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Top of the draft board shines at Summer League

The depth and quality of the 2017 NBA draft had teams tanking at the end of the regular season in hopes of vaulting into the ...

Chris Paul, Craig Ackerman, Mike D'Antoni, Calvin Murphy

Houston Rockets owner Alexander is selling team

The Houston Rockets are going up for sale. Rockets CEO Tad Brown made the announcement Monday, hours after owner Leslie ...

Lakers overcome Ball's injury to beat Mavs, reach title game

Lonzo Ball's bid for a third straight triple-double was short-circuited by a calf injury. The lead he helped the Los Angeles ...

Rajon Rondo

AP source: Pelicans agree to terms with Rajon Rondo

A person with knowledge of the situation of tells The Associated Press that the New Orleans have agreed in principle on a ...

Harden intent on winning title in wake of new deal

James Harden never wants to leave Houston and is intent on bringing another NBA title to the city the Californian now ...

Paul Millsap, Arturas Karnisovas, Josh Kroenke, Tim Connelly

Go West, young man: NBA stars cluster in Western Conference

As star after star headed West this summer either in free agency or via trade, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers became ...

Danny Ainge

Gordon Hayward signs 4-year, maximum deal with Celtics

Brad Stevens was just a week or so into his new job as Butler head coach when Gordon Hayward was his first recruit to visit.

Chris Paul

Chris Paul looks to get over playoff hump in Houston

Chris Paul didn't talk about his legacy, and never uttered the word "championship" on Friday when he was officially ...

Location, tax rates can have big impact on contract's value

With the mind-boggling money being doled out in NBA contracts, players don't seem to be overly concerned about state taxes ...

Lakers' Lonzo Ball posts triple-double, this time in Adidas

Lonzo Ball had another strong performance in the NBA Summer League, this time in another brand of footwear. Ball's Los ...

AP source: Knicks, Rockets talking, no Anthony deal imminent

The New York Knicks and Houston Rockets are still trying to work out a deal involving Carmelo Anthony, though it may take ...

Paul George

New addition George gets star treatment in Oklahoma City

Paul George never expected to end up in Oklahoma City. The Thunder and their fans are already making the pitch to keep him ...

Russell Westbrook

Westbrook, Biles win athlete of year honors at The ESPYS

Russell Westbrook won best male athlete at The ESPYS, while Olympic gymnast Simone Biles earned best female athlete honors ...

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

AP source: Lakers sign Caldwell-Pope for 1 year, $18 million

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed free agent guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to a one-year, $18 million contract, a person ...

Raymond Felton, Patrick Patterson

Thunder add experience with signings of Patterson, Felton

Raymond Felton and Patrick Patterson have each played in the NBA long enough to appreciate the importance of playing for a ...

Ball won't face Fox as Summer League loses marquee matchup

Lonzo Ball will have to wait for another shot at De'Aaron Fox. Their summer showdown Monday was canceled. The Lakers rested ...

Jayson Tatum shines again for Celtics in summer league

Whether it's Salt Lake City or Sin City, Jayson Tatum is owning the NBA's summer league. The No. 3 overall pick had 27 points ...

James Harden

Harden signs extension, giving him richest NBA deal ever

James Harden became a star in Houston, and now he's ready to call the city home. Harden signed a four-year, "supermax" ...

LaVar Ball on Lonzo's debut: 'His worst game ever'

It took Lonzo Ball 20 seconds to get a near-capacity crowd off its feet in his first summer league game. Just like LaVar ...

danilo gallinari

Clippers acquire Gallinari in deal involving Nuggets, Hawks

The Los Angeles Clippers acquired sharp-shooting forward Danilo Gallinari from Denver as part of a three-team trade that also ...