Yearly Archives: 2026

Lakers trade Deandre Ayton to the Wizards for Jaden Hardy, draft picks

The Lakers have traded center Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards for guard Jaden Hardy and two second-round draft picks, in 2031 and 2032, people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter confirmed to The Times on Friday. Ayton picked up his player option for $8.1 million on Sunday. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement But it became obvious that he was …

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Washington basketball big man posts double-double for Team Serbia

With the Eurobasket U20 tournament looming, Washington Huskies forward Nikola Dzepina looks like he could be one of the big stars of the competition. In an exhibition game against Turkey, the 6-foot-10 member of Team Serbia posted a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double while adding 3 assists and 2 blocks in the friendly, showcasing the complete skill set that made Danny Sprinkle …

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NBA Summer League Predictions & Parlay: Youngsters Show Out

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Life moves fast in the NBA, and after the much-hyped draft and a flurry of offseason moves, Summer League is already here. Advertisement Attention turns to the California Classic today, with the San Antonio Spurs battling the Miami Heat before the Los Angeles …

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New Duke Basketball 2028 Target Shining for Team USA

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff had a busy last weekend on the recruiting front, sending out several offers to a few elite future Blue Devil prospects. Scheyer and Co. sent offers out to recruits in both the 2027 and 2028 recruiting classes. The Blue Devils have already earned one 2027 commitment in 4-star forward Kager Knueppel, …

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Could Philadelphia really have Michael Jordan AND LeBron James?

Happy holiday weekend to our largely American audience. While the Fourth of July is a slow time of the year for the NFL, such is not the case for the NBA. In case you missed it, which I find hard to believe even if you don’t follow professional basketball, the Philadelphia 76ers made a really big move earlier this week …

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LeBron’s agent names landing spots: Warriors, Heat, 76ers, Cavaliers, Timberwolves, Nuggets

Agents don’t leak things by accident. Everything is more calculated and transitional than that. Still, it can be insightful. Rich Paul did that on the latest episode of his “Game Over” podcast with Max Kellerman. Paul — LeBron James’ agent and friend — laid out the case for six potential destinations for LeBron’s next team: Advertisement • Golden State Warriors• …

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James Dolan transferring Rangers ownership roles to son Quentin Dolan

Madison Square Garden Corp. Executive Chairman and CEO James L. Dolan announced Friday that he has named his son, Quentin Dolan, the new president, chief operating officer, and alternate governor of the Rangers. Quentin Dolan, 32, previously served as MSG Sports’ senior vice president, player performance, and science leader. He will now assume the day-to-day ownership responsibilities of the Rangers …

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Henri Veesaar got what he wanted out of the NBA Draft

In an attention economy that rewards instant reactions, Henri’s remarkable slide down NBA draft board became one of the hottest social media content generators to come out of the two rounds. A projected late first round pick, a number of factors coincided to see 51 players selected ahead of the Estonian big man. Condemnation came fast. A sampling includes the …

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Dallas Mavericks fans grade the team’s draft performance

Earlier this week, we ran a poll looking back at the Dallas Mavericks draft. We asked you to grade it. Now, because of some technical limitations, I couldn’t do a normal letter-scale grade, so I went with the broader set of statements: Passing, failing, incomplete. Here are the results of that poll. The majority of fans gave the Mavericks a …

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Your Marquette At 2026 NBA Summer League Schedule!

Ah, yes, NBA Summer League, the time of the year when all the NBA sickos that don’t watch a single second of college basketball suddenly discover college players that we’ve been paying attention to for months if not years. That’s the side value of Summer League. For our Marquette-centric purposes here, we’re keeping an eye on former Golden Eagles who …

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If not for NBA title, LeBron James might already be headed to Knicks

Rich Paul, the agent for free agent LeBron James, said the New York Knicks have contacted him to gauge James’ interest in joining the reigning NBA champions. During an episode of the Netflix podcast “Game Over with Max Kellerman and Rich Paul,” Paul displayed a whiteboard with a list of options and teams that the NBA’s all-time leading scorer could …

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