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LAS VEGAS — “What are they doing?” In talking with NBA execs and staffers during my eight-day stay in Vegas (a delightful place to visit in mid-July) for summer league, I was surprised how often this came up in relation to other teams, not to mention at least one prestigious white-shoe law firm. Usually, front…

PORTLAND, Ore. — The difference in opinion is widening between the Trail Blazers and the city of Portland as the NBA team’s new ownership looks for public funding to renovate the arena where it plays its games. “I think we are very far apart,’’ said a team source Sunday, one of two within the Blazers…

Despite having one of the most impressively constructed rosters in the NBA, the Oklahoma City Thunder weren’t able to defend their championship last season. And they knew it was their last chance with this particular roster setup, because massive paydays were kicking in for certain players, and the second-apron payroll threshold was looming. Advertisement They…

The Oklahoma City Thunder are trading their longest-tenured player and a key member of their 2025 championship team. The Thunder are sending Luguentz Dort, one of the NBA’s premier perimeter defenders, to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team deal, league sources with knowledge of the trade who aren’t allowed to speak publicly because the deal…

Mark Fratto started his career as a public-address announcer speaking to small audiences. As a first-grader, on the first Friday of every month, he performed readings during Catholic Mass services at St. Mary’s School in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. When he and one of his younger brothers, Timmy, played Wiffle ball in their backyard, pretending they…

LeBron James made another public appearance Friday with no real update regarding his next NBA team. According to a video posted to X by ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin, James, on stage at Fanatics Fest in New York, appeared to say he wanted to join a franchise that “shares the same model as myself, and that’s…

NEW YORK — Cooper Flagg worked tirelessly in his sophomore history class at Montverde (Fla.) Academy for a big moment in his NBA career: the signing of his coveted Topps Chrome Rookie Debut Patch card.  Instead of frantically scribbling notes about United States or world history, the Dallas Mavericks star admitted during Fanatics Fest at…

The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Mea culpa, Caleb The No. 4 pick looks like a star I want to make sure it’s clear. I wasn’t against Caleb Wilson at any point in the draft process. But I definitely didn’t take him…

NBA Summer League has come and gone for the rookie class. And, man, did they put on a show. The 2026 NBA Draft class built significant enthusiasm throughout the last year, and it did not disappoint as fans got to see these players in NBA jerseys for the first time. All of the top-four prospects…

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