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• How does the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade affect the Cavs?

  23-06-2026 19:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MARCH 09: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks is defended by Jarrett Allen #31 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half of a game at Fiserv Forum on March 09, 2025 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 Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Milwaukee Bucks shoo
  
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• NBA Draft: Suns trade up to select Arizona star Koa Peat at No. 30 in deal with Mavericks, Knicks

  24-06-2026 05:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Koa Peat's decision to remain in the NBA Draft paid off. Not only is he a first-round draft pick after all, but he gets to stay home.The Phoenix Suns traded up to select Peat with the No. 30 overall pick in the draft on Tuesday night in a deal with the Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Knicks ended up receiving two second-round draft picks and cash for sending Peat to the Suns. They dealt Sergio De Larrea, who they selected at No. 25, to the Mave
  
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• NBA Draft 2026: Best players available for Round 2

  24-06-2026 05:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft is in the books, but there’s still plenty of talent available heading into Wednesday’s second round. Here’s who’s left on the board for Round 2. Rankings are from Kevin O’Connor’s top 100 prospects entering the 2026 draft.24. Meleek Thomas, 6-5, Arkansas freshman guardThomas has the confidence to "run for president," according to Arkansas head coach John Calipari. You could see that on the court the way he never hesitated
  
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• Tarris Reed Jr. drafted by San Antonio Spurs with No. 26 pick in 2026 NBA Draft

  24-06-2026 05:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - NOVEMBER 15: Tarris Reed Jr. #5 of the UConn Huskies reacts after scoring a basket against the BYU Cougars during the first half at the TD Garden on November 15, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images) | Getty Images UConn’s very own Tarris Reed Jr. was drafted 26th overall by the San Antonio Spurs following a trade with the Denver Nuggets. Reed was named a First Team All-Big East selection this season with the Huskies after averaging 1
  
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• Meet Cameron Carr, Lakers rookie acquired in Knicks draft-day deal

  24-06-2026 05:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Follow along for every pick of the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft.The Los Angeles Lakers acquired Baylor guard Cameron Carr, who was initially drafted by the New York Knicks with the 24th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center.The third-team All-Big 12 selection averaged 18.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists last season.The Lakers moved up one spot, sending the 25th overall pick and cash considerations to the Knicks. Los Angeles picked Spain guard Sergio De Larrea, the
  
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• Lakers swap picks with Knicks, select wing Cameron Carr

  24-06-2026 05:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cameron Carr arrives for the first round of the NBA basketball draft Tuesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. (Adam Hunger / Associated Press)The Lakers made a trade with the New York Knicks, who took Cameron Carr out of Baylor with the 24th overall pick in the first round of Tuesday night’s draft and then moved him to Los Angeles.The Lakers then took guard Sergio de Larrea from Spain with the 25th overall pick in the first round and traded him to the Knicks.In need of athletic wing pl
  
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• Wizards cap busy week for Southeast Division teams by taking Dybantsa No. 1 overall in NBA draft

  24-06-2026 05:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Though Washington grabbed the spotlight by making BYU forward AJ Dybantsa the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Tuesday night, other Southeast Division teams made news in a busy week.The Miami Heat claimed the biggest headline of the offseason when it acquired star Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night in exchange for a massive haul of players and draft picks. In another significant move Monday, Washington agreed to a four-year contract extension with point guard Trae Young. S
  
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• NBA Draft 2026: Champion Knicks trade back with Lakers, who pick Cameron Carr at No. 24

  24-06-2026 05:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA champion New York Knicks made a move at the 2026 NBA Draft. They dropped back exactly one spot, exchanging the No. 24 pick for the Los Angeles Lakers' No. 25 pick.The price of the pick swap will reportedly be only cash considerations from the Lakers.The Lakers proceeded to use the No. 24 pick on Baylor wing Cameron Carr, the No. 23 player on the big board of Yahoo Sports' Kevin O'Connor. With Los Angeles always looking for shooting around Luka Dončić and in need of athleticism
  
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• Knicks select Sergio De Larrea with No. 25 pick in 2026 NBA Draft after trade with Lakers

  24-06-2026 05:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Knicks traded down from No. 24 to No. 25 in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft in a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers and used their pick on guard Sergio De Larrea.New York also received cash considerations in the NBA Draft day trade, while the Lakers took Baylor guard Cameron Carr with the No. 24 pick.De Larrea, a 20-year-old from Valladolid, Spain, has played with Valencia since 2021 and made his senior debut in EuroLeague play at age 17 in 2023. He averaged 9.7 points, 3.7 assists, and
  
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• Memphis trades back twice from 16 to 21, gets five second-round picks while Oklahoma City, Detroit move up

  24-06-2026 04:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  This is a nice bit of work by the Memphis front office — they moved back five spots in the NBA Draft and picked up five second-round picks.It's also a little confusing, a multi-step process, all of it broken by Shams Charania of ESPN.First, Memphis agreed to swap the No. 16 and No. 17 draft picks with Oklahoma City, and the Thunder threw in two second-round picks so they could move up and select Iowa point guard Bennett Stirtz.The Memphis Grizzlies select Bennett Stirtz with the 16th pick!
  
