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• Report: Malik Beasley indicted on federal gambling charges

  29-06-2026 16:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT, MICHIGAN - APRIL 27: Malik Beasley #5 of the Detroit Pistons reacts in Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoffs against the New York Knicks at Little Caesars Arena on April 27, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. 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 Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) | Getty Images Malik Beasley’s N
  
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• 10 biggest names who could move in NBA offseason, from LeBron James to Scoot Henderson

  30-06-2026 04:34 via cbssports.com
  
  After Ja Morant, LaMelo Ball and Giannis Antetokounmpo have switched teams, who might be next?
  
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• Jalen Duren landing spots: Lakers, Kings in pursuit of Pistons' All-NBA big man

  30-06-2026 03:17 via cbssports.com
  
  Duren is one of the top restricted free agents on the board when free agency opens on Tuesday
  
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• Could Anthony Davis head to Golden State with LeBron James?

  30-06-2026 03:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nov 28, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis (3) is defended by Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) in the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images NBA Free Agency opens up on Tuesday as teams across the league are looking to find their missing pieces to make a run in the league next season. With plenty of former Kentucky Wildcats scattered across the NBA, it is one former No.
  
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• Rival Report: Kings show new vision, draft Acuff Jr.

  30-06-2026 02:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 03: Sacramento Kings mascot Slampson does pushups to entertain the fans during the game between the Sacramento Kings and the New Orleans Pelicans at Golden 1 Center on April 03, 2026 in Sacramento, 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 Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) | Getty Images You probabl
  
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• Bucks free agency: Prince opts into player option, Jackson to enter free agency

  30-06-2026 02:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 26: Taurean Prince #12, Brook Lopez #11, AJ Green #20, Damian Lillard #0 and Andre Jackson Jr. #44 of the Milwaukee Bucks huddle on the court against the Miami Heat during the third quarter of the Emirates NBA Cup at Kaseya Center on November 26, 2024 in Miami, Florida. 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 Meg
  
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• Lakers also plan on meeting with Jalen Duren in free agency

  30-06-2026 01:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT, MI - MARCH 23: Jalen Duren #0 of the Detroit Pistons ddribbles the ball as Deandre Ayton #5 of the Los Angeles Lakers plays defense during the game on March 23, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. 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
  
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• Lakers to have call with Jalen Duren when free agency opens

  30-06-2026 01:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT, MI - MARCH 23: Jalen Duren #0 and Daniss Jenkins #24 of the Detroit Pistons high five before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 23, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. 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
  
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• SB Nation Reacts: Will Anthony Davis be traded?

  30-06-2026 01:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND, OHIO - APRIL 12: Anthony Davis #23 of the Washington Wizards watches from the bench during the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena on April 12, 2026 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. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) | Getty Images Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across
  
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• Atlanta Hawks pass on pricey Jonathan Kuminga option

  30-06-2026 01:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 02: Jonathan Kuminga #00 of the Golden State Warriors and head coach Steve Kerr stand on the sideline in overtime against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on November 02, 2024 in Houston, 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 Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) | Getty Images The debates about Jonathan Kuminga
  
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• Report: Harrison Barnes will return to the Spurs on a 1-year/$8 million deal

  30-06-2026 01:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jun 2, 2026; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) smiles during media day for the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images | Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images The Spurs have wasted no time with the negotiation period for their own free agents.After agreeing to new three-year deal with Julian Champagnie, ESPN’s Shams Charania is reporting that Harrison Barnes will return to the Spurs on a one-year, $8 million deal.He reports tha
  
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• Warriors and Kristaps Porziņģis agree to contract extension

  30-06-2026 01:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 17: Kristaps Porzingis #7 of the Golden State Warriors during the first half of an NBA play-in tournament game at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 17, 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 Christian Petersen/Getty Images) | Getty Images Free agent center Kristaps Porziņģis has
  
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• Landry Shamet will stay with Knicks on 4-year, $24 million deal, AP source says

  30-06-2026 01:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Landry Shamet is returning to the New York Knicks with a four-year deal worth $24 million, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday.Shamet was a key contributor to the Knicks with his outside shooting and defense, and the NBA champions have an agreement to keep him long term, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity since there was no announcement of the new contract. Shamet signed late last offseason and became a trusted member of coach Mike
  
