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• Observations after Sixers' huge comeback falls short in summer league defeat to Magic

  15-07-2026 19:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Observations after Sixers' huge comeback falls short in summer league defeat to Magic  originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaThe Sixers gave the Magic a comeback scare but fell to a second consecutive summer league loss Wednesday in Las Vegas. Orlando earned a 99-92 win to move to 3-1 in Vegas. The Sixers dipped to 2-2. Amani Lyles scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Sixers. Duke Miles added 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting and three assists. Labaron Philon Jr. had 1
  
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• Winners, losers from Lu Dort trade to Atlanta in three-team deal

  20-07-2026 05:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It's not unexpected that Lu Dort got traded this offseason.Oklahoma City felt the pressure of the second apron closing in as the max extensions for Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams kicked in for next season, and some depth was going to be sacrificed. Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins were already gone, but Dort is making $18.2 million next season and is up for an extension the Thunder couldn't swing, so the sides were always likely to part.Atlanta stepped up, Dallas jumped in, and we have a three-tea
  
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• Ryan Nembhard Shipped Off to the Atlanta Hawks in Three-Team Trade

  20-07-2026 04:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 11: Ryan Nembhard #9 of the Dallas Mavericks dribbles the ball during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers 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 (Photo by Candice Ward/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Get
  
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• Yaxel Lendeborg outduels Cameron Boozer to lead Warriors past Grizzlies for NBA Summer League championship

  20-07-2026 04:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Golden State Warriors selected Yaxel Lendeborg with the No. 11 pick in the NBA Draft hoping that the 23-year-old rookie with an NCAA title from Michigan is ready to contribute right away.He looked the part Sunday night while leading the Warriors to a 94-90 win over the Grizzles in the NBA Summer League championship game in Las Vegas that featured a high-profile matchup against against Memphis rookie Cameron Boozer.The game was tied at 47 at halftime. Boozer exploded for 10 of his 19 points i
  
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• NBA Offseason Trade/Free Agent Rumors 2026: Stars make their LeBron pitches, Klay Thompson available

  20-07-2026 02:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  While we saw a trade on Sunday, it feels like NBA free agency is on pause waiting for LeBron James to make his free agency decision, which will come... eventually. Everyone — the front offices involved, other players, fans — is ready for LeBron to end his dragged-out free agency process, but he will do it on his own time. Until then, stars keep making their pitches, but other free agency rumors are flying around. Here are some of the latest.Harden, Edwards make LeBron pitchesAmong th
  
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• Austin Reaves is ready to step into whatever role JJ Redick asks this season

  20-07-2026 02:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles, CA - February 20: Guard Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket against center Yanic Konan Niederhauser #14 of the LA Clippers in the first half of a NBA basketball game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Friday, February 20, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) | MediaNews Group via Getty Images The Lakers will look a lot different when they take the floor for the 2026-27 season. Quentin Grimes, Collin Sex
  
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• The Year of the Rat-line

  20-07-2026 00:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Year of the Rat-line: You are optimistic, gullible, and prone to make poor decisions with money. You’re most compatible with the Diamondbacks and the Cardinals; avoid the Lakers and the Spurs.38.5? Seems low. A little too low. The brains at FanDuel must have blown a gasket when it comes to the Phoenix Suns’ win projection.  Or maybe they tried to replace their brains with AI, and it hallucinated a team that didn’t just move Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale (and a firs
  
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• Ex-Lakers star Pau Gasol cheers on home country at World Cup final

  19-07-2026 23:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Just moments before the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina was set to kick off, a Lakers champion revealed he is at the game.Pau Gasol posted a photo of himself and his wife, Catherine McDonnell, at the game during pregame festivities.Gasol, a native of Spain, is one of the many celebrities and former top athletes of the world watching the biggest soccer match of the year between Spain and Argentina.Gasol is an avid soccer fan and has been a huge FC Barcelona fan. He has long admired Li
  
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• Karl-Anthony Towns talks Knicks, Call of Duty, and why he’s already chasing another championship

