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His girlfriend, Draya Michele, and their 1-year-old daughter, Lyght Green, were by his side as the family spent their offseason in Los Angeles. “Well this was my first time experiencing a trade,” Michele, 40, told The Post in a wide-ranging interview on behalf of the 2025 Jeep Grand Wagoneer campaign, WAGS in Wags. “I just think, you know, as his girlfriend, my main responsibility is to support him wherever we were going. “I always make the jokes with him and tell him, ‘I don’t care what city you’re in, we could go to hell and play for the hell… and I’ll go with you, as long as I have a good SPF… it doesn’t matter where we are, if we have each other we’ll make the best of it.’ It’s really just putting families together with their dream cars and making things convenient and also luxurious.”
The search for the next Raptors president is officially underway. MLSE has enlisted the services of Los Angeles-based CAA Executive Search and, according to league sources, the firm submitted a list of recommended candidates to the board last week. They’re believed to be in the vetting stage. Pelley wouldn’t put a hard timeline on the process, but it’s fair to say they would like to have somebody in place well before training camp opens at the end of September.
Smith is already familiar with Durant after they worked out together last summer in Los Angeles. On getting the opportunity to be on the same team as Durant, Smith said, “He attracts a lot of attention, so just being able to play off of that and honestly, just to learn from him.”
Chauncey Billups: Scoot Henderson is having an incredible summer
I spoke with Scoot Henderson for a minute a couple of days ago. He's been putting in some great work with Chris Johnson, his trainer, out in Los Angeles. What kind of a leap do you expect from him next year? Chauncey Billups: Well, I'll be honest with you—Scoot's having an incredible summer. He had a tough year last year, mainly because he didn't get to play basketball during the summer. He was banged up, licking his wounds from the season. This year, he's been playing ball all summer and working on his game. As you said, he's going to take an incredible leap this year. I really, really believe Scoot's going to take a big-time jump. And I'm along for the ride, man. We're ready for it.
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Warriors considered making a trade offer for LeBron James again
The gigantic trade that had landed Doncic in Los Angeles had formed sudden new realities, one of which was James eventually becoming an expiring contract for the first time in his 23-year career. It was the strongest sign yet that the end of his Lakers tenure was near. Executives around the league scurried to decode it. One Eastern Conference executive was convinced James wanted out of LA. A handful of teams -- including the Golden State Warriors, who tried to trade for James in 2023-24 -- considered again whether to make an offer, sources said. One Western Conference executive chalked it up to an elaborate pout because the Lakers hadn't offered James a new contract extension. Another Western Conference executive felt it was an attempt to pressure the Lakers' front office to go all-in on building the team this season and away from its strategy to keep the cap sheet as clean as possible for the summers of 2026 and 2027 after James' salary comes off the books.
Giannis Antetokounmpo says he'll 'probably' stay in Milwaukee
While streaming with IShowSpeed, Watkins was listing the cities with high tax rates, such as New York and Los Angeles. Giannis then says “a lot of people” have been trying to convince him to play there, prompting Speed to ask if he’s staying in Milwaukee. “Probably. Probably. We’ll see. We’ll see. Probably. I love Milwaukee,” Giannis said before changing the subject and pointing out a local church.
Channing Frye: 'Players fall in love with being famous more than winning in L.A.'
Channing Frye: "So now you’re in L.A.—and I had a quick little hop and a jump in L.A.—and let me tell you: players fall in love with being famous more than winning in L.A. Okay? So, if you don’t have that motor, that sickness to be great in a place like L.A., you’re going to start thinking, 'Well, it wasn’t my fault' or 'It was someone else.' You stop grinding. Then you’re playing with Luka, and you’re playing with Bron, and now you’re even more famous—for doing nothing. You could literally do nothing and still be famous."
Jake Fischer: The Clippers have released Jordan Miller, per sources. If he clears waivers, Los Angeles still intends to keep him as part of the organization and play Summer League.
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Keith Smith: Clippers are now $8.9M under their first-apron hard cap with three open roster spots. LA has $5.3M remaining of their NTMLE. They could use that amount and have enough space leftover for a veteran minimum contract and to sign Kobe Sanders using the Second Round Pick Exception.
If Beal were to join Harden in the Clippers' backcourt, that would likely rule out a return to Clipperland for Chris Paul, who has made it clear that he wants to stay as close to his family's Los Angeles base as possible if he returns for a 21st season.
John Collins to Clippers in three-team trade involving Norman Powell
Shams Charania: BREAKING: The Clippers, Jazz and Heat have agreed to a trade that sends Norman Powell to Miami, John Collins to Los Angeles, and Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson and a 2027 Clippers second-round pick to the Jazz, sources tell ESPN.
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