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Memphis acquires Diakite in trade with Brooklyn, which gets former lottery pick Ziaire Williams
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies acquired forward Mamadi Diakite and the draft rights to Nemanja Dangubic from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for one-time lottery pick Ziaire Williams and a Dallas Mavericks' 2030 second-round draft pick, the teams announced Friday. ...
Canada finalizes its men's Olympic basketball roster, with 8 returnees from World Cup team
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canada finalized its men's basketball roster for the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, with eight of the 12 players selected having been part of the run to a bronze medal at last summer's World Cup. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dillon Brooks, Kelly Olynyk, Lugentz Dort,...
Commissioner Brett Yormark says Big 12 has solidified itself as one of nation's top 3 conferences
Brett Yormark believes the Big 12 has clearly solidified itself as one of the nation's top three conferences in a period of drastic change in college athletics, and the commissioner said the expanding league is more relevant than it has ever been in its nearly three-decades history. ...
Trading Mikal Bridges to Knicks sends Nets into rebuild. GM doesn't think it will be long one
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Brooklyn Nets made their first deal with the local rival New York Knicks in four decades, they traded away their best all-around player in Mikal Bridges. Bridges was the key piece the Nets acquired when they sent Kevin Durant to Phoenix in 2023, and his...
Kenny Atkinson signs 5-year contract to coach Cavaliers, who made change after playoff appearance
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kenny Atkinson's first stint as an NBA head coach ended with a sudden, strange separation in Brooklyn. He's hoping for a longer-lasting relationship in Cleveland. The Cavaliers finalized a five-year contract on Friday with Atkinson, who spent the...
Knicks set to acquire Mikal Bridges in a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, AP sources say
NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges is being traded by the Brooklyn Nets to the New York Knicks, where he will join Jalen Brunson and his other former Villanova teammates, two people with knowledge of the details said Tuesday. The first trade between the New York rivals since 1983 will...
NBA draft betting: French teenager Zaccharie Risacher has the best odds to be selected No. 1 overall
French teenager Zaccharie Risacher has the best odds at BetMGM online sportsbook to be selected No. 1 overall in the NBA draft. The draft, which will be a two-night event for the first time, will begin Wednesday at the Barclays Center in New York. The Atlanta Hawks...