BREAKING: Trae Young intends to sign a four-year, approximately $212 million deal to stay with the Washington Wizards, with a player option in Year 4, sources tell ESPN. The four-time NBA All-Star declined his $49M player option for a long-term commitment ahead of free agency.
Just in: Minnesota is sending Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick in the NBA Draft to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade that sends Nic Claxton to the Chicago Bulls, sources tell ESPN. The Timberwolves will acquire Brooklyn’s No. 33 pick for Randle and No. 28.
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NEWS: Michigan coach Dusty May is finalizing a deal to take the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job, sources tell @PeteThamel, @ShamsCharania and me. May led Michigan basketball to the national title in April. The allure of coaching Cooper Flagg as a linchpin piece helped draw him.
"Brady Tkachuk had full control here. ... He got to dictate in the end where he wanted to go, and it was very clear his preference was Florida."
@emilymkaplan provides more insight into the Brady Tkachuk trade to the Florida Panthers 🏒
The NHL has entered its superteam era.
Brady Tkachuk to Florida is the latest sign that elite players are taking control of their futures and that contracts might not matter the way they used to.
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Things are very fluid, and there’s plenty of time for Dallas to explore its options, but sources say Ottawa is making a big push for Jason Robertson. If a trade cannot be ironed out and he hits July 1 as an RFA, the Senators could present him with a significant offer sheet.
The 2029 1st-round pick the #sens are getting in the Brady Tkachuk trade is top-10 protected. As @PierreVLeBrun reported: Ottawa also gets Nos. 9 and 25 picks in this week's draft, plus a *2027 2nd-rounder
BREAKING: Packers star DE Micah Parsons is expected to miss half the season, according to his brother Terrence Parsons Jr.
In response to a report stating that Parsons would miss “upwards of half the season”, Terrence Parsons wrote, “they weren’t tryna listen.”
🚨🚨TRADE
To #TimetoHunt
Brady Tkachuk, Yr 6/7 $8.2M Cap Hit
To #GoSens
‘26 1st #9
‘26 1st #25
‘29 1st
‘30 2nd
1st @PierreVLeBrun
1st on picks @FriedgeHNIC
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Breaking: The Florida Panthers are trading for Brady Tkachuk, where he will play with his brother Matthew, sources tell @emilymkaplan.
The Senators will receive two first-round picks in the 2026 draft, as well as a future first and second-round pick.
Darren Raddysh's increase from a $975K to $8.5M Cap Hit is the 3rd largest increase in Cap Hit from 1 standard level contract to another:
Thanks to @AdamVingan for the question