7:14 PM ET Free-agent center Pau Gasol is looking to return to the NBA after a stress fracture in his left foot cut his 2018-19 season short. “My recovery from surgery has been smooth and I expect to be fully cleared for basketball activities in August,” Gasol tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “I cannot wait to
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5:52 PM ET The Miami Heat completed a four-team trade that allows them to sign All-Star guard Jimmy Butler to a four-year, $142 million contract, league sources told ESPN on Monday. The Heat are sending center Hassan Whiteside to the Portland Trail Blazers, guard Josh Richardson to the Philadelphia 76ers and a protected 2023 first-round
5:02 PM ET Free-agent center Frank Kaminsky has agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with the Phoenix Suns, his agent, Kevin Bradbury of BDA Sports, tells ESPN. Kaminsky played well in the final weeks of the Charlotte Hornets‘ season and is expected to compete for minutes in the Suns’ frontcourt. Charlotte declined to offer
4:49 PM ET The Golden State Warriors issued a statement Monday thanking Kevin Durant and announcing that no player will ever wear No. 35 for the team again. The statement, from Warriors co-chairman and CEO Joe Lacob, said Durant “carried himself with class and dignity both on and off the court.” After winning two NBA
3:18 PM ET Center Enes Kanter has agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with the Boston Celtics, with a second-year player option, his agent, Hank Fetic, told SNY on Monday. The Celtics were in the market for big men with the departure of Al Horford to the Philadelphia 76ers. Kanter’s 2018-19 season started with
1:15 PM ET Free-agent guard Austin Rivers has agreed to a two-year deal to return to the Houston Rockets, a league source tells ESPN’s Arian Wojnarowski. Rivers’ deal includes a player option on the second year, according to the source. Rivers has bounced around the league since New Orleans made him the 10th overall pick
11:58 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Free-agent guard Michael Carter-Williams has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Orlando Magic, league source tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. A former rookie of the year, Carter-Williams split last season with the Magic and Houston Rockets. He played 12 games for Orlando
2:34 PM ET Free-agent guard Wayne Ellington has agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with the New York Knicks, agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports tells ESPN. The Knicks made another move in free agency Monday afternoon, agreeing with point guard Elfrid Payton on a two-year, $16 million contract, per ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and
8:57 AM ET Free-agent guard Tomas Satoransky has agreed to a three-year deal with the Chicago Bulls, league sources tell ESPN. The Bulls are acquiring Satoransky in a sign-and-trade deal with the Washington Wizards, and he’ll have a chance to compete for the starting point guard role, sources said. Chicago has now added two veterans
8:55 PM ET Malcolm Brogdon has agreed to a four-year, $85 million deal with the Indiana Pacers, league sources told ESPN on Sunday. Indiana is trading a first-round draft pick in 2020 and two future second-round picks to the Milwaukee Bucks for Brogdon, league sources said. After going from a second-round pick in 2016 to