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  • Clippers’ James Harden Claims 76ers’ Daryl Morey Promised Max Contract, per Report
    • Clippers’ James Harden Claims 76ers’ Daryl Morey Promised Max Contract, per Report
    The enigmatic guard says his former general manager floated a massive payday and then failed to deliver....2023
  • Kings Expected To Be Aggressive In Trade Talks This Season
    • Kings Expected To Be Aggressive In Trade Talks This Season
    The Sacramento Kings aren't content with just snapping their playoff drought last season. Sacramento intends for making the postseason to be a regular thing. To make that happen, they are expected to be aggressive in trade talks this season, according to Shams Charania of FanDuel. The Kings are expected to be involved in discussions for any star-level player that comes on the market. That could in...2023
  • • NBA Rumors: Warriors’ Klay Thompson To Become Free Agent Next Summer?
    According to the latest NBA rumors, Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson is poised to become a free agent in the 2024 offseason. Thompson, 33, is owed $43.21 million in the 2023-24 season. This is part of the five-year, $189.9 million max contract he signed with the Warriors in July 2019. “There’s a significant gap […] The post NBA Rumors: Warriors’ Klay Thompson To Become Fr...2023
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  • • Giannis Antetokounmpo Agrees to $186 Million Max Contract With Bucks
    After all the hype over the summer, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has agreed to three-year, $186 million max contract that will keep him at the franchise for the foreseeable future. The deal includes a player option in the final year. The reported breakdown of his salary is below: 2023-24: $45.6M 2024-25: $48.8M 2025-26: $57.6M 2026-27: […] The post Giannis Antetokounmpo Agrees to $186 Mi...2023
  • • Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo agree to 3-year, $186 million max contract extension: Sources
    The Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo have agreed to a three-year, $186 million max contract extension, according to league sources. BREAKING: Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has agreed to a three-year, $186 million maximum contract extension, league sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/tlkkTIHPYx — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 23, 2023 (Photo: ...2023
  • Ime Udoka addresses report that he nixed James Harden to Rockets
    • Ime Udoka addresses report that he nixed James Harden to Rockets
    Rather than pursuing Harden, the Rockets chose to sign point guard Fred VanVleet to a three-year, $130 million max contract....2023
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  • • The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
    Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
  • • How the 99 Burger explains this Yankees season
    The Yankees have lost their way, just like the 99 Burger they serve. I’m in left field, section 223, and it’s an hour before the 1 p.m. start of the 99th game of the New York Yankees’ season in the South Bronx. It has been alternately sweltering and pouring in the city over the past month, two types of shitty weather that suggest the grim and apocalyptic future the sun and sea level have in store ...2023
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  • • LaMelo Ball signs historic $260M contract extension in Charlotte despite ending last season in injury
    Even though LaMelo Ball has only appeared in 162 matches during his first three campaigns in the NBA, he’s just reached an agreement on a five-year, $260 million max contract extension with the Hornets. With injury after injury limiting the 21-year-old’s potential, the player expects to return stronger than ever this next season. The former […] The post LaMelo Ball signs historic...2023
  • • Charlotte Hornets, LaMelo Ball agree to 5-year max contract extension worth $260 million: Sources
    By Shams Charania, John Hollinger and Joe Vardon LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets are finalizing a five-year designated maximum contract extension that is worth up to $260 million, league sources told The Athletic. Here’s what you need to know: Ball averaged 23.3 points, 8.4 assists and 6.4 rebounds a game last season, shooting 41.1 percent from the field and 37.6 percent from 3. The 21-year...2023
  • • Grading Bradley Beal trade to Suns for Chris Paul in NBA’s first blockbuster deal of summer
    Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Let’s grade the trade sending Bradley Beal to the Suns from both sides. Bradley Beal is leaving the Washington Wizards for the first time in his career. Beal has been traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, second round picks, and pick swaps, according to insiders Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania. Beal joins a loa...2023
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  • • The Grizzlies’ humbling NBA Playoff run could be the best thing for their future
    Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports The Memphis Grizzlies were humbled, and it could be the best thing for their future. Who has spiraled more aggressively in the eyes of the national NBA landscape over the last calendar year than the Memphis Grizzlies? In just 365 days, the team has gone from media and NBA darlings viewed as full of swagger and fun to a group of pariahs not welcome in the leagu...2023
  • • Zach LaVine finally had signature game in do-or-die win against the Raptors
    Photo by Vaughn Ridley/NBAE via Getty Images Zach LaVine delivered one of his best games ever when the Bulls really needed it. Arguably the most famous scene in the movie The Sandlot is when Babe Ruth’s ghost visits the film’s main character, Benjamin Rodriguez (aka “Benny the Jet”), to impart some precious wisdom to him. “Let me tell you something, kid. Everybody gets one chance to do so...2023
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  • • 3 major reasons Wizards fans should be hyped for 2022 NBA Las Vegas Summer League
    The Washington Wizards just had a disappointing season in which they went 35-47 and missed out on the playoffs. Bradley Beal battled injury as part of a rebuilding season in which the Wizards also traded for Kristaps Porzingis. The franchise added some notable talent this offseason and officially signed Beal to a long-term max contract. […] The post 3 major reasons Wizards fans should be hyp...2022
  • • Samson: It wasn't 'good business' for Warriors to reward Klay Thompson with max contract after ACL injury
    David Samson believes that the Warriors may have made a huge mistake...2020
  • • Paul George’s comeback from one of the most gruesome injuries ever to earning a max contract
    In the summer of 2014 while playing for Team USA, Paul George suffered a gruesome leg injury during a scrimmage game in Las Vegas. At the time, many pundits thought George’s NBA career could be over since he sustained a compound fracture of both bones in his lower right leg. It was a very tragic […] The post Paul George’s comeback from one of the most gruesome injuries ever to ea...2020

