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• Ex-Bucks find new homes

  05-08-2026 08:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO, CANADA - NOVEMBER 1: Andre Jackson Jr. #44 of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks the ball during the game against the Toronto Raptors on November 1, 2023 at the Scotiabank Arena 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2023 NBAE (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE v
  
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• End of Summer Disjointed Basketball Thoughts: Part Deux

  10-08-2026 14:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 5: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers handshake after the game on February 5, 2026 at Crypto.Com Arena 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 Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images) | N
  
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• Buttoned-down Brown might be just what the Sixers need

  10-08-2026 14:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 6: Jaylen Brown #7 of the Philadelphia 76ers talks to the media at Francis J. Myers Recreation Center on August 6, 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 Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) | Getty Images Let the record show that in answering the first question of his first
  
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• Remembering Don Nelson

  10-08-2026 14:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MILWAUKEE, WI - CIRCA 1976: Head coach Don Nelson of the Milwaukee Bucks looks on during an NBA basketball game circa 1976 at the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Nelson coached the Bucks from 1976-87. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) | Getty Images Yesterday, news broke that NBA and Milwaukee Bucks legend Don Nelson had passed away at the age of 86. Hall of Famer Don Nelson, three-time NBA Coach of the Year and five times a champion as a player with the Boston Celtics, has died at age
  
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• Has Khaman Maluach’s Summer League success now forced a discussion about starting?

  10-08-2026 14:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Suns center Khaman Maluach (10) dunks against the Jazz during a game at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on March 28, 2026. | Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images There’s a moment in every young player’s development where the conversation changes. It doesn’t happen because of one highlight or one box score. It happens when enough people, watching from enough angles, begin to agree on the same thing. John Voita’s piece on Bright Side captur
  
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• Open Thread: The basketball world mourns the death of Don Nelson

  10-08-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  22 Dec 2000: Head Coach Don Nelson of the Dallas Mavericks points down the court during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. The Lakers defeated the Mavericks 108-103. NOTE TO USER: It is expressly understood that the only rights Allsport are offering to license in this Photograph are one-time, non-exclusive editorial rights. No advertising or commercial uses of any kind may be made of Allsport photos. User acknowledges that it is aware that Allsport is
  
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• Banner Years: 1963, Celts greet Hondo, bid Cooz adieu

  10-08-2026 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Celtic coach Red Auerbach gives Bob Cousy a bear hug as Cousy finished off a 13-year pro basketball career by leading the Boston Celtics to a 112-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers and an unprecedented fifth straight National Basketball Association championship. NBA history spans 80 seasons, and as CelticsBlog readers well know, the Boston Celtics have won a league-high 18 championships. This month, we are recapping each of those title years.The 1962-63 season would be Bob Cousy’s 13t
  
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• YouTube Gold: Don Nelson’s Biggest Moment As An NBA Player

  10-08-2026 11:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Don Nelson, who died Sunday, was an unlikely candidate for a historical basketball figure. He was not particularly gifted. He didn’t run fast or jump high. At 6-6, in his day, he was kind of too tall for a guard and verging on too small for a forward. Nonetheless, he built a remarkable career, first as a player, then as a coach and an executive who constantly challenged convention. He was one of the first, if not the first, to use the idea of a stretch-four or stretch-five. He had versions
  
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• SB Nation Reacts results: Do you consider Jabari Smith Jr. a Rockets draft bust?

  10-08-2026 11:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 29: Jabari Smith Jr. #10 of the Houston Rockets reacts against the Los Angeles Lakers after winning Game Five of the First Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on April 29, 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 Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) | Getty Im
  
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• Dan Hurley swats away roster moves amid 'total chaos' of re-opened transfer portal

  10-08-2026 10:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  STORRS, CT – Norman Dale, the fictional coach at the center of "Hoosiers," had his five starters.  Dan Hurley has his roster, and on Friday, the UConn men’s basketball coach made clear he has no intention of shopping for any more players, even as college basketball’s portal chaos rages on around him. "My team is on the court," Hurley said after Friday’s practice, riffing on the
  
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• NBA world reacts to the passing of Don Nelson

