Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott did not violate the personal conduct policy and will face no discipline for a May incident in Las Vegas, the NFL announced Wednesday.

Elliott was briefly detained but not arrested in the incident, when a security guard fell to the ground after being bumped by the running back.

The NFL said it conducted a comprehensive investigation that included interviews with multiple witnesses, including security personnel and others with direct involvement, as well as a review of documentary and other information.

Elliott, 23, met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for several hours on Tuesday to discuss the incident and what he had learned.

Elliott issued a statement following the meeting in which he said he had made a poor decision and needs to work harder to not put himself in such situations.

"I've worked hard to make better decisions and to live up to the high standards that are expected of me," Elliott said in the statement. "I failed to do that here and I made a poor decision.

"I need to work harder to ensure I do not put myself in compromised situations in the future. I am rededicating myself to use all of the resources that the league has made available. But in the end, it is up to me and I am determined not to be in this position again."

Elliott could have been fined or suspended under the league's personal conduct policy, which does not require an arrest or conviction for a player to be penalized.

But Goodell determined there was no violation and no further action was warranted.

Elliott, a two-time Pro Bowler, was suspended for six games by the commissioner in 2017 for violating the personal conduct policy. He had been accused of domestic violence by his former girlfriend in Columbus, Ohio, in 2016. Elliott was not arrested or charged by the police, but the league believed it had enough evidence for the punishment despite the lead investigator recommending no penalty. Elliott fought the case through the legal system before eventually relenting and serving the suspension.

Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said during the offseason he did not believe Elliott would face any sanctions from the NFL over the incident in Las Vegas, and executive vice president Stephen Jones said the incident would not affect the negotiations with Elliott's agent on a long-term contract.

ESPN's Todd Archer contributed to this report.

NEW YORK -- This is not how things were supposed to play out for the New York Knicks.

For much of this past season, there was a steady drumbeat of anticipation that this summer would finally represent a sea change for the franchise. This was the year things were supposed to be different.

But it wasn't.

Even worse, Knicks fans were forced to watch as Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving -- the tandem rumored to be eyeing Madison Square Garden as home -- decided to set up shop across the bridge in Brooklyn.

In the wake of their disappointment -- and following an apology to their fans -- the Knicks spent little time mourning their loss. Instead, in the span of about 20 hours, New York went out and spent $92 million in guaranteed money on short-term deals for six players: guards Elfrid Payton and Wayne Ellington and forwards Reggie Bullock, Julius Randle, Bobby Portis and Taj Gibson.

But the question remains: After missing out on their primary targets, was this a prudent course of action by the Knicks, or not?

The case for New York's moves

For weeks now, the Knicks have been communicating the same message: They were going to chase the top-tier free agents. And if none of them was going to come, they were going to avoid handing out long-term contracts to lower-tier players.

It was a path that seemed informed by mistakes of years past (see: Joakim Noah in 2016 and Tim Hardaway Jr. in 2017). And from the moment free agency began, the Knicks seemed determined to stick to it.

When the franchise knew it wasn't getting anything more than a conference call with Durant and his business partner, Rich Kleiman, on Sunday, general manager Scott Perry made sure he was on a plane to Los Angeles to conduct several meetings with free agents the Knicks hoped to land in the event no stars arrived, including Randle and Bullock.

That helped allow the Knicks to line up all of these moves less than 24 hours into the free-agency period, setting up a roster that is now two deep at every position. They also brought in multiple veterans (Bullock, Ellington, Gibson) with strong reputations to help mentor New York's plethora of young talent, led by RJ Barrett, Kevin Knox and Mitchell Robinson.

While they're not All-Stars, the veteran additions should help the Knicks be more competitive. If there is anything events of recent free-agency periods have taught us, it is that players are interested in going to proven, good situations, where a positive direction is clear. Even the Los Angeles Lakers team LeBron James joined was coming off a 35-win season, more than double the win total of last season's Knicks.

