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MLB free agency notes: What we’re hearing about the Orioles and Mets’ pitching pursuits
1 month ago

MLB free agency notes: What we’re hearing about the Orioles and Mets’ pitching pursuits

New York Times  

The Baltimore Orioles are reluctant to pursue the remaining free-agent starting pitchers who received qualifying offers from other clubs — Max Fried, Sean Manaea and Nick Pivetta. After agreeing with Holmes and signing free-agent right-hander Frankie Montas this week, people familiar with the Mets’ thinking said the team still wants to add to its starting rotation. The biggest subtraction via …

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Clay Holmes could start, Luis Robert Jr.’s trade market and other rumblings
1 month, 1 week ago

Clay Holmes could start, Luis Robert Jr.’s trade market and other rumblings

New York Times  

Former New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes last started a game in 2018. The Kansas City Royals have been one of baseball’s most proactive teams in the early offseason, signing starting pitcher Michael Wacha to a three-year, $51 million deal in early November before trading for infielder Jonathan India later in the month. Trying to value Luis Robert Jr. A …

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The Roki Sasaki MLB sweepstakes: Teams to watch and what could influence his decision
2 months ago

The Roki Sasaki MLB sweepstakes: Teams to watch and what could influence his decision

New York Times  

Roki Sasaki’s first contract to play in the big leagues won’t be about just money. But once the sweepstakes begin for his services, Sasaki will likely prioritize stability, lifestyle, comfort and, according to league sources, a team’s track record with player development. “To be honest, he still has a lot to learn,” Chiba Lotta Marines manager Masato Yoshii said early …

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Jonathan Kuminga, Austin Reaves and 4 more names to watch as NBA trade market takes shape
2 months, 1 week ago

Jonathan Kuminga, Austin Reaves and 4 more names to watch as NBA trade market takes shape

New York Times  

You have to give something to get something. Age: 22 Contract : $7.6 million this season As our Anthony Slater expertly detailed recently, the Warriors were — in the words of owner Joe Lacob — “ALL IN” on the prospect of landing then-free agent Paul George and Utah’s Lauri Markkanen this past summer. — Amick Age: 26 Contract: $12.9 million …

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Inside the Knicks’ strategy and maneuvering to bring Karl-Anthony Towns to New York
3 months ago

Inside the Knicks’ strategy and maneuvering to bring Karl-Anthony Towns to New York

New York Times  

Months before the New York Knicks traded for one of the planet’s greatest scorers, an ambitious teenager changed their future. The construction of the Bridges trade, which was completed in July, hard-capped New York’s 2024-25 payroll at $188.9 million, a threshold called the second apron. Had Dadiet taken $2.7 million instead of $1.8 million — which the Knicks made up …

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The Knicks finally made the move for Karl-Anthony Towns. What’s next?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Knicks finally made the move for Karl-Anthony Towns. What’s next?

New York Times  

Trade talks that persisted forever somehow came together quickly. The New York Knicks are about to employ Karl-Anthony Towns — and the deal took them only a nano-decade to get done. GO DEEPER Hollinger: Why Towns-for-Randle trade may turn 'best player' maxim on its head The Knicks are excited about how Towns can complement Brunson, Anunoby and Bridges, according to …

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Lauri Markkanen, Jazz reach long-term contract extension
5 months ago

Lauri Markkanen, Jazz reach long-term contract extension

New York Times  

All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen has been the NBA’s most desired trade candidate this offseason, but he isn’t going anywhere. Markkanen and the Utah Jazz have reached a massive, long-term contract extension, signed Wednesday, making him ineligible to be traded for the entire 2024-25 season. JUST IN: NBA All-Star Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz are expected to agree to a …

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What I’m hearing on Markkanen, Ingram potential trades and other notes: Inside Pass
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What I’m hearing on Markkanen, Ingram potential trades and other notes: Inside Pass