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  • • The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
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  • • How the 99 Burger explains this Yankees season
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  • • Jimmy Butler's Emergence Can't Be Lost in Derrick Rose's Shadow
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Timeline

  • 2023
    "Windhorst Believes 76ers ‘Willing’ to Offer Close to Max Contract for James Harden"

  • 2022
    "Hornets' Bridges arrested on eve of free agency"

  • 2021
    "Hornets' Terry Rozier agrees to four-year max contract extension, per report"

  • 2020
    "Anthony Davis expected to turn down Lakers' four-year, $146 million max contract extension, per report"

  • 2019
    "Report: Warriors GM has permission to do whatever it takes to keep star players"

  • 2018
    "Sources: LeBron open to FA talks with Warriors"

  • 2017
    "Sources: Kings offer max contract to RFA Porter"

  • 2016
    "  Beal, Wizards Close to Agreeing on Max Contract Friday, July 1 According to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski, Beal and the Wizards are "nearing" an agreement on a five-year deal worth $128 million."

  • 2015
    "San Antonio Spurs Present Immediate Challenge to Golden State Warriors' Throne"

  • 2014
    "Warriors' Klay Thompson Absolutely Posterizes Blazers' Robin Lopez"

Max Contract trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Kings Expected To Be Aggressive In Trade Talks This Season
    2023
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  • • NBA Rumors: Warriors’ Klay Thompson To Become Free Agent Next Summer?
    2023
  • • Giannis Antetokounmpo Agrees to $186 Million Max Contract With Bucks
    2023
  • • Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo agree to 3-year, $186 million max contract extension: Sources
    2023
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  • • Ime Udoka addresses report that he nixed James Harden to Rockets
    2023
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  • ESPN's Stephen A. Smith: James Harden blew up max deal with Rockets
    • ESPN's Stephen A. Smith: James Harden blew up max deal with Rockets
    According to the ESPN personality, the Rockets were ready to bring Harden back on a max contract, but ultimately the Beard blew up that chance with his alleged goals for 2023-24....2023
  • Damian Lillard isn’t getting screwed if he’s traded somewhere other than the Heat
    • Damian Lillard isn’t getting screwed if he’s traded somewhere other than the Heat
    Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images What the Trail Blazers actually owe Damian Lillard in his trade request The third month of Damian Lillard’s trade request has finally started to put his eventual departure from the Portland Trail Blazers into motion. When Lillard issued his trade request on July 1, it was reported that he only wanted to play for the Miami Heat. Since then, there...2023
  • Jayson Tatum Wants To Be An All-Time Great, Knows It Will Take A Title
    • Jayson Tatum Wants To Be An All-Time Great, Knows It Will Take A Title
    Jayson Tatum is already climbing the all-time ranks in several categories for the Boston Celtics. But Tatum knows none of that matters if he doesn't deliver Banner 18 to Boston. "I would love to be on the Mount Rushmore of Celtics," Tatum said. "Bird, Russell, Paul Pierce and those guys. They paved the way. The one thing all those guys have is chips. I have to get to the top of the mountain to eve...2023
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  • All-Star 'snub' started James Harden's discontent with 76ers
    • All-Star 'snub' started James Harden's discontent with 76ers
    James Harden felt snubbed when the 76ers didn't offer him a max contract. But that wasn't the first snub that bothered him....2023
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  • James Harden Knew In 2022 Sixers Were Uncomfortable Offering Full Max Contract
    • James Harden Knew In 2022 Sixers Were Uncomfortable Offering Full Max Contract
