Former Celtics guard Max Shulga has signed a two-year contract with Real Madrid, according to a press release from the Spanish team. The 57th overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft out of VCU, Shulga spent most of his rookie year on a two-way contract before being promoted to Boston’s standard roster in March. The … Read more
The Minnesota Timberwolves have announced that they will be honoring one of the greatest players in franchise history later this season. According to a team announcement on Friday, Minnesota will honor Kevin Garnett with a jersey retirement on Feb. 28, 2027. Fittingly enough, the jersey retirement will come on a night in which Minnesota hosts … Read more
On opening night of the 2025-26 season, 135 international players from 43 countries were on rosters. That was the twelfth straight season with at least 100. The league expects this season to reach 214 countries and territories in more than 50 languages. Money followed the broadcast. Paid contests, analytics subscriptions and betting accounts arrived at … Read more
The Los Angeles Clippers re-signed Bradley Beal to a two-year, $13.2 million deal with a player option for 2027-28 on Thursday night, according to multiple reports, as the former All-Star guard opted to remain in Los Angeles rather than take a minimum deal to join a contender. Beal appeared in just six games for the … Read more
Victor Wembanyama Says a 100-Point Game Is Possible San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama believes he is capable of achieving one of the most extraordinary feats in NBA history: scoring 100 points in a single game. The 22-year-old was recently asked whether he thought he could score more than 100 points in an NBA game. … Read more
Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner have some big decisions to make. They’re now the proud owners of one of the most heralded teams in sports, the 17-time champion Los Angeles Lakers, whom they bought from Mark Walter for $12.5 billion on Wednesday morning. It’s unclear what their plan is yet, but here’s some advice for … Read more
The Cavaliers and Hornets have reached an agreement on a trade that will send veteran point guard Dennis Schröder and cash to Charlotte in exchange for point guard Three Manreports ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). Cleveland, which had been shopping role players Schröder and Max Strus for much of the offseason in an effort to … Read more
A number of former All-Stars opted out of their contracts for 2026-27 to give their teams more flexibility to make moves. Across the board, that extra flexibility has led nowhere. Friday, Bradley Beal agreed to a two-year, $13.2M deal to return to the Los Angeles Clippers, after opting out of $5.6M for next season. Beal … Read more
The retirement of Russell Westbrook after 18 NBA seasons inevitably brought back memories of the Oklahoma City years. And among the many messages celebrating Russ’ career, the one from Kevin Durant carries particular weight. KD remembered his former Thunder teammate by looking beyond triple-doubles, MVPs and statistics: he focused above all on the Westbrook that … Read more
Kevin Garnett, the greatest player in Minnesota Timberwolves history, will finally take his place in the rafters at the Target Center on Feb. 28, 2027, more than 10 years after his retirement. Garnett put the Timberwolves on the map in the greater NBA consciousness, playing his first 12 NBA seasons in Minnesota, and the team … Read more