New York Times  

LAS VEGAS — As NBA franchises progress into the full week of Las Vegas Summer League at Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, team officials are spending time watching their respective squads, scouting players and monitoring the league’s landscape as rosters round out. “At the same time, there is a financial reality that we all deal with.” Multiple teams …

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The latest on the Warriors’ offseason and a patient Lauri Markkanen chase
6 months ago

The latest on the Warriors’ offseason and a patient Lauri Markkanen chase

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — Not much has changed for the Golden State Warriors in the past several days of a quieting free-agency period. That would take Markkanen off the table for six months, if the extension is signed on Aug. 6, bringing him back into the mix on Feb. 6, the exact date of next season’s trade deadline. They’re comfortable entering …

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Why Klay Thompson chose Mavericks over Lakers and put the Warriors in his past
6 months, 1 week ago

Why Klay Thompson chose Mavericks over Lakers and put the Warriors in his past

New York Times  

The meeting was supposed to be about Klay Thompson and his free-agency future. But when the party of four settled in for a 90-minute dinner at the Bottle Inn Italian restaurant in Hermosa Beach, Calif., on Sunday night, just one block away from all those luxurious houses on The Strand that overlook the Pacific Ocean, the Golden State Warriors legend …

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How Klay Thompson’s 13-year run with the Warriors splintered so unceremoniously
6 months, 1 week ago

How Klay Thompson’s 13-year run with the Warriors splintered so unceremoniously

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — The tensest of 24-hour stretches in Klay Thompson’s 13th and final season as a Golden State Warrior — ending in an unceremonious divorce that stunned so many this week — came directly before this past All-Star break, during and after a home collapse against the LA Clippers. It’d be so hard to envision myself in another uniform.” …

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The Lakers have been quiet so far in free agency. Could DeMar DeRozan change that?
6 months, 1 week ago

The Lakers have been quiet so far in free agency. Could DeMar DeRozan change that?

New York Times  

More than 36 hours into free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers have yet to make a meaningful move to improve their roster. The second half of the Splash Brothers would’ve provided the Lakers with the type of “laser” — one of LeBron’s terms — that they’ve needed in the LeBron James-Anthony Davis era. Similar to Thompson, DeRozan, 34, is both …

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Klay Thompson to join Mavericks, Warriors get 2 second-round picks in sign-and-trade: Sources
6 months, 1 week ago

Klay Thompson to join Mavericks, Warriors get 2 second-round picks in sign-and-trade: Sources

New York Times  

By Shams Charania, Anthony Slater, Tim Cato, Jovan Buha and Lukas Weese Klay Thompson will join the Dallas Mavericks, league sources said Monday, a move that ends his 13-year run as a core member of the Golden State Warriors dynasty. The Warriors will receive two second-round draft picks — Dallas’ 2031 second-round pick and a 2025 least favorable pick between …

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LeBron James intends to opt out of Lakers deal, expected to return on new contract: Sources
6 months, 1 week ago

LeBron James intends to opt out of Lakers deal, expected to return on new contract: Sources

New York Times  

By Shams Charania, Sam Amick and Jenna West Los Angeles Lakers four-time champion LeBron James intends to opt out of his $51.4 million player option for next season, league sources told The Athletic on Saturday. Just In: Los Angeles Lakers four-time champion LeBron James intends to opt out of his $51.4 million player option for next season, sources tell @TheAthletic …

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Warriors preparing to lose Klay Thompson in free agency: Sources
6 months, 1 week ago

Warriors preparing to lose Klay Thompson in free agency: Sources

New York Times  

The Golden State Warriors are preparing to lose four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson in free agency, an expected parting of ways between a legendary dynasty and one of its legacy players, league sources told The Athletic. Thompson and the Warriors have had close to no communication since the negotiating period opened for incumbent free agents nearly two weeks ago and …

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Wizards rookies first impressions, front-office moves and … dodging kangaroos?
6 months, 1 week ago

Wizards rookies first impressions, front-office moves and … dodging kangaroos?

