The Los Angeles Lakers are hiring Nate McMillan and Scott Brooks as top assistants on JJ Redick's new staff, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday.Redick gets two longtime coaches for his staff who have a combined 31 seasons of head-coaching experience between them.McMillan, 59, was fired as coach of the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 21. He replaced Lloyd Pierce as interim coach for the Hawks in 2021, engineered a […]

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2024, 11:54 AM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.LOS ANGELES -- Bronny James signed a four-year, $7.9 million contract with the Lakers on Wednesday, a league source told ESPN, reaching his rookie deal on the same day LeBron James agreed to an […]

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 26, 2024, 07:53 PM ETNEW YORK -- The Washington Wizards traded Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers for Malcolm Brogdon, the 14th pick in the 2024 NBA draft, a 2029 first-round pick and future second-round picks, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.The Wizards will get Portland's second most favorable first-round pick of the three it controls -- its own, plus those of the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee […]

Jun 26, 2024, 08:21 PM ETAs one of the game's most feared sluggers, Shohei Ohtani's potential participation in the Home Run Derby is an annual topic of discussion heading into the All-Star break.But Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn't so sure that would be a good idea this season.Roberts told reporters Wednesday that he would "probably not" want Ohtani to compete in the Derby because of the physical exertion […]

Jun 26, 2024, 07:47 PM ETNEW YORK -- Following a terrible performance in the Subway Series opener, slumping second baseman Gleyber Torres was benched Wednesday night by New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone.Oswaldo Cabrera made his third start of the season at second when the Yankees faced the New York Mets at Citi Field. Boone said he was planning to give Torres a couple of nights off "just to kind […]

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJun 26, 2024, 08:07 PM ETCloseMichael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars' late-season collapse in 2023 still bothers owner […]

Jun 26, 2024, 08:11 PM ETLOS ANGELES -- The NFL was exploring a world without "Sunday Ticket" in 2017, where cable channels would air Sunday afternoon out-of-market games not shown on Fox or CBS.The league memo was shown by plaintiffs during their closing arguments Wednesday as the jury in the class-action lawsuit filed by "Sunday Ticket" subscribers began deliberations.After receiving instructions from U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez, the jury heard […]

Jun 26, 2024, 09:29 PM ETNEW YORK -- Zach Edey is taking his 7-foot-4 frame to Memphis to start his NBA career.Edey, the former Purdue center who became the first player in more than 40 years to win The Associated Press' men's college basketball player of the year award in back-to-back seasons, was taken by the Grizzlies with the ninth pick in Wednesday's NBA draft."Zach Edey is a particularly special […]

Andrew Lopez, ESPNJun 26, 2024, 09:27 PM ETThe San Antonio Spurs have agreed to send Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham, the No. 8 pick in this year's NBA draft, to the Minnesota Timberwolves.The Spurs added to their future draft pick stash by acquiring a 2031 unprotected first-round pick and a 2030 top-one protected pick swap from the Timberwolves.Minnesota adds another backcourt option for the team as Anthony Edwards continues his ascension […]