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Chris Paul and Blake Griffin have notified the Los Angeles Clippers they won’t pick up the player options in their contracts for next season, sources told ESPN on Friday. The moves, which were expected, will make them unrestricted free agents July 1. Chris Paul has been re-elected as president of …

LaVar Ball said he would speak his son Lonzo Ball to the Los Angeles Lakers into existence. Say what you want about him, that prediction came true, as the Lakers took the oldest Ball son with the No. 2 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft on Thursday night. With LaVar …

While many teams figure out what to do with their roster for the upcoming season after an exciting Draft Night late Thursday, a few teams definitely know what it has and what it plans to do. One of such teams is Philadelphia Sixers whose road back to relevance is now …

Lets pretend LeBron James delivers another title to Cleveland Cavaliers slaying Golden State Warriors in the process at the end of the upcoming season and decides to do something the “Ghost” he is chasing in Chicago didn’t do in his career by moving to a third team, the atmosphere in …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Moments after the Los Angeles Lakers selected UCLA guard Lonzo Ball with the No. 2 overall pick in Thursday night’s NBA draft, Ball’s outspoken father, LaVar, made a bold proclamation on national television. “Lonzo Ball is going to take the Lakers to the playoffs in his …

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Just like at the 2016 NBA Draft, one year later the NBA gathered at the Barclays Center to disperse the incoming rookie class. Just like in 2016, the first four picks belonged to the Celtics, Lakers, 76ers and Suns. Just …

New York Knicks president Phil Jackson confirmed Wednesday night that he has received calls in recent days from teams interested in trading for Kristaps Porzingis. “We’re getting calls. As much as we value Kristaps and what he’s done for us, when a guy doesn’t show up for an exit meeting, …

The Cleveland Cavaliers have offered Chauncey Billups a long-term contract to be the president of basketball operations, but he is conflicted about accepting, sources told ESPN. Billups met with Cavs owner Dan Gilbert on Tuesday in Detroit and on Wednesday went with Gilbert to Cleveland for meetings with staff at …

Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks have set the tone for what lies ahead in the coming days when the NBA trade season begins. The Lakers have sent Timofey Mozgov, D’Angelo Russell and pick 27 on June 22’s Draft to Brooklyn Nets for Brook Lopez. What that means is the …

Richard Jefferson says the Cavaliers players were “shocked” to hear Cleveland was parting ways with general manager David Griffin late Monday night. David Griffin had a feeling for months that his days as Cleveland’s general manager were numbered. But the timing of Griffin’s exit is indicative of an ownership with …