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• Bucks Free Agency: Milwaukee pulls qualifying offer of former first round pick

  30-06-2026 01:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Apr 10, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Ousmane Dieng (21) during the game against the Brooklyn Nets at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images According to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto, the Milwaukee Bucks have pulled their qualifying offer for former first-round pick Ousmane Dieng. Per Salary Swish, Dieng’s qualifying offer would’ve paid him $9.6 million for one season. After being acquired at the trade dead
  
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• Report: Jalen Duren angling to go to Sacramento Kings in sign-and-trade

  30-06-2026 01:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND, OHIO - MAY 09: Jalen Duren #0 of the Detroit Pistons waits during the fourth quarter of Game Three of the Second Round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena on May 09, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers defeated the Pistons 116-109. 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 Jas
  
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• Rival Report: Clippers preparing life without Kawhi?

  30-06-2026 00:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dang I wonder what the LA Clippers are up to after the Golden State Warriors buried their season last year! Continuing our Rival Report series, we’re getting you up to speed on Pacific Division foes’ moves in the draft so you can know who the heck they’re loading up with for the future.It’s time to check out the fascinating situation with the Clips.First, some necessary context. Yes, the Warriors sent the Clippers home in the play-in tournament last April. We remember. Mo
  
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• Kristaps Porzingis reportedly reaches 2-year, $40 million extension to return to Warriors

  30-06-2026 00:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kristaps Porzingis is sticking around Golden State after all.The Warriors reached a two-year, $40 million extension with Porzingis on Monday night, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. That stopped him from hitting free agency this offseason, and will now keep him with the Warriors through the 2027-28 campaign. Porzingis was only dealt to Golden State a few months ago. He landed with the Warriors as part of the deal that sent Jonathan Kuminga to the Atlanta Hawks. Kuminga, who had a rough ending
  
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• Kristaps Porziņģis reportedly reaches 2-year, $40 million extension to return to Warriors

  30-06-2026 00:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kristaps Porziņģis is sticking around Golden State after all.The Warriors reached a two-year, $40 million extension with Porziņģis on Monday night, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. That stopped him from hitting free agency this offseason and will now keep him with the Warriors through the 2027-28 campaign. Porziņģis was only dealt to Golden State a few months ago. He landed with the Warriors as part of the deal that sent Jonathan Kuminga to the Atlanta Hawks. Kum
  
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• Spurs sign starting forward Julian Champagnie to a 3-year, $45 million contract after Finals run

  30-06-2026 00:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The San Antonio Spurs signed starting forward Julian Champagnie to a new three-year, $45 million contract on Monday, securing a key piece of the core that led the club to the NBA Finals this season.The compensation was confirmed by a person familiar with the deal who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the terms have not been released. The Spurs declined their $3 million option on Champagnie left from the contract he signed with them in 2023 to create some future sala
  
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• Memphis reportedly trades Ja Morant to Portland, ending seven-year rollercoaster ride

  30-06-2026 00:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Ja Morant era in Memphis has officially come to an end.The Grizzlies have been trying to find a trade for Morant for the better part of a year and finally found a deal they liked, partnering with the Portland Trail Blazers, a trade first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN. The trade shakes out like this:Portland receives: Ja Morant
  Memphis receives: Jerami Grant, Kris MurraySince owner Tom Dundon bought the Trail Blazers during last season, he has wanted the team to make a bold move, a big s
  
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• Pistons, Kevin Heurter agree to new deal

  30-06-2026 00:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT, MICHIGAN - APRIL 19: Kevin Huerter #27 of the Detroit Pistons plays against the Orlando Magic during game one of the first round of the eastern conference playoffs at Little Caesars Arena on April 19, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. 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 Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) | Getty Images To paraphrase the w
  
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• Pistons reportedly expected to send All-Star Jalen Duren to Kings in sign-and-trade after failed negotiations

  30-06-2026 00:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A big piece from Detroit’s rise to the top of the Eastern Conference standings last season is is reportedly on his way out. Per NBA Insider Chris Haynes, All-Star Pistons center Jalen Duren is planning to meet with the Sacramento Kings at the start of free agency. According to the report, Duren is expected to work out a deal with the Kings to facilitate a sign-and-trade to Sacramento.The expected trade is a result in part of a wide gap in negotiations between Duren and the Pistons, accordi
  
