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1:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Zion Williamson took in the New Orleans Pelicans ‘ Monday night game from the sidelines, having been shut down after playing for just nine minutes on Friday night. The team said that he knocked knees with another player in Friday’s game and suffered a bruised left knee. “It was

4:11 PM ET For an illustration of how unexpected Paul George‘s trade request was for the Oklahoma City Thunder, look no further than Mike Muscala and Alec Burks. The Thunder reached agreements with Muscala and Burks to open free agency last week, but after George’s stunning trade to the Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City granted

1:22 AM ET Forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo has agreed to a two-year, minimum contract to join the Milwaukee Bucks, according to a report by Eurohoops.net. Antetokounmpo, the older brother of Bucks star and NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, averaged 3.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 33 games, including 26 starts, last season with Panathinaikos B.C. of the

12:38 AM ET Restricted free agent Tyus Jones has agreed to a three-year, $28 million offer sheet with the Memphis Grizzlies, his agent, Kevin Bradbury of BDA Sports, told ESPN on Sunday. The Minnesota Timberwolves will have two days to match the offer sheet or Jones will be a member of the Grizzlies. Memphis is

2:14 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs are signing free-agent forward Marcus Morris, his agency, Klutch Sports, announced via Instagram. According to The Athletic, Morris will receive a two-year, $20 million contract, with the second year being a player option. Morris was an unrestricted free agent after coming off a four-year, $20 million contract that

3:19 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says he understands why Kawhi Leonard decided to leave the team after winning an NBA championship, but admits being disappointed that Leonard and the rest of Toronto’s 2018-2019 roster won’t be able to try to defend their crown together next season. Leonard will join

8:00 AM ET The third, and biggest, of the NBA’s summer leagues tips off Friday. Once again, the eyes of the NBA world cast their gaze upon Las Vegas, where all 30 NBA teams will be joined by national teams from China and Croatia to give you all the basketball you can handle over the

3:25 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a one-year deal with free agent center DeMarcus Cousins, and have brought back point guard Rajon Rondo on a two-year deal, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. Agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports told ESPN that Cousins’ deal is worth $2.3 million. Cousins

4:42 AM ET Day 1 of the Las Vegas NBA summer league is in the books, and it was quite an entertaining one. These are the important notes I made in each game relative to the betting market, and how they can strengthen our betting process going forward. I also included a few of the

11:52 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Zion Williamson‘s first NBA show was a sellout. And it ended earlier than the fans wanted. The No. 1 overall draft pick by the New Orleans Pelicans didn’t keep his adoring new public waiting for his display of dunks and power. With tickets commanding more than $500

3:48 PM ET Terry Armstrong is joining the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League, he told ESPN. Armstrong, the No. 40 prospect in the ESPN 2020 mock draft, will join projected No. 6 prospect RJ Hampton and No. 24 prospect LaMelo Ball as American teenagers who elected to spend their one-and-done

8:54 AM ET The bulk of free-agency money has been spent, but the transaction game never stops. A secondary market is now developing for players available via buyout and trade. With next summer’s free-agent class less deep, front offices expect trades to take center stage over the next 12 months. One name on everyone’s lips

12:13 AM ET While the NBA world was being turned upside-down during the first few days of free agency, the league was busy opening its summer league slate with three-day pit stops in Salt Lake City and Sacramento — the appetizers to the highly anticipated main course in Las Vegas. What have coaches, execs and

2:36 PM ET Marc J. Spears Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. confirmed to The Undefeated that he suffered a knee injury during a team scrimmage Wednesday. Porter will miss the Las Vegas Summer League but is expected to be back for training camp, a source told The Undefeated. He had been slated to make

1:21 AM ET The Memphis Grizzlies do not intend to give forward Andre Iguodala a buyout before the season and are actively exploring the trade market for the former Finals MVP, league sources told ESPN. The Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks are among the teams with interest in Iguodala, according to sources. The Golden State

9:25 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers restricted free-agent forward Jake Layman has agreed to a three-year, $11.5 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN. The deal will be part of a sign-and-trade that the Blazers agreed upon to accommodate Layman’s desire to join the Timberwolves. Minnesota had the