  19-07-2026 22:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  “I feel like we got something else to go win”. That was Karl-Anthony Towns’ response when Mark Grigsby, the studio head of Infinity Ward, asked him how it felt to be a champion. At a recent Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 event that took place in a private section of the Flatiron restaurant, Aqua Roma, Towns, who’s long been known to be a Call of Duty player, was a special guest. Towns spoke glowingly about the franchise and how he grew up playing the games all the time. To
  
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• Boston Celtics Daily Links 7/19/26

  19-07-2026 21:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 12: The sneakers worn by AJ Dybantsa #4 of the Washington Wizards during the game against the Sacramento Kings during the 2026 NBA Summer League game on July 12, 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 2025 NBAE (Photo by Candice Wa
  
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• Hawks trade for Lu Dort and Ryan Nembhard, still have work to do

  19-07-2026 20:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - MAY 30: Luguentz Dort #5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder reacts during Game Seven of the NBA Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center on May 30, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 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 Christian Petersen/Getty Images) | Getty Images A month after the Knicks’ championship, it&
  
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• Thunder deal Lu Dort to Hawks in three-team trade that sends Zaccharie Risacher to Mavericks

  19-07-2026 20:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Oklahoma City Thunder’s cost-cutting measures continue. Although this time, the Thunder are moving an integral piece to their contendership, and that’s all-world defender Lu Dort, who has been with the organization since signing as an undrafted rookie in 2019. Dort is being traded from OKC to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team deal, per Shams Charania of ESPN.The deal will also see the Hawks send three second-round picks to the Thunder, as well as selling off 2024 No. 1 overall pi
  
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• Warriors vs Grizzlies Predictions & Odds for Tonight's NBA Summer League Championship

  19-07-2026 19:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies face off tonight in the 2026 NBA Summer League Championship.My Warriors vs. Grizzlies predictions pick Memphis to get the job done in a high-scoring matchup.Find out why in my NBA Summer League picks for Sunday, July 19.Warriors vs Grizzlies predictions for July 19Pick Grizzlies -3.5-108 /Over 181.5-104Who will win Warriors vs Grizzlies tonight: Grizzlies
  
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• Lu Dort trade grades: Thunder clean up their books; Mavericks take buy-low swing on former No. 1 pick

  19-07-2026 19:40 via cbssports.com
  
  The Hawks, meanwhile, keep collecting tradeable mid-sized contracts
  
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• Grading Northwestern Alumni in the Summer League

  19-07-2026 19:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Feb 15, 2024; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights forward Aundre Hyatt (5) dribbles in front of Northwestern Wildcats guard Brooks Barnhizer (13) and forward Nick Martinelli (2) during the first half at Jersey Mike's Arena. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images College athletics have long been finished; the New York Knicks and Carolina Hurricanes are already champions; the only NFL news is Travis Kelce’s wedding and the dreaded dog days of baseball are upon us.
  
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• OKC Thunder trade wing Lu Dort to Atlanta in three-team deal

  19-07-2026 19:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Oklahoma City Thunder are trading Lu Dort to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team trade, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Sunday, July 19.OKC gets back three second-round draft picks from the Hawks in exchange for Dort; Atlanta is also sending guard Ryan Nembard to the Dallas Mavericks for former No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher.With this trade, the Thunder have now acquired seven second-round picks this offseason after previously trading Aaron Wiggins to the Hawks and Isaiah Joe to the D
  
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• Lakers rookie Cameron Carr dominated Summer League

  19-07-2026 19:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 15: (Editors Note: Tonal effects have been applied to this image) Cameron Carr #43 of the Los Angeles Lakers poses for a portrait during the 2026 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot at UNLV on July 15, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) | Getty Images Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Lakers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in t
  
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• NBA trade grades for Lu Dort 3-team deal with Hawks, Mavs, and Thunder

  19-07-2026 19:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - MAY 30: Luguentz Dort #5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder celebrates during the game against the San Antonio Spurs during Game Seven of the NBA Western Conference Finals on May 30, 2026 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 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
  
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• Thunder trade Lu Dort to Atlanta in three-team deal with Dallas

  19-07-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Some trades are a win-win for the key teams involved, and that is the case with Oklahoma City and Atlanta.The Thunder have agreed to trade All-Defensive wing Lu Dort to the Atlanta Hawks, Oklahoma City gets three second-round picks, and, as part of the deal, Atlanta will send Zaccharie Risacher to Dallas while Ryan Nembhard heads to Atlanta, a trade broken by Shams Charania of ESPN and since confirmed by the teams. Thank you Lupic.twitter.com/zk67xREkpO— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) July 19,
  
