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LAS VEGAS — The NBA loves player movement, and that was true long before the new collective bargaining agreement, with its punitive second apron, started encouraging more trades than ever. When combined with the star power of the league’s best players, transactions allow the NBA to stay in the news almost year-round. August and September…

LAS VEGAS — Well, now. Thomas & Mack Center saw the latest iteration of “Who’s Next” in the NBA on Thursday. For the first time in almost a generation, the Washington Wizards had the guy at the forefront of the debate. AJ Dybantsa’s first night in a Wizards uniform produced electricity that hasn’t been seen…

SALT LAKE CITY — In the bowels of Huntsman Arena, more than an hour after his second NBA Summer League appearance, Darryn Peterson trudged slowly into the media room at the University of Utah, eased into a chair and prepared to answer questions from the media. Only this time, the Utah Jazz rookie, already a…

LAS VEGAS — The top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft did not disappoint in his NBA Summer League debut Thursday night. With a nifty up-and-under layup, a sharp bounce pass on a fast break and a highlight-reel dunk that brought fans to their feet, AJ Dybantsa led the Washington Wizards over the Utah Jazz…

LAS VEGAS — It could have been a scene straight out of a yet-to-be-written dystopian basketball novel: Bob Myers, the Philadelphia 76ers’ chief executive, seated next to super agent Rich Paul on the set of Paul’s video podcast, stating the case for Philadelphia to land Paul’s client, the most attractive NBA free agent in the…

LAS VEGAS — In his first remarks since the startling trade of star guard Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said Thursday that he is “still processing” the franchise’s decision but has faith in president of basketball operations Brad Stevens’ vision for the team. The Celtics sent Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul…

The Kawhi Leonard trade between the LA Clippers and the Toronto Raptors will not be finalized until the NBA concludes its investigation into allegations of salary-cap circumvention by the Clippers, according to statements issued by both teams Thursday. The two teams agreed to the trade on June 30, reuniting Leonard with the franchise with which…

Free-agent guard Jordan Clarkson agreed to a one-year, minimum-salary deal worth $3.9 million to return to the NBA champion New York Knicks, league sources involved in the negotiations confirmed to The Athletic. Clarkson is coming off a season in which he averaged 8.6 points and 1.3 assists per game on 45 percent shooting from the…

Jalen Brunson’s meteoric rise within the sports collectibles and memorabilia space since the New York Knicks won the 2026 NBA Finals has reached another level. A seven-figure level. His “NBA Finals Debut” jersey, the guard wore during Game 1 against the San Antonio Spurs, sold for $1.024 million through an auction via Sotheby’s on Wednesday…

Project B, the startup basketball league set to launch next winter, has hired Landry Fields to oversee the men’s basketball division. Fields, 38, is a former Atlanta Hawks general manager who once played for the New York Knicks. Fields was the Hawks’ GM from 2022 through 2025 and became an executive for the San Antonio…