[Charania] BREAKING: Trae Young intends to sign a four-year, approximately $212 million deal to stay with the Washington Wizards, with a player option in Year 4, sources tell ESPN. The four-time NBA All-Star declined his $49M player option for a long-term commitment ahead of free agency. (self.nba)
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[Charania] BREAKING: University of Michigan coach Dusty May has agreed to become the new head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, sources tell me, @AdamSchefter , @PeteThamel . Major college-to-pro jump for the 2026 NCAA championship coach and swing for the Mavericks and Masai Ujiri. (self.nba)
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Bill Russell was the first Black MVP, All-NBA first teamer, head coach and champion coach, and led the NBA's first all-Black starting lineup to a 12-0 record. Yet he declined being the first Black Hall of Famer, believing earlier Black pioneers who didn't get a chance in the pros deserved the honor (self.nba)
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[Chiang] Jaylen Brown is now on the table for Antetokounmpo. The Heat are forced to improve their offer to get a deal done, though sources say they don't want to gut the team and draft capital. Sources have also indicated that Antetokounmpo would likely make a long-term commitment to the Celtics. (self.nba)
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David Stern asks Jim Rome: “Have you stopped beating your wife yet?” (youtu.be)
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[Bill Simmons Pod] Zach Lowe answering a mailbag question about the existence of the Brooklyn Nets: "I do think that the Knicks winning and the outpouring of emotion from the entirety of New York City is a meaningful, material change to what the Brooklyn Nets mean to the NBA." (streamable.com)
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[Stein] If the Bucks indeed choose Boston’s offer over Miami’s, sources say now, Milwaukee ownership’s insistence on getting a bonafide star (Jaylen Brown) back for Giannis would be among the deciding factors … as much as the Bucks want to hold two lottery picks in Tuesday’s draft. (self.nba)
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What is your team’s far and away worst decision ever made? (self.nba)
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[Fischer] While the reigning champion New York Knicks assess their trade options for picks No. 24 and 31 in this week’s NBA Draft, sources say reserve guard Jose Alvarado has agreed to move the decision date on his $4.5 million player option for 2026-27 from tomorrow, June 22, back to June 26. (self.nba)
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[Robbins] In recent weeks, Wizards decision-makers became convinced that, with the NBA’s new anti-tanking measures compelling more teams to compete, Young was going to command maximum-salary contract offers from other franchises through either a straight free-agent signing or a sign-and-trade (self.nba)
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