10:53 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN On a day when former franchise-everything LeBron James was in the house supporting his new team, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their transition to the future at the Las Vegas Summer League. The Cavs’ summer league team defeated the Toronto Raptors 82-68 to move into the tournament semifinals on Monday night,
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Jul 13, 2018 Andre SnellingsESPN On Thursday, the New York Knicks summer league team featuring ninth pick Kevin Knox and 36th pick Mitchell Robinson bowed out of the tournament in an 82-75 loss to the Boston Celtics; New York will play a final consolation game Friday. The rookies took their first steps as pros in
11:28 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN The Charlotte Hornets lost an 87-84 overtime thriller to the Toronto Raptors on Saturday to end their session in the Las Vegas Summer League. The Hornets had the chance this session to evaluate several young players who could potentially get minutes on their main squad. Midseason trade acquisition Willy Hernangomez
4:17 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Free-agent guard Shabazz Napier has agreed to a two-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets, league sources told ESPN. The deal includes a team option on the second year, league sources said. Napier’s pro career blossomed in the past two seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, where he averaged a career-best
2:19 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed veteran big man Channing Frye to a one-year, $2.4 million deal, league sources confirmed to ESPN. Frye, 35, was traded from the Cavs to the Los Angeles Lakers in February as part of Cleveland’s dramatic roster overhaul in an attempt to change the course of their floundering
1:04 AM ET The Dallas Mavericks and guard Yogi Ferrell are “on the 1-yard line” of getting a deal done, a source told ESPN. The Mavs rescinded their $2.9 million qualifying offer to Ferrell on Friday, making him an unrestricted free agent. The source said, however, that the team considered the qualifying offer “a placeholder”
12:19 AM ET Andre SnellingsESPN LAS VEGAS — A lot of attention has been devoted to Deandre Ayton this summer, and for good reason. The No. 1 overall pick for the Phoenix Suns has flashed franchise-changing talent. But the Suns fielded a Las Vegas Summer League squad that features three other lottery picks from the
4:44 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Jimmy Butler has turned down a four-year extension worth close to $110 million, a league source confirmed to ESPN. “We offered him the extension and they’ve met and come back to us and said they’re really appreciative of it, they appreciate that we got to them right away and
4:46 PM ET Which players and picks are on the move? We have a rundown of the latest trades here. Draft assets | Summer of LeBron | Rumors, buzz | Woj’s latest 2018-19 trades Nuggets send Wilson Chandler to 76ers Philadelphia 76ers get:Wilson Chandler and a future second-round pick Denver Nuggets get:Cash considerations Pre-free agency
12:10 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Free-agent guard Isaiah Thomas has agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal with the Denver Nuggets, league sources told ESPN. Thomas met with Tim Connelly, Denver’s president of basketball operations, and coach Michael Malone in Las Vegas in recent days, continuing to talk and text with them about a role