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DSJ Quick Take: Dallas Mavericks Open Extension Talks With Dereck Lively II The Dallas Mavericks have entered contract extension discussions with center Dereck Lively II, according to Marc Stein of the Stein Line. Lively has appeared in 98 of a possible 246 regular-season games across his first three seasons. What...

According to Anthony Slater of ESPN, the Golden State Warriors have tried to acquire LeBron James three times. The Warriors attempted to trade for James when he was on the Los Angeles Lakers and wanted to sign the NBA legend this summer in free agency. Golden State went 0/3 in...

According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Luka Dončić will host the entire Los Angeles Lakers roster in Slovenia for a minicamp in August. The itinerary will include workouts, golf and some Ljubljana tourism and bonding ahead of training camp. https://twitter.com/mcten/status/2082490335582892510 The Lakers have completely reshaped their roster this summer around...

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers wanted to sign LeBron James, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. James, who left the Los Angeles Lakers after eight seasons, will play for the Philadelphia 76ers next season. "There were surprising suitors along the way," McMenamin wrote. "The Boston Celtics, James' consistent nemesis...

According to Baxter Holmes of ESPN, the NBA investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented the salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard could drag into 2027 if the parties don't agree on the findings or any proposed settlement that involves punishing the team. The trade sending Leonard from the...

LeBron James shocked the sports world when he signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. Most people who cover the NBA thought James would sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers to end his legendary career where it started. It appears James strongly considered going back to the Cavaliers...

DSJ Quick Take: Mavericks Hire Legends Global for Arena Project The Dallas Mavericks announced Tuesday that they have selected Legends Global as owner Patrick Dumont's representation and the leader of premium sales for their future venue development. The hire comes about two months after Dallas entered option agreements on roughly...

DSJ Quick Take: Moussa Cissé Signs On for More in Dallas Moussa Cissé made an appearance at Tuesday's Mavs Hoop Camp in Lewisville, running drills and playing knockout with campers before speaking to reporters about the two-year, $4.7 million contract Dallas matched to keep him. The 23-year-old center is off...

DSJ Quick Take: Klay Thompson Is the Miami Heat's No. 1 Target The Miami Heat have made Klay Thompson their top priority in a search for shooting and are exploring both a trade and a buyout with the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN's Shams Charania reported. Thompson has one season and $17.5...

LeBron James wanted to play with Stephen Curry on a team other than the Golden State Warriors, according to Anthony Slater of ESPN. Curry heavily recruited James to the Warriors this summer, but James didn't want to play for Golden State because of the rivalry he had with the franchise...