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Ben Simmons no longer has an NBA agent. According to veteran NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Bernie Lee has dropped Simmons as a client. Lee is Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler's agent. https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1963657686739751085 Ben Simmons could retire from the NBA, according to Stefan Bondy of the...

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard's endorsement deal with "Aspiration" was actually worth $48 million, according to NBA reporter John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal. Leonard allegedly received a no-work contract from "Aspiration" so that he could be paid more money without it counting against the NBA’s salary rules. The...

In the wake of Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers being investigated by the NBA for circumventing the salary cap, one league exec told Lakers Daily that the Los Angeles Lakers "dodged a massive bullet" by not landing the future Hall of Famer in 2019. Leonard, who left the...

Cam Thomas is signing a one-year, $6 million qualifying offer to return to the Brooklyn Nets, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN. Thomas will become an unrestricted free agent next offseason. "Cam Thomas' representatives, Ron Shade and Alex Saratsis of Octagon, discussed several frameworks of deals with the...

Ben Simmons could retire from the NBA, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. The New York Knicks remain interested in Simmons, who played for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers last season. Simmons appeared in 33 games with the Nets in 2024-25 before getting bought out....

Toronto Raptors owner Larry Tanenbaum called three sponsors to meet Kawhi Leonard's demand of an extra $15 million in endorsement money in 2019, according to NBA insider John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports. Leonard left the Raptors for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2019 during free agency. The future Hall of...

When NBA legend Kawhi Leonard was an unrestricted free agent in 2019, his uncle and chief business partner, Dennis Robertson, asked teams for improper benefits, according to The Athletic. Leonard left the Toronto Raptors for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2019. "Sources at the time said Robertson asked team officials...

NBA big man Nikola Vučević of the Chicago Bulls is retiring from the Montenegro National Team. Montenegro lost to Great Britain by a final score of 89-83 to get eliminated from EuroBasket 2025. "It sucks for me to finish this way," Nikola Vučević said, via BasketNews. "I would have loved...

Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington has secured his long-term future with the franchise, agreeing to a four-year, $90 million contract extension, sources confirmed to DallasHoopsJournal.com. The deal does not include any options and represents the maximum amount Washington was eligible to sign. The 27-year-old entered the offseason with one year...

The Dallas Mavericks selected Cooper Flagg with the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Duke. The forward is entering a great situation, as the Mavericks have three future Hall of Famers in Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson to mentor him. Flagg won't be Dallas' best...