Jeff Teague has never really struck us as a guy who cared much for Duke. And as a Wake Forest guy, in fairness, why should he? This is ACC 101: everyone hates Duke, and, to a lesser extent now, UNC. But on this point, he’s fair. He talks about Jon Scheyer’s success at Duke and on his 520 Podcast, Teague …
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Ranking the Lakers’ place in NBA championship race after Walker Kessler trade, FA moves
The Los Angeles Lakers are all-in on chasing the NBA championship around Luka Doncic for the next two years. The Lakers went on a wild free agent spending spree on Wednesday to sign Walker Kessler, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Quentin Grimes, and Collin Sexton. There’s still plenty of time left in the offseason, but it feels like the Lakers’ roster is 99 …
Read More »After years of evading rumors, we’ve finally seen the trade to end the Jays Era
It’s Game 7, and the Celtics are playing small. No Jayson Tatum for the night, a DNP for Nikola Vucevic, and Jaylen Brown is on the block with a posted-up Joel Embiid. And this wasn’t some small ball hard trap. Jaylen Brown is on an island with a 280-pound former MVP. With nine minutes left in the third quarter, a …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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; …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »Knicks starting five gets invite to Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding at MSG, per report
The New York Knicks are possibly heading back to the Garden this week, but they won’t be the ones starring at center court, even after winning the franchise’s first NBA championship in 53 years. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have invited New York’s starting five to their wedding on July 3, according to Page Six. Advertisement It seems fair since …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Egor Demin seeks to make quick connection with Nets’ 2026 top draft pick
For Egor Dëmin, the offseason checklist is simple, if not easy: Win the Summer League, build a backcourt connection with rookie Mikel Brown Jr. and ride that into the regular season. “The first thing, the goal of the whole team is win Summer League,” Dëmin said. “My goal is to benefit that as much as I can and bring the …
Read More »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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »LeBron James reacts to Folarin Balogun’s celebration in World Cup knockout game
LeBron James has been in the headlines all week, but he gave the spotlight to another athlete Wednesday. The U.S. men’s national team squared off against Bosnia Herzegovina in the World Cup’s Round of 32 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Folarin Balogun put the USMNT on the board with a goal in the 44th minute, giving the Americans a …
Read More »Josh Hart’s five words say it all after Celtics stunningly trade Jaylen Brown to 76ers
Josh Hart said what many were thinking as the NBA offseason shakes up the Eastern Conference. On Wednesday, the Knicks star and NBA champion took to X to share his thoughts. “This East offseason is crazy,” Hart posted to his X account. Advertisement Crazy indeed. On Wednesday, the Celtics traded Jaylen Brown to the 76ers in exchange for Paul George, …
Read More »Winners, losers from Jaylen Brown to 76ers for Paul George trade
It’s hard to describe just how out of left field this trade felt when it landed, so let’s let Tyrese Maxey handle it. When we woke up on July 1, all the talk — including from league sources speaking to NBC Sports — was about how there was no market for a Jaylen Brown trade. The question was whether Brad …
Read More »Jaylen Brown’s Joel Embiid flopping comments resurface after trade to 76ers
Jaylen Brown may have to say sorry to Joel Embiid for comments he made on a Twitch stream this offseason, now that the two will be teammates in Philadelphia. Following the news that Brown was being traded to the 76ers as part of a blockbuster deal that sent Paul George to the Celtics, a clip from earlier this year of …
Read More »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 …
Read More »LeBron James has no ‘real plan’ after leaving Lakers, NBA analyst says
The biggest news of NBA free agency thus far is LeBron James leaving the Lakers after eight seasons. While the Lakers were interested in bringing James back for what could be his final season, the four-time NBA champion’s departure has caused a stir throughout the league. Advertisement James is still a desirable addition at 41 years old; his agent, Rich …
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Read More »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 …
Read More »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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