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• Collin Sexton brings much needed scoring off the bench

  31-08-2026 20:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS, TEXAS - APRIL 12: Collin Sexton #2 of the Chicago Bulls handles the ball during a game against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center on April 12, 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 GettyImages License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Getty Images Parting ways with every free agent not named Austin Reaves this summer
  
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• Southwest division watch: Will the Pelicans ever fly?

  01-09-2026 05:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Another division, another team that is trying to find a better day now that the Golden State Warriors dynasty is on its last legs. We’re in the Southwest division now; let’s take it straight to the bottom. I’m not just talking about the division standings, I’m talking the Bayou where the New Orleans Pelicans reside. The Warriors took two of three from New Orleans last season, getting the best of a team that went 26-56 last year.They fired their coach, hired Jamahl Mosley
  
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• The Five Stages of Cody Williams left Utah scarred

  01-09-2026 05:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - APRIL 07: Cody Williams #5 of the Utah Jazz walks backcourt during the first half of a game at Smoothie King Center on April 07, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 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 Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images) | Getty Images The only thing less rewarding than watching Cody Williams play basketba
  
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• Southwest division watch: Can Rockets put it all together?

  01-09-2026 03:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Let’s keep it rolling like a runaway train Dub Nation, alllll through the divisions as we break down what these other franchises have been up to this summer. I remember back during the dynasty’s heyday I would smirk and chuckle as other teams spun the wheel of transactions looking for a prayer against the Golden Empire. Now, I peer with furrowed brows as the league tries to leave Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors in the dust. Let’s take a peek at the Southwest division.
  
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• Stephen Curry on Golden State, 'No question I want to be here the rest of my career'

  01-09-2026 03:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  On Saturday, Stephen Curry became eligible for a two-year, $136.7 million contract extension, which would be added after the $62.6 million he will make this coming season. Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy has been unequivocal: Golden State wants Curry back at any price. While some fans have wondered if Curry would get a wandering eye and consider chasing a ring elsewhere, Curry told Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area he wants to stay right where he is."There's no question I want to be h
  
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• Spurs Villain Tournament, Round 1: Former Spurs

  01-09-2026 02:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY - MAY 26: Robert Horry #5 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts in the fourth quarter against the Utah Jazz in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals during the 2007 NBA Playoffs at the EnergySolutions Arena on May 26, 2007 in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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 Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) | Getty
  
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• Jazz Sign Matthew Murrell to Contract

  01-09-2026 01:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MARCH 10: Matthew Murrell #15 of the Salt Lake City Stars dribbles the ball during the game against the Texas Legends on March 10, 2026 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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 Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Ge
  
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• Southwest division watch: Are Grizzlies fine in the West without Morant?

  01-09-2026 01:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dub Nation let’s keep cruising through the Western Conference, particularly the Southwest conference. Let’s take a trip down to Beale St and listen to some blues and eat some good BBQ. If you caught my piece back in February about Memphis eating itself alive from the inside, you already know the shape of this one. The once great Grizzlies that as recently as 2023 were considered a legitimate contender have become damn near unrecognizable. It all spiraled after Ja Morant’s injur
  
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• NetsDaily Off-Season Report – No. 20

  01-09-2026 01:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BROOKLYN, NY - JUNE 29 : Mikel Brown Jr. signs memorabilia for a fan during an introductory Press Conference for the 2026 Brooklyn Nets Draftees on June 29, 2026 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 L. Nemec/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images Insid
  
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• NetsDaily Reacts: What Seed Will the Brooklyn Nets Finish in 2026-27?

  01-09-2026 01:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY, UT - JANUARY 30: Day'Ron Sharpe #20 and Drake Powell #4 of the Brooklyn Nets high five during the game against the Utah Jazz on January 30, 2026 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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 Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE vi
  
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• High stakes Rockets season in three parts: Coaching

  01-09-2026 00:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  THEY have failed me AGAIN! | NBAE via Getty Images Now we come to the part of the Rockets that I think needed to change at the end of the previous playoffs: coaching.This isn’t because I dislike Ime Udoka on a personal level (as much as a stranger to the man can), although I do. It’s because he’s given everyone plenty of evidence that he’s simply not up to the job of taking the Rockets to the next phase of their (hoped for!) ascent to the upper echelons of the NBA.I&rsquo
  
