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Jamir Watkins undergoes ACL surgery
The Wizards guard tore his left knee in Summer League and will miss the start of the 2026-27 season.
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Draymond Green re-signs with Warriors on one-year, $27.7M deal
The 36-year-old forward and Warriors cornerstone is locked in for the 2026-27 season.
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Former Nets Guard Tyrese Martin Signs With FC Barcelona
The 27-year-old swingman heads to the EuroLeague on a deal through June 2027 after two seasons in Brooklyn, per an announcement from the Spanish club.
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Celtics Sign Jordan Walsh to Three-Year Contract Extension
Boston locked up the 22-year-old forward through at least 2028-29, per Shams Charania and Chris Haynes, three days after he became extension-eligible.
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Knicks Face a $272 Million Extension Question With Karl-Anthony Towns, per New York Post
Karl-Anthony Towns is eligible for a four-year, $272 million extension the Knicks have not offered, per the New York Post, and the free-agency math gives both sides reasons to wait.
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Sixers Trade Johni Broome and a 2027 Second-Round Pick to the Clippers, Clearing Room to Sign Caldwell-Pope
Philadelphia sent Johni Broome and a 2027 second-rounder to the Clippers for cash, its last required move to fit both LeBron James and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope under the first-apron hard cap.
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Celtics Second-Round Pick Dillon Mitchell Remains Unsigned After Standout Summer League
Dillon Mitchell averaged 13.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.7 steals in three Las Vegas games, and The Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn reports it remains an open question whether Boston signs him to a standard contract or a two-way deal.
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Boston Globe’s Washburn: Celtics Now Look Like the Atlantic’s Third-Best Team After LeBron James Joins the Sixers
Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe writes that LeBron James’s move to Philadelphia leaves Boston no better than third in its own division, behind the champion Knicks and a Sixers roster that added Jaylen Brown, James, Dean Wade and Anfernee…
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76ers Waive Dalen Terry to Clear First-Apron Room for LeBron James and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Philadelphia announced Saturday it has waived Dalen Terry, whose $2.6 million contract was non-guaranteed, as the hard-capped Sixers clear room to finalize their veteran signings.
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Sixers Open the LeBron James Era With Joel Embiid’s Availability as the Deciding Factor, Per ESPN
Ramona Shelburne of ESPN reports that Joel Embiid’s health, not fit or ego, is what league sources believe will determine whether Philadelphia’s rebuilt roster contends — and the Sixers currently have no experienced backup center behind him.