3:36 PM ET The NBA on Friday sent teams a memo indicating that “eligibility rules” for the draft may shift as early as 2021 (but no earlier) as the league reviews issues “related to player development and the corruption investigation in college basketball,” according to a copy of the memo obtained by ESPN. The memo
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2:56 PM ET All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard wants out of San Antonio, league sources told ESPN. What’s the key to creating a new superteam in L.A.? Kevin Pelton explains how the team and the superstars might get it done. All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard reportedly wants out of San Antonio. Our NBA Insiders give seven deals
1:22 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson will be honored with the NBA’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the NBA Awards on June 25. Robertson, the career leader with 181 triple-doubles and the first player to average one for a season, was the NBA’s Rookie of the Year in 1961,
3:00 PM ET CHICAGO — Trae Young believes he will be able to “change the narrative” that he can’t play consistent defense as he continues to work out for various teams leading up to the NBA draft. Young, who is expected to be a top-10 pick next week, knows it was one of the biggest
9:23 PM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Ohm Youngmisuk Close ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade.
1:52 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN University of Maryland forward Kevin Huerter, a projected first-round pick in June’s NBA draft, underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right hand, league sources told ESPN. Huerter, a 6-foot-7 sophomore, is expected to miss two months with the injury, sources said. Huerter is No. 21 in ESPN’s draft
12:46 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Michael C. Wright Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M The former player agent for San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard filed a complaint in a Florida federal court on Monday, suing his former agency for
5:14 PM ET NBA free agency officially begins on July 1, but news, rumors and rumblings are already flowing in about the league’s top free agents and trade targets. Keep it here for the latest across the Association. More: Free-agent list | Summer of LeBron | Latest news from Woj Key offseason dates June 24:
3:33 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Guard Jodie Meeks exercised his $3.5 million contract option to return to the Washington Wizards for the 2018-19 season, league sources told ESPN. Meeks will serve the remaining 19 games of a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug policy to start the season. Meeks, 30, played 77 games for
3:14 PM ET For the second consecutive year, the Golden State Warriors are celebrating an NBA championship with a parade in Oakland, and for the second consecutive year, Draymond Green used his T-shirt to troll LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. ESPN Staff Writer Draymond Green’s shirt for the parade… Chris Haynes, ESPN Staff Writer2h