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• Mark Mitchell passes on Nuggets training camp, reenrolls at Missouri

  31-08-2026 23:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  After an All-SEC season at Missouri where he averaged 18.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game while shooting 38.8% from 3-point range, four-year college player Mark Mitchell entered the NBA draft process. After going undrafted, he played for the Nuggets at Summer League and was set to head to their training camp on an Exhibit 10 deal (which includes a bonus to join the Nuggets G League team).Instead, he has re-enrolled at Missouri — a surprise as he was expected to transfer to
  
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• Knicks Domino Effects: What if Jalen Brunson stayed in Dallas?

  31-08-2026 23:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: Jalen Brunson #13 of the Dallas Mavericks dribbles the ball during the game against the New York Knicks on January 12, 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, 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 2022 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBA
  
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• Cavs Reacts Survey: How many All-Stars will Cleveland have next season?

  31-08-2026 23:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 19: Jarrett Allen #31 of the Cleveland Cavaliers smiles during the game against the Houston Rockets on November 19, 2025 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. 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 David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images Welcome
  
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• Which Lakers benefit from Jonathan Kuminga going to Timberwolves?

  31-08-2026 22:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Lakers may have come up short on signing Jonathan Kuminga, who’s joining the Timberwolves, and the opportunity to add a wing/forward who’d be a Day 1 starter. But the missed opportunity should create other opportunities for players already on the roster. With the Lakers unlikely to make a significant move before training camp starts at the end of September, the answer to the question of who will be the fifth starter alongside Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler a
  
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• Too-early season predictions: Insiders see a slim but real chance the Raptors make a ‘big’ move before the trade deadline

  31-08-2026 22:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sep 28, 2019; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol (33) at the podium during Media Day at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports The 2026-27 season is a couple of months away from tip-off, yet striking parallels, sometimes uncanny, to the 2018-19 season are hard not to notice, even to the ‘casual’ eye. For one, LeBron James will be playing for a different team come October after spending the last eight years under the bright lights of L
  
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• Kuminga’s agent fires back at critics, the post-Jaylen Celtics & MLB in virtual reality with Aaron Turner, Jay King & Kendall Baker

  31-08-2026 22:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Subscribe to The Kevin O'Connor ShowApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeOn today's jam-packed Kevin O'Connor Show, KOC has Jonathan Kuminga's agent, Aaron Turner, on to uncover the truth behind the Kuminga debacle and to preview what he has to offer with the newly retooled Minnesota Timberwolves.Then, Celtics reporter Jay King joins to break down the departure of Jaylen Brown from Boston and what that means for this year's roster.Plus, Yahoo Sports senior writer Kendall Baker shares his experience
  
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• Southwest division watch: Mavericks planting their Flagg

  31-08-2026 22:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Hey folks we’re back at it, going division by division figuring out just who the Golden State Warriors should be concerned about this season. And after the way things turned out last year when the wounded Dubs didn’t even make the postseason, that answer could easily be anybody. But one of the teams GSW had success against last year comes from the Southwest Division. I’m talking about the Dallas Mavericks, a team that floundered with the injury absence of Kyrie Irving, the rook
  
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• Deni Avdija says Portland would not clear him to play in FIBA World Cup qualifiers

  31-08-2026 20:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  More than 30 NBA players have suited up for their nations this summer in FIBA World Cup qualifying matches, including about two dozen in Europe alone (a tough region to qualify from). Victor Wembanyama has put on a show, but there is also Nikola Jokic (Serbia), Rudy Gobert (France), Lauri Markkanen (Finland), Dennis Schröder (Germany) and many more.Deni Avdija is not one of them.Israel's best player said in a social media post that the Trail Blazers had not cleared him, via Aris Barkas of E
  
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• Boston Celtics Daily Links 8/31/26

  31-08-2026 20:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 18: The sneakers worn by Jaylin Williams #47 of the Dallas Mavericks during the game against the Orlando Magic during the 2025 NBA Summer League game on July 18, 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 Tom O'Conn
  
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• Bright Side of the Sun Reacts Survey: How did the Suns do this offseason?

