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Summer League feels different this year. It’s the first year the San Antonio Spurs haven’t had a lottery prospect to watch since 2019. There won’t be that eager anticipation of watching a Victor Wembanyama or Dylan Harper-level player suit up in the Silver and Black for the first time. With their most hyped-up draft pick, Jayden Quaintance, missing the summer …

Penguins cool off in the shade during a heatwave at the Warsaw Zoo in Warsaw, Poland, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua via Getty Images) Could you believe Cape Verde was this close to advancing in the knockout stages of a freaking World Cup!? Didn’t happen, but the African nation surely made Lionel break a sweat. Sweet goal! Anyway, …

Will Dawkins has made a habit of buying low on assets deemed negative by their previous teams. He did so with Trae Young, then Anthony Davis and now Deandre Ayton, who all enter Washington under similar circumstances: Their former teams wanted nothing to do with them, and yet the Wizards wanted everything to do with them. Advertisement Dawkins first acquired …

After being swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round, Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick sat in front of the media to reflect on the year.  The duo addressed what they felt went right and wrong about last season and what should come next.  Advertisement “If you look around the playoffs right now, I think depth is really …

If you want to understand why this off-season feels so traumatic for fanbases across the league, stop staring at salary caps and start looking at ownership. Particularly new owners. We are only three days into free agency — which, realistically, is a lifetime in the modern NBA. But the landscape has already shifted and ironically enough, the three franchises enduring …

The past 48 hours have been difficult for Celtics Nation, and that’s an understatement. But with Jaylen Brown officially off to Philadelphia, attention has already shifted to the next major domino still left to fall as free agent LeBron James weighs his options after departing the Lakers. James, currently considering what could be his final destination before retirement, hasn’t closed …

In case you missed it buried at the bottom of the article about Culver’s the other day — the news came out as I was writing that blog! — former Marquette guard Kam Jones is no longer a part of the Chicago Bulls organization. The Bulls waived Jones back on June 30th, right before his contract guaranteed for the 2026-27 …

The summer of 2028 is setting up to be quite interesting. If we are to believe there would be some interest in Luka Doncic returning home to Dallas, the Mavericks need to be prepared to not only bring him into the roster, but also have a contending roster around he and Cooper Flagg. What does that look like, and what …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are once again vying for LeBron James’s services in free agency and could be in the driver’s seat for doing so. However, they may have to wait a couple more days to figure out whether James is coming back home. James’s agent, Rich Paul, told Mark Medina of Forbes that he doesn’t “think this happens anytime soon.” …

According to BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas, Bucks coach Taylor Jenkins and assistant GM Milt Newton will be travelling to Bologna, Italy, to formally introduce themselves to the newly acquired Kasparas Jakucionis. Jakucionis—who was reportedly a key sticking point in the Giannis trade—is currently playing for Lithuania’s senior national team, which is trying to qualify for the FIBA World Cup. Per Urbonas, …

What better way to spend Independence Day than to freshen up on the competition? 2025-26 Season Recap: 12-20 record, 7-13 in conference play Finished in 7th place in the Big East, tied with Providence and Butler Lost to Xavier in the Big East Tournament (Opening Round) Head Coach: Shaka Smart returns for his sixth season at the helm Departing players: …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. There’s a nice 4-pack of NBA Summer League coming at you Saturday, headlined by Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 pick in the 2026 draft, as his Utah Jazz take on the Atlanta Hawks. Advertisement Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg will suit up for the Golden …

You may have noticed the recent announcement that USF has started a home-and-home men’s basketball series with George Mason University. About 24 hours after that became public, there was another story about Patriots basketball. They signed 7-foot center James Nnaji, who was at Baylor last season but entered the Transfer Portal after one year with the Bears. Advertisement But that’s …

Howdy, y’all! We are back again with another summer basketball preview, and today we’re taking a look at the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Minnesota finished last season at 15-18 with an 8-12 conference record, good for 11th in the Big Ten in head coach Niko Medved’s first year. They’ll be going into the season without two of their top scorers from …

Per a Spurs press release: “The San Antonio Spurs announced that they have signed first round selections Jayden Quaintance (20th overall) and Tarris Reed Jr. (26th overall), along with San Antonio’s second round picks Ja’Kobi Gillespie (42nd overall) and Maliq Brown (44th overall). Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not announced.” Jayden Quaintance is out awaiting surgery on …

Former Duke Blue Devil Maliq Brown got his first taste of NBA competition Friday night, and held his own in a summer league game vs. the Miami Heat: the new San Antonio Spur played 22 minutes, scored 10 points, shooting 4-7/2-4, and had three rebounds, a steal and a block. Not bad at all. Advertisement On the other side of …

The NBA world is waiting on LeBron James, and he reportedly has a short list of finalists we’re considering signing with in free agency. When will LeBron make up his mind? Who knows. The top unrestricted free agent on the market by a mile despite turning 42 years old in December, and he can take as long as he pleases …

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Tim Connelly and the Minnesota Timberwolves have already made their summer splash, and it was not exactly a toe-dip into the pool. Acquiring LaMelo Ball from Charlotte was the kind of move that immediately changes the way everyone has to think about this roster. The direct cost was steep: Naz Reid, the 2033 first-round pick, multiple swaps and second-rounders. The …

If you’ve followed the Celtics closely over some portion of the last 40 years, there’s a strong chance a specific series sticks in your mind as the one that slipped away. For those in their 50s or 60s, it’s likely 1987. For those in their teens or 20s, it’s likely 2022. For those who are my age, in their early …

This past NBA season, there was a fascinating Rookie of the Year race between former Duke roommates Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel. Everyone expected Dallas Maverick Flagg to be the leading contender, but not many thought Charlotte Hornet Knueppel would be there. Advertisement Now we move on to their respective careers, and who might be in position to win a …

Today, we continue our list of the best Michigan men’s basketball players since 1989 with a program hero who helped right the ship after the Ed Martin scandal — three-time All Big Ten honoree Manny Harris. No. 9 – Manny Harris – Score: 113.0 Michigan went 11 years without sniffing the NCAA Tournament in part because of the NCAA sanctions, …

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I will miss watching the greatest maestro and savant in the history of basketball, LeBron James. He is to basketball what Van Gogh was to painting, Coltrane to music, Hemingway to literature. He came from poverty and rose to a global hero and gave back. His after-game interviews were always intelligent and sometimes humorous. To all his detractors and haters? …