks! New Lakers center Walker Kessler proposed to 2025 Miss America Abbie Stockard

  06-07-2026 18:18 via yahoo.com
  New Lakers center Walker Kessler, left, proposed to 2025 Miss America Abbie Stockard on July 4. (Getty Images)Once again, Walker Kessler sat hunched forward, ears and eyes intently locked onto the person whose words would change his life. This wasn’t his bewildering 2022 NBA draft day experience captured on video that began with him hearing commissioner Adam Silver announce he had been chosen by the Memphis Grizzlies only to learn moments later that he had been traded to the Minnesota
  
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• The LeBron Whiteboard Equation has Only One Solution

  06-07-2026 18:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  From the moment LeBron James confirmed he would not be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers, the entire NBA ecosystem lost its collective mind.This is what happens when the league’s all-time leading scorer, even at this stage of his career, suddenly becomes available. It doesn’t matter that he is no longer 28-year-old LeBron. It doesn’t matter that he is not going to spend 82 games dragging a flawed roster uphill with one hand while solving everyone’s spacing problems with
  
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• Rui Hachimura reportedly jumping cross-town, signing two-year, $28 million deal with Clippers

  06-07-2026 17:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Rui Hachimura, one of the top free agents still available, was hoping for a raise from the $18.3 million he made last season, coming off an impressive playoff run with the Lakers (17.5 points per game, shooting 56.9% from 3). That market was not out there, and with the Lakers’ rash of moves this offseason, he was the man standing without a chair when the music stopped.So he is jumping across town. Hachimura has agreed to a two-year, $28 million deal with the LA Clippers, a move broken by S
  
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• Rui Hachimura leaving Lakers for $28M deal with Clippers

  06-07-2026 17:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lakers starting forward Rui Hachimura has signed a 2-year, $28M deal with the LA Clippers.The Lakers are losing one of their main forwards to their crosstown rival. Rui Hachimura will sign with the Clippers in free agency, adding to the long list of players who have departed the Lakers as part of their roster reconstruction.Hachimura agreed to a two-year, $28 million deal with the Clippers, ESPN first reported. Lakers starting forward Rui Hachimura has signed a 2-year, $28M deal with t
  
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• Rui Hachimura reportedly agrees to 2-year, $28 million deal with Clippers

  06-07-2026 17:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Rui Hachimura has agreed to a two-year, $28 million contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, as the sharpshooting power forward — one of the top players at his position in the 2026 free-agent class — lands a lucrative new deal.Just in: Free agent Rui Hachimura has agreed to a two-year, $28 million deal to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/Cixx1ZGPV3— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 6, 2026Charani
  
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• The Jaylen Brown Trade Changed Everything for the Sixers

  06-07-2026 17:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Maddie Meyer / Getty Images Philadelphia stunned the NBA by trading Paul George for Jaylen Brown last week. Here's why Mike Gansey's blockbuster deal could reshape the franchise's championship window.Full stop, I was not excited about this upcoming Philadelphia 76ers season. Not even a little bit.The Sixers had just been swept out of the playoffs by the Knicks in the second round -- a team that went on to win the whole thing -- and the offseason was shaping up to be exactly the kind of quiet, u
  
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• Rui Hachimura signs two-year, $28 million deal with Clippers

  06-07-2026 17:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 09: Rui Hachimura #28 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket against Luguentz Dort #5 and Chet Holmgren #7 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first quarter in Game Three of the Second Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. 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
  
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• Warriors' restricted free agent center Quinten Post to sign three-year $30 million offer sheet with Grizzlies

  06-07-2026 17:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Memphis has Zach Edey at center and has agreed to trade for Isaiah Stewart as a backup big, but the team wanted a more traditional five and a big body behind Edey. So they went after a Golden State restricted free agent.Warriors restricted free agent center Quinten Post will sign a three-year, $30 million offer sheet with the Grizzlies, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. That gives the Warriors 48 hours — until 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday to match the offer, or Post is headed to Memphis. That $1
  
