9:12 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The NBA announced the structure and format for the 2020-21 season Tuesday night, including how exactly the upcoming schedule will be released. The schedule will be released in two halves — what the league is calling the First Half and the Second Half. The schedule for the First Half of
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1:05 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers forward Rodney Hood is declining his $6M player option and becoming a free agent, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hood, 28, tore his left Achilles tendon in December 2019. With nearly a year of recovery time, Hood can play right away with a new team. The injury cut short
5:11 PM ET The Boston Celtics and forward Gordon Hayward have agreed to push the deadline for his $34 million player option for the 2020-21 season back from its original deadline of 5 p.m. Tuesday to 3 p.m. Thursday, league sources told ESPN. By extending the deadline for another two days, both sides get a
3:20 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN LaMelo Ball’s sales pitch on why he should go No. 1 in the 2020 NBA draft is simple. “I feel like I’m born for this,” Ball declared during Tuesday’s media availability. The projected top selection also confirmed that he conducted workouts in front of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors,
11:53 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks promised reigning back-to-back MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo a reshaped roster to try to transform regular-season success into a championship push. In the span of hours as Monday night bled into Tuesday morning, the Bucks reached agreements on acquiring two significant players, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday and Sacramento Kings
Nov 15, 2020 IT’S SATURDAY, AND Anthony Edwards’ stomach rumbles with anticipation as the young man climbs into the back of Grandma’s SUV with his older brothers and sister. Mom’s up front with Grandma; they’re mirror images, always smiling and having a good time. Buckled in, they turn onto Lockwood Drive and head out for
11:53 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a deal to send guard Jrue Holiday to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for a package that includes Eric Bledsoe, George Hill and three first-round picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The trade also includes a pair of pick swaps and will ultimately amount
8:34 PM ET After turning down the chance to become the first $50 million a year player in league history, Houston Rockets guard All-NBA guard James Harden has made it clear to ownership that he’s singularly focused on a trade to the Brooklyn Nets, sources tell ESPN. As Harden’s conversations with the Nets stars Kevin
11:43 PM ET The Rockets are finalizing a trade to send Robert Covington to Portland for Trevor Ariza, a 2020 first-round pick and a 2021 protected first-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Blazers are sending Houston the 16th pick in Wednesday’s NBA draft and another future first-round pick, sources said. The deal can’t
8:55 PM ET Small forward DeMar DeRozan has exercised his player option for the upcoming season and will remain with the San Antonio Spurs, the team announced. “I’m back San Antonio!” DeRozan said in a tweet sent by the team. “Looking forward to training camp and building on the high level of play we showed