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Getty Images Veteran big man Jonas Valančiūnas is clearing the air on where he intends to play next season. The Sacramento Kings traded the Lithuanian center to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Dario Sarič on July 13, though there were reports that he was mulling over a return to Europe, as he was in talks with […]

The 2025 NBA Las Vegas Summer League is over. The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night in the final game from Sin City to claim their first Vegas Summer League title. Among the many standouts in the event, two of them — Nique Clifford from the Kings and Kon Knueppel from the

Chis Paul is coming home to Los Angeles as the Clippers continue to ace their 2025 offseason. It’s quietly been one of the more impressive front office jobs for a while now.  Back when the Clippers signed up for more Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, which looked like a busted duo masquerading on name value,

Getty Images NBA free agency is underway. And while most free agents have inked new deals, a few notable players remain unsigned. Warriors wing Jonathan Kuminga and Bulls guard Josh Giddey are still unsigned as restricted free agency essentially remains at a standstill. Quentin Grimes of the 76ers and Cam Thomas of the Nets remain restricted free agents as well. There was a

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In the end, Damian Lillard found his way home and it didn’t take long to feel good about his decision. Lillard finalized a three-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers over the weekend, returning to the franchise he spent 11 years with before asking for a trade in 2023. The Milwaukee Bucks waived Lillard to

Chris Paul is reuniting with the Los Angeles Clippers at 40 years old, and he’s just the latest veteran free agent to arrive at their throwback party. The Clippers successfully recruited 32-year-old guard Bradley Beal last week, fresh off his buyout with the Phoenix Suns, and they began the offseason by picking up 37-year-old center

Getty Images LeBron James picked up his player option to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers. It represents a calculated decision that did not come without considering a move elsewhere, according to John Hollinger of The Athletic. In fact, “there were whispers in league circles about LeBron James having eyes for Dallas,” Hollinger reports. But

While recent draft picks are always the main attraction at NBA summer league, this year it was some of the elder statesmen who made the biggest impression. Of course, history teaches us to take even our most extreme optimism with a grain of salt as success from summer league can prove to be fickle once

Most teams in the NBA finished their big moves of the offseason, and while there were fewer wild trades and unexpected signings compared years past, fun reunions took place with Damian Lillard and Chris Paul returning to their former franchises. But at this point in the offseason, with summer league over, all that’s left are some

The divide between the NBA’s best and worst front offices is starting to widen. On one end of the spectrum, June served as a coronation for the best general manager in basketball as Sam Presti finally collected his long-awaited first championship. He’s set the Oklahoma City Thunder up to compete for many, many more, and

When an NBA player signs a new contract, in the social media post that gets sent announcing it, right after the team name comes the number of years and for how much money they were signed to. It has become second nature, not just in the NBA, but across all professional sports, and even college