  10-08-2026 07:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Don Nelson was just fun to be around.He was more than that as a basketball lifer: Five-time champion as a player with the Boston Celtics, three-time Coach of the Year, an innovator on offense and a Hall of Famer. But also, people just liked being around Nelson, listening to him.On the news of his death Sunday, the tributes poured in from former players, fellow coaches and the NBA family."One of the big reasons I was drafted by the Warriors was because of Don Nelson," Stephen Curry said in a stat
  
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• NBA world reacts to the death of Don Nelson

  10-08-2026 07:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Don Nelson was just fun to be around.He was more than that as a basketball lifer: Five-time champion as a player with the Boston Celtics, three-time Coach of the Year, an innovator on offense and a Hall of Famer. But also, people just liked being around Nelson, listening to him.On the news of his death Sunday, the tributes poured in from former players, fellow coaches and the NBA family."One of the big reasons I was drafted by the Warriors was because of Don Nelson," Stephen Curry said in a stat
  
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• NBA Offseason Rumors: New Kevin Love Information

  10-08-2026 05:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - FEBRUARY 26: Kevin Love #42 of the Utah Jazz in action during the first half of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Delta Center on February 26, 2026 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 Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) | Getty Images Last season, the Utah Jazz brought on Kevin Love as
  
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• Ben Simmons to be a full participant at Australian basketball minicamp ahead of possible NBA return

  10-08-2026 05:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ben Simmons is set to be a full participant without any restrictions at a player-led minicamp for the Australian men’s basketball team this week, according to ESPN’s Marc J. Spears. Simmons is an Australian native and is working to make the team for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. He’s played for the Boomers twice in his career at the 2013 FIBA Men’s Oceania Championships when he was 17, but he missed the next three Olympics. The private minicamp will start on
  
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• Don Nelson was reason Steph Curry ended up on Warriors

  10-08-2026 04:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Stephen Curry, if you remember, was no sure thing.Six teams passed on him in the draft.There were questions about his size. About his playmaking ability. About his ankles.Warriors coach Don Nelson (left) was instrumental in bringing Stephen Curry to Golden State.MediaNews Group via Getty ImagesBut he had one big, boisterous, influential fan: Don Nelson.“One of the big reasons I was drafted by the Warriors was because of Don Nelson,” Curry said in a statement Sunday, remembering the l
  
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• Former Warriors great goes full blasphemy on Steph Curry with bold claim

  09-08-2026 23:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Since Steph Curry joined the Golden State Warriors 17 years ago, they have been the blueprint for success in the NBA. But according to one of Curry’s former teammates, the team would have had the same level of success even without him.“If you switched me and Steph out with the team that won championships, it’d be the same thing,” Ellis told ESPN. “So you’ve got to take the good with the bad, and that’s cool. It put me in a position to make money for me a
  
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• Dirk Nowitzki, Luka Doncic mourn death of Don Nelson: ‘You believed in me’

  09-08-2026 23:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic have joined the basketball world in mourning the death of Don Nelson.Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history and a prominent Mavericks figure, died on Sunday at the age of 86.“On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family,” Nelson’s family said in a statement, according to long-time NBA reporter Marc Stein, who is connected clo
  
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• NetsDaily Off-Season Report – No. 17

  09-08-2026 22:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Basketball: Brooklyn Nets Paul Pierce (34) standing in front of logo at center court during preseason game vs Boston Celtics at Barclays Center. Brooklyn, NY 10/15/2013 CREDIT: Guillermo Hernandez Martinez (Photo by Guillermo Hernandez Martinez /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X157074 TK1 R1 F88 ) Not much going on out there. We’ve written about Michael Porter Jr.‘s extension and why Joe and Clara Wu Tsai are likely to hang on to their Brooklyn sports assets, despit
  
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• Steve Kerr, Steph Curry, Warriors greats react to Don Nelson’s death

  09-08-2026 21:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NBA players and coaches react to the death of Don Nelson.The NBA is in mourning after Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson died Sunday.The impact of Nelson’s death has already been felt by players and coaches around the league, including Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, Steph Curry and Tim Hardaway.NBA players, including Steph Curry, and coaches, including Steve Kerr, reacted to Don Nelson’s death Sunday. New York Post“Don Nelson was a true innovator whose influence on the game
  
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• Boston Celtics Daily Links 8/9/26

  09-08-2026 21:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 20: the sneakers of KJ Simpson #25 of the Charlotte Hornets against the Sacramento Kings during the 2025 NBA Summer League Championship game on July 20, 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 Garrett Ellwood/NBA
  
