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SportsAndrew Wiggins, Heat Agree to Three-Year, $64 Million Deal
Andrew Wiggins opted into his $30.2 million option and signed a three-year, $64 million deal to stay in Miami — the two added years averaging about $17 million, with a player option on the third.
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SportsWarriors Plan to Pursue LeBron James and Trade for Anthony Davis
The Warriors plan to pursue LeBron James in free agency and trade for Anthony Davis to reunite the 2020 title duo around Stephen Curry, offering James the $15.1 million mid-level exception with a Davis trade built around Jimmy Butler's expiring deal.
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SportsDraymond Green Declines $27.7 Million Player Option With Warriors
Draymond Green declined his $27.7 million player option for 2026-27 to become a free agent, a cap maneuver that clears Warriors room to pursue LeBron James in free agency and Anthony Davis via trade; he is expected to re-sign.
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SportsMalik Beasley and Ed Davis Indicted on Federal Charges in NBA Betting Scheme
Malik Beasley and former NBA player Ed Davis were indicted in a six-defendant federal case alleging Beasley fixed his statistics across four 2023-24 games so co-conspirators could cash prop bets; his attorney says he will surrender this week.
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SportsHornets Trade Miles Bridges to Suns for Grayson Allen and Royce O'Neale
The Hornets traded Miles Bridges to the Suns on June 28 for Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale, and a 2033 first-round pick, dealing their second core piece in three days after sending LaMelo Ball to Minnesota.
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SportsJose Alvarado Returning to the Knicks on a New 3-Year Deal
Guard Jose Alvarado is returning to the New York Knicks on a new three-year deal, sources told ESPN, keeping the high-energy defender with the reigning NBA champions.
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CultureNBA-Sanctioned NINJA BASKETBALL ARMY Reimagines 16th-Century Japan Through Basketball
NINJA BASKETBALL ARMY, an NBA-sanctioned story brand from Japanese collective NINJA BASKETBALL ANONYMOUS, builds a parallel 16th-century Japan where ninja clans seek unification through basketball rather than bloodshed.
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SportsBulls' Caleb Wilson Says He Expects to Win Rookie of the Year
Bulls No. 4 pick Caleb Wilson said at his introductory press conference that he expects to win Rookie of the Year and pledged to get Chicago 'back where it was,' days after invoking Michael Jordan on draft night.
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SportsThunder Re-Sign Isaiah Hartenstein to 3-Year, $75 Million Deal
The Oklahoma City Thunder are keeping center Isaiah Hartenstein on a new three-year, $75 million deal, bringing his guaranteed earnings in OKC to $134 million through 2028-29.
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SportsCeltics Seek Four First-Round Picks in Jaylen Brown Trade Talks
The Celtics are seeking at least four first-round picks in Jaylen Brown trade talks, per Shams Charania, and have discussed a Brown-for-Jalen Duren framework with the Pistons, though Brown hasn't requested a trade.
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SportsNYC Sanitation Will Give Away Five Knicks-Themed Trash Cans
New York's Sanitation Department is giving away five of the orange-and-blue Knicks-themed litter baskets it unveiled for the championship parade. Residents 18 and older can enter online through July 3.
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SportsTimberwolves Acquire LaMelo Ball From Hornets for Naz Reid, Picks
The Timberwolves acquired LaMelo Ball and Josh Green from the Hornets for Naz Reid, a 2033 first-round pick, and a package of swaps and seconds, pairing Ball with Anthony Edwards.