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Michael Porter Jr. agrees to 5-year, $207M max extension with Denver Nuggets, agent says

Porter will hit that $207 million number if he makes one of the three All-NBA teams this season. Otherwise, he will get the five-year rookie max of $172 million. The deal marks the fourth max rookie contract extension to be handed out this offseason, a group that includes Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, Atlanta Hawks […]

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NBArank 2021: Ranking the best players for 2021-22, from 5 to 1

We’ve already stated the cases for each superstar, but who was voted in as the league’s best player? Will LeBron James retain his throne? Will Giannis Antetokounmpo add the No. 1 spot to his list of accolades? Could 22-year-old Luka Doncic leapfrog them all? Here are the very best players for the 2021-22 season. To […]

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NBArank 2021: Debating LeBron James’ spot and the biggest surprises of the 2021-22 countdown

Overall, there was a ton of movement within our top 100 list, including Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson, New York Knicks forward Julius Randle and Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball vaulting into the top 50 after missing our countdown completely in 2020-21. Which players could take a similar leap next season? We also saw […]

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NBArank 2021: Ranking the best players for 2021-22, from 25 to 6

Which players are beginning their ascent up the league’s hierarchy? Who finished just shy of a place among the top five superstars in the NBA? To get the final NBArank prediction, we asked our expert panel to vote on pairs of players: Kevin Durant vs. James Harden, Luka Doncic vs. Zion Williamson, Stephen Curry vs. […]

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Fantasy basketball: Major changes at the top of draft make this the most interesting season in years

Giannis Antetokounmpo is on a career path rivaling the best players in NBA history, including both “His Airness” as well as “King James,” yet somehow no one seems to realize it. I’ve been predicting and noting his progress for years, but the majority of the basketball world still makes cases against him even being the […]

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Agent: Aaron Gordon, Denver Nuggets agree to four-year, $92 million extension

The deal, which was first reported by The Athletic, includes a player option for the fourth year in 2025-26, his agent told ESPN. It includes $88 million in base salary and $4 million in incentives, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Gordon, the 11th player this offseason to sign a veteran extension, was dealt to Denver […]

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How five former Lakers found their way back to Los Angeles

All of them left the Lakers. And all five of them came back to Los Angeles. One of them is back for a second time. One took a decade to return. Three of them were champions with the franchise. All of them had unfinished business in L.A. Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general […]

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Skills that could change the games of four NBA stars, including Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo

Still, even the best could be better. What if Giannis had a jump shot? How much better would the Bucks’ star be if he could consistently score beyond the paint? What if Russell Westbrook embraced a floater? Can the Los Angeles Lakers star add the shot as his dunk frequency continues to decline? And what […]

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NBA Power Rankings, post-free-agency edition: How big was the summer shakeup?

The biggest shocker came on draft night, when the Los Angeles Lakers sprung a deal with the Washington Wizards to land former MVP Russell Westbrook. The move created the league’s newest superstar Big Three of Westbrook, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and the Lakers would later add Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard to the mix. […]

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NBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2022 and 2023

Still, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]

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