    When James Harden was a free agent in 2022 and re-signed on a two-year, $68.6 million, sources tell ESPN's Ramona Shelburne that he "knew the reason he was 'sacrificing' was that the [Philadelphia] Sixers didn't feel comfortable offering him a new maximum contract worth upward of $270 million." By taking less money, the Sixers were able to sign PJ Tucker and Danuel House in free agency that offsea...2023
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  • • Lakers star Anthony Davis to sign 3-year, $186 million contract extension: Sources
    Lakers star Anthony Davis will sign a three-year, $186 million max contract extension to remain in Los Angeles through 2028, team sources told The Athletic. Here’s what you need to know: Davis had two years and $84 million left on his deal before the extension. The $270 million contract, averaging $62 million a season, is the richest annual contract extension in NBA history. The 30-year-old avera...2023
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  • • How the 99 Burger explains this Yankees season
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  • Anthony Edwards has message for women pursuing him after $260 million Timberwolves payday
    • Anthony Edwards has message for women pursuing him after $260 million Timberwolves payday
    He means business. Anthony Edwards sent a PSA to women interested in him after agreeing to a five-year, $260 million max contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves. While in bed with his girlfriend, Jeanine Robel, the All-Star guard said she's the "only one" who will be reaping the benefits of his massive payday. “All you females who think you gonna come up off a n---- from sign...2023
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  • • Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves finalizing 5-year max contract extension: Sources
    The Minnesota Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards are finalizing a five-year maximum contract extension that could be worth up to $260 million, league sources told The Athletic on Monday. After starting discussions on Friday, the two sides spent the weekend negotiating the finer points of the deal and are putting the finishing touches on the contract, which is for the full five years with no options,...2023
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  • • Austin Reaves agrees to 4-year, $56 million max contract to remain with Lakers: Sources
    Free-agent shooting guard Austin Reaves has agreed to a four-year, $56 million Early Bird maximum contract to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources told The Athletic. Here’s what you need to know: Reaves initially signed a two-way contract with the Lakers that led to a standard minimum contract in 2021 NBA training camp. Less than two years later, he agreed to a deal for the maximum ...2023
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  • • Charlotte Hornets, LaMelo Ball agree to 5-year max contract extension worth $260 million: Sources
    2023
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  • • Grizzlies, Desmond Bane agree to 5-year, $207 million max extension: Sources
    The Memphis Grizzlies and shooting guard Desmond Bane have agreed to a five-year, $207 million max contract extension, league sources confirmed to The Athletic on Saturday. ESPN first reported the news. Here’s what you need to know: Bane joins Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. as Grizzlies players with long-term contracts. The 25-year-old averaged 21.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists per...2023
  • • Rockets reach agreement to sign Fred VanVleet, per sources: Why Houston made the move
    The Houston Rockets have reached an agreement to sign point guard Fred VanVleet, team sources confirmed to The Athletic on Friday. Here’s what you need to know: The deal is a three-year, $130 million max contract, according to ESPN. VanVleet declined his player option with the Toronto Raptors on June 12. The 29-year-old averaged 19.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and a career-high 7.2 assists to go ...2023
  • • Grading Bradley Beal trade to Suns for Chris Paul in NBA’s first blockbuster deal of summer
    2023

