Jonas Valanciunas played coy on his NBA future during a basketball conference on Tuesday in his native Lithuania. The veteran centre did not directly address the reports that he is seeking a buyout once his trade from the Sacramento Kings to the Denver Nuggets is made official.
Dallas Mavericks All-Star Anthony Davis underwent a procedure to repair a detached retina that he suffered during the season, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero has agreed to a five-year, $239 million maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $287 million, Mike Miller of LIFT Sports Management told ESPN.
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss the entire 2025-26 season as he recovers from a torn right Achilles, Pacers president of operations Kevin Pritchard confirmed on Monday.
Masai Ujiri bid farewell to Toronto Raptors fans Monday in a YouTube video. The Raptors announced June 28 that Ujiri had been fired as the team's vice-chairman and president, marking the end of a more than decade-long run that delivered the franchise its first NBA championship.
All told, the deal involved seven teams (the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns), six players (Durant, Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Clint Capela, David Roddy and Daeqwon Plowden), 13 draft picks
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA's Most Valuable Player. The Hamilton, Ont., native beat out Nikola Jokic after he finished runner-up to the Denver Nuggets star a year ago, joining Steve Nash as the only Canadian to win the award.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander joined an extremely exclusive club Wednesday when he was named NBA Most Valuable Player, becoming only the second Canadian ever to win the award. Victoria, B.C.’s Steve Nash, who won MVP in back-to-back seasons in 2005 and 2006 with the Phoenix Suns, is happy to have company.
Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sheds tears while thanking his family as he accepts the MVP award for the 2024-25 NBA season.
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Canadian and former NBA MVP Steve Nash commented on his fellow countryman Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning the award, while general manager of the Canadian men's national basketball team Rowan Barrett spoke about how SGA's MVP award will be talked about for many years in Canadian history.
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After winning his first scoring title and leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a league-high 68 wins, Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has earned his first NBA MVP award. SGA finished as the runner-up in last year's MVP voting, when Nikola Jokic won his third MVP in four seasons.
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After winning his first NBA MVP, TSN NBA analyst Jevohn Shepherd joins SportsCentre to share why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deserved the honour over Nikola Jokic, what he thinks the award means to him, and if he's already willing to call him the best Canadian to ever play basketball.
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