As painful as it might be, the Knicks should look at the Nets as a blueprint. In the span of three years, Brooklyn went from a team with no young players, no draft picks and no hope into one beating New York out for Durant and Irving. The Nets did that by hitting a lot of singles and doubles, slowly improving their team and their position, setting themselves up to make the splash they did in free agency this week.

Are the Knicks going to be a playoff team next season? No. As a result, they should still get at least one more bite at another high lottery pick to continue remaking their roster. But even as that remains the case, they can start to take steps in the right direction. And in doing so, they can stop trying to rush the process along.

The idea that playing in Madison Square Garden -- or any of the other tropes presented through the years -- would lure players to New York has been proved false. Here is what will draw players to New York: competent management, a burgeoning talent base and winning basketball.

With their moves Monday, the Knicks maintained salary-cap flexibility, and gave their young talent a group of veterans to lean on and coach David Fizdale a roster he can mold into a recognizable style of play and identity that could prove attractive to players in the future.

Does that make losing out on Durant and Irving sting any less? No, of course not. But it does provide a road map for the Knicks to finally get themselves out of this never-ending abyss -- a process that should have started in earnest years ago.

Now it's time to see whether they can follow the directions.

The case against New York's moves

Back in March, Knicks owner James Dolan was confident.

"Look, New York is the mecca of basketball," Dolan told The Michael Kay Show. "We hear from people all the time, from players and representatives about who wants to come. We can't respond because of the NBA rules, etc. But that doesn't stop them from telling us, and they do. I can tell you, from what we've heard, I think we're gonna have a very successful offseason when it comes to free agents."

And, in those four sentences, everything that has led the Knicks to this point over the past two years was laid bare for the world to see.

For the better part of a year, the Knicks have been selling a vision of hope for the future. The franchise finished with the NBA's worst record, leading fans in the tri-state area to spend the season watching Duke games and dreaming of Zion Williamson in blue and orange.

And Dolan wasn't the only one selling it.

"It's much more about the perception of the organization," Fizdale said after a morning shootaround in Boston on Dec. 8. "What I think we've done together with [team president] Steve [Mills] and Scott and Mr. Dolan and myself and all our staff is we changed the perception of how we operate and treat each other and what's important."

Instead, the Knicks didn't win the lottery -- something they had only a 14 percent chance of doing, thanks to the flattened odds from the NBA's 2017 lottery reform. Then they didn't come close to signing any stars, leading them to put out a statement Sunday night:

"While we understand that some Knicks fans could be disappointed with tonight's news, we continue to be upbeat and confident in our plans to rebuild the Knicks to compete for championships in the future, through the draft, targeted free agents and continuing to build around our core of young players."

That statement was a far cry from Dolan's comments a few months earlier.

So despite the prudence of the individual moves the Knicks have made since missing out on their primary targets, they don't deserve a free pass for their mistakes leading up to Sunday. They could have been cautious, and they could have stressed the unlikelihood of an impending superteam. Instead, they were brash and confident -- and it blew up in their faces.

Meanwhile, what happened this week can't be discussed fully without circling back to the decision to trade Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks in February. The Knicks have stressed ever since that doing so wasn't about clearing cap space this summer. The front office said it wanted to invest in players who wanted to be there, and that Porzingis did not. There were concerns about Porzingis' injury history, including the torn ACL he spent this past season recovering from.

And they did get enough of a return -- two future first-round picks, Dennis Smith Jr. and the shedding of multiple large, multiyear contracts -- that the deal, like the moves the Knicks made this week, can be justified in a vacuum.

But nothing at 2 Penn Plaza ever happens in a vacuum.

Remember: The Knicks haven't had a single first-round pick get a multiyear second contract with the franchise since Charlie Ward, who was drafted 25 years ago. That fact -- which demonstrates how bad the Knicks have been at identifying, developing and retaining talent in the draft -- shouldn't excuse New York from missing out on future draft compensation in salary-dumping trades.

