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SportsYahoo SportsThe Chris Paul effect: NBA teams spend money on aging stars for chance at title run
Paul showing up in Phoenix and turning the Suns into NBA finalists turned heads around the league — in more ways than one. Teams that feel close enough to contention threw caution to the wind and money at players’ doorsteps.
SportsAssociated PressCurry lands second $200M contract of career with Warriors
Stephen Curry has landed the second $200 million-plus contract of his career, reaching agreement on a $215 million, four-year extension with the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday that takes him through the 2025-26 season. Curry's agent, Jeff Austin of Octagon, confirmed the new deal for the star point guard, who would have been entering the final season of his previous contract. Curry will earn $48 million for the 2022-23 season, then $51.9 million in '23-’24, $55.7 million in ’24-'25 and $59.6 million in the final year of the deal.
SportsAssociated PressAP source: DeRozan agrees to $85 million deal with Bulls
The Chicago Bulls made another major upgrade, acquiring high-scoring small forward DeMar DeRozan a day after adding point guard Lonzo Ball. The Bulls agreed Tuesday to a three-year, $85 million contract with DeRozan as part of a sign-and-trade with San Antonio, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The move is another sign Chicago is serious about contending in the Eastern Conference.
SportsYahoo SportsSources: DeMar DeRozan agrees to 3-year, $85 million deal with Bulls via sign-and-trade
Free agent guard/forward DeMar DeRozan has agreed to a sign-and-trade deal that will send him to the Chicago Bulls on a three-year, $85 million deal, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
SportsYahoo SportsCarmelo Anthony reportedly joins LeBron James, agrees to one-year deal with Lakers
LeBron James will finally get a chance to play with Carmelo Anthony.
SportsYahoo SportsTwo-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry to sign lucrative four-year extension with Warriors
Two-time NBA MVP and three-time champion Stephen Curry has agreed to a four-year, $215 million contract extension to remain with the Golden State Warriors through 2026, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
SportsYahoo Sports2021 NBA free agency: Winners and losers from Day 1, starring Pat Riley's Miami Heat
NBA free agency opened on Monday, and more than 50 deals were made before the clock struck midnight, including most of the top names expected to change teams, if not all of them.
SportsYahoo SportsAndre Drummond and Joel Embiid have to bury hatchet after Drummond signs with 76ers
Andre Drummond has called Joel Embiid "out of shape" in the past. Now, they have to share a locker room.
SportsYahoo SportsWhy Kevin Durant is the perfect captain for this imperfect USA men's basketball team
This Team USA has suffered from COVID opt-outs and a shifting roster. But it doesn't have to be ideal, because it has Kevin Durant.
SportsYahoo SportsKevin Durant leads United States into Olympic semifinals
The U.S. men pass their biggest test of the Olympics, smashing Spain to reach semifinals.
SportsYahoo SportsReport: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander agrees to five-year, $172 million rookie extension with Thunder
Trae Young isn't the only young PG getting paid.
SportsYahoo SportsReport: Trae Young agrees to maximum contract extension with Atlanta Hawks
As currently constructed, Young's extension is worth $168 million over five years. That could climb just north of $200 million if he makes one of the three All-NBA teams this coming season.
SportsAssociated PressAP source: Allen, Cavs agree to $100 million, 5-year deal
Jarrett Allen is staying as the Cavaliers' main man in the middle. One of the NBA's most promising young centers, Allen agreed to a $100 million, five-year contract to remain with Cleveland on Monday as free agency opened, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Allen, who was a restricted free agent, can sign the deal on Friday, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because NBA rules prohibit teams from announcing deals until the league's moratorium period ends.
SportsAssociated PressAP sources: Pelicans send Ball to Bulls, get Hornets' Graham
The New Orleans Pelicans are sending Lonzo Ball to Chicago and will acquire Devonte Graham from Charlotte as part of separate sign-and-trade agreements, two people with knowledge of the situation said. The Ball trade will send Bulls guards Tomas Satoransky and Garrett Temple to the Pelicans, and New Orleans will send a draft lottery-protected 2022 first-round choice to Charlotte, the people said.
SportsYahoo SportsSources: JaVale McGee to join Suns on 1-year deal
Veteran center JaVale McGee has reached an agreement with the Phoenix Suns on a one-year, $5 million deal, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
SportsAssociated PressPaul gets more chances to bring Suns, and himself, a title
Chris Paul proved to be an ageless wonder in his first season with the Phoenix Suns, leading the franchise to the NBA Finals for the first time in nearly three decades. Now he'll get another chance to push the Suns — and himself — to a long-coveted championship. Phoenix is bringing back the veteran point guard on a four-year deal that could be worth up to $120 million, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Monday.
SportsYahoo SportsReports: Knicks add Evan Fournier, retain Derrick Rose in free agency
The New York Knicks finally landed a coveted free agent.
SportsYahoo SportsReport: Dwight Howard agrees to join Lakers for third time of his career
He's re-joining them for real this time.
SportsAssociated PressAP source: Mavs keeping Hardaway on $72 million, 4-year deal
The Dallas Mavericks are bringing back shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. on a $72 million, four-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal said Monday. The agreement came just as NBA free agency opened. Hardaway came to the Mavericks from the New York Knicks before the 2019 trade deadline in a deal headlined by Kristaps Porzingis.
SportsYahoo SportsSources: Chris Paul will return to Suns on 4-year deal worth up to $120 million
The veteran point guard will run it back with the Suns after their first NBA Finals appearance in 28 years.
SportsYahoo SportsReport: Jarrett Allen reaches $100 million agreement with the Cleveland Cavaliers
The 23-year-old center averaged 13.2 points (61 FG%, 69 FT%), 9.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 blocks in 30.3 minutes over 51 games with the Cavaliers after being traded as part of the deal that sent one-time MVP James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets.
SportsYahoo SportsReport: Jimmy Butler to sign maximum extension with Heat; PJ Tucker to leave Milwaukee for Miami
Jimmy Butler's contract extension is expected to be worth $184 million over four years.
SportsYahoo SportsReport: Lonzo Ball to sign 4-year, $85 million offer sheet from Chicago Bulls via sign-and-trade
Lonzo Ball made himself a valuable asset playing next to New Orleans stars Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram.
SportsYahoo SportsSources: Will Barton agrees with Nuggets on 2-year, $32 million deal
Denver Nuggets guard/forward Will Barton will re-sign with the team on a two-year, $32 million deal, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
SportsYahoo SportsOlympics betting: U.S. men's hoops a big favorite over Spain, but past matchups have been close
The Team USA men’s basketball team returns to Olympic action on Tuesday in the quarterfinal round against Spain.
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