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• Texas basketball’s Dailyn Swain drafted 15th overall by the Chicago Bulls

  24-06-2026 04:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BROOKLYN, NY - JUNE 23: Dailyn Swain is drafted number fifteenth overall by the Chicago Bulls during the 2026 NBA Draft - Round One on June 23, 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 L. Nemec/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
  
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• NBA Draft 2026: Labaron Philon goes 22nd to the Philadelphia 76ers

  24-06-2026 04:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mar 27, 2026; Chicago, IL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Labaron Philon Jr. (0) controls the ball in the first half against the Michigan Wolverines during a Sweet Sixteen game of the Midwest Regional of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Alabama has had plenty of success in March over the past couple of seasons, but hadn’t had a player taken in the NBA Draft since 2023.That changed tonight.Lab
  
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• NBA Draft: Spurs gamble on shot-blocking Kentucky F Jayden Quaintance to pair alongside Victor Wembanyama

  24-06-2026 04:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The San Antonio Spurs arrived to the NBA Finals ahead of schedule this season after knocking off the reining champion Oklahoma City Thunder. When they got there, they weren’t ready as the New York Knicks staged repeated comebacks to beat the Spurs in five games for the NBA championship. On Tuesday, the Spurs added size, length and shot-blocking up front with the 20th pick in the draft in selecting Kentucky forward Jayden Quaintance. But Quaintance may not be able to contribute immediately
  
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• NBA Draft: Spurs beef up with shot-blocking Kentucky F Jayden Quaintance, UConn C Tarris Reed Jr. to play with Victor Wembanyama

  24-06-2026 04:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The San Antonio Spurs arrived to the NBA Finals ahead of schedule this season after knocking off the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. When they got there, they weren't ready as the New York Knicks staged repeated comebacks to beat the Spurs in five games for the NBA championship. During the NBA Draft on Tuesday, they made moves to get significantly tougher on the front line with a pair of first-round picks. With the 20th pick they added size and strength up front by selecting 6-9 Kentuc
  
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• What the Spurs are getting from new NBA Draft pick Jayden Quaintance

  24-06-2026 04:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO, IL - MAY 11: NBA draft prospect, Jayden Quaintance poses for a portrait during the 2026 NBA Draft Combine on May 11, 2026 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. 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 Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images Jayden Quaintance
  
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• Grizzlies, Thunder make first trade of 2026 NBA Draft

  24-06-2026 04:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  For the first half of the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft, all was quiet on the trade front. At pick No. 16, the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder shook things up.ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported shortly after the Grizzlies selected Iowa guard Bennett Stirtz that Memphis was trading his draft rights to the Thunder. In return, Oklahoma City sent the Grizzlies the No. 17 pick and two second-round picks.Fewer than 10 minutes later, Charania reported that the Grizzlies moved back
  
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• Celtics guard Derrick White takes role as president of basketball strategy with alma mater, Colorado

  24-06-2026 04:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — The name of Boston Celtics guard Derrick White surfaced on draft night. Not as part of a trade or anything, just for taking on a new title with a familiar school.White was announced Tuesday as the president of basketball strategy for his alma mater, Colorado. When he's not shooting jumpers for the Celtics, he will assist head coach Tad Boyle in mentoring and inspiring future Buffaloes players.In addition, White, who turns 32 on July 2, and his family are donating $2 million t
  
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• A championship frontcourt — and a lottery sweep: Michigan’s rare draft night

  24-06-2026 04:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Follow along for every pick of the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft.Michigan needed a whole frontcourt of pros to win a national title. Tuesday night, the NBA took all three of them before the lottery was over. It had never happened before at Michigan. Three Wolverines went in the lottery, the first time the program has produced three lottery picks in a single draft. The 1990 team sent three players into the first round, but only Rumeal Robinson went inside the lottery that year, with Loy Vaugh
  
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• The Utah Jazz get their guard in Darryn Peterson with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft

  24-06-2026 04:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After a trip to Canton, Ohio last weekend, the Utah Jazz felt more confident than ever in drafting Darryn Peterson. And Peterson felt peace knowing where his new home would be.“I remember telling my agent after meeting in Chicago (at the combine), there's something about Utah. I liked their energy ... so for them to come and meet me again, I still felt the same way. I knew if they were to take me, I was going to be super comfortable,” Peterson said. Utah c
  
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• One-and-done freshmen have another historic showing in 2026 NBA Draft

  24-06-2026 04:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK — The young kids continue to rule the day in the NBA draft, as one-and-done collegiate players dominated the selections of the first round at the Barclays Center in New York.BYU freshman forward AJ Dybantsa was selected with the first overall pick by the Washington Wizards. His selection was just the beginning of a run of first-year players, as the first eight picks in the 2026 NBA Draft were college freshmen. That mark ties the 2025 NBA Draft for the most freshmen selected at the
  
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• Becky Hammon defends Jalen Brunson '1A' take after Knicks title, then admits she was wrong: 'He's an outlier'

