Draymond believes ‘crazy’ pitch to LeBron will make star free agent’s brain work originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Free agents Draymond Green and LeBron James have finished their hangout session, which appeared to take place in Puerto Rico. Advertisement As many speculated would happen, Green used the time with James to make his pitch to presumably join forces …

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One of the Lakers’ big weaknesses last year was their bench production. During the regular season, LA’s reserves scored just 29.3 points per game, the second-worst mark in the NBA. Things didn’t get much better in the playoffs. The backups scored 21.6 points per game, which was bottom-four in the postseason. Advertisement It should be no surprise, then, that the …

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It looks like the Knicks are so good that they have the worst Summerteam. Conversely, the Spurs are doomed as they reached the Finals but then beat the SummerKnicks by 21 in Las Vegas. Not good news for San Antonio. Advertisement Anyway, here’s the latest to cap the weekend from Sin City. On Tyler Nickel’s shooting, defense and preparation: “He’s …

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Steph Curry appreciates the assist from longtime Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green, but the basketball superstar won’t be trading sports anytime soon. But he will surely take Green’s help in lobbying superstar free agent LeBron James to join their team. Curry, the two-time NBA MVP, won the American Century Championship in 2023 and was in fourth place entering Sunday’s …

It was the timing that surprised fans: Charlotte had gone 33-16 from Jan.1 through the end of the season, with the top-ranked offense and fifth-ranked defense in the NBA in that stretch — the Hornets were fun and good. They won 44 games, the most in a decade. So why break things up? Why trade All-Star point guard and fan …

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The Lakers got rave reviews for drafting Cameron Carr, and this summer has been going swimmingly with their newest rookie. Carr is overjoyed to be a part of the Lakers and has looked good during Summer League play. While things have gone well for Carr so far, he knows improvements and development are needed. Carr has shown some good shooting …

The Iowa State Cyclones are going into the 2026-27 season with sky high expectations. Over the last few years, head coach T.J. Otzelberger has built up the program to becoming one of the most competitive in the nation, and now, it could potentially be their year to go all the way. On July 7th, Iowa State officially released their non-conference …

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The Summer Celtics don’t have a traditional point guard on the roster, a position usually relied upon to generate a little upheaval on opposing offenses. The blueprint of the re-built Celtics is a series of concentric circles. In the middle are the offensive engines of Boston’s offense with Jayson Tatum, Payton Pritchard, Paul George, and Derrick White being the most …

Texas A&M basketball is soon set to take on its 2026-27 opponents, and when it squares off against all of these SEC teams, it will be a challenge. It will be a fascinating season, as it is now in Year 2 of head coach Bucky McMillan. All of these SEC schools he faces have historically had fantastic coaches that have …

For Portland, trading for Ja Morant was a high-upside play. The Trail Blazers land a former All-Star point guard at a minimal cost (Jerami Grant, Kris Murphy), and if it works out, it’s a home run. If not, no big setback. Think of it like Portland owner Tom Dundon: They bought a distressed asset and are trying to turn it …

Gonzaga basketball suffered an unexpected loss from its starting lineup ahead of the 2026-27 season. Starting point guard Mario Saint-Supéry officially signed with Valencia, a Spanish club in EuroLeague, on Saturday, July 11. The move leaves the Bulldogs without an established point guard next season, and they can’t get an experienced replacement with the transfer portal closed. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: …

Folks, it happened. The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to re-sign free agent guard Gary Trent Jr. to a four-year, $64m deal, per ESPN insider Shams Charania. According to Charania, “The Bucks and Trent’s reps worked through negotiations since the NBA Finals ended in mid-June while also sorting through sign-and-trade possibilities from interested teams over the last week. The sides moved …

If you’re the Sixers, the thing you most want to see throughout the Vegas Summer League is the duo of Labaron Philon Jr. and Johni Broome stand out. So far, so good. The 2026 first-rounder and 2025 second-rounder were the Summer Sixers’ best players as they narrowly took down the Pacers 100-93 in overtime Saturday. Philon led all scorers with …

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Seth Lundy dropped a game-high 23 points with a streaky 6-9 shooting from beyond the arc to propel the Toronto Raptors past the Houston Rockets for their first win of the 2026 NBA Summer League, 102-89, at the Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jamarion Sharp made his presence felt after scoring 17 points on perfect field goal efficiency and nabbing …

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LAS VEGAS — For obvious reasons, Tyler Nickel prefers to wear No. 5. But that uniform was taken by Knicks guard Jose Alvarado. So Nickel settled for double-nickel. “T-Nick is my nickname, but a lot of people call me T-5,” said Nickel, the No. 47 overall pick in last month’s draft. “So [No.] 5 has been me. So when [No.] …

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LAS VEGAS — For Keon Ellis, it was about wanting to be where he’s wanted. Getting to join a Nets team in desperate need of his defense, and reunite with coach Jordi Fernández, was the perfect free agent situation. Advertisement “From what I heard, he was pulling for me really hard,” said Ellis, who played two years in Sacramento when …

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