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Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 12:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons are looking for new leadership after finishing with the NBA’s worst record for the second straight year. The Pistons announced Monday, a day after finishing the season 14-68, that it will hire a head of basketball operations who will
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Associated Press Apr 15, 2024, 09:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — A healthy Trae Young gives the Atlanta Hawks their best hope for overcoming season-long injury woes and advancing past the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. Young hopes he can provide his normal production after playing three games at the
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Associated Press Apr 15, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball is once again contemplating wearing ankle braces if it means staying on the court. Ball has been limited to 58 games the past two seasons combined because of ankle issues and hasn’t played for the Charlotte Hornets since Jan.
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Associated Press Apr 15, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Attendance was up 1.4% in the NBA this season, with the league setting records for ticket sales and sellouts. The total attendance in the regular season that ended Sunday was 22,536,341, the league said — the second consecutive season in which
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 02:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mark Daigneault of the Oklahoma City Thunder was voted the National Basketball Coaches Association’s NBA coach of the year on Monday. Daigneault delivered the youngest team in modern league history (an average of 24 years old) to the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed and
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 09:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen has agreed on a four-year, $70 million contract extension that includes a player option, his agents Mitch Nathan, Aaron Mintz and Steven Heumann of CAA Sports told ESPN on Monday. The deal keeps Allen out of unrestricted free agency
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Apr 15, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Who are the NBA free agents to watch in 2024 and 2025? Most superstars have signed long-term extensions with their current teams, shrinking the list of available stars for the teams with cap space this summer. Still, 2024 could be transformative in Los Angeles, with LeBron
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 14, 2024, 09:27 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — The regular season ended for the Los Angeles Lakers on
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Jamal Collier, ESPNApr 14, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO — The Milwaukee Bucks will enter the NBA playoffs as the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and face the Indiana Pacers in the first round. The Bucks fell to the 3-seed after they were blown out by the Orlando Magic 113-88
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