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  • • How the 99 Burger explains this Yankees season
    2023
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  • • Anthony Edwards has message for women pursuing him after $260 million Timberwolves payday
    2023
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  • • 4 insane ideas to change the NFL
    Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Introduce a little anarchy We are in the slowest part of the NFL offseason. So why not throw around some absolutely crazy ideas that will never happen. Re-align the league College football is currently undergoing a seismic re-alignment as schools chase the money. Hope you enjoy the future UCLA-Minnesota rivalry and the burgeoning UCF-Cincinnati rivalry. Let’s ge...2023
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  • • Why LeBron James’ retirement threat is a leverage play to get Kyrie Irving to Lakers
    Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images LeBron James is using his leverage to get what he wants from the Lakers by threatening retirement this summer. LeBron James doesn’t do anything on accident. After his Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the Western Conference Finals on Monday with another loss to the Denver Nuggets, James dropped some cryptic comments about his future in ...2023
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  • • Zach LaVine finally had signature game in do-or-die win against the Raptors
    2023
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  • • Nets Take Strong Stance on Kyrie Irving’s Free Agency
    After not agreeing to terms of a max contract extension with the Brooklyn Nets last offseason, Kyrie Irving will soon be an unrestricted free agent. His agent and stepmother Shetellia Riley-Irving recently said she has reached out to the Nets around Irving staying and that they have “had no significant conversations to date”. “The desire […] The post Nets Take Strong Stance on Ky...2023
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  • • Players LeBron James and the Lakers should chase this summer
    As the Los Angeles Lakers finish up one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history, the team’s brass will soon look forward to a vital offseason. This will likely include Los Angeles firing head coach Luke Walton. Given the Lakers’ roster makeup, it could also include adding two max-contract players to team up with LeBron James. At this point, we’re sure that King James will have some ...2019
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  • • Derrick Rose Comments on Missing Pelicans Game, Future and More
    2017
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  • • Russell Westbrook Rumors: Thunder Closing in on Contract Extension with Star
    2016
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  • • Breaking Down How Kevin Durant Fits After Signing with Golden State Warriors
    2016
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  • • Sources: LeBron open to FA talks with Warriors
    Provided they can free up salary and offer him a max contract, the Warriors could position themselves to secure a meeting with LeBron James if, as expected, the Cavaliers star declines his $35.6M player option and becomes an unrestricted free agent....2018
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  • • San Antonio Spurs Present Immediate Challenge to Golden State Warriors' Throne
    2015
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  • • Kawhi Leonard: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation on Spurs Star's Future
    2015
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  • • LeBron James Reportedly Expected to Influence Cavaliers' Free-Agency Spending
    2015
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  • • San Antonio Spurs Drop the Mic on 2015 Free Agency with David West Signing
    2015
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  • • Kevin Love Opts Out of Cavaliers Contract: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
    2015
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  • • DeAndre Jordan Signs with Clippers Despite Prior Agreement with Mavericks
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  • • John Wall Comments on New Contracts, NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement
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  • • Jimmy Butler Rumors: Celtics Reportedly Attempted to Trade for Bulls Star
    2016
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  • • Sacramento Kings Playing a Dangerous Game with DeMarcus Cousins
    2015
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  • • Dallas Mavericks Giving Dirk Nowitzki Shot at Final Chapter He Deserves
    2014
  • • Dion Waiters Won't Have Much Time to Completely Change His Game
    2014