Despite already having six first-round picks over the next four drafts, this team needs as many assets as it can possibly get. More first-round picks are more bites at the apple, more chips to throw into potential deals down the road. The Knicks could have gotten involved in the trades that sent Maurice Harkless to the LA Clippers (as part of the Jimmy Butler sign-and-trade to the Miami Heat) and Andre Iguodala to the Memphis Grizzlies (as part of the D'Angelo Russell sign-and-trade to the Golden State Warriors). Both the Clippers and Grizzlies landed future first-round picks for their trouble. The Nets made similar moves -- and drafted key pieces such as Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen, among others, as a result.

Perhaps these picks will wind up having low value. But facilitating these bigger trades were shrewd moves by the Clippers and Grizzlies, acquiring useful players on expiring deals with room that wasn't going to be better spent elsewhere.

To remake this roster and dig out of this hole, the Knicks have to utilize every tool at their disposal. Climbing back to the top of the NBA won't be easy. Doing so while limiting their avenues of improvement will make it that much harder.

Free-agent forward Jeff Green has agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million veterans minimum contract with the Utah Jazz, league sources told ESPN on Tuesday.

The Jazz also reached agreement with free-agent point guard Emmanuel Mudiay on a one-year deal, sources told ESPN.

Green leaves the Washington Wizards to join a significant group of reinforcements in Utah -- including Mike Conley Jr. and free agent Bojan Bogdanovic -- who will infuse talent into a core of Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert to make the Jazz serious contenders in the Western Conference.

Green gives the Jazz a big, versatile, athletic wing player who can guard multiple positions and make shots. Green's career has been fortified with 60 playoff appearances with Oklahoma City, Boston, Memphis, the LA Clippers and Cleveland in his 12-year career.

Green, 32, averaged 12.3 points in 44 starts for the Wizards last season.

Mudiay, 23, will be playing for his third team since he was the No. 7 overall pick of the Denver Nuggets in the 2015 draft. He averaged a career-best 14.8 points to go with 3.9 assists in 42 starts last season for the New York Knicks.

Mudiay and his agent, former NBA champion B.J. Armstrong, were sold on Utah's development system under coach Quin Snyder and the chance to play behind Conley.

The Detroit Pistons added some frontcourt depth Wednesday, agreeing to a two-year deal with veteran forward Markieff Morris, ESPN has confirmed.

The deal was first reported by The Athletic.

Morris, 29, split last season between the Washington Wizards and Oklahoma City Thunder, averaging 9.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 58 games.

Before this past season, Morris had enjoyed a string of eight straight seasons averaging double figures in points. The 6-foot-10 forward also has shown the ability to knock down the deep ball, averaging 1.0 per contest on 35.1% shooting in his three-plus seasons with Washington before the OKC trade. 

The Memphis Grizzlies have ended the ill-fated Chandler Parsons era, trading the often-injured forward to the Atlanta Hawks for forward Solomon Hill and center Miles Plumlee, league sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

The trade allows Memphis to move on from perhaps the biggest personnel mistake in franchise history. Largely because of chronic knee problems, Parsons has been unproductive since signing a four-year, $94 million maximum contract, averaging 7.2 points and 2.6 rebounds while playing only 95 games over the last three seasons.

Memphis was unable to agree to a contract buyout number with Parsons, so the Grizzlies chose the trade with Atlanta that allows for two smaller expiring salaries, those of Hill and Plumlee, that might be easier to move in a deal. The Hawks were able to create a roster opening in the deal.

The Hawks are building around young players, but are open to giving Parsons an opportunity to earn a role in his final year under contract. If another team shows interest in signing him, a contract buyout always remains a possibility.

After spending several weeks working out on his own in Los Angeles, Parsons returned to the Grizzlies after the All-Star break and played the final 22 games, his longest games-played streak of his Memphis tenure.

