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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets have agreed to an eight-man trade that’ll send Derrick Favors to the Rockets while the Thunder will acquire two draft exceptions, save $1 million in salary, and four players, including Trey Burke and Marquese Chriss, according to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Cap-centric deal for both teams: Thunder gain…

There’s a reason why Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James pushed for his team to trade for Anthony Davis in 2019. With Father Time catching up, no one knows how long the four-time NBA champion can carry the load for the Lakers. In fact, The King made it known not long ago that he is…

Team USA outlasted a tough Serbian national team that accepted the challenge of playing against the powerhouse American team. For the first team in the FIBA women’s World Cup, Team USA trailed early and was even down four points late in the second quarter. However, Team USA has won three straight World Cups for a…

Tyler Herro is eligible for a max extension after securing the 2022 Sixth Man of the Year award and helping lead Miami to the Eastern Conference Finals. When he was asked at Miami’s media day about his contract extension negotiations and the upcoming Oct. 17 deadline to reach an agreement on a rookie extension, the…

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Donovan Mitchell enters a new era in his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers this fall, and hopes abound that the All-Star guard can bring the city a Larry O’Brien Trophy, one they haven’t won in six years. Heading into training camp, Mitchell has challenged himself to be a leader defensively, acknowledging that his biggest weakness…

James Harden is ready for his first full season with the Philadelphia 76ers, and he thinks he is as capable now as he ever was. Despite all that Harden has been able to accomplish over the first thirteen seasons of his career, critics often call his conditioning into question. This has been amplified by lingering…

The Ben Simmons saga with the Brooklyn Nets seems to be going in the right direction after the former first overall pick admitted to enjoying a new position. “I love playing the 5,” said Simmons. “I don’t mind.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ben Simmons (@bensimmons) Simmons has been one of…

Kahleah Cooper has been showing her skills and impressing everyone around her at the 2022 FIBA women’s World Cup. After coming off another great team win versus Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cooper’s stellar play has been on full display on the world stage with a roster full of WNBA superstars like Breanna Stewart and 2022 WNBA…

Kelly Olynyk will be playing with his fifth team in 10 seasons after Detroit traded him to Utah for Bojan Bogdanovic ahead of training camp. Utah has been transparent in its desire to jumpstart a rebuild after trading All-Star cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert over the summer. Through those trades, Utah acquired plenty of…