Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto Just In: The Charlotte Hornets declined to tender Tre Mann his one-year, $6.94 million dollar qualifying offer, sources told @hoopshype. Mann becomes an unrestricted free agent after averaging 14.1 points, including 40% from 3-point range, 3.0 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 13 games pic.x.com/q6jSoVO4Bx – 11:30 AM
Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan ICYMI @SamQuinnCBS and I just discussed: 🔴 Lonzo Ball for Isaac Okoro 🔵 Naz Reid re-signing 🔴Sam Merrill re-signing 🔴 Davion Mitchell re-signing 🔴 Pistons opening up cap space for Nickeil Alexander-Walker? 🟣 Where do the Lakers go from here? 🟢 Anfernee Simons teams pic.x.com/L7t48MpHFI – 11:02 PM
Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan ICYMI @SamQuinnCBS and I just discussed: 🔴 Lonzo Ball for Isaac Okoro 🔵 Naz Reid re-signing 🔴Sam Merrill re-signing 🔴 Davion Mitchell re-signing 🔴 Pistons opening up cap space for Nickeil Alexander-Walker? 🟣 Where do the Lakers go from here? 🟢 Anfernee Simons teams pic.x.com/L7t48MpHFI – 11:02 PM
Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan The Brooklyn Nets would’ve risked losing $14 million in cap space by tendering Day’Ron Sharpe and Ziaire Williams their qualifying offers. They could re-sign them to salaries below their respective cap holds to maximize their cap space. $45-52 million in cap space right now. pic.x.com/qMV2vLUl0R – 4:32 PM
Free agent forward Ziaire Williams intends to sign a two-year, $12 million deal to return to the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN on Monday. The second season is a team option, the sources said. Nets officials and Aaron Mintz of CAA negotiated the new contract. Editor’s Picks Williams averaged a career-best 10 points and 4.6 … Read more
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports Relationships are usually the foundation for doing business in the NBA. Wizards executives Michael Winger and Will Dawkins and Pelicans executive Troy Weaver have all known each other since their time together with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The trio also recently worked together in Washington before Weaver left for New Orleans … Read more
For the past seven years, the interests of LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers broadly aligned. James rescued the Lakers from their post-Kobe Bryant odyssey. Even as he aged, James remained one of the best players in the NBA. Merely having him on their team opened a championship window. While the last few years … Read more
Jun 30, 2025, 10:02 AM ET NEW YORK — The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030. Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia the season after, assuming they get approval from the NBA … Read more
With the NBA’s 2025 free agency period is set to begin at 6 p.m. ET on Monday, a lot has already taken shape with big names coming off the board. LeBron James, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Julius Randle, Fred VanVleet and Naz Reid have all either exercised contract options or agreed to new deals to … Read more
This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. THE USMNT … It may not be a high bar, but the USMNT just picked up arguably its most important win … Read more
If Savannah James had the final call, LeBron James would announce retirement after a majestic 22-year career as one of the greatest players of all time. James has other plans, however, after picking up his $52.6 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers to play at least one more season in 2025-26. James announced … Read more
Jun 30, 2025, 08:00 AM ET It’s the most exciting time of the NBA year! With the 2025 draft in the rearview mirror, all 30 teams are feverishly working their whiteboards behind the scenes. Who’s on the move? Who’s staying put? We’ve already seen two major trades from the 2024 Boston Celtics championship team, with … Read more