Giannis Antetokounmpo is at the center of the offseason storyline that just won’t die. The widespread assumption the moment Damian Lillard tore his Achilles was that the Milwaukee Bucks star would ask for a trade. It hasn’t happen. Rumors slowed down in May and into early June. They picked back up around the Finals, with … Read more
Jamal CollierAug 5, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered … Read more
Cavaliers star Darius Garland dealt with a nagging toe injury that caused him to miss multiple games during the team’s 2025 playoff run. Garland missed the final two games of the team’s opening-round playoff series against the Miami Heat and also was sidelined for the first two contests against the Indiana Pacers in the ensuing … 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. 🏀 Good morning to all but especially to … THE NCAA TOURNAMENT AND COLLEGE BASKETBALL FANS The 68-team NCAA Tournament format … Read more
Dave McMenaminAug 4, 2025, 05:01 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. LOS ANGELES — As the ink was still drying on the three-year, $165 million contract extension Luka Doncic signed … Read more
Getty Images The San Antonio Spurs and star guard De’Aaron Fox have reached an agreement on a four-year, $229 million max extension, his agent told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Fox was set to be an unrestricted free agent next summer and now is locked in long-term with the team that traded for him at this past … Read more
San Antonio Spurs star De’Aaron Fox has agreed to a four-year, $229 million maximum contract extension with the franchise, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN. The max deal has no player option in the final year and secures Fox’s future in San Antonio through the 2029-30 season, after a trade deadline deal moved the … Read more
In previous NBA generations, a player like Jonathan Kuminga — with his 99th-percentile athleticism and top-flight scoring potential at just 22 years old — would have a nine-figure contract right now. But the old days are over. The new collective bargaining agreement is contributing to a market in which restricted free agents like Kuminga are feeling … Read more
Luka Dončić’s max extension with the Los Angeles Lakers makes him the new front-facing star of the team — not LeBron James, an aging superstar playing the final years of a future Hall of Fame career. Still, James remains “supportive” of the franchise’s move to lock in Dončić at three years and $165 million, according to ESPN’s … Read more
Getty Images More than a month into free agency and there isn’t any indication that Jonathan Kuminga and the Warriors are any closer to a deal than they were on July 1. While the two sides still can’t agree on a new contract, the Warriors have apparently moved on from the idea of sending Kuminga … Read more
One of the New York Knicks’ top villains was back in town Sunday night. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton attended WWE SummerSlam on Sunday. It took place at MetLife Stadium — less than 10 miles away from Madison Square Garden, where Haliburton and the Pacers played just over two months ago … Read more
The Luka Dončić trade was considered an all-time NBA heist the moment it was consummated. An injury-prone superstar, a third-year guard with less than 3,000 minutes on his career resume and a single first-round pick from the second-winningest team in NBA history were all it took for the Los Angeles Lakers to land a then-25-year-old … Read more