7:47 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks have declined face of the franchise Dirk Nowitzki‘s $5 million team option to create additional salary cap space for their pursuit of free agent center DeAndre Jordan, a source confirmed. It was a mutual decision with plans to re-sign Nowitzki in July. If the Mavs spend all of their
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11:57 AM ET BOSTON — Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said it’s his job to explore all trade possibilities when superstars become available but gushed about his current core and deemed the possibility of his team completing another summer blockbuster trade as unlikely. The Spurs are engaged with several teams in trade
Jun 27, 2018 The offseason has started in full for all 30 teams, and we have a much clearer picture of the big questions facing each franchise. Which decisions on key players, trades and new contracts will be priorities? Let’s run through all 30 teams. Note: Depth charts include expected roles for players under contract
10:41 AM ET With a gray and blue Thunder snapback pulled tightly over his head, Paul George stepped off a private jet to shake hands with head coach Billy Donovan and GM Sam Presti while a horde of fans behind a chain-link fence baked in the heat of an Oklahoma summer. He hopped into a
11:05 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers re-engaged the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in pursuit of a trade for All-NBA forward Kawhi Leonard, league sources told ESPN. The stakes on these talks are enormous, because the teams believe a deal for Leonard would likely clinch a free-agent commitment out of LeBron James. James has
7:12 PM ET Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving said he’s “happy” that James Harden received the league’s MVP award but believes former teammate LeBron James deserved strong consideration for the honor, too. “MVP, it’s hard to gauge nowadays. Because now you have the people’s MVP and you have, like, the NBA’s MVP,” Irving told radio
7:10 PM ET CLEVELAND — After Kendrick Perkins signed with the Cavaliers on the final day of the regular season and did not play a single minute in the 2018 postseason, the team is picking up Perkins’ contract option for 2018-19, multiple league sources told ESPN. As much as the Cavs appreciate Perkins as a
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9:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Six NBA teams will host teams from Australia’s National Basketball League for 2018-19 preseason exhibition games. The NBA and NBL announced the plans Tuesday for five Australian teams to visit the U.S. for games from Sept. 28 to Oct. 5. It’s the second straight year the Australian
5:54 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Saying it won’t be a failure if the Los Angeles Lakers do not land a max free agent this July, team president Magic Johnson set a timeline for his rebuild by saying he will “step away” if he “can’t deliver” by next summer. “No, because I told you