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The Philadelphia 76ers became a better basketball team today. They became a more durable team. They put a guardrail against Joel Embiid’s body steadily breaking down. And, in the process, they put themselves into the Eastern Conference arms race, one that seemed to be getting away from them as recently as lunchtime on Wednesday. Advertisement…

The NBA laid off dozens of employees Wednesday as the league continues to overhaul its workforce to address new priorities, a source with knowledge of the decision, who was granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive topic, told The Athletic. The NBA has reorganized itself over the last year as the league turns its focus to…

The Dallas Mavericks are acquiring a stretch big man to put next to Cooper Flagg. The Mavericks are trading for Santi Aldama, a 7-foot Spaniard who spent the first five years of his NBA career with the Memphis Grizzlies, in exchange for A.J. Johnson, a top-20 protected 2030 first-round pick that originally belonged to the…

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. After the Boston Celtics tried to deal Jaylen Brown in an attempt to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo earlier this offseason, there was a lot of conjecture about whether or not they needed to trade the 2024 NBA Finals MVP. He was visibly upset in his Twitch streams, but the Celtics are…

The Athletic has live coverage of 2026 NBA free agency. From the mountaintop, after the Boston Celtics won the 2024 championship, Jaylen Brown emphasized how much it meant to win a ring alongside teammate Jayson Tatum after all they had experienced together. “We’ve been through a lot, the losses, the expectations,” Brown said. “The media have…

SAN FRANCISCO — When Steve Kerr signed a two-year extension last month, he outlined a clear goal for the Golden State Warriors heading into the 2026-27 season. After spending the previous year managing one of the NBA’s oldest rosters, Kerr wanted more continuity in the lineup. Too often, he and his staff had to accept…

The Indiana Pacers and wing Kelly Oubre Jr. have agreed on a two-year, $16.5 million contract, according to team sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been completed. The deal will be fully guaranteed, per league sources. The potential for significant minutes at small forward factored into Oubre’s decision, the…

With the Boston Celtics fighting off elimination in the second round of the 2025 playoffs, coach Joe Mazzulla wasted no time calling for an intentional foul on Mitchell Robinson. As soon as the New York Knicks started their first offensive possession with Robinson on the floor, Torrey Craig headed straight for the center to grab…

Could LeBron James wind up in the Mile High City? It seems unlikely, if only because of the conventional wisdom surrounding his free agency situation, but that doesn’t mean the Denver Nuggets won’t try. A league source, who spoke on condition of anonymity to protect sensitive conversations, confirmed that the Nuggets have indeed reached out…

Tobias Harris’ second stint in Detroit is coming to an end, as the veteran forward has agreed to a two-year, $31 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs, according to a league source granted anonymity because the deal is not yet official. Trajan Langdon, Detroit’s president of basketball operations, said in May that the Pistons…