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Just in: Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George has agreed on a five-year, $157.5 million rookie-scale contract extension with the franchise, sources tell me and @BannedMacMahon.

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Free agent forward Jeremy Sochan has agreed to a one-year deal to sign with the Portland Trail Blazers, agent Deirunas Visockas of Gersh Sports tells ESPN. Sochan -- who has averaged 9.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists entering his fifth NBA season -- finished 2025-26 on the championship Knicks.

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Charlotte acquires additional draft capital -- it has 20 second-rounders over the next 7 years and now the second-most tradeable picks in the NBA. The Rockets open roster flexibility after acquisitions of Marcus Smart and Bogdan Bogdanovic, plus create a $13 million trade exception.

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Reporting for NBA Today on a Board of Governors vote expected for May 28 to make anti-tanking rule changes:

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@LegionHoops @SbondyNBA this happened with my friend Kevin

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@celtics__john he's posting a pic of him fouling Reaves and getting away with it?

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@celtics__john 🤮

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@NovaMBB @mikal_bridges it’s this one

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@celtics__john 14 likes and Celtics John will do a face reveal

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@celtics__john can already hear the media talking about “Guzman with the most competitive sweep…” but Fichtner shuts him down completely

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@jga41agher MJ is the perfect Pippen for Billy Fichtner

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@GuruLakers @celtics__john

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@LegionHoops Ben Simmons

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@HPbasketball @phonysimon

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@celtics__john @TheNBACentral @TheSteinLine hmm John Collins doesn't sound so bad now, huh?

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@celtics__john wow love hearing insights into your personal life!

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@EdwardHand8 @celtics__john @RedSoxBullitt

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Congrats to Chief of Content Evan Morris for winning Employee of the Month for the 15th straight month!

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Joe Goldberg ass about to get it from Greg #SinsInTheSuburbs