1:46 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Zach LaVine says he is ready to “wake up” all the doubters who wondered if he was worth the four-year, $78 million extension the Chicago Bulls officially matched on Sunday. “I’m my hardest critic,” LaVine said Sunday night during the Bulls’ summer league game. “There’s nothing that any of
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11:16 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Tyronn Lue’s cell phone buzzed for hours last Sunday evening after LeBron James announced he would be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to join his third NBA team, the Los Angeles Lakers. The Cavs coach just wrapped up a family reunion in Vegas, saying goodbye to more than 30 relatives
Jul 6, 2018 Which teams have improved the most in NBA free agency, and what’s still to come? Team-by-team analysis of the major and minor deals. Note: Updates on each deal will be posted here throughout the day. 1. Agreed to a reported two-year, $10 million deal with guard Tony Parker The $7.8 million the
1:15 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Sacramento Kings rookie Marvin Bagley III will miss time due to a tweak in his right hip flexor and groin area, according to the team. Bagley, a forward/center who was the No. 2 overall pick out of Duke, experienced the tweak during Saturday’s 71-61 loss to the Phoenix Suns
10:19 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Orlando Magic have acquired guard Jerian Grant and center Timofey Mozgov in a three-team deal with Charlotte and Chicago, league sources told ESPN on Saturday. The Magic send center Bismack Biyombo to the Hornets, where he started his career as the No. 7 overall pick in 2011. Chicago acquires
6:31 AM ET Kevin Pelton Close ESPN Staff Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Mike Schmitz LAS VEGAS — An uneven debut for No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton on Friday night at the NBA summer league in Las Vegas was highlighted
2:15 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The Dallas Mavericks believe they got the best player in the draft by trading up to select Slovenian swingman Luka Doncic with the third overall pick. “He was the top player on our board,” Mavs owner Mark Cuban told ESPN. “It wasn’t even close.” Doncic sat out Dallas’ summer
10:26 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Chicago Bulls have decided to match restricted free agent Zach LaVine‘s $78 million offer sheet from the Sacramento Kings, league sources told ESPN. Chicago has 48 hours to inform Sacramento that it will match the sheet and retain LaVine, and plans to meet the deadline before Sunday, sources said.
1:40 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Royce Young Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Oklahoma City Thunder for ESPN.com As the Oklahoma City Thunder navigate a historic $310 million payroll and luxury tax bill, the franchise’s front office is working through scenarios that will culminate in the inevitable this summer: an ending to the brief Carmelo
10:54 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young and Utah Jazz rookie Grayson Allen got into a brief altercation Thursday in the final game of Utah Jazz Summer League. The play occurred just after halftime during a Hawks offensive possession. After coming off a pindown, Young popped out to the top