Warriors, Chris Paul may extend June 28 deadline on $30M guarantee

Photo: FIBA The stage is set for an intense battle on the basketball court, as the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers draw seedings have been officially announced. The road to the tournament, which will be the 42nd edition of the EuroBasket championship, is now clearer as all 32 participating teams gear up…

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets have agreed to an eight-man trade that’ll send Derrick Favors to the Rockets while the Thunder will acquire two draft exceptions, save $1 million in salary, and four players, including Trey Burke and Marquese Chriss, according to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Cap-centric deal…

While Kyrie Irving has until Wednesday to decide on his $36.5 million player option, he and the Nets have yet to progress on a possible contract extension. Contract talks are trending in the opposite direction, with Irving’s camp reportedly requesting and receiving permission to pursue sign-and-trade packages with other teams,…

Washington Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. sees an improved Deni Avdija on the offensive end this season (12.1 PPG/4.0 APG/51.9% FG/34.8% 3-PT/84.1% FT are all career-highs). (via Washington Wizards): “He’s shown tremendous growth in his poise. I thought at times in the past he could get sped up a…

For three decades we’ve covered many amazing basketball characters, but some stand above the rest—not only because of their on-court skills (though those are always relevant), but because of how they influenced and continue to influence basketball culture, and thus influenced SLAM. Meanwhile, SLAM has also changed those players’ lives…

The Houston Rockets may not be anywhere near championship contention, but their young fundamental pieces have shown promise for a hopeful future. According to former Sixth Man of the Year Eric Gordon, the talent that has elevated his game the most for the Rockets is USC product Kevin Porter Jr….