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Cavaliers sign Kevin Love to 4-year, $120M extension
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Love isn’t leaving Cleveland anytime soon. The All-Star forward signed a new four-year, $120 million contract with the Cavaliers, who are beginning anew following LeBron James’…
Read MoreHawks trade Schröeder for Carmelo & a 1st round pick, then will likely waive 34-year-old
Carmelo Anthony appears to be headed to Atlanta. The Hawks appear to be sending Dennis Schröder to Oklahoma City for Anthony and a protected first-round pick (1-14). Atlanta will immediately…
Read MoreParker looks to get career back on track with hometown Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) — Jabari Parker recalled playing on the court with the Chicago Bulls’ logo as a young child. It was at the James Jordan Boys and Girls Club where…
Read MoreDone deal: Leonard goes to Raptors, DeRozan goes to Spurs
The Kawhi Leonard saga in San Antonio is over. So is DeMar DeRozan’s time in Toronto. An NBA summer blockbuster got pulled off Wednesday, with the Spurs sending Leonard to…
Read MoreBucks lose Parker, who agrees to two-year deal with Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) — Jabari Parker and the Chicago Bulls agreed Saturday to a $40 million, two-year contract, bringing the talented and oft-injured forward to his hometown team. Agent Mark Bartelstein…
Read MoreNBA could be done with the one-and-done, but commissioner unsure how to address league parity
LAS VEGAS (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is certain that changes are coming to the league. Some are easy. Others, not so much. Speaking after the NBA’s Board of…
Read MoreCan the Bucks lose, signing Brook Lopez to a 1-year deal?
It appears to be a no-risk signing for the Milwaukee Bucks, agreeing to a one-year, $3.5 million contract with Brook Lopez. The 30-year-old center averaged 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1.3…
Read MoreNBA free agency trend: Stay home, or sign short deals
For those seeking the trend in NBA free agency this year, it’s this: Most players are either staying put, or taking short-term deals that allow them to hit the market…
Read MoreWATCH: Bucks Thon Maker attempts to jump kick opponents in World Cup brawl, later apologizes
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Basketball Australia says world governing body FIBA will enter “new territory” when it investigates a bench-clearing brawl during Australia’s World Cup qualifying match against the Philippines…
Read MoreGAH, NBA FREE AGENCY: Who cares about Cousins to Golden State, what about the Bucks?
The NBA has us all fooled. It’s a year-long sport but its most exciting time isn’t the playoffs. It’s right now — the offseason — and it’s not even close.…
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