Parsons, 30, who had season-ending knee surgeries in each of his two years with the Dallas Mavericks before signing with the Grizzlies, is due $25.1 million in the final season of his contract.

Hill, acquired by the Hawks in a draft-night deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, and Plumlee are also entering the final season of their contracts. Hill has a salary of $12.8 million, and Plumlee is due $12.5 million.

Plumlee, 30, has averaged 4.9 points and 4.5 rebounds for five teams in his career. He was acquired by the Hawks in the 2017 trade that sent Dwight Howard to the Charlotte Hornets.

Hill, 28, has career averages of 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds.

Free-agent point guard T.J. McConnell has agreed to a two-year, $7 million deal to sign with the Indiana Pacers, league sources tell ESPN.

McConnell, 27 leaves the Philadelphia 76ers after surviving the purge of the original "Process" and turning an opportunity as an undrafted rookie into four seasons as a backup -- and occasionally starting -- point guard.

McConnell joins Malcolm Brogdon, T.J. Warren, Jeremy Lamb and Edmond Sumner on a reshaped Pacers roster.

Only a few days into 2019 NBA free agency, nearly every major player available has signed -- except for Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard.

How much will Leonard's decision change the shape of the league? What would it mean if he chooses the Toronto Raptors, LA Clippers or Los Angeles Lakers? And what will it say about the future of NBA superteams?

Our NBA experts answer the big questions about Kawhi, including if his next team will be the title favorite no matter what.

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1. Fact or fiction: Kawhi's team is the title favorite for 2020.

Kirk Goldsberry: Fiction. We don't have enough information to say that regardless of where he ends up. Even if he lands in Lakerland, it's unclear how the roster will all fall into place. Sure, they'd have three incredible pieces, but without knowing who else is on the roster -- let alone how they all play together -- it's too early to call them the favorites. If he goes to the Clippers, they certainly won't be the favorites.

Kevin Pelton: Part fact, part fiction. Toronto yes, particularly if Danny Green also re-signs. The Lakers would surely be Vegas favorites with three of the league's top players, though I'd like to see how they fill 10 open roster spots before making that declaration myself. I don't think the Clippers would be the favorites with Kawhi.

Royce Young: Fiction. The Lakers are the favorite with Leonard, no question. The Raptors and Clippers would be a favorite. That's sort of what's at stake with Leonard's decision -- if he doesn't pick the Lakers, the NBA has no superteam for the first time in almost a decade. There would be balance and parity in both conferences, with the door open for as many as 10 teams to feel as if they could win it all.

Bobby Marks: Part fact, part fiction. Only the Raptors become the favorite if Leonard returns. The Lakers will certainly have a big three, but it is hard to gauge what this roster will look like with only six players under contract.

Jorge Sedano: Fiction. The Lakers will certainly be favorites with Kawhi. You can also make the case for Toronto. But I believe the Clippers would still have some work to do with the roster to reach that distinction. They would be near the top of the list, but I don't think they'd be in the top two.

2. If Kawhi returns to the Raptors, then ...

Marks: Toronto returns the core from last season's championship team -- Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka, Fred VanVleet, Norman Powell, Pascal Siakam and maybe Danny Green -- and becomes immediate 2020 championship favorites.

Sedano: They are still the favorite in the East and possibly the favorite in the NBA. The question then becomes who can challenge them in the East. Can Giannis Antetokounmpo continue to add to his game and propel the Milwaukee Bucks to greater heights? Will the new-look Sixers overcome their presumed deficiency from beyond the 3-point line and get the bounces they need to take down the Raptors? We'd have to see see.

Pelton: Their trade for Leonard last summer goes down as one of the greatest in NBA history. After Toronto won the championship, it's a great trade either way given how hard it is to win a championship. But if the Raptors also manage to get multiple seasons of Leonard, it becomes historic.