  31-08-2026 20:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 20: Phoenix Suns head coach Jordan Ott talks to Devin Booker #1 during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on January 20, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) | Getty Images Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey
  
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• 2026 Fantasy Basketball Mock Draft: Drafting from the No. 6 pick in a 16-team league

  31-08-2026 20:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Standard fantasy basketball leagues consist of 12 teams, but there are plenty who compete in larger ones. And in those larger leagues, the task of drafting a team can get tricky. For many, that may mean reaching for a player earlier than you would in a standard league, as there's a higher likelihood that your desired target won't be available in the following round. Recently, Rotoworld writer Raphielle Johnson participated in a 16-team mock draft hosted by Menace Podmen's Steve St-Pierre. Pickin
  
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• Who deserves a spot on the NBA's 80th anniversary team? Adding four players to hypothetical Top 80 list

  31-08-2026 20:09 via cbssports.com
  
  The NBA put out its list of the league's 75 greatest players five years ago... so we're giving it an update after the 80th season
  
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• Kevin Durant: USA Basketball GM is 'one of my main goals'

  31-08-2026 20:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kevin Durant is already a USA Basketball legend. He wants to continue to contribute to the program's success after his playing career."One of my main goals is to be the GM of the Team USA, one of these Olympics one of these years," Durant said on the Boardroom show, which he co-founded. "I want to do that job one time."Grant Hill is the current U.S. men's national team GM — or managing director — serving in that role since 2021.Hill, with input from coaches, recommended the 12 player
  
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• Jaylen Brown’s fanfest turnout showed he earned respect few in Boston ever do

  31-08-2026 19:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Boston, MA - March 18: Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown signals for an and-one. The Celtics played the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) | Boston Globe via Getty Images Surrounded by thousands at Boston Common, Jaylen Brown took his final bow in the city he’s called home for the last decade Sunday afternoon.Brown held his “741 Frequency Fest” block party in downtown Boston to celebrate his 10 seasons w
  
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• Where do things stand with Clippers, Kawhi Leonard, Aspiration investigation? League, Ballmer talking

  31-08-2026 19:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nearly a year ago, the NBA formally launched its investigation into whether the Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer circumvented the salary cap through a team sponsor called Aspiration.That's a long investigation, and one that has stalled a trade to send Leonard to Toronto. While Pablo Torre and other reporters have done their part to keep the story going, the most common reaction now is, "What is going on with that? Is the NBA just trying to sweep it under the rug?"No, although the league certainl
  
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• Why unconcerned Steph Curry is not rushing Warriors contract extension

  31-08-2026 16:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why unconcerned Steph Curry is not rushing Warriors contract extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaPALO ALTO, Calif. – If there are any thoughts or concerns that Steph Curry isn’t going to be a Warrior for life, that thinking certainly isn’t coming from him.Curry on Saturday became eligible to sign a new maximum contract extension as he prepares for his 18th season in a Warriors jersey. On Monday at the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club, the business of bask
  
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• Bucks Reacts Survey: Just how good will Brayden Burries become?

  31-08-2026 16:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 14: Brayden Burries #0 of the Milwaukee Bucks poses for a portrait during the 2026 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot on July 14, 2026 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus 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 Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) |
  
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• Northwestern division watch: Thunder trim payroll, still dangerous

  31-08-2026 16:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Let’s keep the sports analysis rolling, Dub Nation. Welcome to Oklahoma City, the final stop before we leave the Northwest division for good. This last team on my list in my division by division recap of the offseason shenanigans is the team that didn’t have the greatness to repeat as champions last season, the Thunder. They went to Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals but ultimately fell short in a contentious battle against the uprising San Antonio Spurs. But the Thunder were th
  
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• Northwest division watch: Thunder trim payroll, still dangerous

  31-08-2026 16:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Let’s keep the sports analysis rolling, Dub Nation. Welcome to Oklahoma City, the final stop before we leave the Northwest division for good. This last team on my list in my division by division recap of the offseason shenanigans is the team that didn’t have the greatness to repeat as champions last season, the Thunder. They went to Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals but ultimately fell short in a contentious battle against the uprising San Antonio Spurs. But the Thunder were th
  
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