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• NBA rumors: Kawhi Leonard changes agents, Rich Paul lays out factors that could influence LeBron James

  06-07-2026 17:22 via cbssports.com
  
  The new NBA league year gets started on Monday, and there's still plenty of offseason buzz
  
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• LeBron James sweepstakes swells to six teams as rumors swirl

  06-07-2026 17:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The LeBron James sweepstakes swells to six teams as rumors swirlWhen LeBron James informed the Los Angeles Lakers he would not be returning for the 2026–27 season, it was evident the decision was a league-altering one.Now, James is testing the free agent market at 41 years old and his next destination will certain have implications for the rest of the NBA. There are reportedly six teams that are operating under the belief that they’re in the running to sign James, per NBA insider Mar
  
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• LeBron James next team predictions: Four-time MVP highly likely to go back to Cavaliers after leaving Lakers

  06-07-2026 16:41 via cbssports.com
  
  James says he's moving on, and Kalshi prediction markets think he'll end up in a familiar city
  
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• Sixers announce Vegas Summer League roster

  06-07-2026 16:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CAMDEN, NJ - JUNE 25: Labaron Philon Jr. #00 of the Philadelphia 76ers poses for a portrait during the Philadelphia 76ers press conference introducing Labaron Philon Jr. on June 25, 2026 at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex in Camden, NJ 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 Jesse D.
  
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• MMB Lounge: Discussion on NBA Free Agency, Summer League

  06-07-2026 15:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS, TEXAS - JUNE 29: A detail view of a Dallas Mavericks logo before the introduction of Dallas Mavericks head coach Dusty May before a press conference at American Airlines Center on June 29, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. 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 Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) | Getty Images The NBA Draft has come and gone, Free A
  
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• Have a Nice Season: The Mavericks Free Agency Sigh of Relief

  06-07-2026 15:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER, COLORADO - APRIL 27: Kyle Anderson #12 of the Minnesota Timberwolves warms up before Game Five of the First Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on April 27, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. 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 Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) | Getty Images There’s
  
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• NBA Summer League Predictions & Parlay for Monday, July 6: Acuff the King!

  06-07-2026 15:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.It's a 6-pack of action in the NBA Summer League on Monday, with most eyes set on a dynamite matchup between No. 2 pick Darryn Peterson and No. 3 pick Cameron Boozer, as the Jazz take on the Grizzlies.Other top 10 players that should be in action include Sacramento's Darius Acuff Jr, the debut of Brooklyn's Mikel Brown Jr (no. 6), and Atlanta's Kingston Flemings, the no. 9 pick.Check out my NBA Summer Leagu
  
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• Nets rookie Mikel Brown Jr. set to make NBA Summer League debut after two DNPs

  06-07-2026 15:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mikel Brown Jr.After two summer league games — and two DNPs for Mikel Brown Jr. — Nets fans may finally get to see their prized rookie on Monday.The Nets split their first two contests tilts at the California Classic, dropping their opener Saturday at Sacramento before beating Milwaukee 89-69 the next day.Brown, Danny Wolf and Nolan Traore all sat out against the Kings, while they had an even more threadbare lineup Sunday. But Brown — the No. 6 pick in last month’s draft
  
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• Will we get the answers we need from today’s Celtics press conference?

  06-07-2026 15:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Boston, MA - September 25: Bill Chisholm, the new lead owner and governor of the Boston Celtics, listens as Brad Stevens, president of basketball operations, speaks during an introductory press conference at the Auerbach Center on September 25, 2025 in Boston. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) | Boston Globe via Getty Images Five days ago, the Boston Celtics agreed to trade Jaylen Brown for Paul George and draft compensation. The trade could not be made official u
  
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• Why LeBron James should sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves

  06-07-2026 15:12 via cbssports.com
  
  James is reportedly looking to play "meaningful, competitive basketball," so why not try to bring a title to Minnesota?
  
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