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• Magic Rescind Mac McClung Qualifying Offer

The Orlando Magic have withdrawn their qualifying offer for three-time Slam Dunk champion Mac McClung, per Keith Smith of Spotrac and Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel. The move makes McClung an unrestricted free agent. Per Smith, the Magic made the decision to allow him to pursue other opportunities without being a restricted free agent. […] The post Magic Rescind Mac McClung Qualifying O...2025
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• Magic Withdraw Mac McClung’s Qualifying Offer
The Magic have withdrawn their two-way qualifying offer to guard Mac McClung, making him an unrestricted free agent, a league source tells Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter links). According to Smith, Orlando pulled McClung’s QO to give him a chance to pursue other opportunities without being a RFA. The Magic have a crowded backcourt and […]...2025
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• Celtics To Sign Luka Garza To Two-Year Deal
The Celtics have agreed to a two-year deal with center Luka Garza, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). Keith Smith of Spotrac confirms (via Twitter) that the deal is a minimum contract, which would come in around $5.3MM. The 26-year-old Garza is entering his fifth season in the league after starting his career with the […]...2025
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• Pelicans To Decline Team Option For Brandon Boston Jr.
The Pelicans are declining Brandon Boston Jr.‘s team option, reports Keith Smith for Spotrac (via Twitter). The 23-year-old wing will become an unrestricted free agent. Boston, who spent three years with the Clippers before playing last season in New Orleans, averaged 10.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.3 steals for the Pelicans in 23.6 […]...2025
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• Suns’ Gillepsie, Lakers’ Koloko Among Two-Way Players Receiving QOs
A series of players who finished the 2024/25 season on two-way contracts have received qualifying offers from their respective teams, making them free agents, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac. Those players are as follows (all links go to Twitter): Isaiah Crawford, Kings (link) Collin Gillespie, Suns link) Harrison Ingram, Spurs (link) Daniss Jenkins, Pistons (link) […]...2025
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• Lakers’ Goodwin, Kings’ Jones Have Team Options Exercised

The Lakers have exercised their minimum-salary team option for the 2025/26 season on guard Jordan Goodwin, while the Kings have done the same for forward/center Isaac Jones, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter links). Goodwin, 26, signed a two-way contract with the Lakers after the trade deadline in February and played well for the […]...2025
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• Thunder-Timberwolves ending had NBA fans screaming for a rule change

Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images Many NBA fans are sick of watching teams foul up three in the final seconds, and they want a rule change. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves produced an incredibly high-level basketball game for the first 47 minutes of Game 4 in the Western Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. The final minute was set for a thrilling fi...2025
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• Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Suffers Ankle Injury In Game 4

2:13 PM: Brunson returned to the hardwood after receiving treatment in the visitors’ locker room. Brunson had been wearing a brace on his right knee, but removed it before returning to action, per Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link). 2:09 PM: Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson, who missed a month down the stretch of the […]...2025
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• Injury Report: Chet Holmgren, Austin Reaves, Joel Embiid, Jalen Suggs & More
There are some rising NBA stars that have gone down with injury, as well as seasoned veterans. JOEL EMBIID Sixers big man Joel Embiid has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to his ongoing knee issues. The 76ers could reportedly consider medically retiring Joel Embiid, according to NBA Insider Keith Smith. […] The post Injury Report: Chet Holmgren, Austin Reaves, Joel Embiid, Jalen...2025
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• Grading NBA extensions for Rockets, Warriors, Hawks players from both sides

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Seven NBA players signed extensions for nearly $800 million. Let’s grade those deals from both sides. There’s no day better than payday. On the brink of the 2024-25 season, the league’s annual deadline for rookie extensions came to pass with some absolutely ridiculous money thrown around to players casual basketball may not have ever heard of. In total, sev...2024
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• Giants news, 11/11: Young player progress, Azeez Ojulari, Saquon Barkley, more headlines

