5:43 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Center Andre Drummond is now a free agent and can sign with a contending team after reaching a buyout with the Cavaliers. Drummond, who hasn’t played since mid-February, began negotiating terms of the buyout with the Cavs on Thursday after the club didn’t trade the 27-year-old before the
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10:23 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said that the thinking behind the moves the team made prior to Thursday’s NBA trade deadline — and specifically acquiring Evan Fournier in a deal with the Orlando Magic — was to give a team lacking in confidence a reason to have
2:05 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies expect forward Jaren Jackson Jr. back in the lineup by the end of April, nearly nine months after he hurt his left knee in the NBA bubble. Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman updated Jackson’s status Friday after Memphis made no moves at the NBA
12:28 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Dwight Howard flashed a wide smile across his face before the Philadelphia 76ers faced the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, receiving his 2020 Lakers championship ring with fellow former Laker Danny Green. It didn’t take long for Howard’s expression to change from cheer to chagrin. Howard, making his return
2:45 AM ET Golden State Warriors swingman Kelly Oubre Jr. did not get traded prior to Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, but his future with the organization remains cloudy at best. That has always been the case since the Warriors acquired Oubre prior to the season, but it became even more pronounced after the 25-year-old answered
11:32 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri said he wasn’t sure what would happen with Kyle Lowry when he woke up Thursday morning, but that he and the rest of Toronto’s front office would be comfortable either way. “Honestly, we didn’t know which way it was going to go,” Ujiri
6:17 PM ET Indiana Pacers forward T.J. Warren will not return this season as he continues to recover from a stress fracture in his left foot, the team announced Thursday. Warren, 27, played just four games this season before suffering the injury. He underwent surgery on Jan. 5. Warren has emerged as one of the
4:00 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans agreed to trade JJ Redick to the Dallas Mavericks, avoiding a possible buyout situation for the veteran shooting guard. Sources told ESPN the Pelicans sent Redick and forward Nicolo Melli to Dallas for forwards James Johnson and Wes Iwundu as well as a 2021 second-round pick.
5:35 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — The NBA trade deadline came and went. Andre Drummond didn’t move. Unable to find a trade partner Thursday for the benched center, the Cavaliers will try to structure a contract buyout for the two-time All-Star, coach J.B. Bickerstaff told reporters. Drummond hasn’t played since Feb. 12 and
2:56 PM ET The trade deadline is always a stressful time for NBA players, many of whom don’t know whether they’ll be playing in the same city or searching for a new place to live before the 3 p.m. deadline. Thanks to the wonders of social media, that stress can sometimes play out live in