Goldsberry: We have to call them the favorites. They are a very deep team with a great coach, and arguably the best player on the planet. Oh, and they just dethroned the Dubs. Siakam is only getting better, Kawhi is a monster and the supporting cast just showed it can step it up in big moments.

Young: Score another for risk-taking, and betting on yourself. The Oklahoma City Thunder set the precedent by gambling on Paul George. The Raptors took it a step further, not only with a title in hand, but another improbable recruitment of a superstar who otherwise had no interest in playing there. Player power is changing the way superstars approach their contracts, but if Kawhi stays and turns down L.A. the way George did, the counter has been established.

3. If Kawhi goes to the Clippers, then ...

Sedano: They won't be immediate front-runners, but it allows for a really smart front office, coaching staff and owner to create avenues to possibly become the title favorite. It also makes for unbelievable parity in both conferences. The league would be as wide-open as ever.

Pelton: Much like the Nets landing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, it's a triumph of team building. The Clippers positioned themselves to appeal to Leonard by skillfully turning Blake Griffin and Chris Paul into a variety of capable role players (Patrick Beverley, Montrezl Harrell and Lou Williams) and promising young players (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Landry Shamet) that made them competitive with max-level cap space.

Young: The best-laid plans were executed. The Clippers have invested heavily in preparing to pitch Leonard and to have a team worth joining. From the infrastructure of the front office, the coaching and support staff, the roster and everything else in between, the Clippers set an objective and accomplished it. They're an instant title contender -- and with the Lakers built to be contenders as well -- Los Angeles is officially the capital city of the NBA.

Goldsberry: The NBA is wide-open. Not only would the Clippers be a legit contender, but so would the Lakers, Nuggets, Jazz, Rockets and Warriors -- and that's just the West! On the other side, Philadelphia and Milwaukee are strong, plus Indiana and Boston are dark horses. For those of us who love the idea of parity in the NBA, Kawhi to the Clippers could be a dream come true.

Marks: The Clippers jump into the top four in the West. Without Leonard, LA could still become a playoff team, especially with most of their roster returning, but not one that can compete for a championship.

4. If Kawhi goes to the Lakers, then ...

Pelton: They've had one of the most remarkable summers in NBA history, adding the reigning Finals MVP and a three-time All-NBA first-team pick (Anthony Davis) to LeBron James in a matter of weeks. Given how bleak and chaotic things looked for the Lakers after Magic Johnson's departure from the organization, it would be an incredible turnaround.

Marks: The real work for Rob Pelinka and the front office begins. The downside of this big three is what is left to spend in free agency. With most of the key free agents off the board and only with the $4.8 million room and minimum exceptions available, Los Angeles will need to go bargain shopping. They'll hope players such as Avery Bradley, Andre Iguodala, Kyle Korver and possibly JR Smith are bought out of their contracts, giving the Lakers an opportunity to add veterans with championship pedigree.

Sedano: They become arguably the most formidable trio in NBA history. LeBron has been part of some great big threes, including one in Miami that won a pair of titles with three top-15 players on the roster. This would be three players in the top seven. Yes, there's work to do with the supporting cast, but it allows LeBron to age and win much like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did with Magic Johnson and James Worthy. For the crowd that would yell, "It's not fair!", this league has thrived with dynasties before and will continue to thrive with them moving forward.

Young: Every day things change but basically stay the same. Eventually, the league always tilts back to the Lakers and their irresistible draw. Leonard has the hometown connection, and the Clippers did everything to take advantage of that and make a case. But if the Lakers sign him regardless, even with the superteam element that would seem to dissuade Leonard, it's just the NBA returning to its normal condition.

Goldsberry: You and your friends have to stop making Rob Pelinka jokes. If the Lakers acquire LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Kawhi Leonard within a 12-month period, that wouldn't just be the best front-office performance of recent years, it would compete with Golden State and Miami for the most impressive performance of this decade. If Kawhi goes to the Lakers, then folks around the NBA will have to find a new front office to make fun of. There's always the Knicks.

