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The New York Knicks have agreed to sign veteran center Andre Drummond to a one-year contract for the veteran’s minimum of $3.9 million, according to league sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been completed. The defending champions desperately needed a backup center, with owner James Dolan not wanting the…

In an episode of the “Game Over” podcast published Friday morning, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul ran through a long list of teams that LeBron James could play for in his 24th NBA season. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors were on Paul’s list of potential teams. So were the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat,…

The Los Angeles Lakers agreed to trade center Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards for guard Jaden Hardy and the Wizards’ second-round picks in 2031 and 2032 on Friday, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been completed. The Lakers continue to clean out a…

For a few weeks after Season 23 ended, LeBron James was “80 percent sure” he would return to the Los Angeles Lakers, he told longtime friend and sports agent Rich Paul. 
Obviously that didn’t hold, and now the NBA’s all-time leading scorer is again the league’s most attractive and tantalizing free agent. Advertisement Speaking on…

BOSTON — On the day the Celtics agreed to trade him, slamming the door on a beloved era in the organization’s rich history, Jaylen Brown walked through a crowd toward the court of a one-on-one basketball tournament in Orlando. Judging by his casual stride, one never would have guessed such a drastic shift in Brown’s…

June is such a wild stretch in the NBA. The league crowns a champion, holds a draft and hurdles into trade season and free agency, all in about two weeks. Everyone could use a few days to cool off, right? While much of pro basketball works the phones, the young and the hopeful start July…

So … that’s it? After hearing for most of the last two weeks that Jaylen Brown could either A) return Giannis Antetokounmpo in a trade or B) bring back something on the order of four first-round picks, the Boston Celtics traded Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday for one of the worst contracts in…

Forward Tari Eason and the Houston Rockets agreed to a five-year, $81.5 million contract Thursday, according to league sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been completed. Eason’s deal is fully guaranteed. It includes a player option in the fifth year and a 10 percent trade kicker, those league sources…

The San Antonio Spurs made another offseason addition Thursday, as former Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan has agreed to join Mitch Johnson’s staff, a team source confirmed to The Athletic. Donovan will replace Sean Sweeney, who was hired by the Orlando Magic as their new head coach. ESPN was the first to report Donovan’s…

On Wednesday evening, the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers turned the NBA world on its collective ear, swapping star forward Jaylen Brown and Paul George, along with multiple first-round picks. Never mind the Celtics and Sixers are longtime and bitter rivals. And never mind that Boston seemingly wanted out of the Brown business so desperately…