What does Durant, Irving staying in Brooklyn mean for top of East? — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

How deep is the East? At least one of Boston, Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Miami will go home after the first round.

What does Durant, Irving staying in Brooklyn mean for top of East? — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Patrick Beverley Tweet that Durant trade drama held up player moves gets KD’s response — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Beverley is not alone in thinking the Durant trade held up part of the market.

Patrick Beverley Tweet that Durant trade drama held up player moves gets KD’s response — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

SF Giants sign former closer Ken Giles to minor league deal — East Bay Times

The Giants made another no-risk move in search of bolstering their bullpen on Monday, signing veteran reliever Ken Giles to a minor league deal. The team announced Giles, who had most recently been with the Seattle Mariners, was expected to pitch in a rookie ball game on Monday night in Arizona. 407 more words

SF Giants sign former closer Ken Giles to minor league deal — East Bay Times

Kurtenbach: Kevin Durant is staying in Brooklyn. That’s a big win for the Warriors — Monterey Herald

Kevin Durant’s loss is the Warriors’ gain. The superstar forward wanted out of Brooklyn. He didn’t like the coach he picked, Steve Nash; he was over the superstar teammate he chose, Kyrie Irving; and he didn’t like the direction of the organization that handed over so much power to him when he went there in…

Kurtenbach: Kevin Durant is staying in Brooklyn. That’s a big win for the Warriors — Monterey Herald

Durant trade talks over, Nets and star “agreed to move forward with our partnership” — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

The Nets called Durant’s bluff and won this round.

Durant trade talks over, Nets and star “agreed to move forward with our partnership” — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Why European star Vasilije Micic didn’t end up with Bulls this summer — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Micic, a 6’5″ combo guard, is the best player in the world not currently in the NBA.

Why European star Vasilije Micic didn’t end up with Bulls this summer — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

NBA Rumors: Celtics’ Season-Opener, Christmas Opponent Revealed — NESN.com

The Celtics hope to redeem their loss in the 2022 NBA Finals, and Boston will reportedly get it’s start to do so against an Eastern Conference rival. The Celtics will reportedly open the season at TD Garden against the Milwaukee Bucks, according to The Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn. The two Eastern Conference favorites are also […]

NBA Rumors: Celtics’ Season-Opener, Christmas Opponent Revealed — NESN.com

NBA Exec Believes ‘Loyal’ Jaylen Brown ‘All In’ On Celtics Despite Rumors — NESN.com

All it took was three letters for Jaylen Brown to send the internet into a frenzy. “Smh,” the Celtics star tweeted July 25, the same day The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Boston offered Brown as part of a trade package for Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant. Ever since, we’ve been left to speculate whether Boston […]

NBA Exec Believes ‘Loyal’ Jaylen Brown ‘All In’ On Celtics Despite Rumors — NESN.com

NBA to permanently retire No.6 of Bill Russell across entire league — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Players currently wearing No. 6 — LeBron James among them — can continue to wear it until they retire.

NBA to permanently retire No.6 of Bill Russell across entire league — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Report: Talks between Cavaliers, Sexton “not contentious,” nowhere near close — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Collin Sexton views himself as worth far more than the Cavaliers are offering. The definition of an impasse.

Report: Talks between Cavaliers, Sexton “not contentious,” nowhere near close — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports