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Khaman Maluach and Rasheer Fleming Combine for 45 as Suns Beat Pistons 100-88 in Summer League
Khaman Maluach posted 23 points and 15 rebounds, Rasheer Fleming added 22, and Phoenix survived a third-quarter wobble to move to 3-1 in Las Vegas.
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Spurs Withdraw Harrison Ingram’s Qualifying Offer, Making Him an Unrestricted Free Agent
San Antonio pulled its one-year, minimum-salary qualifying offer to the 2024 second-round pick, per Spotrac’s Keith Smith, making the G League standout an unrestricted free agent.
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NBA Investigation Into Clippers and Kawhi Leonard Reportedly Expands to a Second Endorsement Deal
USA TODAY Sports reports the league’s Clippers investigation now covers unreimbursed expenses and a previously unreported second endorsement deal for Kawhi Leonard — extending the freeze on his trade to Toronto.
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Grizzlies Must Trim Roster to 15, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Is the Likeliest to Go
With the summer’s additions in place, Memphis sits three players above the 15-man regular-season limit — and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s $21.6 million option is the biggest call still to come.
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Bulls Beat Wizards 99-87 for First Summer League Win as Jaylin Sellers Scores 24
Chicago won its first Las Vegas game, 99-87 over a shorthanded Washington, as Jaylin Sellers scored 24 on 5-of-6 from three and Caleb Wilson added 19 and eight.
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Bucks Re-Sign Gary Trent Jr. to Fully Guaranteed Four-Year, $64 Million Deal
Milwaukee makes Trent one of its highest-paid players on a deal that landed nearly $20 million above the framework discussed before the draft.
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Pelicans Assistant God Shammgod Says Zion Williamson Is Working to Become a Three-Level Scorer
New Pelicans assistant God Shammgod says Zion Williamson is working to add a three-level scoring game this summer, which would address the one real gap in his profile.
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Rockets Second-Round Pick Bruce Thornton Opens Summer League With 27- and 17-Point Games
Houston rookie Bruce Thornton followed a record 27-point Summer League debut with a 17-point, six-assist, five-steal night, flashing the scoring and playmaking of a potential rotation guard.
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Mavericks Prefer to Trade Klay Thompson Rather Than Buy Him Out, per Marc Stein
Marc Stein reports Dallas prefers a trade over a buyout for Klay Thompson, with Miami among teams showing strong interest in the 37-year-old shooter’s expiring $17.5 million deal.
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Lakers Agree to One-Year, $3 Million Deal With Forward Ziaire Williams
Los Angeles adds the 24-year-old wing on a one-year, $3 million deal, per Shams Charania of ESPN, filling out a forward rotation that lost LeBron James and Rui Hachimura this summer.