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• Thunder reportedly trading Lu Dort to Atlanta in three-team deal with Dallas

  19-07-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Some trades are a win-win for the key teams involved, and that is the case with Oklahoma City and Atlanta.The Thunder have agreed to trade All-Defensive wing Lu Dort to the Atlanta Hawks, Oklahoma City gets three second-round picks, and, as part of the deal, Atlanta will send Zaccharie Risacher to Dallas while Ryan Nembhard heads to Atlanta, a trade broken by Shams Charania of ESPN. One of the three second-round picks is Chicago's in 2027 (which Dallas controlled), while the second-round picks g
  
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• Report: Risacher traded to Mavs, Hawks receive Dort, Ryan Nembhard

  19-07-2026 18:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 30: Zaccharie Risacher #10 of the Atlanta Hawks handles the ball 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.
  
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• Dallas Mavericks acquire Zaccharie Risacher in three-team trade with Atlanta Hawks, Oklahoma City Thunder

  19-07-2026 18:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 30: Zaccharie Risacher #10 of the Atlanta Hawks handles the ball 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.
  
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• James Harden says that Cavs potentially adding LeBron James is ‘the plan’

  19-07-2026 18:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 31: James Harden #1 of the Cleveland Cavaliers defends LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the game on March 31, 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) | NBAE via
  
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• Thunder trade Lu Dort to Hawks; former No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher heads to Mavericks in 3-team deal

  19-07-2026 18:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Oklahoma City Thunder are trading forward Lu Dort to the Atlanta Hawks, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. It is a three-team deal that will see former No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher head to the Dallas Mavericks and three second-round picks going back to Oklahoma City. Here are the complete trade terms:Thunder receive:3 second-round picksMavericks receive:F Zaccharie RisacherHawks receive:F Lu DortG Ryan Nembhard Dort has been in the league since 2019. The 27-year-old has spent his entire caree
  
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• The Suns’ biggest Summer League win was Khaman Maluach

  19-07-2026 18:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 10: Khaman Maluach #10 of the Phoenix Suns drives to the basket during the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on July 10, 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) | N
  
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• Mavericks match Knicks offer, will keep big man Moussa Cisse

  19-07-2026 17:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Knicks took a shot at landing a reserve big man on the cheap. At that price, Dallas decided to keep him.The Mavericks will match the Knicks' offer sheet to restricted free agent Moussa Cisse, his agents told Shams Charania of ESPN. Dallas could have waited until Monday but apparently just went now.This isn't a surprise, considering how little this was going to cost. The offer sheet was for two years at the minimum ($2.2 million this season, $2.6 million for 2027-28), but that is reportedly o
  
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• SB Nation Reacts results: Grade Bruce Thornton in NBA Summer League

  19-07-2026 17:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 18: Bruce Thornton #2 of the Houston Rockets looks on during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2026 NBA Summer League Semifinals game 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 Mike Kirsc
  
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• Bucks must learn key lesson from Suns’ retool

  19-07-2026 15:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MARCH 21: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns dribbles the ball against AJ Green #20 of the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half at Mortgage Matchup Center on March 21, 2026 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. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) | Getty Images After meeting in the NBA Finals five years
  
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• Which Raptors improved their stock ahead of matchup against Nuggets

  19-07-2026 14:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 16: Nate Bittle #12 of the Toronto Raptors passes the ball during the game against the Miami Heat on July 16, 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 Mike Kirschbaum/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images Despite nar
  
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• Sunday Posted & Toasted Notes: Moussabeen a dream, offseason lists, WrestleKnicks

  19-07-2026 14:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - 2025/03/24: A crocodile seen at the Leningrad Zoo. Leningrad Zoo, now known as Saint Petersburg Zoo, is one of the oldest zoos in Russia, founded in 1865. Located in Alexander Park, it houses over 600 species of animals, including rare and exotic species. Despite facing hardships, such as the Siege of Leningrad during World War II, the zoo remained open, symbolizing resilience. Today, it serves as both a tourist attraction and a center for wildlife conservation and educat
  
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