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Pistons decline $19M option for Evan Fournier, AP source says, and extend offer to Simone Fontecchio

Jun. 29, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons have declined a $19 million option for Evan Fournier, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been announced, said the move...

NBA teams more than make up for quiet 1st round with flurry of trades on second day of draft

Jun. 27, 2024 20:58 PM EDT

NBA teams made up for the lack of trade action during the league's first night of its first two-day draft with a flurry of moves Thursday. Only three proposed trades came Wednesday night with no deal official until July 6, when the league’s new year begins. Moves...

Historic NBA draft for France ends with 5 Frenchmen selected after starting with top 2 picks

Jun. 27, 2024 20:42 PM EDT

The NBA may have to rethink the timing of its annual draft. Not the month or the new two-day format, but a tweak to the hour the picks start coming off the board. Paris is six hours ahead of New York, so French basketball fans eager to see history had to stay up into the wee hours of...

Knicks and Raptors lead activity for Atlantic Division teams on Day 2 of NBA draft

Jun. 27, 2024 20:05 PM EDT

The New York Knicks have done well lately getting production out of left-handed guards hailing from the Big East Conference. Jalen Brunson went from Villanova to the Knicks' franchise cornerstone after signing with New York just two seasons ago. The Knicks are hoping they've found...

Teams keep trading light on the opening night of the NBA's 2-day draft

Jun. 27, 2024 00:25 AM EDT

The NBA splitting its draft into a two-night affair helped limit the number of trades during the first round. Commissioner Adam Silver announced two of the three proposed trades Wednesday night. No deal can be official until July 6 when the league's new year begins, but that's never...

2024 NBA draft tracker: List of first-round picks

Jun. 26, 2024 23:18 PM EDT

The players selected in the first round of the NBA draft Wednesday night in New York. ___ 1. Atlanta Hawks — Zaccharie Risacher, forward, 6-9, 215, JL Bourg-en-Bresse (France) Scouting report: A developing player with two-way potential. Has guard...

OG Anunoby will stay with the New York Knicks on a 5-year deal, AP source says

Jun. 26, 2024 21:58 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — OG Anunoby will stay with the New York Knicks on a five-year contract worth more than $210 million, a person with knowledge of the details said Wednesday. Keeping the swingman was a priority for the Knicks after they flourished when Anunoby was in the lineup after...

NBA mock draft: Frenchman Alexandre Sarr to go No. 1, UConn's Clingan rises

Jun. 26, 2024 06:00 AM EDT

Players move up and down every year based on workouts and interviews in the weeks leading up to the NBA draft. This year's draft, which starts with Wednesday's first round, has no consensus No. 1 pick and could be the weakest in recent memory, so there has been more fluctuations in...

Knicks set to acquire Mikal Bridges in a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, AP sources say

Jun. 26, 2024 02:51 AM EDT

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...

Reese, Clark deliver with stars on hand for latest matchup between Sky, Fever

Jun. 23, 2024 20:31 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Angel Reese had just pulled off the best performance of her young career to help the Chicago Sky rally past the Indiana Fever and old college rival Caitlin Clark on Sunday. There was one more thing to do before leaving the court. She shared an embrace with Naismith...