  24-06-2026 04:09 via cbssports.com
  
  Hammon insisted that Brunson merely proved 'history wrong' with his Finals MVP award
  
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• NBA Draft: Thunder trade for Iowa star Bennett Stirtz at No. 16 with Grizzlies, who load up on second-round picks

  24-06-2026 04:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Oklahoma City Thunder landed Iowa star Bennett Stirtz in the first trade of the night on Tuesday. The Thunder selected Stirtz with the No. 16 overall pick in the NBA Draft on Tuesday, thanks to a late trade they made with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies briefly got the No. 17 overall pick, but dealt that to the Detroit Pistons almost immediately to move back to No. 21. That netted them three additional future second-round picks. While the full list of picks the Grizzlies secured is not
  
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• NBA Draft: Thunder trade for Iowa star Bennett Stirtz at No. 16 with Grizzlies, who load up on picks in opening round

  24-06-2026 04:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Oklahoma City Thunder landed Iowa star Bennett Stirtz in the first trade of the night on Tuesday. The Thunder selected Stirtz with the No. 16 overall pick in the NBA Draft on Tuesday, thanks to a late trade they made with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies briefly got the No. 17 overall pick, but dealt that away to the Detroit Pistons almost immediately to move back to No. 21. That netted them three additional future second round picks. While the full list of picks that the Grizzlies secur
  
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• NBA Draft: Thunder don't need to trade up to address Victor Wembanyama problem

  24-06-2026 03:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Oklahoma City Thunder drafted 7-foot-3 Michigan center Aday Mara at No. 12 overall Tuesday night without having to trade up.That's a preposterously good result for executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti, who handed coach Mark Daigneault a ton of size to throw at San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama.Mara isn't just raw size. He's got great timing as a shot-blocker, he can make a wide array of passes, has spacing upside and could turn into a full-time starting center dow
  
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• What Nate Ament will bring to the Milwaukee Bucks

  24-06-2026 03:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mar 29, 2026; Chicago, IL, USA; Tennessee Volunteers forward Nate Ament (10) drives against Michigan Wolverines forward Yaxel Lendeborg (23) in the second half during an Elite Eight game of the Midwest Regional of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images | David Banks-Imagn Images Nate Ament has been drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks at pick No. 13. The pick was a result of the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade earlier in the day. The Bucks selected Bray
  
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• NBA Draft: Thunder select Michigan big man Aday Mara, a possible answer for Victor Wembanyama at 7-foot-3

  24-06-2026 03:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aday Mara's defense helped Michigan win a national championship this year. The Oklahoma City Thunder are likely hoping he can do something similar for them next season.With the No. 12 pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, the Thunder selected Mara, giving them the best true big man in the class and a potential defensive standout at the next level at a towering 7-foot-3.Yahoo Sports' Kevin O'Connor had Mara ranked as the No. 8 player in the draft, praising his basketball IQ and his hands in addition to his
  
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• Nate Ament taken by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 13th pick of the 2026 NBA Draft

  24-06-2026 03:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tennessee forward Nate Ament (10) and his teammates celebrate in front of the Tennessee fan section after Tennessee defeated Iowa State in a NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game at the United Center in Chicago on March 27, 2026. | Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Nate Ament ended up where most experts figured he would — even if it wasn’t exactly at the moment they predicted.Ament was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with pick No. 13 in the 2026 NBA Draft on
  
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• Michigan Mavs? Morez Johnson Jr. reunites with Dusty May in Dallas

  24-06-2026 03:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Most of the early picks in the 2026 NBA Draft went exactly as many expected. But few anticipated the Dallas Mavericks' selection with the No. 9 overall pick.Michigan big man Morez Johnson Jr. rarely appeared in the top 10 picks of NBA mock drafts ahead of the first round. On the same day the Mavericks officially hired former Michigan head coach Dusty May to be their head coach, Johnson learned he'd be reuniting with May as Dallas' first-round pick in the NBA draft.2026 NBA Draft grades:Instant a
  
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• Warriors take Yaxel Lendeborg at No. 11: We grade the NBA draft pick

  24-06-2026 03:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Questions loomed on what the Golden State Warriors would do with the No. 11 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.Will they trade it? Will they make a selection? We finally have the answer. The Warriors selected Yaxel Lendeborg out of Michigan with the 11th overall pick in the NBA draft.The Warriors had a bunch of needs to address with the draft from player health to another ball-handler, playmaker, scorer, two-way wing and big man, preferably a center. Lendeborg is coming off of a national championship an
  
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• Warriors dangled No. 11 pick in 2026 NBA Draft before selecting Yaxel Lendeborg

  24-06-2026 03:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Prior to upcoming NBA draft, Golden State Warriors' general manager Mike Dunleavy addresses the media at Chase Center in San Francisco on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Photo by Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) The Golden State Warriors added some serious depth on Tuesday, drafting Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg with the 11th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. It’s an addition that should help the team immediately, as Lendeborg — an NCAA champion a few months ag
  
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