2:52 PM ET The Detroit Pistons added some frontcourt depth Wednesday, agreeing to a two-year deal with veteran forward Markieff Morris, ESPN has confirmed. The deal was first reported by The Athletic. Morris, 29, split last season between the Washington Wizards and Oklahoma City Thunder, averaging 9.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 58 games. Before

10:00 PM ET Free-agent forward Jared Dudley has agreed to a one-year, $2.6 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN. The Lakers are starting the process of fortifying a depleted roster beyond LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Kyle Kuzma with veteran players on minimum contracts, and Dudley

8:06 PM ET Small forward Glenn Robinson has agreed to a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, his agent, Jelani Floyd, told The Athletic. Robinson, 25, played with the Detroit Pistons last season but was used sparingly, averaging 4.2 points in 13 minutes per game. He’d signed a two-year deal with them before the

2:46 PM ET Restricted free agent F/C Daniel Theis has agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal to stay with the Boston Celtics, CAA agents Michael Tellem and Aaron Mintz tell ESPN. Theis will compete for minutes in the frontcourt, including at backup center. Boston lost five-time All-Star Al Horford in free agency, but signed

10:59 PM ET Free-agent point guard Isaiah Thomas has agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Wizards, league sources tell ESPN. The Wizards lost point guard Tomas Satoransky to the Chicago Bulls on a three-year, $30 million contract on Monday, opening an opportunity for Thomas to be a backup point guard for the franchise.

8:53 PM ET Forward Jordan Bell has agreed to a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, a league source confirmed to ESPN. According to Yahoo! Sports, which first reported the deal, Bell’s contract is for one year and $1.6 million. Bell was drafted in the second round of the 2017 draft by the Chicago Bulls but

1:15 PM ET Free-agent guard Austin Rivers has agreed to a two-year deal to return to the Houston Rockets, a league source tells ESPN’s Arian Wojnarowski. Rivers’ deal includes a player option on the second year, according to the source. Rivers has bounced around the league since New Orleans made him the 10th overall pick

8:55 PM ET Malcolm Brogdon has agreed to a four-year, $85 million deal with the Indiana Pacers, league sources told ESPN on Sunday. Indiana is trading a first-round draft pick in 2020 and two future second-round picks to the Milwaukee Bucks for Brogdon, league sources said. After going from a second-round pick in 2016 to

3:53 PM ET NBA free agency is almost here. Teams and players will be allowed to begin negotiations Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. The first two days of free agency in 2018 included Paul George and LeBron James making major decisions — what will Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and others do this year?

1:54 PM ET Once free agency opens at 6 p.m. ET, center Jonas Valanciunas is expected to commit to a three-year, $45 million contract to return to the Memphis Grizzlies, league sources tell ESPN. Valanciunas declined a $17.6 million player option on his 2019-20 contract, clearing the way to become an unrestricted free agent and

8:34 PM ET Six-time All-Star Kyrie Irving is meeting with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in New York with both sides motivated to reach a deal on a four-year, $141 million maximum contract, league sources told ESPN on Saturday. The free-agent guard is part of the Nets’ bold two-part plan to acquire Irving and All-NBA

8:58 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA set the salary cap for the 2019-20 season at $109.14 million, a raise of just over $7 million from last season. The tax level will be $132,627,000 and the minimum salary, which is 90 percent of the cap, is $98,226,000. All of those figures are

1:22 PM ET The Denver Nuggets have exercised a $30 million option on forward Paul Millsap‘s contract for next season, bringing back a key player for the franchise’s pursuit of a Western Conference title, league sources told ESPN on Saturday. Denver can keep Millsap, hold onto its $9.2M mid-level exception and still stay out of

11:44 PM ET Marc J. Spears Veteran guard Darren Collison has decided to retire from the NBA after 10 seasons primarily to concentrate on helping the less fortunate through his Jehovah’s Witness faith, he told ESPN’s The Undefeated in a written letter. “While I still love basketball, I know there is something more important, which