New York Times  

WASHINGTON — With their NBA Summer League debuts looming July 12, the time to analyze how Washington Wizards rookies Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington and Kyshawn George stack up against top-flight competition will come soon enough. When asked about the Wizards wanting to develop an identity as a tough defensive team, George answered, “I think defense wins games, and to be …

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NHL Draft rumblings: What the Lightning are up to, Utah’s defense haul, Guentzel, Reinhart and more
6 months, 1 week ago

NHL Draft rumblings: What the Lightning are up to, Utah’s defense haul, Guentzel, Reinhart and more

New York Times  

LAS VEGAS — Day 2 sure wasn’t boring at the NHL Draft, and it began with the Tampa Bay Lightning setting off fireworks inside the Sphere. While that’s a loss in one area, then maybe the next guy will come and say ‘OK, it worked out for me.’” GO DEEPER Sam Reinhart's career year ahead of UFA was 'a fluke,' …

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NBA free agency: Paul George to the Warriors? Plus, Klay Thompson’s options, more
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA free agency: Paul George to the Warriors? Plus, Klay Thompson’s options, more

New York Times  

The picks are finally done, with the NBA’s inaugural two-day draft coming to a close on Thursday night. League sources say the Warriors, who have a sensitive free agency situation of their own with Klay Thompson, have legitimate interest in making George part of their new core alongside Steph Curry and Draymond Green. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported last week …

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Knicks’ biggest challenge right now is not another NBA team but a spreadsheet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Knicks’ biggest challenge right now is not another NBA team but a spreadsheet

New York Times  

The New York Knicks’ trade for Mikal Bridges may have appeared complete, but even after details of an agreement in principle reached the public, it may not be done. Including a second player in the Bridges deal would still hard cap the Knicks but at the $189.4 million second apron, which would give New York another $11-ish million of breathing …

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Jimmy Butler to play out existing Heat contract, won’t sign extension with any team: Sources
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Jimmy Butler to play out existing Heat contract, won’t sign extension with any team: Sources

New York Times  

Six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler decided he would play out next season on his existing contract with the Miami Heat and will not sign an extension with them or any other team ahead of his opt-out clause in 2025, league sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic. After averaging 20.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists for the Heat …

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LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Lakers’ (real) draft decisions that loom large
6 months, 2 weeks ago

LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Lakers’ (real) draft decisions that loom large

New York Times  

The Lakers’ head coaching box has been checked — again. And considering the lesson learned from early May, when league sources say the Lakers’ concern about how Davis viewed then-coach Darvin Ham played a part in their choice to make that change, it’s clear that his perspective carries significant weight. He made an early reference to the Lakers’ desire to …

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NBA Mock Draft 2024: What are Atlanta Hawks up to? That mystery hovers over this week
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA Mock Draft 2024: What are Atlanta Hawks up to? That mystery hovers over this week

New York Times  

It’s officially 2024 NBA Draft week. Nikola Topić | 6-6 lead guard | 18 years old | Crvena zvezda Topić’s draft range is one of the biggest talking points around the league now. Ron Holland | 6-7 wing | 18 years old | G League Ignite Holland was the Ignite’s most productive player last season, averaging 19.5 points, 6.7 rebounds …

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Cavaliers hiring Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson as next coach: Sources
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Cavaliers hiring Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson as next coach: Sources

New York Times  

By Shams Charania, Joe Vardon and Jason Lloyd CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers are hiring Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson as their next coach and are working to secure a lucrative contract extension with All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell. Atkinson, 57, beat out New Orleans Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego for the team’s head-coaching job, league sources told The …

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Negotiations between Klay Thompson, Warriors frozen as free agency looms: Sources
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Negotiations between Klay Thompson, Warriors frozen as free agency looms: Sources

New York Times  

Klay Thompson isn’t currently mulling a shorter-than-desired offer from the Golden State Warriors. There’s been talk with Paul about possibly pushing that guarantee date back from June 28 into July, if necessary, per league sources, which would only be telling Thompson to wait longer. If the Warriors can acquire a big name, high-salary player, that would significantly impact what they’re …

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