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The biggest domino has fallen, with the Giannis Antetokounmpo saga mercifully ending with a deal to the Miami Heat. As such, the rest of the league’s teams can get to making the big moves that typically define the offseason. That process got underway the day after the draft, when the Minnesota Timberwolves stripped their cupboards…

Now that we have confirmation on the draft pick terms, the Miles Bridges trade to the Phoenix Suns surpasses Trae Young’s extension as the worst move of the offseason and shows that the Suns have learned nothing from their previous mistakes. For starters, obviously, the team that bellowed “character above all” a year ago just…

Mavericks president Masai Ujiri has interest in reuniting with Kawhi Leonard, multiple league sources with knowledge of Dallas’ thinking told The Athletic. The Mavericks and LA Clippers have discussed a deal that would send the seven-time All-Star Leonard to Dallas for a package that would include P.J. Washington, Klay Thompson and draft picks, league sources…

In this summer of star player movement, where Giannis Antetokounmpo and LaMelo Ball have already been on the move and there are likely more moves to come, Nikola Jokić has officially entered the conversation. Even if his inclusion ultimately proves to be premature. In the wake of Marc Stein and Jake Fischer’s report on Saturday…

Over the last couple of seasons, Miles Bridges has often been found in trade rumors surrounding the Phoenix Suns. He doesn’t have to worry about those rumors anymore. The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to trade Bridges, a 2029 first-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick to the Suns in exchange for Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale…

The Charlotte Hornets are trading veteran forward Miles Bridges and two future draft picks to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for guard Grayson Allen, forward Royce O’Neale and a future first-round pick, a team source confirmed to The Athletic. The Suns will receive a 2029 first-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick in the deal,…

Free agency used to be a seismic event on the NBA calendar. With the rise of “pre-agency,” resulting in many stars being traded and then extending with their new teams before they ever reach the market, it has become a comparatively low-key affair. If a team is hoping to radically alter its core, free agency…

NBA free-agent market: Top 25 | shooting guards | small forwards | point guards | power forwards The center market looks tempting, on paper, but probably less so in reality. While several quality centers will technically hit free agency this summer, most are either restricted free agents or players on team options whose contracts will…

Jaylen Brown ranked sixth in MVP voting last season. Still, one anonymous NBA analytics staffer apparently views the Boston Celtics star as the seventh-best player on a given team. And Brown, who has been at the center of recent trade speculation, fired back at that notion Saturday afternoon. Analytics nowadays used to discredit and control…

The Orlando Magic waived veteran forward Jonathan Isaac on Saturday, before a contractual deadline that would have guaranteed his full salary for the 2026-27 season. Because they waived Isaac before Sunday, the Magic now owe Isaac his partially guaranteed sum of $8 million instead of his full 2026-27 salary of $14.5 million. Advertisement On his…