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Landry Shamet intends to return to the Knicks on a four-year, $24 million deal, league sources confirm to The Athletic. After spending the last two seasons on minimums, Shamet gets some security and rewarded for being a key part in the Knicks’ title run. His 3-point shooting and on-ball defense was key for New York.…

Ja Morant traded to Trail Blazers, ending eventful 7-year Grizzlies tenure: Source

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The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant to the Portland Trail Blazers, a team source who was not permitted to speak publicly on the trade because it’s not official, said to The Athletic on Monday. This marks the end of a roller-coaster seven-year tenure that included some of the most…

Andrew Wiggins to sign new 3-year, $64 million contract with Heat: Source

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The Miami Heat and Andrew Wiggins have agreed to a new three-year, $64 million contract that will lower Wiggins’ annual salary in exchange for a longer-term deal, a team source confirmed to The Athletic. Wiggins, 31, was slated to earn $30.1 million next season if he picked up his player option. He and the Heat…

LeBron James and Anthony Davis to Warriors? Here’s how Golden State could do it.

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With Draymond Green opting out of his contract, there’s a looming possibility that the Warriors could pursue LeBron James in free agency and Anthony Davis via trade. Here’s how that could work financially: For starters, the Warriors must include Jimmy Butler as a salary match in any potential trade for Davis. Butler’s $56.8 million salary…

Draymond Green declines player option with Warriors, will become free agent: Source

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SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green has declined his nearly $28 million player option for the 2026-27 season and will become a free agent, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. ESPN first reported Green’s decision. The veteran forward averaged 8.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game last season with the Golden State Warriors…

The Bounce: Will Kawhi Leonard get traded? And what are the Hornets doing?

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The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. NBA free agency officially opens tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET! That’s when we expect a deluge of news about some stuff we already know and some stuff we don’t know yet. The best way for you…

NBA vet Malik Beasley, former player Ed Davis indicted on illegal sports gambling charges

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Malik Beasley, a nine-year NBA veteran, has been indicted on sports gambling charges by federal prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Ed Davis, a former lottery pick who spent 12 seasons in the NBA, has also been indicted. Federal prosecutors say that Davis and Beasley got close while…

Rockets’ Fred VanVleet to pick up $25 million player option: Sources

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Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has exercised his $25 million player option for the 2026-27 season, team sources told The Athletic on Monday. The veteran point guard could’ve declined his option and become an unrestricted free agent. Instead, he chose to stick around for one more season and remain a pivotal figure in Houston, both…

James Harden opts out but expects to re-sign with Cavaliers on multiyear contract: Source

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As expected, 11-time All-Star James Harden declined the $42.3 million player’s option on his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers and will enter free agency, though the two sides are negotiating a multiyear deal for him to return to the team that traded for him in February, a league source told The Athletic. Advertisement Harden, 36,…

Key Shohei Ohtani, LeBron James rookie cards sell for more than $2.5 million each

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