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• Boston Celtics Daily Links 9/20/26

  20-09-2026 20:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 17: The sneakers worn by Dain Dainja #84 of the Miami Heat during the game against the Detroit Pistons during the 2025 NBA Summer League game on July 17, 2025 at the Pavilion 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/NBAE via Getty Images
  
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• Hawks, Hornets reportedly discussing potential Buddy Hield for Dorian Finney-Smith trade

  21-09-2026 17:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  This is the time of year when there are very few trades, and it's even rarer to see one with names players would recognize, but on-and-off talks between Atlanta and Charlotte have bubbled to the surface.This summer, Atlanta has discussed trading Buddy Heild to Charlotte for Dorian Finney-Smith, reports Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. That deal has yet to come to fruition but is not dead, according to the report.An earlier version of the trade could have included Devin Carter, but Atlanta waived
  
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• Cavs season preview: Kenny Atkinson – Getting more than just buy-in

  21-09-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BROOKLYN, NY - MARCH 1: James Harden #1 and Head Coach Kenny Atkinson of the Cleveland Cavaliers talk during the game against the Brooklyn Nets on March 1, 2026 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. 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 David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty
  
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• What role will Labaron Philon fill in his rookie season?

  21-09-2026 15:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 14: Labaron Philon #00 of the Philadelphia 76ers handles the ball during the game against the Houston Rockets on July 14, 2026 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 2026 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Greathouse/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE v
  
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• NBA Preseason Power Rankings: How all 30 teams stack up for 2026-27

  21-09-2026 15:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LeBron James and Jaylen Brown are in Philadelphia, Giannis Antetokounmpo is in Miami, and Kawhi Leonard is back in Toronto. But did any of these moves produce a team better than the defending champion Knicks? Or the two best teams in the West: San Antonio and Oklahoma City?With the NBA season one month away, it's time for my preseason power rankings. Let's count down from 30 to 1 based on how I stack up everyone's chances of winning the NBA Finals, and look at what's changed, what's exciting, an
  
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• How former Villanova star Cam Whitmore can finally stick in the NBA

  21-09-2026 15:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEWARK, NJ - FEBRUARY 28: Cam Whitmore #22 of the Villanova Wildcats in action against the Seton Hall Pirates during a game at Prudential Center on February 28, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. Villanova defeated Seton Hall 76-72. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) | Getty Images Former Villanova 5-star forward/wing — and Big East Freshman of the Year — Cam Whitmore is getting another shot in the NBA, this time with the Denver Nuggets. ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported the news o
  
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• Cooper Flagg’s personal trainer dishes on offseason developments

  21-09-2026 15:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 11: Kyrie Irving #11 and Cooper Flagg #32 of the Dallas Mavericks pose for a picture during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2026 NBA Summer League game on July 11, 2026 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 2026 NBAE
  
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• Bucks Reacts Survey: Who leads the team in trade value?

  21-09-2026 15:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - FEBRUARY 24: Ryan Rollins #13 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots the ball against Kel’el Ware #7 of the Miami Heat during the second quarter at Fiserv Forum on February 24, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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 Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) | Getty Images Welcome to SB Nation React
  
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• The NBA’s 25 biggest athletic freaks right now

  21-09-2026 14:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Oct 24, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Ausar Thompson (9) and twin brother Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson (1) stand on the court during the third quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Athleticism is not a blanket term when it comes to its application in NBA games. There are a thousand different ways athleticism can manifest itself on a basketball court beyond slamming home an alley-oop. These days, it feel
  
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• Ranking the Roster: Gary Trent Jr. Klutches the bag at 13

  21-09-2026 14:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MARCH 29: Gary Trent Jr. #5 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots the ball against Kris Dunn #8 of the Los Angeles Clippers during the third quarter at Fiserv Forum on March 29, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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 Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) | Getty Images Hoo boy. OK, so the obvious pl
  
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• Preview: Ja’Kobe could be the Raptors’ biggest x-factor this season

  21-09-2026 14:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO, CANADA - MAY 01: Ja'kobe Walter #14 of the Toronto Raptors reacts after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-110 in Game Six of the First Round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 01, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 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 Cole Burston/Getty Images) | Getty Images
  
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• Player Preview: Oso Ighodaro fights for a big role in the Valley

  21-09-2026 14:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 27: Oso Ighodaro #11 of the Phoenix Suns looks on before the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder during Round One Game Four of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2026 at PHX Arena in Phoenix, 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 2026 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty
  
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• Ramp to Camp: What is Brad Stevens' next big Celtics move?

