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AP Sports WriterAP source: Cavaliers acquire McGee, 2026 pick from LakersBy TOM WITHERSCLEVEAND (AP) Looking to replace Tristan Thompson, the Cavaliers have acquired center JaVale McGee and a future draft pick from the Los Angeles Lakers for forwards Alfonzo McKinnie and Jordan Bell, a person familiar with the...

Pacers re-sign Justin Holiday, keeping brother duo in tactINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Justin Holiday will continue playing for the Indiana Pacers next season after agreeing to a new deal Sunday.Terms of the deal were not immediately announced but the decision means Holiday and one of his two NBA-playing brothers, Aaron,...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: VanVleet staying with Raptors; Hayward to HornetsBy TIM REYNOLDSFred VanVleet bet on himself. It paid off.Gordon Hayward, meanwhile, is heading to a new home.VanVleet agreed Saturday to a four-year, $85 million contract to remain with the Toronto Raptors, a person with direct knowledge of the...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: VanVleet staying with Raptors; Hayward to HornetsBy TIM REYNOLDSFred VanVleet bet on himself. It paid off.Gordon Hayward, meanwhile, is heading to a new home.VanVleet agreed Saturday to a four-year, $85 million contract to remain with the Toronto Raptors, a person with direct knowledge of the...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: VanVleet staying with Raptors; Hayward to HornetsBy TIM REYNOLDSFred VanVleet bet on himself. It paid off.Gordon Hayward, meanwhile, is heading to a new home.VanVleet agreed Saturday to a four-year, $85 million contract to remain with the Toronto Raptors, a person with direct knowledge of the...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: VanVleet staying with Raptors, Hayward to HornetsBy TIM REYNOLDSFred VanVleet bet on himself. It paid off.Gordon Hayward, meanwhile, is heading to a new home.VanVleet agreed Saturday to a four-year, $85 million contract to remain with the Toronto Raptors, a person with direct knowledge of the...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: VanVleet staying with Raptors; Hayward to HornetsBy TIM REYNOLDSFred VanVleet bet on himself. It paid off.Gordon Hayward, meanwhile, is heading to a new home.VanVleet agreed Saturday to a four-year, $85 million contract to remain with the Toronto Raptors, a person with direct knowledge of the...

AP Basketball WriterFree agency opens: Fox and Kings agree on $163 million dealBy TIM REYNOLDSOn the first night of free agency, De'Aaron Fox was the first huge winner.Huge, as in $163 million - or even more.Fox and the Sacramento Kings agreed on a max deal Friday night, agent Chris...

Associated PressRaptors denied permission to play in Canada, head to TampaBy ROB GILLIESTORONTO (AP) The Canadian government denied a request by the NBA and the Raptors to play in Toronto amid the pandemic, and the team says it will start the season next month in Tampa, Florida.''Ultimately, the...

AP Basketball WriterFree agency opens: Fox and Kings agree on $163 million dealBy TIM REYNOLDSOn the first night of free agency, De'Aaron Fox was the first huge winner.Huge, as in $163 million - or even more.Fox and the Sacramento Kings agreed on a max deal Friday night, agent Chris...

AP Basketball WriterFree agency opens: Fox and Kings agree on $163 million dealBy TIM REYNOLDSOn the first night of free agency, De'Aaron Fox was the first huge winner.Huge, as in $163 million - or even more.Fox and the Sacramento Kings agreed on a max deal Friday night, agent Chris...

AP Basketball WriterNets to re-sign Joe Harris, meeting top offseason priorityBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Joe Harris has agreed to re-sign with the Nets, keeping one of the NBA's best shooters in Brooklyn.The Nets checked off what general manager Sean Marks called their biggest priority in free agency...