New York Giants news for Saturday Good morning, New York Giants fans! Need reasons to watch the Giants the rest of the season? Here’s a huge one Ed Valentine writes: By snaps played, only the Green Bay Packers have played a younger roster this season than the Giants. That, at least partially, explains the team’s 2-7 record. It also explains why these next eight games are important, and what you s...2023
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• Falcons' Keith Smith says he won appeal to rescind $87K fine for illegal use of helmet, avoids massive penalty

It was the largest fine of the season after Week 3, but the FB no longer has to pay it out...2023
• Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons: Inactive lists for both teams

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Who will be sitting this one out? We’re a little less than ninety minutes away from kickoff in Atlanta, and the Atlanta Falcons and your Minnesota Vikings have released their inactive lists for today’s game. Let’s take a look and see who will be sitting this one out. Minnesota Vikings LB Brian Asamoah II S Lewis Cine OT Christian Darrisaw DL Dean Lowry ...2023
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• Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons: Interim injury reports

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Let’s see if there are any changes The second injury reports of the week are out for the Minnesota Vikings and the Atlanta Falcons ahead of Sunday’s contest at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Let’s take a look and see if there have been any updates for either side on this Thursday. Minnesota Vikings Did Not Participate DL Dean Lowry (groin) Limited Participation...2023
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• Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons: Initial injury reports for both teams

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Let’s get the week started, folks It’s Wednesday in the National Football League. . .well, and everywhere else, too. . .and so it’s time to start preparing for a new week with the first injury reports. Both our Minnesota Vikings and the Atlanta Falcons have put together their first reports of the week, so let’s have a look at what they say. Minnesota Vik...2023
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• Film breakdown: Alex Anzalone is the rock that lets the Lions defense roll

Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images Finally in a proper schematic spot, Detroit Lions captain Alex Anzalone is helping everybody play incredible defensive football. After a slow start, the Detroit Lions defense picked up in Weeks 3 and 4 with solid performances against Atlanta and Green Bay. One of the defensive leaders drawing much praise for this improvement is linebacker Alex Anzalone. H...2023
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"Keith Smith of Spotrac confirms (via Twitter) that the deal is a minimum contract, which would come in around $5."

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"Per Keith Smith of Spotrac, Horton-Tucker will receive an Exhibit 10 training camp contract."

2023
"Before him was a long line of fullbacks like Keith Smith, Tyler Clutts, Lawrence Vickers, Richie Anderson, and others."

2022
"According to NBA insider Keith Smith, some free agents currently available are waiting to see what happens with […] The post RUMOR: The major impact of Kevin Durant’s trade demand on NBA free agency, revealed appeared first on ClutchPoints."

2021
"— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) August 11, 2021 Ntilikina was […] The post Knicks make it official by renouncing rights to Frank Ntilikina appeared first on ClutchPoints."

2020
"According to Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports, “teams have their eyes” on Dragan Bender as an “early free-agent addition” for the 2020-21 season, with the Golden State Warriors showing interest in keeping him."

2019
"There probably won’t be significant activity prior to the trade deadline, according to Keith Smith of RealGM."

2018
"Ladouceur, LS Demarcus Lawrence, DE Joe Looney, C Alfred Morris, RB Stephen Paea, DL Brian Price, DT (ERFA) Keith Smith, FB (RFA) Kyle Wilber, LB Top 10 Cap Hits for 2018: Tyron Smith, T: $17,545,000 Dez Bryant, WR: $16,500,000 Travis Fr"

2017
"Real GM/Fan Rag Sports’ Keith Smith says the Cavs will consider both Sanders and Sullinger if they decide to move on from Bogut."

2016
"Real GM’s Keith Smith was the one to see the transaction, and CelticsBlog’s Kevin O’Connor confirmed it."

2015
" The Cowboys have brought back linebacker Keith Smith and moved center Shane McDermott off the non-football injury list."

