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Dirk Nowitzki has developed a relationship with Cooper Flagg and says he remains available to the Dallas Mavericks’ young star whenever he needs advice. Nowitzki, who spent his entire 21-year NBA career with Dallas, said he has stayed in contact with Flagg and occasionally reaches out after watching him play. “We met a few times, and we’re obviously in contact. I write him a few things when I see something. So, he knows that I’m in his corner whenever I want him to succeed and do well. But like I said, he’s so far ahead of the curve already at that age. But if there’s ever anything that he needs, I’m more than happy to help.”
Jimmy Butler is recovering well as he continues to make key progress midway through his ACL recovery with the Golden State Warriors. "I know he's having a good time. He just spent his birthday this past week in Brazil hanging out with Neymar. He's had a good summer. As far as the rehab goes, he's very much in the middle months, the middle stages of long ACL rehab," veteran Warriors reporter Anthony Slater said on ESPN's NBA Today. "I've heard good updates on his progress and the strengthening of his knee, but he's still months away from being on an NBA court. The team is going to open camp in Hawaii in a couple weeks. He's expected to just be able to do individual stuff on the side. Eventually, he'll hit the checkpoints, but even though he won't be on the court to start the season, he is obviously still a big leader for the team."
Marc Stein: Dwight Powell was with the Mavericks this week at the Kyrie Irving-led minicamp in Los Angeles and the expectation, league sources say, is that Powell will receive a formal training camp invite even though Dallas currently has a full roster with 15 standard NBA contracts.
Juancho Hernangomez spent his first four years in the NBA with the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic. As he seeks to upgrade his home in Spain, Hernangomez says he will need advice from his former teammate in the NBA to get some horses. "I have a house in Asturias. It's my sanctuary there. I also have the wine. I don't have the horses but I will speak with with Jokic."
A group led by Kushner and former Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger last month struck a deal to purchase the team from finance mogul Mark Walter at a $12.5 billion valuation. In the presentation, the buyers laid out plans to expand the storied National Basketball Association franchise, including through international growth and new opportunities in local media rights. Those moves would help boost the Lakers’ valuation to at least $30 billion in a decade, the buyer group said, assuming that TV and streaming rights double in value. More favorable assumptions for the same period would place the long-term valuation at $62 billion.
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Entering his 18th NBA season with his contract set to expire in 2027, Curry made it clear he has no interest in testing free agency or walking away from the franchise that drafted him. "I want to be a lifer with Golden State," Curry said.
Bobby Marks: The Thompson brothers (Amen and Ausar) now have a combined $439m in on court earnings. The salary ranks first among all twins.
Shams Charania: Twins Ausar and Amen Thompson are now the first pair of brothers in NBA history to each receive a $100 million deal. They have signed for a total of $363 million this offseason.
The latest project from Connor Schell’s Words + Pictures is a new content series not only starring future Hall of Fame point guard Chris Paul but also featuring Genius Sports’ data and technology. Paul launched his production company Ohh Dip!!! Entertainment with backing from Words + Pictures a year ago, and this new joint venture adds Genius to provide official NBA data and its visualization tech.
Former Euless Trinity basketball star Myles Turner is giving back to the school district that helped him reach the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks center announced on X that he has pledged $2 million over the next 20 years to the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD athletic department. It will help every middle school and both high schools in the district.
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According to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania, there is currently growing optimism surrounding potential extensions for Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson and Charlotte Hornets wing Brandon Miller, with both players expected to continue discussions with their respective teams.
Draymond Green: "I think wishing that the NBA took $50 million from a player is disgusting. I think it's purely disgusting. I like Gallo, I like Gallo a lot actually, but this is, this is disgusting to me. And the reason this is disgusting because number one, I don't, I don't want anyone getting fined. I think that, I think that shit is whack. You can go back and look where I said if this is true, I hope the punishment is they dismantle the CBA, not take $50 million out of Kawhi Leonard's pocket. That's so whack and I can't believe he said that."
A package thief swiped three collector sports cards worth about $17,400 from the lobby of a Brooklyn building Monday afternoon, cops said. The stolen merchandise — which was wrapped inside multiple packages — included rare basketball cards featuring the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, police sources said. The brazen crook was caught on camera gleefully smiling as he walked off with the high-priced haul, dressed casually in an orange ball cap, a sleeveless Brooklyn Brewery T-shirt, camo shorts and flip flops, cops said.
Oh No He Didn't: Shams on expansion: "The NBA is focused right now on closing on the owner of the Las Vegas expansion team and then moving toward Seattle. And there are few reasons for that: One of the major ones being that there's just a hotter bidding market right now developing in Las Vegas and you have rising valuations approaching $10 billion, potentially even higher. I've also had some people close to the process tell me the NBA could close in Las Vegas and then see who the runner ups are that still have interest in joining the Seattle process. And that could bring some more competitiveness to that process. Now logistically, timing wise, the NBA still wants to have a decision by the end of the year"