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• Don Nelson, second-winningest NBA coach who won 5 titles as a Celtics player, dies at 86

  09-08-2026 21:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86.Nelson’s death was announced by the Golden State Warriors, one of the teams he coached.Nelson is one of two coaches in NBA history to have at least 250 wins with three different franchises — Milwaukee, Dallas and Golden State — also serving as general manager for all three franchises. He was a three-time coach of the year and made the pla
  
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• Basketball world pays tribute to Hall of Famer Don Nelson

  09-08-2026 20:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA community is mourning the death of Hall of Fame player and coach Don Nelson.Nelson, who won five championships as a member of the Boston Celtics and then became one of the sport's winningest coaches, died Sunday, Aug. 9, at the age of 86.He served as an NBA head coach for 31 seasons with four teams: the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors.The Warriors issued a statement on their official Instagram account calling Nelson "an iconic figure in Warrio
  
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• Hall of Famer Don Nelson dies at 86: Five-time NBA champion won three Coach of the Year awards

  09-08-2026 20:40 via cbssports.com
  
  The inventor of Nellie Ball is the second-winningest regular-season coach in NBA history
  
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• OG Anunoby is ‘over’ his iconic Knicks moment

  09-08-2026 20:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  OG Anunoby's tip in completed the Knicks iconic Game 4 comeback. OG Anunoby will forever be connected to one of the biggest moments in Knicks history, but he’s “over it.”The veteran forward is already beginning to move past the celebration of the franchise’s championship season as he prepares for the 2026-27 campaign, his 10th in the NBA.Anunoby played an instrumental role in New York winning its first NBA championship since 1973, providing the high-level two-way producti
  
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• Three-time NBA Coach of the Year and Mavericks legend Don Nelson has passed away at age 86

  09-08-2026 20:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  UNITED STATES - APRIL 15: Basketball: Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson in huddle with team during game vs Minnesota Timberwolves, Dallas, TX 4/15/1999 (Photo by David E. Klutho/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (SetNumber: X57707) He will be remembered around the DFW area as a Dallas Mavericks coaching and front office legend, but as large as his presence loomed over the franchise he guided from utter dormancy to perennial power, the basketball moments Don Nelson authored outside of his time
  
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• Warriors legend Don Nelson dies at 86

  09-08-2026 19:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES - OCTOBER 12: Head coach Don Nelson of the Golden State Warriors cracks a smile during the game against the Los Angeles Clippers on October 12, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers won 124-117. 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 2009 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE v
  
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• Don Nelson, Hall of Fame NBA coach and Celtics champ, dead at 86

  09-08-2026 19:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Don Nelson, the Hall of Famer who won five championships as a player before a decades-long coaching career that included a brief stint with the Knicks, died Sunday, his family said in a statement.He was 86 years old. A cause of death wasn’t revealed.“On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family,” Nelson’s family said in a statement, according to NBA reporter Ma
  
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• Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Nelson, 3-time NBA Coach of the Year and 5-time NBA champion as player, dies at 86

  09-08-2026 19:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Nelson has died at the age of 86. His family issued an statement to announce the death on Sunday, according to reporter Marc Stein.“On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family,” the family said. “Throughout his last week, friends and family encircled him with love, sharing the blessing of his friendship and revisiting treasured memo
  
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• Philadelphia 76ers latest reports, rumors: Jaylen Brown threw a phone, Kevin Love wants in

  09-08-2026 18:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Philadelphia was the biggest winner this offseason — landing Jaylen Brown and LeBron James to go with Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid — and with that, there are already a lot of news and rumors around the team heading into the season. Here are a few.Brown threw phone when told of tradeJaylen Brown is excited to be a 76er and chase a ring in Philadelphia.That was not his initial reaction. Brown was drafted by Boston, won a championship there and had invested his time and money in the com
  
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• Don Nelson, 2nd-winningest NBA coach who won 5 titles as Celtics player, dies at 86

  09-08-2026 17:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Don Nelson, 2nd-winningest NBA coach who won 5 titles as Celtics player, dies at 86 originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonDon Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86.Nelson’s death was announced by the Golden State Warriors, one of the teams he coached. His family confirmed the death in a statement that did not how say where he died or provide a cause.“On Sunday morning our belove
  
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