2014
"For the third time this season, the Cowboys have promoted rookie linebacker Keith Smith from the practice squad to the roster."

• Magic Rescind Mac McClung Qualifying Offer
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• Celtics To Sign Luka Garza To Two-Year Deal
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• Pelicans To Decline Team Option For Brandon Boston Jr.
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• Suns’ Gillepsie, Lakers’ Koloko Among Two-Way Players Receiving QOs
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• Lakers’ Goodwin, Kings’ Jones Have Team Options Exercised
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• Warriors Make Jonathan Kuminga Restricted FA

The Warriors have issued qualifying offers to three players, making them restricted free agents, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link). That trio includes forward Jonathan Kuminga, one of this summer’s most intriguing young free agents. The 22-year-old received a qualifying offer worth roughly $7.98MM. The other two players getting qualifying offers from the […]...2025
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• Lakers Trading 55th Pick, Cash To Bulls For 45th Pick
The Lakers are trading the 55th pick of the 2025 draft and cash to the Bulls for tonight’s 45th selection, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (via Twitter). As Keith Smith of Spotrac tweets, the Lakers will now be hard-capped at the second tax apron for the 2025/26 season because they are sending out cash in […]...2025
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• Rockets, VanVleet Discuss Delay For Contract Option Decision
The Rockets are looking to buy more time to decide what to do with Fred VanVleet‘s contract. They hold a $44,886,930 club option on VanVleet’s contract for next season and a decision is currently due on Friday, Spotrac contributor Keith Smith tweets. According to NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer (Twitter link), Houston’s management […]...2025
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• NBA Playoffs overreactions for every series after 1 game of 2025 first round

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Let’s overreact to every first-round series of the 2025 NBA Playoffs after one game. The 2025 NBA Playoffs are underway, and some of the biggest storylines of the postseason are already coming into focus after one game in every first round series. The Oklahoma City Thunder showed why they are the favorites in the Western Conference by pulling off one of the...2025
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• Pelicans To Decline Team Option For Brandon Boston Jr.
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• Thunder-Timberwolves ending had NBA fans screaming for a rule change
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• Orlando Robinson Has Partial Guarantee For $500,000 With Kings

The Sacramento Kings and Orlando Robinson agreed to a contract in July, which became official on Thursday. A source tell Keith Smith of Spotrac that the deal is partially guaranteed for $500,000. Robinson, who is represented by Darren Matsubara, was waived by the Miami Heat in July. In 36 games last season with the Heat, Robinson averaged 2.8 points and 2.3 rebounds in 8.4 minutes....2024
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• Giants news, 11/11: Young player progress, Azeez Ojulari, Saquon Barkley, more headlines
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• Film breakdown: Alex Anzalone is the rock that lets the Lions defense roll
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• Bijan Robinson’s ‘holy ****’ moments are electrifying the Falcons

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The rookie RB has already proven to be worth the first round pick. Atlanta Falcons rookie RB Bijan Robinson is here and he is perfect. In Atlanta’s come-from-behind win over the Green Bay Packers, Robinson was masterful, running for 124 yards on 19 carries and adding on 48 yards receiving on six receptions. Not only that, but he was the engine behind Atlanta’s ...2023
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• Souley Boum To Sign With Nuggets
The Nuggets have reached an agreement with free agent guard Souley Boum, tweets Keith Smith of Spotrac. It will be a training camp contract with no guaranteed money, a source tells Smith. Boum, 24, went undrafted out of Xavier this year after averaging 16.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists as a super senior. He […]...2023
• Nuggets Waive Kellan Grady

The Denver Nuggets waived Kellan Grady, league sources told Keith Smith of Spotrac. Grady averaged 11.4 points in 34 games for the Kentucky Wildcats last season....2022
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• Cowboys FB Hunter Luepke’s job may be more secure than you think