  21-09-2026 13:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ramp to Camp: What is Brad Stevens' next big Celtics move? originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonMaybe you’ve spent the better part of the past three months wondering why Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens elected to trade Jaylen Brown to an in-division rival. Maybe you refuse to worship at the altar of Optionality. But the arrival of a new season demands that we all stop obsessing about what happened, and shift the focus to what comes next.While many panned B
  
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• Rumor Roundup: Hawks talking trade for Finney-Smith?

  21-09-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 30: Buddy Hield #8 of the Atlanta Hawks plays defense during the game against the New York Knicks during Round One Game Six of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on April 30, 2026 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. 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 Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE
  
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• The Scratching Post

  21-09-2026 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post, your home for open conversation with your fellow Carolina Panthers fans.Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here.You know the drill. If you don’t then follow the handy instruction below to sign up and join the conversation:Join the conversation!Sign up for a user
  
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• February Forecast: Could Ryan Rollins be the next Derrick White?

  21-09-2026 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 1: Ryan Rollins #13 of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket during the game against the Boston Celtics during the 2026 Pioneers Classic Championship on February 1, 2026 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. 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 Chris Marion/NBAE
  
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• Previewing each NBA team as 2026-27 season approaches

  21-09-2026 11:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  As far as NBA offseasons go, this was a wild one.There were blockbuster trades — with Giannis Antetokounmpo heading to the Miami Heat and Jaylen Brown going from the Boston Celtics to their Atlantic Division-rivals, the Philadelphia 76ers.There were culture-swinging free agency decisions — most notably NBA icon LeBron James, the league’s leading scorer, opting to break away from the Los Angeles Lakers to join Brown in Philadelphia. There were coaching changes and players r
  
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• Rockets 2026-2027 player previews: Quadir Copeland/ Sean Pedulla/ Rafael Castro

  21-09-2026 11:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 11: Quadir Copeland #25 of the Houston Rockets plays defense during the game against the Toronto Raptors during a 2026 NBA Summer League game on July 11, 2026 at the Cox Pavilion 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 2026 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Image
  
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• Los Angeles Clippers season preview: Lineup, roster and prediction

  21-09-2026 11:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Coach Tyronn Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers could struggle to make a significant run during the 2026-27 season.The organization has fallen from playoff contention to a team likely dropping near the bottom of the Western Conference as a result of its offseason.The NBA announced disciplinary action against the team on Sept. 2 after an external law firm completed enough of its investigation and shared its findings with league commissioner Adam Silver.The Clippers were fined $30 million and were t
  
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• Houston Rockets season preview: Lineup, roster and prediction

  21-09-2026 11:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Year one with Kevin Durant didn't go as the Houston Rockets hoped. The 2026-27 NBA season is shaping up as a basketball do-over.The Rockets will largely run it back with their roster mostly intact after a disappointing first-round playoff exit in the wake of their much-hyped Durant acquisition. Houston is hopeful the return of veteran point guard Fred VanVleet, who missed all of last season with a knee injury, can unlock a talented core that never seemed to fit together consistently without an e
  
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• Dallas Mavericks season preview: Lineup, roster and prediction

  21-09-2026 11:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Dallas Mavericks are in the process of reinventing themselves after the disastrous Luka Doncic trade, and the past few months have reshaped the franchise ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season.Former Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri was hired this offseason to be the Mavericks' new team president, and former ESPN NBA draft analyst Mike Schmitz, most recently an assistant GM with the Portland Trail Blazers, was tabbed to be the new Dallas GM. They then made a huge splash by hiring Dusty M
  
