The FIBA Under-16 AmeriCup took place in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, during the first week of June, featuring the top young basketball talent from across the Americas competing for gold. Team USA entered the event with an undefeated record since the tournament’s inception in 2009 and continued its dominance in 2025, finishing with a perfect 6-0 … Read more
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl has agreed on a four-year, $104M contract extension, sources confirm. ESPN first. He’ll pick up his $19.5M player option for 2026-27 and add 3 years to his deal. Trade kicker included, sources say. Poeltl hopes to be a Raptor for life, I’m told pic.x.com/uawW1d9Phk – 2:46 PM
Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl has agreed on a four-year, $104 million contract extension with the franchise through 2029-30, sources tell ESPN. Poeltl will pick up his 2026-27 player option at $19.5M and add three additional years to his deal. The Raptors and Poeltl’s agents, Michael Tellem and Sam Goldfeder of Excel Sports, discussed several … Read more
The biggest shocker of 2025 NBA free agency so far happened Tuesday morning as the Milwaukee Bucks made a pair of major moves. Myles Turner is leaving the Indiana Pacers to join the Bucks. And the Bucks are waiving nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard to make it happen. Turner was one of the biggest names on … Read more
The Milwaukee Bucks became the story of NBA free agency on Tuesday when they made a pair of shocking moves. News first broke that the team was signing Myles Turner to a four-year, $107 million deal, which was stunning on its own, but folks quickly wondered how Milwaukee — which did not have $27 million … Read more
Free agent guard Dennis Schroder has agreed to a three-year, $45 million deal with the Sacramento Kings, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Kings officials and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports finalized the deal Tuesday. Schroder joins a Kings backcourt that includes Malik Monk, Keon Ellis and Zach LaVine. Sacramento traded longtime point guard De’Aaron Fox … Read more
Getty Images The Sacramento Kings are signing veteran point guard Dennis Schröder to a three-year, $45 million deal, ESPN reported Tuesday. Schröder is set to play for his fourth NBA team since the start of last season and 10th overall. He had stints with the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors and Detroit Pistons during the 2024-25 … Read more
The Sacramento Kings are trading center Jonas Valanciunas to the Denver Nuggets for Dario Saric, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday. Valanciunas, 33, has two years and around $20 million left on his deal while Saric is on an expiring contract. The Kings acquired Valanciunas at the trade deadline last season, and he appeared … Read more
Getty Images Fresh off of winning both NBA league MVP and NBA Finals MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reportedly agreed to a four-year, $285 million super maximum contract extension to remain with the Oklahoma City Thunder through the 2030-31 season. With his extension, Gilgeous-Alexander earns the richest contract in average annual value in league history, as well as … Read more
David PurdumJul 1, 2025, 11:54 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Malik Beasley, an NBA player under investigation in a federal gambling probe, had “financial issues” and struggled to pay back a $650,000 advance this year, according to a lawsuit filed by his former marketing agency. The suit, … Read more
Free agent center Guerschon Yabusele has agreed to a two-year, $12 million contract with the New York Knicks, plus a player option, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The Knicks negotiated the new deal with agents Olivier Mazet and Richie Felder for the big man. Yabusele signed a one-year, $2.1 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers … Read more
Getty Images NBA free agency is officially here. Players were legally allowed to begin negotiating with teams across the league as of Monday evening, which means there will be a flurry of activity this week. The most surprising news to date happened Tuesday morning as the Bucks signed big man Myles Turner to a four-year … Read more