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Jul 3, 2024, 08:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $104 million maximum contract to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. The deal includes a player option for the 2025-26 season and a no-trade clause, sources said. James’ return to Los Angeles

Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Kendra Andrews Jul 3, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB in Pacific Palisades is one of those places in Los Angeles where every room — every tree, even — has

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJul 3, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions IN 2019 THE NBA amended the official start of its free agent negotiating period to begin at a more reasonable hour: 6 p.m. ET on June 30 instead

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJul 2, 2024, 06:08 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — After Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James thanked coach

ESPN Insiders Jul 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA free agency period began Sunday, and we’ve already seen several big moves that will shake up the 2025 title pursuit, as several contenders retooled their rosters in attempts to knock off the defending champion Boston Celtics. Nine-time All-Star Paul George and five-time

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 1, 2024, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics majority ownership group, led by Wyc Grousbeck, is planning to make the franchise available for sale. Grousbeck and partner Steve Pagliuca led a group into a purchase of the team in 2002 for $360 million. Since then, franchise valuations have skyrocketed,

Jul 1, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has agreed on a five-year, $314 contract extension, including a player option and trade kicker, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. Tatum, 26, led Boston to its 18th NBA title with a five-game victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the

Jul 1, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent Klay Thompson plans to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50 million deal that includes a player option, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Thompson’s move to Dallas comes as part of a multi-team sign-and-trade that’ll also send Mavericks guard Josh Green to Charlotte.

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJul 1, 2024, 03:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent forward Paul George has agreed on a four-year, $212 million maximum contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN early Monday morning. George’s deal — which sources say includes a player option on the final season in 2027-28 — brings him back

Jun 30, 2024, 08:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia 76ers are strong frontrunner to land Paul George on a free agent deal, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday, after George informed the Clippers that he will be signing with another team. George’s agent, Aaron Mintz of CAA, had a conversation with LA

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJun 30, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions The apron. It will probably end up being the word of the 2024-25 NBA offseason, barely finishing ahead of “Bronny.” Admittedly calling what NBA teams are

Jamal Collier, ESPNJun 30, 2024, 01:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Bulls and forward Patrick Williams have agreed to a five-year contract worth $90 million, sources told ESPN on Saturday, confirming a report. The deal includes a player option for the fifth year. Williams, the No. 4 pick in the 2020 NBA draft,

Jun 29, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA Clippers star Paul George is declining his $48.7 million option and will enter free agency, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. George is planning to meet with teams that have enough salary cap space to potentially sign him and with the Clippers beginning Sunday

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LeBron James intends to opt out of the final year of his contract

Andre Snellings Eric Moody Close Eric Moody ESPN Former manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company, now living my dream creating fantasy and sports betting content about the NFL, NBA, and WNBA for ESPN. Jun 28, 2024, 10:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA never rests, as on Friday night it was reported

Andrew Lopez, ESPNJun 28, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Orleans Pelicans are adding Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray to their backcourt, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. The Pelicans are sending veteran forward Larry Nance Jr., second-year guard Dyson Daniels, a 2025 first-round pick via the Los Angeles Lakers and

Kendra Andrews, ESPNJun 28, 2024, 01:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Golden State Warriors and guard Chris Paul intend to move the date to guarantee the $30 million on his 2024-25 contract to the start of free agency on Sunday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deadline to lock in Paul’s contract was originally

NBA Insiders Jun 27, 2024, 06:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bronny James is a Los Angeles Laker. With the 55th pick in Thursday’s second round of the NBA draft, the Lakers selected the former USC freshman and son of all-time leading NBA scorer LeBron James. What is Bronny’s fit in L.A.? What part of