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Pistons, Jalen Duren Building Momentum Toward 25% Max Contract, per Jake Fischer
Jake Fischer says Detroit and Jalen Duren are getting close, with the Caris LeVert trade opening room for the 25% max Duren wants — about $41.24 million a year — even as an Athletic report downplays the progress.
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Report: LeBron’s Suitors Are Already Discussing Trades for Bronny James, at the Price of a Second-Round Pick
Front-office sources from the Warriors, Cavaliers, Timberwolves, Heat and 76ers tell Front Office Sports they have discussed acquiring Bronny James if LeBron signs with them — and the Lakers won’t just give him away.
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Heat Owner Micky Arison Elected Chairman of NBA Board of Governors
The league’s owners unanimously elected Arison to succeed Larry Tanenbaum, who had chaired the board since 2017. The Heat owner’s term begins in September.
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Sam Amick Names Cavaliers and Heat the True Contenders for LeBron James, With 76ers Outside the Top Two
Two days after Shams Charania listed the Sixers among five leading suitors, The Athletic’s Sam Amick named only Cleveland and Miami as true contenders — while ESPN’s Brian Windhorst pointed to Tyrese Maxey’s Klutch ties as Philadelphia’s strongest link to…
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Michael Porter Jr.’s Agent Will Meet With the Nets Late in Summer League to Open Extension Talks, per Chris Haynes
Per NBA insider Chris Haynes, agent Mark Bartelstein is scheduled to sit down with Brooklyn toward the end of Summer League — and if it becomes clear an extension isn’t in play, a trade becomes the next step.
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Cavaliers Rest Meleek Thomas in 82-77 Win Over Pelicans, Two Nights After Record-Tying 35-Point Game
Cleveland beat New Orleans for its second straight Summer League win while holding out Meleek Thomas, whose 35-point night against Miami tied the franchise’s single-game Summer League scoring record.
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Raptors Paused the Kawhi Leonard Trade After NBA Said Toronto Would Bear the Risk, Sportsnet Reports
Michael Grange of Sportsnet reports the league told Toronto on the call to finalize the trade that any risk tied to the Kawhi Leonard investigation would be the Raptors’ to carry — and Adam Silver says his timeline for finishing…
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Celtics Beat Kings 82-76 Behind Hugo Gonzalez’s 24 to Reach Summer League Playoffs at 3-1
Hugo González put up 24 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as Boston held Sacramento to four points over the game’s first 10 minutes, closed group play 3-1 and earned a Saturday playoff game in Las Vegas.
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Hannes Steinbach Posts 27 Points and 15 Rebounds as Hornets Fall 110-91 to Bucks in Summer League
The No. 14 pick delivered the best line of his Las Vegas run, but Charlotte dropped its third straight game to fall to 1-3 in Summer League play.
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Hawks’ Mouhamed Gueye Has Surgery on Fractured Left Foot, Will Be Reevaluated in Three to Four Months
Gueye broke his left foot in a workout last week and had surgery Tuesday; the Hawks say he will be reevaluated in three to four months, wiping out training camp and likely the start of his season.