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NBA free agency 2024: Welcome to the 'Apron era'
Free agency officially began with teams grappling with the complications brought on by the new collective bargaining agreement.
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Latest signings, news, buzz and reports
Updates at the start of what could be an impactful offseason of moves and contract extensions.
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THE KING'S GAMBIT
How much of a discount would LeBron need to take for Lakers to land Klay?
Perk doubts a LeBron pay cut: 'I'm willing to bet my left big toe'
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NBA FREE AGENCY
Free agency primer: Everything you need to know
Starting at 6 p.m. ET, teams will be allowed to negotiate with free agents not on their own team. Let's revisit where each franchise stands.
Grading 2024 NBA free agent moves: Biggest deals on Day 1
Grading the offseason's biggest free agency signings and examining their impact.
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FREE AGENT TALK
How James Harden's new contract affects Paul George's Clippers future
Woj: LeBron called Klay Thompson in effort to lure him to L.A.
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ON THE COACHING FRONT ...
NBA coaching carousel: Pistons set to hire J.B. Bickerstaff
With the Lakers, Cavaliers and Pistons coaching jobs now filled, we have the latest intel on how it all went down -- and what challenges remain for the teams who changed coaches this offseason.
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DRAFT DISCUSSION
The best, worst and most surprising of the NBA draft: Favorite picks, classes and rookie year predictions
Were Rob Dillingham and Zach Edey among the best selections? Which teams nailed their class picks? Our experts share their post-draft superlatives.
Draft grades for every team: Blazers, Pacers get high marks
Who won the NBA draft? Which picks and trades stood out? Kevin Pelton grades every team's moves.
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PELICANS PICK UP MURRAY
Atlanta sends Dejounte Murray to New Orleans for players, picks
Kevin Pelton grades the New Orleans Pelicans and Atlanta Hawks following the teams' trade involving Murray.
Murray trade response: Pelicans get their point guard
The Pelicans' trade for Murray sent fantasy basketball and betting shockwaves across the NBA.
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TRENDING IN THE NBA
Tyrese Haliburton and Jalen Brunson settle unfinished business at WWE SmackDown
The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks guards faced off in the ring at WWE Friday Night SmackDown!, a month after meeting in the playoffs.
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NEVER TOO EARLY TO LOOK FORWARD
2025 NBA mock draft: Cooper Flagg at No. 1, but who else makes the cut?
Next year's draft class is lining up to be loaded with star power, including Dylan Harper, Cooper Flagg and Airious Bailey. Let's project the order.
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- 76ers front-runners to land George, sources say
- CP3 to join Wemby in San Antonio, sources say
- Sources: Harden, Clips agree to 2 years, $70M
- Sources: Caldwell-Pope finalizing deal with Magic
- Sources: Mavs adding SF Marshall on 3-year deal
- Source: Jones Jr. reaches 3-year deal with Clips
- Sources: Wiz, Valanciunas agree to 3 years, $30M
- Sources: Drummond to join 76ers on 2-year deal
- 7 under-the-radar free agents to watch
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AP Photo/Brynn Anderson 2024 NBA draft: Value picks, questionable moves, ROY votes, predictions
Were Rob Dillingham and Zach Edey among the best selections? Which teams nailed their class picks? Our experts share their post-draft superlatives.
Illustration by ESPN 2024 NBA draft grades: Winners, losers, picks for all 30 teams
Who won the NBA draft? Which picks and trades stood out? Kevin Pelton grades every team's moves.
Illustration by ESPN NBA free agency: Priorities, needs for 30 teams post-draft
With free agency now here, let's revisit where each team stands with its finances and free agents.
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(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) How Donovan Clingan's, Zach Edey's big game sets them apart
Two of the NBA draft's most intriguing players are labeled as throwbacks to a big-man NBA era, yet there's plenty of appeal for these outliers.
EPA/AMANDA SABGA Long-awaited confetti and champagne from inside the Celtics' locker room: 'Nobody wanted to give us no time'
Despite nearly a decade of noise and calls to break up the Jayson Tatum-Jaylen Brown duo, Boston stuck to its guns -- and will hang its 18th banner because of it.
Illustration by ESPN NBA Power Rankings, way-too-early edition: Our post-Finals look at all 30 teams' 2024-25
With the Celtics claiming the 2024 NBA title, let's see where all 30 teams stand in the NBA Power Rankings ahead of an important offseason.
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