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Sources: Nets-Lakers highlights Christmas slate
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Tuesday, 17 August 2021 09:32
A showdown between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers will highlight the NBA's Christmas Day schedule, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.In addition to the star-studded, cross-country clash, the Atlanta Hawks will travel to take on the New York Knicks. That game will be a rematch of a first-round playoff series that saw Trae Young become a Madison Square Garden…
Sources: Embiid, Sixers finalizing $196M deal
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Tuesday, 17 August 2021 07:35
Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid is finalizing a four-year, $196 million supermax contract extension, sources told ESPN.The extension keeps Embiid under contract with the Sixers through the 2026-27 season for a total of $261 million. The four-time All-Star already was set to make $65 million over the final two years of his current deal.Embiid, who represented himself in the…
How will Davion Mitchell and Aaron Nesmith fit into the rotation when the real season tips?
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Tuesday, 17 August 2021 05:25
Tuesday's Las Vegas Summer League championship game (9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN App) will feature the Boston Celtics and the Sacramento Kings -- both undefeated coming into the finale.Boston's run has been fueled by a pair of second-year players in Payton Pritchard and Aaron Nesmith, a backcourt duo that has shined with elevated playmaking and timely shot-making. For Sacramento, the…
Sources: C's, Smart agree to 4-year, $77M deal
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Monday, 16 August 2021 18:09
Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has agreed to a four-year, $77 million contract extension, sources told ESPN.The extension -- which begins with the 2022-23 season -- is the maximum allowable off Smart's $14.3 million salary for 2021-22. The deal does not include a player option.Smart has developed into one of the franchise's most important players, an elite defender and competitor…
Pelicans closing in on 3-year deal to keep Hart
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Monday, 16 August 2021 16:03
Restricted free-agent guard Josh Hart is closing in on a three-year, $38 million agreement to stay with the New Orleans Pelicans, his agents Aaron Mintz, Steven Heumann and Dave Spahn told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday.Hart, 26, played his first two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers before spending the past two years with the Pelicans. He was dealt to…
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