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At the start of the 1997-98 season, then Chicago Bulls head coach Phil Jackson told his players that it would be their last as the dynasty that dominated the NBA throughout their decade. With NBA titles in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996 and 1997, Jackson set out to complete a second three-peat with a squad spearheaded by the trio of Michael …

The City of Chicago holds deep pride in its sports teams. This is despite the fact that each franchise within the City has had a history of inconsistent success, at best. However, if anyone has been paying attention recently, Chicago sports may be on the verge of a renaissance. Advertisement As we all know, the Chicago Bears have a talented …

Free-agent veteran NBA big man John Collins agreed to a three-year, $51 million contract with the Detroit Pistons, according to ESPN. The 28-year-old averaged 13.6 points (on 55/41/77 shooting splits) and 5.3 rebounds in 27.1 minutes per game over 69 appearances, mostly as a starter, for the 42-win Los Angeles Clippers, who failed to make the playoffs for the first …

LeBron James continues to dominate the conversation as 2026 NBA free agency began Tuesday, June 30. The news and rumors will continue Wednesday, with more movement expected to happen. James made his intentions clear to the Los Angeles Lakers that he wasn’t going to return, instead opting for free agency. Advertisement James spent eight seasons with the Lakers, the longest …

Marcus Smart is the latest free agent to leave the Los Angeles Lakers. The veteran guard has reached agreement on a two-year, $13 million contract with the Houston Rockets, ESPN reported. The second year of his contract will reportedly be a player option. Advertisement Smart, who played under Houston coach Ime Udoka, gives Houston a tough, defensive-minded guard who can …

MIAMI (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made his sales pitch. So did DJ Khaled, the New York Jets and the Winnipeg Jets. Even the PGA Tour took a swing, trying to appeal to someone who has quickly become obsessed with golf. “We’re waiting for you Bron,” the tour posted on social media. Advertisement Get in line. Every team and …

As the annual NBA free agent and trade market heats up, two former Blue Devil teammates are on the move: Brandon Ingram has been traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, while Luke Kennard has left the Los Angeles Lakers and signed with the Phoenix Suns as a free agent. L.A. also got Gradey Dick, unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and …

The LeBron Era is over. The Lakers can start their Luka Era. LeBron James informed the Lakers on Tuesday he will sign with another team this offseason, extending his career to an unprecedented 24th season, but taking his talents elsewhere. James is an unrestricted free agent and the early timing of his decision allows the Lakers to approach free agency, …

It’s official: LeBron James will not finish his career as a Los Angeles Laker. The talking heads are in a gnashing froth. ESPN’s Shams Charania has become the first human being in recorded history to somehow get less than zero sleep over a 24-hour period. Steph Curry is widening his eyes. Bronny James is secretly relishing the chance to forge …

Looking at the roster for this Kentucky Basketball team, there are a lot of new faces in Lexington as well as some returning players. A lot of players are hyped up in the offseason, but oftentimes, a player will surprise fans and media members with the impact they make on the court. Who could be that surprise for Kentucky this …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Just when you thought Giannis moving to South Beach was the biggest story of the Summer… King James may be orchestrating something massive behind the scenes. Advertisement We have officially reached the ultimate flashpoint of the summer, and Kalshi’s LeBron James Next Team …

Luke Kennard won’t return to the Lakers for the 2026-27 season. The free agent guard is leaving the Lakers for the Suns in free agency after just half a season with the Lakers. Kennard, who was an unrestricted free agent, agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal that was first reported by ESPN. Advertisement One of the league’s best shooters …

Steph Curry has watched the NBA rearrange itself like furniture in someone else’s house. Meanwhile he didn’t move; he didn’t have to. While the whole league has been playing musical chairs at the superstar table, the guy with four rings has been right where you left him. Golden State. The Bay. His throne built from splash, from suffering, from seventeen …

The Brooklyn Nets first free agent signing of the 2026 off-season is Keon Ellis, a 26-year-old 6’4″ 3-and-D shooting guard. Ellis, who played last season for the Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers, will be paid $18 million over the next two seasons under the proposed deal. Shams Charania was first with the news… Shams also noted that the contract has …

Take a breath, people. This article is a momentary bubble of safety from the ongoing Walker Kessler free agency debacle. I will not be adding my fingerprints to the growing collection of my peers’ on the big red illuminating “PANIC” button. I don’t need that kind of anxiety in my life, so I opt to write about Utah’s fertile garden …

The Knicks’ path to the NBA title involved contributions from everyone on the roster — even if they did not play a single postseason minute. Head coach Mike Brown revealed that forward Dillon Jones, who appeared in just seven regular season games for the Knicks, played a key role in the team’s playoff preparation. Advertisement “Throughout the course of this …

Dean Wade is heading to the City of Brotherly Love. The free agent forward has agreed to a four-year, $39 million deal with the 76ers on Tuesday night, according to ESPN. Wade, 29, is leaving the Cavaliers, a team where he established himself as a critical defending and shooting piece in the frontcourt. He spent the first seven years of …

There are some NBA trades that, if you had brought the idea up six months earlier, it would have gotten you laughed out of the room. Trade ideas like Kawhi Leonard returning to Toronto. If someone had said that to you at your work Christmas party last year, you would have said “sure, buddy” as you slowly started to back …

The Lakers’ chase for a big man is not limited to just Walker Kessler, but also the other top big man on the market, Jalen Duren. After meeting with the Lakers on Tuesday, Duren is set for a second meeting with the team on Wednesday, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. During the first meeting, the Lakers reportedly told …

The 2026 NBA Draft is over, and free agency is underway. With all the comings and goings throughout the league overall, it can be hard to keep up with who is actually on the Philadelphia 76ers roster from day to day. So, use our tracker below to help you stay up-to-date on the Sixers’ roster as free agency (and the offseason as …

At 6 p.m. ET on June 30, free agency in the NBA will officially begin. For the Philadelphia 76ers, there are a number of moving parts in the mix already. The Sixers picked up Alabama guard Labaron Philon Jr. last week with the No. 22 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Earlier this week, we learned that the team is …

Kawhi Leonard is a Toronto Raptor again?! Whoaaa, eight years after he delivered the championship that shut Oracle Arena’s lights off forever, he’s headed back north for what could be the final chapter of his career. It’s rather Shakespearean about the way his current chapter with the Warriors dynasty decided to end. Not with another Finals matchup or one last …

The Western Conference is running a youth experiment, and the results are getting harder to ignore. Victor Wembanyama is already rewriting the defensive record books. Anthony Edwards is appointment television. Cooper Flagg just landed in Dallas. Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams, Amen Thompson, and Alperen Şengün are all guys proving the best teams in the West are increasingly being built around …

In Mike Gansey’s first free agency move running the Sixers, he’s bringing in a familiar face in Dean Wade. The 6-foot-9 forward, who was initially signed by Gansey and the Cavaliers’ front office as an undrafted free agent in 2019, has spent his entire seven-year NBA career in Cleveland. He now comes to Philadelphia on four-year, $39 million deal, per …

The Lakers’ top priority this summer is finding a center of the future, so it’s no surprise their top target this summer is a big man. The restricted free agent market is always tricky to navigate, but the two best centers available this summer fall both fall in that category. While Jalen Duren is feuding with the Pistons — and …