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Fullback Hunter Luepke may already have a secure place on the Cowboys’ 2024 roster Fullback Hunter Luepke may not feel like a safe bet to make the Cowboys’ roster in 2024. But compared to other Dallas fullbacks from recent years, Luepke actually saw equal. if not greater. playing time on offense and special teams. With second-season development, Luepke ma...2024
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• Giants news, 11/11: Young player progress, Azeez Ojulari, Saquon Barkley, more headlines
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• Bijan Robinson’s ‘holy ****’ moments are electrifying the Falcons
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• In NFC South, Only Atlanta Falcons Are Set at QB
In NFC South, Only Atlanta Falcons Are Set at QB Vincent Verhei 24 Feb 2023, 12:33pm In these editions of Four Downs, we'll review the biggest hole on each team in the division and then give a short look at each team's major free agents for 2023. Atlanta Falcons Biggest Need: Edge Rusher The Falcons had an adjusted sack rate of 4.0%, worst in the league. The sad ...2023
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• 'It's just devastating': Falcons FB Keith Smith's aunt and uncle cope with Dixie Fire loss

Falcons fullback Keith Smith was in between meetings at training camp earlier this month when he got a message in a group chat with family: His aunt and uncle's house in California had burned down and they had lost essentially everything....2021
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• Bucks reportedly in trade talks involving John Henson, Greg Monroe
Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond is keeping his momentum going after already making one frontcourt trade earlier in the day Thursday.According to a report by Keith Smith of RealGM, the Bucks are active in trade talks involving John Henson and Greg Monroe. This comes right on the heels of their acquisition of Spencer Hawes and Roy Hibbert from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Miles...2017
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• Knicks make it official by renouncing rights to Frank Ntilikina
In a move that was widely expected but still surprised some that it actually happened, the New York Knicks renounced the rights to guard Frank Ntilikina on Wednesday, making him a free agent. The New York Knicks have renounced the free agent rights to Frank Ntilikina. — Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) August 11, 2021 Ntilikina was […] The post Knicks make it official by renouncing rights ...2021
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• Warriors’ future plans with former lottery pick Dragan Bender, revealed
According to Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports, “teams have their eyes” on Dragan Bender as an “early free-agent addition” for the 2020-21 season, with the Golden State Warriors showing interest in keeping him. Bender, one of the biggest busts in recent memory, played decent for the Warriors before the 2019-20 season was suspended in March. He […] The post Warriors’ f...2020
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• UDFA Hunter Luepke is the Cowboys’ newest attempt to resurrect the FB position
Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Will Luepke finally be the FB that Dallas has been looking for? One of the Dallas Cowboys’ undrafted free agents in 2023 is fullback Hunter Luepke from North Dakota State. He is the latest in a line of attempts to bring a true FB back to the offense; will Luepke finally be the one to make it work? Luepke finished his run with the Bison ...2023
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• Adam Silver breaks silence on plans for 2021-22 NBA season amid COVID-19 outbreak
Amid the vast escalation in positive cases of COVID-19, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has finally broken his silence on the league’s plans for the rest of the season. There had been some question into whether the NBA would pause or cancel the remainder of the season, but per Keith Smith, Silver said the NBA has […] The post Adam Silver breaks silence on plans for 2021-22 NBA season amid...2021
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• Film breakdown: Alex Anzalone is the rock that lets the Lions defense roll
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• Brian Branch, Alex Anzalone fined for Week 3 tackles vs. Falcons

Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports Two Detroit Lions defenders received three fines for “unnecessary roughness” tackles in Week 3. On the NFL regular season schedule, Saturdays are accountability days for the league. After reviewing every play from the previous week’s games, the league hands out fines to players who violated league rules in the name of player safety. Through the first two weeks...2023
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• Falcons fullback Keith Smith arrested in Atlanta for suspended license; miscommunication occurred, per agent

