NBA Basketball

Kings' Brown making $8.5M per year in new deal

Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown has agreed on a new contract that takes him through the 2026-2027 season, his agent Warren LeGarie told ESPN. Brown, the 2022-2023 NBA Coach of the Year, gets a new deal with a significant raise.

Reports: GM Weaver out amid Pistons shakeup

Troy Weaver is out as general manager of the Pistons, according to reports, after the team posted the league's worst record over the past two seasons.

Celtics' Porzingis 'getting better' ahead of Finals

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said center Kristaps Porzingis, who has been out for more than four weeks with a calf strain, is "getting better" ahead of the NBA Finals.

Sources: Cavs can pursue Knicks, Heat assistants

The Cavaliers have been granted permission to interview Knicks associate head coach Johnnie Bryant and Heat top assistant Chris Quinn, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Sources: Pels deferring Lakers' 1st-rd. pick to '25

The New Orleans Pelicans are planning to defer the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round pick until 2025, clearing the way for the Lakers to select 17th overall in the 2024 NBA draft, sources told ESPN on Friday.

Ex-Sixer Gordon, brother of Aaron, dies at 33

Drew Gordon, the older brother of Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon and a former NBA player himself, died in a car accident in Oregon on Thursday. He was 33.

Why Bronny James stayed in the draft

The 19-year-old, whom his agent said "many teams have called" about, has reminded NBA teams what made him a highly regarded prospect entering USC.