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• Miami Heat season preview: Lineup, roster and prediction

  21-09-2026 11:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Pat Riley has been hunting a superstar since LeBron James left in 2016. On the eve of the 2026 NBA Draft, he got one, sending Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Kasparas Jakucionis to Milwaukee for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis.That was the easy part.Miami then let Norman Powell, its only All-Star last season, sign with Chicago then filled in its roster with veterans on short money. Tim Hardaway Jr., a Sixth Man of the Year finalist in Denver last season, took one year and $
  
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• Brooklyn Nets season preview: Lineup, roster and prediction

  21-09-2026 11:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  This was a team that finished with the third-worst record in the NBA and one that has won just 78 of 246 games (.317) over its last three seasons.The problem for the Brooklyn Nets is that the short-term future doesn’t look all that much better.Since the team’s experiment with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden imploded, the Nets have struggled to find any semblance of competitiveness. The big move of the offseason was a trade that brought in three-time All-Star Julius Randle
  
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• Toronto Raptors season preview: Lineup, roster and prediction

  21-09-2026 11:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Eastern Conference became notably deeper and more talented this offseason, and the Toronto Raptors are very much one of the reasons why.Toronto made a splash with its acquisition of seven-time All-Star Kawhi Leonard. It has the potential to be a franchise-altering move, even though it had remained pending for more than a month, as the NBA wrapped up its investigation into Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers over salary cap circumvention.But with that now resolved, the Raptors can move forwa
  
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• Gonzaga’s Anton Watson Signs Training Camp Deal With Los Angeles Lakers, Soon After Waived

  21-09-2026 05:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 18: Anton Watson #41 of the Los Angeles Lakers handles the ball during the game against the Golden State Warriors during the Semifinals on July 18, 2026 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 2026 NBAE (Photo by Tom O'Connor/NBAE via Ge
  
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• Graham Ike Signs Two-Way Deal With Golden State Warriors

  21-09-2026 05:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 9: Graham Ike #45 of the Golden State Warriors handles the ball during the game against the Dallas Mavericks on July 9, 2026 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 2026 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Greathouse/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via
  
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• Duop Reath chose the Suns, that doesn’t make him a savior

  21-09-2026 02:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mar 2, 2024; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Portland Trail Blazers center Duop Reath (26) dunks during the first half against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports | USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con First and foremost, I want to start today’s session by saying that I like the acquisition of Duop Reath. It shows that Brian Gregory consistently looks for ways to create competition throughout the roster, and that’s a good thing. Iron sharpens iro
  
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• Why Warriors fans should be grateful Steve Kerr chose to return

  21-09-2026 00:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Steve Kerr has seen and heard it all. That includes the white-knuckled chants calling for him to be fired or retire. So, how should Warriors fans feel about Kerr’s decision to return as Golden State’s coach?They should be thanking their lucky stars. We all know that Kerr helped transform the Warriors into the league’s modern day dynasty, winning four championships over eight years from 2015-2022. But let’s take a second to think about what that entaile
  
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• NetsDaily Off-Season Report – No. 23

  21-09-2026 00:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 19: A basketball sits on the court during a break in the action between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers during preseason action at the Barclays Center on October 19, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The 76ers defeated the Nets 106-76. 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 Bruce Bennett/G
  
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• Luka Doncic returning to LA ahead of Lakers media day with somber memory

  20-09-2026 22:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Lakers season is around the corner and Luka Dončić is returning to Los Angeles. Dončić, who led the league in scoring last season (33.5 points) and was third in assists (8.3) is expected to leave Europe for Los Angeles on Sunday ahead of Media Day on September 28, according to Sportklub. On Sunday, the Lakers superstar took to Instagram with a heartbreaking post. He posted images of his two daughters (Gabriela, who was born November 2023, and Olivia, who was bor
  
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