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76ers welcome Paul George, welcome back Maxey with all parties in desperate chase for championship

Jul. 23, 2024 17:12 PM EDT

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Tyrese Maxey was asked to wait. Be patient, and the millions will come. Maybe an NBA championship, too. Maxey had some doubts a year ago when the Philadelphia 76ers asked their guard — who was not yet an All-Star, who had not yet dropped 50...

76ers agree to 2-year, $16 million deal with forward KJ Martin, AP source says

Jul. 12, 2024 18:42 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers are keeping at least one player acquired in the James Harden deal, coming to an agreement on a two-year, $16-million contract with forward K.J. Martin. a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. Martin was...

Clippers bring back Nicolas Batum and sign Derrick Jones Jr. and Kevin Porter Jr.

Jul. 10, 2024 15:20 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicolas Batum is returning to the Los Angeles Clippers, with the team signing the veteran forward along with forward Derrick Jones Jr. and guard Kevin Porter Jr. on Wednesday. Batum played in 60 games for the Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers last season, averaging...

Trading Mikal Bridges to Knicks sends Nets into rebuild. GM doesn't think it will be long one

Jul. 08, 2024 13:46 PM EDT

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...

Klay Thompson is leaving the Warriors and will join the Mavericks, AP sources say

Jul. 02, 2024 13:20 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson has taken off his Golden State jersey for the last time. And the Warriors say they're going to retire it to commemorate his time with them. Thompson is moving on from the Warriors, with the four-time league champion agreeing to join the Western...

76ers make a splash with $400 million in contracts for Paul George and Tyrese Maxey

Jul. 01, 2024 11:40 AM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul George ditched LA and decided to help form a new Big Three in Philly with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Of course, Maxey needed to stick around to complete the talented trio — and the Philadelphia 76ers went all in on lavish, long-term contracts to make that happen. ...

George heading to 76ers, Caldwell-Pope to Magic, CP3 to Spurs, AP sources say

Jul. 01, 2024 08:15 AM EDT

Paul George is going back to the Eastern Conference, and surely has made Joel Embiid very happy in the process. George will sign a four-year, $212 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press early Monday. The person...

Lakers add Bronny James at No. 55 after grabbing veteran Dalton Knecht in first round

Jun. 27, 2024 19:12 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — The NBA's Pacific Division wasn't the destination for many young projects during this year's draft, though there was one extremely notable exception to that rule. The Los Angeles Lakers used their No. 55 selection to select USC guard Bronny James, who will team with...

A postseason like almost none other for Luka Doncic, even without a title

Jun. 17, 2024 23:54 PM EDT

Luka Doncic's first trip to the NBA Finals didn't result in his first championship. That said, the Dallas star most definitely left his mark on these playoffs. Doncic finished the postseason as the NBA's leader in points (635), rebounds (208) and assists (178). He's...

Jason Kidd has a chance to join a very small club in these NBA Finals

Jun. 06, 2024 06:01 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Jason Kidd won an NBA championship as a Dallas player in 2011. He now has a chance to win one as a Dallas coach, which would put him in a very small club. There are only 14 people in NBA history to win rings as both a player and a head coach. That group: Rick...