Many NBA personnel love this time of year because there are no games, free agency is pretty much over, Summer League just ended, and it’s finally time for that summer vacation with their family that they’ve been looking forward to. Before training camp in late September, there really isn’t much going on around the league. … Read more
It’s late July and NBA free agency is almost over. All the big names have signed and billions of dollars have been spent. Now comes the next part: the ongoing analysis and discussion of whether each team or player got a good deal. It’s a time-honored passage of the offseason. While everyone will attach their … Read more
LAS VEGAS — When it comes to old-school musical acts finding their renaissance in the modern era, there’s no place like Sin City. Usher is currently performing at the MGM Grand. Garth Brooks is the headliner at Caesars. Even Britney Spears jumped onto the Las Vegas scene recently – albeit in a very different way … Read more
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Victor Wembanyama yelled in celebration, punched the air, even got a plaster on his right cheek because of something physical. For his second act in Las Vegas, Wembanyama showed some fire. The No. 1 pick in this year’s draft looked a lot more like himself in his second game of Summer … Read more
At least let’s not call this a “voluntary losers” column. After all, the landscape has changed when it comes to the first days of July. Picking losers in free agency isn’t quite the slam dunk it used to be because it’s become much more difficult to truly “lose” in free agency than it was just … Read more
At least let’s not call this a “voluntary losers” column. After all, the landscape has changed when it comes to the first days of July. Picking losers in free agency isn’t quite the slam dunk it used to be because it’s become much more difficult to truly “lose” in free agency than it was just … Read more
Follow our live free-agency news and analysis from our entire NBA staffand sign up for The Bounce to get basketball content delivered straight to your inbox. I’m old enough to remember when cap space mattered, when the words “max room” were enough to get your team’s fans giddy over the possibility of All-NBA superstars stepping … Read more
There wasn’t much to a trip to Sacramento in the late 1980s or early 90s. Except you’d get to see Mitch Richmond work. I can’t say I loved going to the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis back then either. Except you’d be able to watch Reggie Miller ping-pong his way around the court, like a … Read more
Follow our live free agency news and analysis from our entire NBA staff, and Sign up for The Bounce to get basketball content delivered straight to your inbox. PORTLAND, Ore. — If Damian Lillard is as loyal as he says he is, and if he’s as smart as he thinks he is, then the solution … Read more
Is this at long last the offseason Damian Lillard pushes his way out of Portland? The next week or so looms extremely large on that front. For all the focus on the Trail Blazers’ draft Thursday, with the widespread belief that he wanted them to trade the No. 3 pick in exchange for a star-level … Read more