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AP Sports WriterCurry in Japan to talk Tokyo Olympics, Rui HachimuraBy JIM ARMSTRONGTOKYO (AP) Stephen Curry is already looking ahead to the next challenge in his basketball career, including the chance to represent the United States at next year's Tokyo Olympics.Just over a week since his Golden State...

AP Basketball WriterThe draft is over, and now on the clock: Free agencyBy TIM REYNOLDSNow on the clock: Chaos.The NBA offseason is about to kick into high gear.A draft that had good bits of intrigue - at least after New Orleans' Zion Williamson, Memphis' Ja Morant and New York's...

Associated PressNext game for Raptors: Making final pitch to Kawhi LeonardBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) The title won and the draft over, the Toronto Raptors turn to the next order of business: keeping Kawhi Leonard.He is expected to opt out of the final year of his contact and become...

Williamson, Barrett may meet in Summer League openerLAS VEGAS (AP) Former Duke teammates Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett are slated to potentially make their NBA Summer League debuts against one another.The NBA said Friday that Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans will face off against Barrett and the...

Associated PressGrizzlies fill point guard void, select Ja Morant at No. 2By CLAY BAILEYMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Several years ago, the idea of Ja Morant being the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies wasn't on anyone's radar.On Thursday night, the unlikely scenario became a...

AP Sports WriterT-wolves land Texas Tech's Culver after draft-day tradeBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves, under new president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas, have embarked on a roster revamp to improve their defense and 3-point shooting in an attempt to thrive in the current pace-and-space era in...

Joe Dumars joins Kings as adviser to general manager DivacSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Hall of Famer Joe Dumars is back in the NBA, hired as a special adviser to Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac.The Kings announced the hiring Friday of Dumars, the former president of basketball operations for...

Dwane Casey says it was 'exciting' to see Raptors win titleAUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Dwane Casey had nothing but positive things to say about the fact that his former team just won the NBA title.Casey coached the Toronto Raptors for seven seasons but was fired last offseason -...

AP Sports WriterLong-range plan: Garland's shooting floored Cavs in workoutBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Darius Garland showed the Cavaliers his range from 2,000 miles before they selected him in the NBA draft.The Cavs selected the Vanderbilt point guard with the No. 5 overall pick Thursday night despite him...

Associated PressKnicks select Duke swingman RJ Barrett with No. 3 pickBy DENIS P. GORMANNEW YORK (AP) It is not exactly a secret that the New York Knicks need a lot of help.So when a player who did almost everything well in his one college season was available, the...

AP Sports WriterPelicans open Zion Williamson era on draft nightBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) The Pelicans have officially begun the Zion Williamson era - just days after agreeing to trade away their last No. 1 overall draft choice.Based on the celebrating crowd jammed into a downtown promenade on...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Whiteside opts in for $27 million with HeatBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Hassan Whiteside is not leaving the final year of his Miami Heat deal on the table.A person with knowledge of the situation said Friday that Whiteside is exercising his $27.1 million option for...