Yearly Archives: 2026

NBA free agency LIVE updates: LeBron James rumors, trades and more

The wait for LeBron James continues as the rest of the NBA’s free agents continue to negotiate and secure a place to play for the upcoming season. James continues to weigh his options, likely watching with a close eye as the movement happens among 29 of the 30 teams in the league. Advertisement The four-time MVP informed the Los Angeles …

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The Utah Jazz lost Walker Kessler, but at least they have Jaxson Hayes

Through streaming tears and a quivering bottom lip, I gazed at Shams Charania’s latest release in the great dance we call free agency. The Los Angeles Lakers had realized my greatest horror: they overpaid for Walker Kessler, and the Utah Jazz would not be matching their offer sheet. Now who’s going to be the UCCU Jazzman? Advertisement July 1st, 2026; …

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A Good Piece On The Late Hack Tison

When Duke great Hack Tison died recently, we did a bit of a write up about him, but most of what we knew about him came from other people’s stories and recollections. We don’t know if you can say this about what is essentially an obituary or remembrance (on the other hand, why not?), but Jim Sumner’s column about Tison …

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Paul George is (still) good

Let’s go over the numbers: 17.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game on 49% from the field and 55% (!) from three. Those are the stats that Paul George averaged in the Celtics-76ers first round series this past season. Now, those percentages won’t hold up over a regular season and his age and injury concerns are real, but …

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Kentucky Wildcats News: UK Basketball in the early SEC Power Rankings

Tip-off for Kentucky Basketball’s season opener is still nearly four months away, but Jon Rothstein has already released his early SEC Basketball rankings. Rothstein has Kentucky ranked 5th in the conference behind Florida, Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Vanderbilt, Alabama, Missouri, Texas A&M, and Georgia make up the bottom half of the top 10. Advertisement Obviously, these rankings are very early, …

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76ers snatch Jaylen Brown from Celtics in blockbuster steal

When the offseason began, it felt inevitable that Jaylen Brown would spend the summer answering questions about his future, whether it happened in Boston, Milwaukee, or elsewhere. What nobody expected, however, was that those questions would end with Brown wearing a Philadelphia 76ers jersey. Advertisement According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Celtics traded Brown to Philadelphia in exchange for Paul …

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Did the Celtics give away Jaylen Brown? Why ‘analytics’ don’t see Philly’s new star as elite of elite

Weeks after firing former president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, the face of the NBA analytics movement, the Philadelphia 76ers did the funniest thing possible: The team traded for anti-analytics star Jaylen Brown. On Wednesday night, ESPN reported a stunning blockbuster that saw the Sixers — now led by new top exec Mike Gansey — trade Paul George, two first-round …

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Jaylen Brown traded to Philadelphia 76ers

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George! Kevin O’Connor reacts instantly to the shocking trade between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers which is sending Jaylen Brown to the City of Brotherly Love in return for Paul George and a series of draft picks! Advertisement …

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Mavericks send Warriors’ first-rounder to Grizzlies for Spanish forward

It’s been quite a journey for the Golden State Warriors’ 2030 first-round pick. It first changed hands in the summer of 2023, when the Warriors sent half of their “second timeline” to the Washington Wizards (Jordan Poole, Ryan Rollins, Patrick Baldwin, Jr.), a 2027 second, and the 2030 first-rounder for whatever was left of Chris Paul’s 38-year-old body. The pick, …

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Bucks sign Bogoljub Marković to multi-year contract

Per Jake Fischer, the Milwaukee Bucks have signed Bogoljub Marković, their 2025 second-round draft pick, to a four-year rookie contract, with the news confirmed on the Bucks’ official NBA.com page. According to Fischer, the deal is worth $9.3m and includes a team option in the final season. After being drafted by the Bucks with the 47th pick in the 2025 …

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The Sixers’ next reported target: LeBron James (seriously)

Well, if you thought the news of the Sixers trading for Jaylen Brown was shocking, you might want to sit down for this one. The Sixers are reportedly looking to talk to LeBron James … yes, you are reading that correctly. Tony Jones is as plugged in as anyone across the NBA media landscape. While he doesn’t mention anything about …

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Where Gonzaga stands in 2026-27 Pac-12 basketball power rankings

The Pac-12 has made its triumphant return, with Gonzaga among the seven new teams in the 100+- year-old league, which officially launched on July 1, 2026. From the ashes of conference realignment, a pair of abandoned schools in Oregon State and Washington State worked hard to rebuild the ‘conference of champions’ – doing so by securing a quintet of Mountain …

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Brad Stevens went through with trading Jaylen Brown — and now must answer for it

Jaylen Brown is no longer a member of the Boston Celtics. After three rumored blockbuster swings — for Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, and then Giannis Antetokounmpo — Brown was dealt to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Paul George, two first-round picks, and two second-round picks, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday evening. Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens followed …

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Donnie Freeman to miss season with Achilles injury in St. John’s heartbreaker

As the calendar turned to July, St. John’s was dealt a blow. Johnnies forward Donnie Freeman, a transfer from Syracuse, suffered an Achilles injury and will miss the upcoming season, St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino said Wednesday. Advertisement Access the St. John’s beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Zach Braziller …

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