Smith is a nine-year NFL veteran...2023
• RUMOR: The major impact of Kevin Durant’s trade demand on NBA free agency, revealed
After a rather eventful start to NBA free agency on June 30, things have seemingly quieted down with just a few signings and trades here and there. Apparently, Kevin Durant’s trade demand had a role in that. According to NBA insider Keith Smith, some free agents currently available are waiting to see what happens with […] The post RUMOR: The major impact of Kevin Durant’s trade d...2022
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• Celtics To Sign Luka Garza To Two-Year Deal
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• Thunder-Timberwolves ending had NBA fans screaming for a rule change
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• Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Suffers Ankle Injury In Game 4
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• NBA Playoffs overreactions for every series after 1 game of 2025 first round
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• Two-Way Contracts Have Reduced Number Of Teams Using 15th Standard Roster Spot

While the NBA has added 90 new roster spots by introducing three Two-Way contracts for every team, it has come at the expense of many team's 15th standard roster spot. As part of a lengthy piece on the subject, Spotrac's Keith Smith details how there are currently 19 open standard roster spots around the NBA. Sixteen different teams have those 19 open roster spots and nine are already into the lux...2024
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• Wizards Waive Jaylen Nowell, Sign Erik Stevenson
The Wizards are cycling through Exhibit 10 players, cutting Jaylen Nowell from the training camp roster to make room for Erik Stevenson, according to Spotrac’s Keith Smith (Twitter link). Washington originally agreed to terms with Nowell in August alongside Kira Lewis and Leaky Black before officially adding them to their roster in September. All three […]...2024
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• Kings Sign Dexter Dennis To Exhibit 10 Contract
The Kings have signed free agent swingman Dexter Dennis, according to RealGM’s official NBA transaction log. It’s an Exhibit 10 deal, per Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link). Dennis, 25, went undrafted out of Texas A&M in 2023 and caught on with the Mavericks for training camp, earning a two-way contract at the end of […]...2024
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• Pistons Sign Three Players To Camp Contracts
The Pistons have signed free agents Devon Higgs, Sam Peek, and Tolu Smith to training camp contracts, tweets Keith Smith of Spotrac. Higgs, who went undrafted in 2023, spent his first professional season in the G League, appearing in a total of 26 games for the College Park Skyhawks and Motor City Cruise, Detroit’s NBAGL […]...2024
• Yuri Collins Returning To Warriors On Training Camp Contract
The Warriors have signed point guard Yuri Collins to a deal for training camp, a source tells Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link). Collins was also in camp with Golden State last fall, but he was waived before the start of the season. He played for the team’s G League affiliate in Santa Cruz, averaging […]...2024
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• NBA Insider: Likely Some Truth To Clippers’ Interest In Celtics’ Jrue Holiday

You’ve seen the reports. They say the Los Angeles Clippers have some interest in Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday. But do you believe this NBA buzz? “Yeah, I do,” NBA insider Keith Smith said on his Front Office show. “(The Clippers) were interested in him when he was traded to Boston. This makes much more […] The post NBA Insider: Likely Some Truth To Clippers’...2025
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• RealGM Radio: Keith Smith On Luka Doncic, Jimmy Butler, Kevin Durant's Future And More

The Los Angeles Lakers' latest acquisition, Luka Doncic, has already made waves with his dynamic debut alongside LeBron James, but can the team hold up defensively? Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors are buzzing with excitement over Jimmy Butler's seamless integration. Wes Goldberg hosts Keith Smith of Spotrac and The Front Office Show to dissect these developments, explore De'Aaron Fox's poten...2025
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• Cowboys FB Hunter Luepke’s job may be more secure than you think
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• Kyrie Irving rips young Celtics teammates after loss
Celtics veteran point guard Kyrie Irving was critical of the team’s young players after Saturday’s 105-103 loss to the Magic, and he did not hold back one bit. Irving was seen confronting teammate Gordon Hayward over the Celtics forward’s decision on an inbounds play in the game’s final seconds. Hayward elected to throw the ball to Jayson Tatum in the corner, which resulted in a contested fadeaway...2019
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