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  • • Kings Expected To Be Aggressive In Trade Talks This Season
    2023
  • • Damian Lillard isn’t getting screwed if he’s traded somewhere other than the Heat
    2023
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  • James Harden shows why NBA players should always take the money
    • James Harden shows why NBA players should always take the money
    Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images James Harden played himself by not taking a max contract when it was offered James Harden will open the 2023-2024 season on an expiring contract that pays him $35,640,000 for a year of work. Harden, on the brink of his 34th birthday, will be the 28th highest paid player in the NBA at that number. He will earn less money next season than C....2023
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  • James Harden and 76ers are both screwed on his trade request
    • James Harden and 76ers are both screwed on his trade request
    Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Why James Harden’s 76ers trade request is leaving both sides miserable. James Harden is fully entrenched in another period of discontentment — only this time, the aging superstar may not be coveted enough around the league to get what he wants. For the third time in a little more three years, Harden has requested a trade, this time to ge...2023
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    2023
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  • • How the 99 Burger explains this Yankees season
    2023
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  • • Lakers Insider Reveals Where Team Stands on Anthony Davis Contract
    Recent reports have surfaced claiming the Lakers are in no rush to offer Anthony Davis a max contract extension. This has sparked speculation over the team’s true feelings towards the supremely talented but often injured All-Star. Nevertheless, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, he anticipates that both parties will eventually reach an agreement before training camp […] The post...2023
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  • • Anthony Edwards has message for women pursuing him after $260 million Timberwolves payday
    2023
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  • • Anthony Edwards signs max contract extension with Timberwolves
    Former UGA basketball star Anthony Edwards has agreed to a massive contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves...2023
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  • • Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves finalizing 5-year max contract extension: Sources
    2023
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  • • Lakers Insider Reveals Where Team Stands on Anthony Davis Contract
    2023
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  • • Grading Bradley Beal trade to Suns for Chris Paul in NBA’s first blockbuster deal of summer
    2023
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  • • The Warriors are entering their nepotism era after Bob Myers’ departure
    Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports The Warriors’ Bob Myers replacement might be their owner’s son. The long-rumored divorce between the Golden State Warriors and Bob Myers finally became official on Tuesday afternoon when the team’s president of basketball operations stepped down. Myers did not draft Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson, but he was the main architect behind the Warriors’ four champio...2023
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  • • Why LeBron James’ retirement threat is a leverage play to get Kyrie Irving to Lakers
    2023
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  • • Khris Middleton in line for significant raise in 2019
    While much of the speculation about the 2019 NBA free agent class has focused on stars like Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, and Kyrie Irving, Sean Deveney of The Sporting News points to Bucks swingman Khris Middleton as another free-agent-to-be who could command a star-level salary next summer. Although Middleton has flown somewhat under the radar during conversations about 2019 free ag...2018
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  • • Clippers trading Blake Griffin to Pistons
    The Los Angeles Clippers are sending Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons.ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Monday that the two teams have finalized a trade, with Avery Bradley being one of the players who will be sent to L.A. The Clippers are also getting a first-round pick and a second-round pick. There was speculation that the Pistons could include Andre Drummond in the deal, but it does no...2018
  • • Ainge: Celtics have no plans to play Hayward this season
    Danny Ainge created a buzz on social media earlier this week when he shared a photo of Gordon Hayward without a brace on his ankle, but the Celtics general manager says fans still need to temper their expectations.In an appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Toucher and Rich Show” Thursday morning, Ainge said any talk of Hayward returning this season is still very premature. Here’s the tweet Ainge s...2018
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  • • Stephen Curry Comments on Future with Warriors, Potential Max Contract
    2017
  • • Russell Westbrook Rumors: Thunder Closing in on Contract Extension with Star
    2016
  • • Andrew Bogut to Mavericks: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
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