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• Pistons reportedly expected to send All-NBA C Jalen Duren to Kings in sign-and-trade after failed negotiations

  30-06-2026 00:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A big piece from Detroit's rise to the top of the Eastern Conference standings last season is is reportedly on his way out. Per NBA Insider Chris Haynes, All-NBA Pistons center Jalen Duren is planning to meet with the Sacramento Kings at the start of free agency, which begins Tuesday. According to the report, Duren is expected to work out a deal with the Kings to facilitate a sign-and-trade to Sacramento. Terms of a contract or the potential return for the Pistons in a trade were not reported.Th
  
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• All-NBA C Jalen Duren reportedly will meet with Kings to pursue sign-and-trade deal with Pistons

  30-06-2026 00:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A big piece from Detroit's rise to the top of the Eastern Conference standings last season reportedly could be on his way out. Per NBA Insider Chris Haynes, All-NBA Pistons center Jalen Duren is planning to meet with the Sacramento Kings at the start of free agency, which begins Tuesday. According to the report, Duren is hoping to work out a deal with the Kings to facilitate a sign-and-trade to Sacramento. Terms of a contract or the potential return for the Pistons in a trade were not reported.
  
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• Warriors master offseason plan includes LeBron James and Anthony Davis

  30-06-2026 00:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ahead of a big storm, there are signs. The temperature drops. Clouds gather. The air feels different.When it comes to the NBA, something similar is brewing.For the last few weeks, there has been an eerie silence around LeBron James, who has been the center of the NBA’s universe for two decades. Initial talks with the Lakers went nowhere. James has apparently gone radio silent.Initial talks between LeBron James and the Lakers have gone nowhere. Corey Sipkin for NY PostIt’s the quiet b
  
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• Ja Morant trade grades: Trail Blazers land former All-Star, ending controversial Grizzlies tenure

  30-06-2026 00:24 via cbssports.com
  
  Morant was an ascending star a few years ago, and he'll try to bounce back with a new chapter in Portland after what may be the offseason's most puzzling move
  
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• Ja Morant trade grades: Does this deal signal more moves for Portland?

  30-06-2026 00:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A year ago, the Memphis Grizzlies initiated a plan to move away from their core of Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane.Bane was dealt to Orlando last summer, Jackson followed at February's trade deadline by being shipped to Utah, and now Morant completes the mission, as he's heading to Portland.Although this feels like the beginning of something more, let's break it down.The Memphis Grizzlies: It's a fresh startIn return for Morant, the Grizzlies received Jerami Grant, Kris Murray, and
  
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• Dusty May never imagined coaching in NBA but says he prepared for jump to Mavs from college

  30-06-2026 00:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Dusty May's only dream growing up was coaching high school basketball in his home state of Indiana.That's not to say he isn't ready for the jump from college to the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks after leading Michigan to its first national championship in 37 years this past spring.“This is all too big of a dream,” May said Monday at his introductory news conference, a week after news broke that the Mavericks were close to a deal with the 49-year-old with an impres
  
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• Julian Champagnie signing $45 million contract to remain with Spurs after breakout season

  30-06-2026 00:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jun 8, 2026; New York, New York, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) shoots against the New York Knicks in the third quarter during game three of the...Spurs forward Julian Champagnie agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract to stay in San Antonio, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday.In doing so, they locked down a critical piece of their young core through the 2028-29 season.The Spurs declined Champagnie’s $3 million team option to construct a new deal
  
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• Suns pick up Jamaree Bouyea's team option

  30-06-2026 00:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Phoenix Suns are exercising Jamaree Bouyea's $2.6 million team option for the 2026-2027 NBA season, NBA insider Mike Scotto reports.The Phoenix Suns will exercise the $2.58 million non-guaranteed team option on Jamaree Bouyea for the 2026-27 season, league sources told @hoopshype. Bouyea averaged 5.7 points on 45.8 percent shooting from the field in 46 games with the Suns last season. pic.twitter.com/u7EG5iJL9x— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) June 29, 2026Phoenix had until later today t
  
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