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AP Basketball WriterAn NBA first: Every coach who started last season is backBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dozens of NBA players found new homes this offseason. A few front offices dealt with hirings and firings. There's a new arena in Detroit and an ownership change looms in Houston. The...

AP Basketball WriterMinnesota's Wiggins considers contract deal without agentBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Andrew Wiggins has a five-year, $148 million contract offer from the Minnesota Timberwolves sitting right in front of him just waiting to be signed.In his typical, laid-back fashion, Wiggins is greeting the life-changing money with a...

Associated Press WritersNFL anthem protests evolve past Kaepernick's original intentBy JESSE J. HOLLAND and ERRIN HAINES WHACKWhat began more than a year ago with a lone NFL quarterback protesting police brutality against minorities by kneeling silently during the national anthem before games has grown into a roar with hundreds...

AP Basketball WriterAnthony sharp in OKC debut, Rockets look fine without himBy BRIAN MAHONEYCarmelo Anthony sizzled in his first game with the Thunder, though Chris Paul and the Rockets look like they will be just fine without him.Houston overcame Anthony's 19 points in just 20 minutes and Paul George's...

AP Basketball WriterAlan Anderson working out, hoping for 1 more NBA callBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIWhen the NFL season begins every fall, Alan Anderson's body starts talking to him. The summer break is over, NBA training camps are right around the corner and the itch to start balling for real takes...

AP Basketball WriterAlan Anderson working out, hoping for 1 more NBA callBy JON KRAWCZYNSKINBA veteran Alan Anderson is working out in Las Vegas and hoping for one more call, preferably from his hometown Minnesota Timberwolves.Anderson tells The Associated Press that he has had conversations with several teams about coming...

AP Basketball WriterCamp time! Warriors, Wolves prepare to open training campBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIThe Golden State Warriors were the last team standing when the NBA season closed in June. Thanks to a preseason trip to China, they are one of the first teams to get going this season as the...

Grizzlies sign 2nd-round draft pick Ivan Rabb to rookie dealMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have signed Ivan Rabb, the 35th draft pick overall, to a contract days before opening training camp.Terms were not disclosed Thursday.The Grizzlies swapped a future second-round draft pick to Orlando for the 6-foot-10,...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: NBA approves draft lottery, player resting rulesBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) A person with knowledge of the details says NBA owners have passed rules designed to prevent healthy players from sitting out games, and teams from losing games on purpose to improve their draft...

AP Sports WriterSmart returns slimmer, ready to take on role as Celtics' vetBy KYLE HIGHTOWERNEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Marcus Smart is walking around a lot more with his shirt off. And it may be a positive sign for the Boston Celtics this season.The fourth-year guard developed a reputation as...

Associated PressZach Randolph faces misdemeanor marijuana charge in LABy MICHAEL BALSAMOLOS ANGELES (AP) Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph has been charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession and resisting arrest following an incident this month when a large gathering became unruly at a Los Angeles housing project, prosecutors said Thursday.The...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Cavaliers front-runners to sign Dwyane WadeBy TIM REYNOLDSBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are on the brink of becoming teammates again.James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are the clear front-runners to sign Wade once he becomes a free agent later this week,...