Jun 14, 2023, 01:08 PM ET NBA free agency season is almost upon us. While this year’s list of free agents doesn’t contain as many superstars as those in years past, there could be plenty of player movement via trades, which we’ve seen in recent offseasons. Among the big names who are free agents are
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 14, 2023, 01:09 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 As rival teams begin reaching out to the Washington Wizards to explore the possibility of trading for three-time All-Star guard Bradley Beal, team president Michael Winger and Beal’s agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, are
Nineteen players have received invitations to attend the 2023 NBA draft and sit in the green room, sources told ESPN. Victor Wembanyama, Brandon Miller, Scoot Henderson, Amen Thompson, Ausar Thompson, Cameron Whitmore, Jarace Walker, Anthony Black, Taylor Hendricks and Gradey Dick received the first batch of 10 invites this past weekend, followed by Bilal Coulibaly,
Jun 13, 2023, 07:29 PM ET ABC, ESPN and TNT averaged 5.47 million viewers per game during the NBA playoffs, the most-watched playoffs in five years, the networks announced Tuesday. As for the NBA Finals, ABC brought in an average of 11.64 million viewers — a decrease from 2022, when a six-game series between the
Jamal Collier, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 09:28 PM ET DETROIT — When Pistons general manager Troy Weaver initially reached out to Monty Williams last month about the team’s coaching vacancy, Williams said he wasn’t in the right place mentally to discuss the gig. Not only was Williams still reeling from being fired as coach of the
Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 06:18 PM ET TORONTO — Darko Rajakovic has been in a good mood ever since the Toronto Raptors made him the 10th head coach in franchise history. “The last three days I’ve had a smile on my face so much my jaw is starting to hurt,” Rajakovic joked Tuesday at
Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 09:30 PM ET NEW YORK — Leading off at the Subway Series, new St. John’s men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino. Just before the New York Yankees faced the Mets on Tuesday night at Citi Field, the Hall of Fame basketball coach threw out a ceremonial first pitch to Cleveland Cavaliers
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2023, 12:22 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News DENVER — The summer of 2010 in the NBA is generally remembered as the year LeBron James left the small-market Cleveland Cavaliers to form a superteam in Miami with Dwyane Wade
Jun 13, 2023, 11:09 AM ET The Denver Nuggets are the 2023 NBA champions. Delivering the franchise its first title, two-time MVP Nikola Jokic has taken that long-awaited next step in his postseason legacy alongside his star teammate Jamal Murray. Now what? What lies ahead for Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat after they made
Jun 13, 2023, 10:00 PM ET One of the breakout stars of this year’s NBA Finals has been Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun. Braun’s role increased as the Finals went on — his 24 minutes logged in Denver’s decisive Game 5 win were the most he played in any postseason game. The rookie gained plaudits