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Sometimes the best moves a team can make are the ones that aren’t the flashiest. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr appeared on the “Tom Tolbert Show” this weekend and spoke about how he’s excited about the depth that the Warriors front office acquired over the offseason. Advertisement During the offseason, the Warriors were viewed as a bridesmaid, but …

Danilo Gallinari has sent Kawhi Leonard a bill for his career detour. The total: $50 million. The proposed recipient: charity. New York Knicks’ Danillo Gallinari reacts during the third quarter of a game against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at Madison Square Garden. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post The supporting evidence is considerably less tidy. Speaking on the …

As the Knicks look to repeat for a championship, the club has a good chance at having three All-Stars during the 2026-27 season. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns are the two obvious names, with both players having made the All-Star team each of the last three seasons. Looking to join them this season is OG Anunoby. Advertisement Entering his 10th …

Nearly 300 kids showed up Saturday to watch Dillon Brooks set up layup drills at the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa. This wasn’t a random appearance or a half-hearted community obligation. Suns veteran Dillon Brooks rolled straight from a media availability into on-court work with kids who came because they believe in what he’s building in Phoenix, and look up …

Since the NBA officially announced the Clippers’ punishments for circumventing the league’s salary cap rules for star forward Kawhi Leonard, a question came to the forefront of conversations around the league: Who’s going to be running the Clippers’ basketball operations? It couldn’t be franchise owner/chairman Steve Ballmer, who was suspended from league and team activities for one year for his …

The Toronto Raptors have officially confirmed via press release that Kawhi Leonard, the 7-time All-Star, 2-time Finals-MVP, and bringer of championships to two separate teams, IS a Toronto Raptor for the 2026-2027 season. In the wake of a report from Shams Charania earlier today, the Toronto Raptors remained silent for a number of hours on the mater. That was a …

For the last 17 years, Stephen Curry has put together a Hall of Fame career that has marked him as one of the greatest shooters to play the game of basketball. Now fans have the chance to relive it, plus more. But this time, on the IMAX screen. Advertisement On Monday, ESPN Films released a trailer for their latest documentary, …

Knicks fans can start making their plans to see the champions.  Single-game tickets at Madison Square Garden officially went on sale Monday in the first of three waves.  Monday’s wave was for participants in the Knicks Fan First program who are Chase cardholders. Advertisement All other Knicks Fan First members can begin to make purchases Tuesday. New York Knicks guard …

Steve Ballmer’s decision to accept the NBA’s punishment may not be complete surrender. It could be the Clippers’ only plausible path toward reclaiming some of the five first-round picks stripped from them. Advertisement After initially threatening to explore legal remedies, Ballmer suddenly reversed course and announced Sunday that the organization had paid its $30 million fine and would comply with …

Once again, the San Antonio Spurs come into a new NBA season with a lot of new blood. They have a whopping four (4) new rookies, including two first-round picks and two second-round picks on two-way contracts. The two rookies getting the most hype are Tarris Reed Jr. and Jayden Quaintance, who were both selected at the end of the …

Taj Gibson is ready for his second NBA act. The veteran forward retired Monday after 17 seasons, an announcement that was quickly followed by the Bulls revealing he’d joined their coaching staff. “I can honestly say I gave this game everything I had,” Gibson wrote in a social media post. “I’m grateful for every moment, every teammate, every coach, and …

Trading Kawhi Leonard did more than remove the Clippers’ best player. It eliminated their last convincing claim to having a franchise centerpiece. That loss feels especially severe after the NBA punished the Clippers’ salary-cap violations with a $30 million fine, leadership suspensions and the forfeiture of five first-round picks. Advertisement While Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick and Toronto’s draft compensation provide …

The summer of 2023 was a pivotal one for the Golden State Warriors. After a volatile season started with Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole during a preseason practice, the team’s title defense ended with a second-round playoff loss. Poole and Wiggins got contract extensions in the wake of the championship, while Green did not, despite holding a player option for …

The second-oldest active player in basketball is no more, as OAKAAK Taj Gibson announced his retirement on Monday afternoon following his release by the New Orleans Pelicans last week. He will join the Chicago Bulls’ coaching staff under Tiago Splitter for 2026-27. Gibson, a Brooklyn native, was selected No. 26 overall by the Bulls in 2009 out of USC. It …

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and his staff had spent the last 12 months loudly insisting they’d done nothing wrong. The podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” first raised questions about payments star forward Kawhi Leonard received from Aspiration Partners without doing any endorsement work to benefit the company on Sept. 3, 2025. The NBA responded by starting an investigation. Advertisement In …

Along with Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers should send the Toronto Raptors a fruit basket and a thank you card. Because what was already a steal when the teams first agreed to the trade in June now looks like an absolute lifesaver. Paddles for the life raft so the Clippers can change directions and make better decisions — hopefully with better …

Seven years after Kawhi Leonard led the Toronto Raptors to an unprecedented NBA championship, the superstar forward is once again a resident of the North.  On Monday, less than 24 hours after Clippers governor Steve Ballmer publicly took ownership of the salary cap circumvention scandal involving Leonard and four companies — and less than 24 hours before commissioner Adam Silver …

After 2 ½ months of waiting, Kawhi Leonard is finally heading back to Toronto. The Clippers and Raptors agreed to complete the trade sending Leonard to Toronto for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round draft picks (2031 and 2033), one first-round draft pick swap (2027) and two second-round picks. Advertisement ESPN first reported the two sides were moving forward …

I’m here once again with a public service announcement to remind everyone not to believe everything they read on the internet. And to question motives behind some of the things you do see. A couple of weeks ago, I warned about using LLMs and AI to do statistical data mining for you when it comes to basketball. Today, I’m warning …

Herald Celtics reportedly sign former lottery pick to tryout contract Globe Celtics sign former Providence College star Devin Carter to Exhibit 10 contract Steve Ballmer backs down, says Clippers accept NBA punishments in salary cap circumvention case Advertisement CelticsBlog The Celtics have signed another young, intriguing player Jayson Tatum gives Celtics fans 59 seconds of offseason optimism One statistical prediction …

Welcome to our Lakers Season Preview Series! For the next several weeks, we’ll be writing columns every weekday breaking down the biggest questions we have about every player the Lakers added this offseason. Today, we look at Ziaire Williams. A perfect storm of departing contracts afforded the Los Angeles Lakers an opportunity to officially move forward with a revamped team …

As is seemingly a yearly tradition at this point, the NBA’s salary cap for next season will rise. This time, though, it’ll do so at an even higher number than anticipated, according to a report from Fred Katz of The Athletic. “The NBA recently informed teams of its updated salary-cap projections for the 2027-28 season, league sources told The Athletic, …

With the bulk of the 2026 NBA offseason now concluded, and with the calendar now flipped to September, it’s time to start looking ahead to what’s coming next in the NBA, both this season and afterward. In that spirit, and in the interest of killing some time in the dying days of summer, let’s take a look at the five* …

Just in from Shams Charania: ESPN’s senior NBA insider has just announced that after gruelling months and massive league upheaval, the Kawhi Leonard trade has finally been completed, with Kawhi Leonard finally coming back North to rejoin the Raptors. The deal, as reported, remains the same as it was back in June, sending the forward to the Raptors in exchange …

The holding pattern is finally at an end. Kawhi Leonard is officially a member of the Toronto Raptors once again, and the Los Angeles Clippers can now start their stint in NBA purgatory. Earlier this summer, the two teams agreed to terms on a trade that sent Leonard to Toronto in exchange for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round …