Sources: Oubre back to Sixers on $8.4M option
Sixers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is picking up his $8.4 million player option for next season to return to the team, sources told ESPN.
Sources: Finney-Smith declines option with Lakers
Lakers forward Dorian Finney-Smith is declining his $15.4 million player option for the 2025-26 season and will enter free agency, sources told ESPN.
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LeBron opts in for $52.6M, watching L.A. moves
LeBron James is exercising his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN. James intends to closely monitor the Lakers’ moves and whether the team is positioning itself to field a title-contending roster.
Sources: Thunder to extend big man Williams
Thunder center/forward Jaylin Williams is signing a three-year, $24 million contract extension with the franchise, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.
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Hall of Famer Wilkens feted with statue in Seattle
Lenny Wilkens, the legendary former SuperSonics player, coach and executive, was honored Saturday as the first person to have a statue unveiled outside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
Sources: Batum opts out; interest in Clips return
There’s mutual interest between Nicolas Batum and the Clippers in a new deal together after the veteran forward opted out, sources told ESPN.
Harper: Spurs will ‘make the playoffs’ in 2026
No. 2 overall pick Dylan Harper delivered a message to the loyal fans of the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, proclaiming at the team’s “Family Cookout,” that the new-look club is “going to make the playoffs,” following a six-year postseason drought.