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Bradley Beal is ready to get paid. But the Washington Wizards aren’t ready to pay him. CSN’s J. Michael provided some late-summer updates on the Wizards, one of which detailed the 22-year-old’s extension demands. Here’s what he said: “Bradley Beal has made it clear he thinks he’s a max player, and that’s what he wants. [...]

Carlos Boozer is still looking for a new home, and he might not find one anytime soon. While most of his peers have already signed brand new pacts, many of them expected, some of them a surprise, the 33-year-old Boozer is still a free agent. And, to some extent, that’s weird. He’s at least two [...]

A very familiar face could be headed back to the NBA. Metta World Peace has been spending most of his time overseas, playing in China and Italy over the past two seasons. The last time we saw him play in the NBA was with the New York Knicks in 2014, during which he averaged 4.8 [...]

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is worth more than Kemba Walker. Sort of. The Charlotte Hornets took care of their impending restricted free agent point guard ahead of last season, electing to lock him up on a four-year, $48 million extension rather than allowing him to test the semi-open waters. Walker remains one of the most inefficient floor [...]

Stephen Curry will be a free agent in 2017. And he doesn’t really care. The Sporting News’ Jimmy Spencer asked the reigning MVP and championship-toting Curry about his upcoming free agency, and about whether he would prefer to sign an early extension (like Kevin Durant did) or enter the feeding frenzy he and others would [...]

Nerlens Noel already has the Defensive Player of the Year candidate goods. Now he’s looking for some additional offensive chops. After what can only be described as a successful rookie campaign, during which he anchored a surprisingly scrappy and consistent and energetic and effective Philadelphia 76ers defense, Noel is looking to expand his offensive armory. [...]

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Social media can be fun. It can also suck. This is one of those times when it sucks. Ken Berger of CBS Sports posted an interested question-and-answer piece with many of the stars that attended Team USA’s mini-camp in Las Vegas. It’s an interesting read, one worth more than a cursory glance. One of the [...]

The J.R. Smith era will continue in Cleveland. Smith has been twisting in the wind after opting out of the last year of his previous deal, leaving roughly $6.4 million on the table. Though there have been reports that he’s fielded lucrative offers from other teams while also keeping in contact with the Cavaliers, the [...]

So we’ve already established that Tim Duncan is super generous by NBA standards. But, as it turns out, his friendliness extends to his opponents. Duncan won the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award on Wednesday, a distinction that recognizes preeminent leaders, serial selflessness and phenomenal mentors And, from a San Antonio Spurs perspective, it’s easy [...]