11:24 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers are scrambling to reshape the parameters of the Anthony Davis trade with New Orleans and create the ability for $32 million-plus in salary-cap space when the free agent moratorium ends on July 6, league sources told ESPN. The Lakers were engaging additional teams on Tuesday to take on
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8:31 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Boston Celtics All-Star center Al Horford will decline to exercise his $30.1 million option for the 2019-20 season and plans to leave the franchise as an unrestricted free agent this summer, league sources told ESPN. Talks on a new deal with the Celtics have perished, with too great of a
6:08 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A deputy suffered a concussion and is on medical leave after an altercation with the president of the Toronto Raptors as he tried to join his team on the court to celebrate their NBA championship, a lawyer said Tuesday. The 20-year-veteran of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
2:33 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes is declining his $25.1 million player option and becoming an unrestricted free agent, his agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, tells ESPN. Barnes, 27, one of the top small forwards in the marketplace, will pursue a long-term deal. Barnes and the Kings remain open to
1:52 PM ET The New York Knicks have declined a recent trade offer that would have sent the No. 3 overall draft pick to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for the eighth and 10th picks, a source told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. The Hawks have been aggressively exploring trade scenarios where they would package the Nos.
12:54 PM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close SportsCenter anchor Behind The Bets podcast host Even before a historic summer of free agency and Thursday’s NBA draft, bettors can now wager on postseason awards for the 2019-20 NBA season. Caesars Sportsbook has posted Duke star Zion Williamson (-450) as a significant favorite to win the Rookie of
10:38 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Boston Celtics All-Star center Al Horford will decline to exercise his $30.1 million option for the 2019-20 season and will become an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell ESPN. While Horford, a five-time All-Star, will move into the free agent marketplace on June 30, there’s motivation with both Horford and
6:55 AM ET In one of his more candid moments this past season, NBA commissioner Adam Silver confessed that he was concerned about the mental health of NBA players. “A lot of players are unhappy,” Silver told Bill Simmons at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, attributing much of the anxiety to social media. There
12:18 PM ET With loads of cap space, dozens of high-quality free agents, a changing of the champion and lots of uncertainty, the next three weeks could reshape the face of the NBA. With the draft coming up and free agency right behind it, here are some of the questions that are being discussed in
10:32 PM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close SportsCenter anchor Behind The Bets podcast host Sportsbooks throughout the country are creatively trying to capitalize on recent buzz surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers and their recent trade for Anthony Davis to pair with fellow superstar LeBron James. Caesars Sportsbook posted a unique proposition on whether a team from