“We made an offer to him, it’s well chronicled, in the fall, substantially higher than what he ultimately did end up signing for. So I thought it was very fair,” Lacob said of the reported two-year, $48 million offer before last season. “Very fair, if not more than fair at the time. We’re trying to anticipate what the market is for him. We’re trying to be really fair to him and recognize him for who he is. And so we did that and that was not acceptable to them. That’s their choice. At that point, you know, we sort of have to go to free agency, we told them. Get closer to that day and see how ..read more

“We made an offer to him, it’s well chronicled, in the fall, substantially higher than what he ultimately did end up signing for. So I thought it was very fair,” Lacob said of the reported two-year, $48 million offer before last season. “Very fair, if not more than fair at the time. We’re trying to anticipate what the market is for him. We’re trying to be really fair to him and recognize him for who he is. And so we did that and that was not acceptable to them. That’s their choice. At that point, you know, we sort of have to go to free agency, we told them. Get closer to that day and see how t ..read more

The Nets are going back to Cali — at least for training camp. Brooklyn — which will play the Clippers in the preseason — will hold part of the camp in Southern California, as it did three years ago. That Oct. 8 tilt will be at Frontwave Arena, home of the Clippers’ G League San Diego affiliate. The last time the Nets held camp in SoCal was back in 2021 when the Big Three of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden had their initial camp together ..read more

Shams Charania: Free agent F Kessler Edwards has agreed on a two-way NBA contract with the Dallas Mavericks, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Edwards has averaged 3.5 points and 11.9 minutes across three seasons for Nets and Kings. Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania What’s the buzz on Twitter? Shams Charania @ShamsCharania Free agent F Kessler Edwards has agreed on a two-way NBA contract with the Dallas Mavericks, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Edwards has averaged 3.5 points and 11.9 minutes across three seasons for Nets and Kings. pic.twitter.com/qJTF7Jvila – 2:30 PM More on this s ..read more

Shams Charania: Free agent F Kessler Edwards has agreed on a two-way NBA contract with the Dallas Mavericks, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Edwards has averaged 3.5 points and 11.9 minutes across three seasons for Nets and Kings ..read more

ClutchPoints: “I’m happy as hell he gone. The reason I’m happy he’s gone is because he wasn’t happy no more. As a brother, I only want what’s best for you, not what’s best for me, not what’s best for this team.” Draymond Green on Klay Thompson going to the Mavs ? pic.twitter.com/wwNORTZ6qm Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp What’s the buzz on Twitter? Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie Draymond always wanted the best for Klay ? (via @club520podcast ) pic.twitter.com/YS2e2vqdNH – 10:36 PM Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire Buddy Hield isn’t feeling pressure to replace Klay Thompson warriorswire.usa ..read more

ClutchPoints: “I’m happy as hell he gone. The reason I’m happy he’s gone is because he wasn’t happy no more. As a brother, I only want what’s best for you, not what’s best for me, not what’s best for this team.” Draymond Green on Klay Thompson going to the Mavs pic.twitter.com/wwNORTZ6qm “I’m happy as hell he gone. The reason I’m happy he’s gone is because he wasn’t happy no more. As a brother, I only want what’s best for you, not what’s best for me, not what’s best for this team." Draymond Green on Klay Thompson going to the Mavs pic.twitter.com/wwNORTZ6qm — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) Ju ..read more

Matching up against the opposition’s best scorers, Dillon Brooks has had his fair share of experiences to judge who some of the best players in the league are. As Canada prepares for group play in the 2024 Olympics, Brooks broke down the three toughest opponents to defend. The 28-year-old listed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as one of his answers. The other two players were Luka Doncic and Andrew Nembhard ..read more

On Tuesday, Mark Cuban replied to a post on X regarding the likely legal battle between the NBA and WBD ahead. In doing so, the former Dallas Mavericks owner proposed that the media conglomerate focus its efforts not on a national NBA package, but rather the league’s local rights. “My suggestion would be that they get diamond local rights, and overlay the games on TBS for local broadcast,” Cuban wrote, referring to Diamond Sports Group, the regional sports operator the possesses the local rights for half of the NBA’s 30 teams. “Maybe lease a stick to expand coverage and of course streaming ..read more

“Start with 15 diamond markets or so, and others as they expire It justifies their subscription fee for MVPDs , who also save money by paying WBD what they are already paying for TBS, and not paying up when the local network affiliate pays teams as leverage to get more carriage fees,” Cuban wrote. “This way TBS has most of the USA covered with local games. They show the same reruns they would otherwise show with no NBA deal in the markets without games[.] Fans who have basic cable would get all their local games on a fully distributed network or on a local bleacher report stream ..read more