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NBA Power Rankings: How the trade deadline and buyout market shake up the league hierarchy

Among the biggest deals of the deadline: Victor Oladipo joined the Miami Heat, Rajon Rondo joined the LA Clippers, Nikola Vucevic joined the Chicago Bulls and JJ Redick joined the Dallas Mavericks. Trades are cool, but the buyout market has been where contenders are really rising to the top. In addition to signing Blake Griffin […]

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Sacramento Kings waive former No. 2 overall pick Jabari Parker

The decision puts the NBA career of Parker, the former Duke standout and No. 2 pick in the 2014 NBA draft, in peril. The 6-foot-8, 245-pound Parker has career averages of 14.8 points on 49.3% shooting, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in seven seasons, but the Kings were the fifth team he’s played for, having […]

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Miami Heat acquire Victor Oladipo in trade with Houston Rockets; team eyes bought-out LaMarcus Aldridge

Although sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski earlier this week that there was widespread confidence Houston would trade Oladipo, the teams went right up to the 3 p.m. ET deadline before agreeing to the trade. In return, the Rockets get guard Avery Bradley, forward Kelly Olynyk and 2022 first-round swap rights. Those swap rights include the […]

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NBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2021 and 2022

The 2021 class has more hype, potentially featuring names such as LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, DeMar DeRozan, Blake Griffin, Rudy Gobert and Andre Drummond. Some of those players will agree to extensions or pick up player options before ever hitting the market, while others will have plenty […]

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NBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]

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NBA restart: Rosters, schedules and standings projections for every team

With scrimmages tipping off Wednesday, here’s our breakdown of every team in Orlando, Florida, including: current seed and most likely playoff seeds (via simulations using ESPN’s Basketball Power Index), remaining strength of schedule (ranked from hardest to easiest), seeding-game schedules (with win projections using BPI), full rosters and projected rotations. We’ve also included the number […]

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Season’s impact on future salary caps central to NFL talks, sources say; NFLPA reps to talk Friday

NFL Players Association team player representatives are scheduled to convene on a conference call Friday morning as the players work to finalize an agreement with team owners on the rules and finances of the 2020 NFL season, according to sources. The sources said the two sides were still negotiating Thursday night on at least three […]

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Pat Riley and Jimmy Butler have turned the Heat back on in Miami

“Whether you believe me or not, we’re at the launching pad right now,” Riley said during his annual postseason news conference. “We’ve been through this now a long time. We know how to do this. We have done it in a myriad of different ways. We’re going to figure it out.” Riley’s Miami Heat had […]

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How the Heat and Raptors uncover hidden talent

“I had to make sure nobody was looking over my shoulder reading my texts,” agent Adam Pensack said. “Several of the teams I was texting with were sitting near me and I didn’t want them to see the conversations I was having about TD. It was a very unique situation.” Brian Windhorst and guests break […]

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NBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2020 and 2021

Nearly half the league hit free agency in 2019. Plenty of stars changed teams, including Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker. The 2020 class won’t have the same star power or the same amount of cap space available, but 2021 will be absolutely loaded. Here’s our team-by-team look at all […]

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