Shams Charania: Cole Anthony has agreed to a contract buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and plans to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks after he clears waivers, sources tell ESPN. Grizzlies finalized the buyout with Jeff Schwartz and Javon Phillips of Excel Sports for Anthony’s new opportunity.
Shams Charania: CJ McCollum’s four-year term expired and he will now serve in an advisory position. Major new union role for VanVleet, the 2019 NBA champion who has signed multiple deals that have set records for the highest paid undrafted player ever in the league
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Shams Charania: Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has been elected as the new President of the National Basketball Players Association, succeeding CJ McCollum, sources tell ESPN. VanVleet begins a four-year term as the next NBPA leader.
Jabari Smith is fresh off signing a five-year, $122 million rookie-scale contract extension with the Rockets that is fully guaranteed through the 2030-31 season. “It feels great to just know that you’re committed to the city where you want to be.
Cooper Flagg showed out on Saturday against the Spurs, going for 31 points on 10/20 shooting, including 3/8 from three and 8/13 on free throws (this will need to improve). He wasn’t playmaking as much...
With an NBA source confirming to the Sun Sentinel that the Heat’s plan at the moment is to move forward with Andrew Wiggins for training camp, Erik Spoelstra spoke of how the goal is getting Wiggins in a comfort zone.
Allisa Pili’s two-year tenure with the Lynx has come to an end.
Josh Lewenberg: I asked Brandon Ingram how close the Raptors are to taking the next step. “We’re making the playoffs for sure.”
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League sources say that both the Suns and the Clippers continue to weigh the prospect of reuniting with Chris Paul. Yet it remains unclear what happens if a deal with neither of those previous employers materializes for the 40-year-old.
League sources say Bradley Beal’s current contract stipulates that he is owed a 25% advance payment on his 2025-26 salary on July 15. As in this coming Tuesday. The early payment is valued at more than $13 million.
The Bucks remain on the hunt for backcourt help and are expected to re-sign Giannis Antetokounmpo’s brother Thanasis if their superstar indeed remains in Brewtown.
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Whereas Jalen Green said he was unsurprised by the trade, Dillon Brooks told the Chronicle he didn’t expect “at all” to leave Houston until he started hearing his name in trade rumors about a week before the news broke.
Justin Termine: “Do you expect Kyrie [Irving] back this year? Mark Cuban: “Yeah, I do. Yeah. I mean, he’s gonna be careful, but it’s Kyrie, man, he lives to ball and he’s not gonna take time off if he doesn’t have to.”
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Stephen A. Smith, arguably the most recognizable name in sports broadcasting, recently signed a five-year, $25 million contract with ESPN. That’s more annually than Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs’ rising star...