5. Fact or fiction: The NBA superteam era is just getting started.

Goldsberry: Fiction. I grew up watching Jordan, Pippen and Rodman. The Showtime Lakers had Kareem, Worthy and Magic. Bill Russell's Celtics were loaded. The only thing new about superteams is the word superteam itself.

Sedano: Fact. It's a star-driven league, with success predicated on dynasties and the interest in player mobility. There's no reason to believe that will change in the foreseeable future.

Young: Fiction. You can build a superteam, but it's hard to maintain one. The Warriors seemed destined to rule the league for a decade, but it lasted three years. There are cap mechanisms that make it difficult to invest financially in more than three stars, and it was a unique one-time situation that allowed the Warriors to sign Kevin Durant anyway. Even if Leonard joins the Lakers, there's a timetable on that superteam with LeBron's age.

Marks: Fiction. This summer was the perfect storm when it came to All-NBA players available either in trades (Anthony Davis) or free agency (Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant). With an average-at-best market of free agents next summer and the noise dormant on what superstar wants out next, the superteam era should be in a holding pattern for a bit.

Pelton: Fact, depending how we define it. As long as stars have the right to choose their teams in free agency and are willing to exercise that right, they're going to want to play with other stars to maximize their chances of winning championships. I don't see that changing unless the rules do. But the slight increase in maximum salaries in the current collective bargaining agreement will make it a little more difficult to build competitive teams around three stars, so superteams dominating the league might not be as common going forward.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays have put first baseman Ji-Man Choi on the 10-day injured list with a strained left ankle and recalled infielder Mike Brosseau from Triple-A Durham.

Choi is hitting .266 with nine homers and 33 RBIs in 70 games. He has just eight hits in his last 46 at-bats.

Tampa Bay dealt reliever Casey Sadler to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league right-hander Nathan Witt, who was assigned to Class A Bowling Green. Sadler had been designated for assignment on Saturday.

The Rays also traded minor league infielder-outfielder Andrew Velazquez to Cleveland for international signing bonus pool allotment.

Right-hander Jose De Leon, coming back from Tommy John surgery, was reinstated from the 60-day IL and optioned to Durham.

The moves were announced before Wednesday night's game against Baltimore.

LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill has been transferred to the 60-day injured list with a left forearm strain.

The 39-year-old left-hander went on the IL June 20. He is 4-1 with a 2.55 ERA in 10 starts this season.

Los Angeles acquired pitcher Casey Sadler from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for pitcher Nathan Witt on Wednesday.

Sadler was added to the 40-man roster and optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

The 28-year-old was 0-0 with a 1.86 ERA in nine games for the Rays. Sadler has spent part of four seasons in the major leagues with the Rays and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Witt was 1-2 with a 5.32 ERA in 22 games for Single-A Great Lakes. The 23-year-old had been with the Dodgers since 2017, spending all of that time in the minors.

Minnesota Twins starter Jake Odorizzi has been placed on the injured list and will miss the All-Star Game after suffering a blister on his throwing hand during Tuesday's game.

Odorizzi was replaced in the fourth inning of an 8-6 loss to the Oakland Athletics after allowing five earned runs.

He has gone 10-4 with a 3.15 ERA in 17 starts this season and was named to his first All-Star Game this week. However, he's 0-2 with an 8.76 ERA in his past three starts following a 10-game winning streak since developing the blister.

The blister is on his right middle finger.

"If it's any other finger, I can get through it," Odorizzi said. "It's just that's the worst spot for a blister to happen. It's more like one of those perfect storm type of areas, right on the corner and in front. If I stay behind the ball it still burns, and on the side with my slider and split it burns on that side too. It's every pitch."

The Twins have called up right-hander Zack Littell from Triple-A Rochester to replace Odorizzi.