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
The Milwaukee Bucks are waiving Damian Lillard and stretching the remaining $113 million on his contract in order to acquire Myles Turner, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Turner has agreed to a four-year, $107 million deal with the Bucks, plus a player option for year four in 2028-29 and a full 15% trade kicker, sources … Read more
After the Oklahoma City Thunder won the first championship in the franchise’s history, the question around the NBA has been how will the rest of the league prevent this young OKC squad from becoming the next dynasty. The Thunder are one of the youngest teams in the league, have a clear pathway to keeping this … Read more
Getty Images The Denver Nuggets reportedly agreed to terms with a well-known guard on the second day of free agency, although he will wear a suit and tie on game days instead of a jersey. According to ESPN, former Dallas Mavericks point guard J.J. Barea agreed to join David Adelman’s coaching staff as an assistant, and … Read more
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC 👑NEW LOCKED ON KINGS POD👑 🏀Rumors & smoke swirling around Kings free agency. 🏀Dennis Schroder, Russell Westbrook & a sign-and-trade? 🏀Trying to make sense of it all. Believe me if you want. Or don’t. Trying to put together the pieces with what I know. pic.x.com/Sepsk3G8PS – 10:21 PM
Getty The reigning NBA MVP that also led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a championship title has just made financial history. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285 million super max extension that ties him to the Thunder through 2030-31, according to ESPN. The deal does not kick in until 2027-28, but SGA’s new $71.25 … Read more
NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285 million super maximum contract extension with the champion Oklahoma City Thunder through the 2030-31 season, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. This is now the richest annual salary for a player in league history. He has now signed two contract extensions as a member of the … Read more
NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285 million super maximum contract extension with the champion Oklahoma City Thunder through the 2030-31 season, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. This is now the richest annual salary for a player in league history. Gilgeous-Alexander, who averaged a league-high 32.7 points during the regular season and … Read more
LeBron James makes any NBA franchise better, but at what extreme would another team be willing to exhaust assets to acquire the 40-year-old superstar? That’s the dilemma amid trade speculation after James opted in to his player option with the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving his team with little flexibility in hopes of strengthening the roster … 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 NBA FREE AGENCY WINNERS (SO FAR) There is nothing like the start of NBA free agency, and last night’s frenzy … Read more
Free agency officially kicked off on Monday evening, but within a few hours many of the biggest moves had already been made. At this point, most rosters are beginning to take shape and, barring a surprise, we have an idea of what most teams are broadly up to. Of course, “most” isn’t “all.” Even as … Read more