🏀 30 NBA teams, eight tiers: Why three squads rise to the top
Six weeks from NBA opening night, Zach Kram is tiering all 30 teams. Which franchises look like Finals contenders?
Jazz extend guard George; 5 years, $157.5M, sources say
Guard Keyonte George has signed a contract extension with the Utah Jazz, the team announced Friday.
Heat lock up Larsson on 4-year, $60M extension
The Heat and guard Pelle Larsson have reached agreement on a four-year, $60 million extension, his agents told ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Pistons' Ausar Thompson lands 5-year, $155M extension, sources say
Pistons All-Defensive forward Ausar Thompson has agreed to a five-year, $155 million rookie-scale contract extension, sources told ESPN.
Hawks rookie Veesaar expected to miss season with torn ACL
Hawks rookie 7-footer Henri Veesaar suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during a workout last week and is expected to miss the season.
Adieu, Batum: 18-year NBA vet, Team France stalwart retires
Nicolas Batum has announced his retirement after 18 NBA seasons. A mainstay of the French national team, Batum played most of his NBA career with the Clippers, Hornets and Blazers.
Doc Rivers joins NBC as analyst, says coaching career over
Doc Rivers turned down an offer to become an NBA analyst for NBC after retiring as a player in 1996 because he couldn’t promise then-NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol that he wouldn’t…
Clippers name lawyer John Gibson interim governor
Los Angeles-based trial lawyer John Gibson will serve as the Clippers’ interim governor. He will take over for Steve Ballmer, who has been suspended one year following an investigation into salary cap…
Lights, camera, Brunson: Knicks star to appear on 'Law & Order: SVU' episode
NBC announced Thursday that Jalen Brunson will appear in the season’s fifth episode, which is scheduled to air Nov. 5.
Case closed: Silver says Clippers needed 'competitive consequences'
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league looked at similar cases before taking away five first-round draft picks from the LA Clippers for circumventing salary cap rules.
