BREAKING: Kawhi Leonard had a hidden, multimillion-dollar “sponsorship” with Clippers’ scoreboard-maker, sources tell @PabloTorre.
[TMZ] Luka Dončić’s ex-fiancée has reportedly filed a new claim in Slovenia seeking \(50 million in a custody and support dispute—\)40M for herself and $10M for their two daughters—while also seeking to reduce Luka’s custody time from two days per week to one.
Per Pablo Torre, Kawhi Leonard also had a deal with Daktronics, the company responsible for the “Halo” at the Intuit Dome
Jaylen Brown on his relationship with Jayson Tatum: “We won a championship together…There are ups and downs in any relationship. On my end, nothing but respect, besides when he plays the Sixers.”
Whether they talked since the trade: “Not really.”
When Daktronic was contacted about its endorsement deal with Kawhi Leonard, Daktronic passed it along to a crisis management company. That crisis management company also has the Intuit Bowl’s holding company as client. As well as the holding company of the soccer arena that Kawhi was invested in.
It’s absolutely insane that the Clippers were allowed to keep their draft picks in this draft.
Michael Porter Jr. : “If you spending \(3,000 on a meal, you shouldn’t have to tip \)600, twenty percent. Uber Eats is another thing. If the Uber Eats order is \(250, why are you still tipping 20% when they’re doing the same amount of work as if you ordered a \)20 meal?”
Jaylen Brown on who called him first after he got traded: “When I first got traded, I just threw my phone across the room”.
He later mentions it is either Tyrese Maxey or VJ Edgecombe.
Insane modern stat: For most nba players shooting 41% from 3 at volume would be a career year, for Steph Curry it would lower his career average
New PTFO Live Watch: Latest Kawhi Leonard Investigation Revealed
[Charania] The Washington Wizards are holding off on extension talks with Anthony Davis partially due to “unanswered questions” about Davis’ health.
Jaylen Brown on being a Sixer: “I’m still processing it”
LeBron James was the only player to average 7 Assists and 6 Rebounds per game last season. With the 76ers, he can be the first player in league history to average 17/7/6 on the 76ers.
[Highlight] Paul George breaks Chris Paul’s ankles as Chris Paul bows down to the Paul God
Which NBA players escaped from the what-if category?
[Highlight] Steph destroys CP3’s ankles
[Highlight] 54-year-old Warriors legend Chris Mullin beats Kevin Durant in a 3-point shootout in 2017.
[Highlight] A younger Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum play 1 vs 1 during practice
Chris Bosh celebrates his first NBA championship by dousing himself in champagne (2012).
Jaylen Brown: “I’m grateful for my 10 years in Boston”.
[Vorkunov & Quick] The Portland Trail Blazers moved one step closer to receiving public funds they requested to renovate the Moda Center: the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners approved a term sheet that would approve up to $101.6 million to redo arena.
Kawhi Leonard reportedly had deal with Daktronics, Clippers’ video board manufacturer
[Highlight] Take a look at some of the best dunks from VJ Edgecombe during his rookie season.
The highest vs lowest it took to lead the league in each of the 5 major statistical categories
With all the accusations against Kawhi and Clippers for Cap circumventing, will Kawhi still make HoF or will he get a Barry Bonds treatment as the League tries to bury him and this incident?
Jaylen Brown on what the team most needs from him: “I’m not sure completely yet. I think we’ll figure it out as time goes on… I’m excited just to be myself. One thing I can promise the city, and the organization, and the coaching staff - that I’m coming every single day and be myself”
Isaiah Thomas’s 2016-2017 season was absolutely amazing. He averaged 29/3/6 on +7.3 rTS%, leading the Celtics to the 1 seed and 53 wins. He also finished 1st in the league that year in offensive EPM.
Could Durant surpass Kareem for second in all time scoring?
[Highlight] Kevin Porter Jr. scores 2 more points for the Raptors by bouncing the ball into their basket at the end of the game.
Could an NBA player still make open shots if they were experiencing severe hallucinations?
Teams attacked Luka Doncic on defense 16.5 times per game last season. Most among all guards
[Charania] There have been a combination of pick-centered packages and player-centered packages offered for Peyton Watson by Cleveland, Milwaukee, and the LA Clippers.
[ESPN] But high-ranking officials are believers in Brown. One front office executive whose team faced Boston in the past few years in the playoffs said he feared Brown because he added an element of toughness the Celtics didn’t have otherwise.
[Robbins] League sources say that any meaningful talks between Anthony Davis and the Wizards about a possible extension will occur during the 2026-27 season, not before. Even if this season starts well, both sides could find themselves far apart on a potential extension.
Bill Simmons: I think one of the reasons they made the trade is they felt like he [Paul George] might be a better fit at this point in [Jayson] Tatum’s career… I think they were feeling like it was a better basketball fit, and I think they wanted some of their other younger wings to play more.”
The Detroit Pistons’ G-League team had public tryouts for $250
[Nehm] The Milwaukee Bucks are hesitant to include a first-round pick in any deal for Peyton Watson as they kickstart their post-Antetokounmpo rebuild. Nuggets would derive value from Milwaukee through the returning player(s). Jaquez could be a target, but he is due for an extension.
[Highlight] The foul call on Bill Laimbeer in the final seconds of Game 6 of the 1988 finals to give the Lakers the lead
Mike Conley Sr dunked from BEHIND the free throw line at the 1992 Foot Locker Slam Fest
Jaylen Brown on being fueled to face the Celtics, the sentiment he has, as he smiles and laughs, asks the reporter to repeat what she said: “Say it one more time”.
Reporter: “You gonna face them a couple of times.”
Brown: “Just one day at a time, that’s all I got.”
Lebron: “I don’t believe I’ve played for a superteam. I don’t believe in that”
[Highlight] Steph makes Rudy Gobert look silly
[Charania] Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has agreed to a three-year, $73 million contract extension through 2029-30, Mike George of Klutch Sports tells ESPN. Brooks has become a key part of the Suns two-way, hard-nosed culture under Jordan Ott and lands a new guaranteed long-term deal.
[Highlight] First Take segment on LeBron James 2017 response to Charles Barkley: “He’s a hater… I’m not the one who threw somebody through a window.”
Jaylen Brown: “I think at different points of my career, how I’ve handled pressure will probably look different. At this point now, I probably ignore a lot of it or just like kinda let it just be water under the bridge. My relationship with the media hasn’t always been the best…
A mover who’s helping LaMelo Ball relocate to Minnesota gives us a last look at his Charlotte penthouse
[Charania] Lonnie Walker IV has agreed to a one-year, $3.3 million deal with the Denver Nuggets, agent George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group told ESPN. Walker was with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the EuroLeague after last playing in the NBA in 2024-25 and now enters his 8th season in the league.
What are your NBA Christmas Schedule Predictions?
Charles Barkley was critical of LeBron’s decision to sign with the Lakers too: “I look at it strictly as a business decision. He’s on the downside of his career. He wants to be a big Hollywood mogul. … They’re a 5 or 6 seed in a best-case scenario.”
[Highlight] Jokic sprints over to Jaden McDaniels to express shock and disbelief at McDaniels for scoring a basket in a basketball game