1:15 PM ET The Houston Rockets are among the teams interested in trading for Oklahoma City All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook, sources with knowledge of the team’s thinking told ESPN. One Rockets source, however, described trading for Westbrook as a “long shot” due to the challenge of finding pieces that fit with the Thunder or
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3:19 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says he understands why Kawhi Leonard decided to leave the team after winning an NBA championship, but admits being disappointed that Leonard and the rest of Toronto’s 2018-2019 roster won’t be able to try to defend their crown together next season. Leonard will join
8:05 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs have acquired forward DeMarre Carroll from the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team deal that sends Spurs stretch-4 Davis Bertans to the Washington Wizards, the Spurs announced Sunday. As part of the deal, the Spurs are also sending the draft rights to Nemanja Dangubic to Brooklyn, while the Wizards
3:25 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a one-year deal with free agent center DeMarcus Cousins, and have brought back point guard Rajon Rondo on a two-year deal, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. Agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports told ESPN that Cousins’ deal is worth $2.3 million. Cousins
5:42 PM ET ESPN News Services The Memphis Grizzlies plan to retire Mike Conley‘s No. 11 jersey. The point guard played for Memphis for 12 seasons before he was traded to the Utah Jazz in a move that was approved by the NBA on Saturday. Grizzlies owner Robert J. Pera said in a release that
8:41 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard says star players recruiting each other has become a more “powerful” way to join forces than the traditional approach of franchises holding pitch meetings during free agency. “It’s become huge,” Lillard said during a news conference Saturday to announce his four-year, $196 million
7:47 PM ET Zion Williamson, the No. 1 overall pick of the New Orleans Pelicans in this year’s NBA draft, will not participate in the remainder of the Las Vegas Summer League after sustaining a bruised left knee in his debut, the team said Saturday. Williamson didn’t play in the second half of Friday’s game
6:37 PM ET Oklahoma City All-Star guard Russell Westbrook and his agent, Thad Foucher, are engaged with Thunder general manager Sam Presti about the next steps of Westbrook’s career, including the possibility of a trade before the start of next season, league sources told ESPN. The two sides have 11 years of history together, and
11:53 AM ET The LA Clippers, potentially for the first time in franchise history, are the favorites to win the NBA title. With the acquisitions of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, Caesars Sportsbook on Saturday morning moved the Clippers from 10-1 to 11-4 to win the 2019-20 NBA title, just ahead of the rival Los
11:10 AM ET Pat Riley taught us, or maybe Kevin Garnett did first: If you are wooing a superstar — a true superstar, not a lower-level All-Star who happens to head some weak free-agency class — you’d better have another in house already. Maybe two. The guys who swing championships don’t care about picks you’ve