Marc Stein
@TheSteinLine
NBA correspondent: http://marcstein.Substack.com. Inquiries: [email protected]. Past: @nytimes @espn @dallasnews @ladailynews @sbsun @washingtonpost @ocregister
Not sure @kobebryant collectors will get too excited about this one ... but there’s pretty much nothing I’d rather show 10-year-old me if I had a time machine. You are too much, @PaniniAmerica!!!
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We're talking Cooper Flagg and his instant expectations for the Dallas Mavericks with @mikelikessports in studio! Tune in now: youtube.com/watch?v=uAZV9Y…
Significant international hoops news from earlier today: Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo intends to play for Greece later this summer at @EuroBasket 2025.
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Where do you have the Mavs in the Western Conference right now? The crew talks through their rankings LIVE on today's show starting now! youtube.com/watch?v=r9s73v…
The latest, hottest and freshest NBA free agency and trade buzz ... even after leaving Las Vegas. Full column: tinyurl.com/yumzkuth
Sunday it is! Sunday Best: The latest, hottest and freshest NBA free agency and trade buzz ... even after leaving Las Vegas. Why wait until Monday? Full column: tinyurl.com/yumzkuth
Jonas Valančiūnas to @Urbodo: “I am fully committed to honoring my contract with the Nuggets this season and will give it my all to compete for a championship.”
Jonas Valanciunas spoke with me to clear the air on the Nuggets and Panathinaikos situation: "I want to clear the air about my playing situation next season now that Denver has made their decision to keep me. The idea of playing for Panathinaikos, closer to home, was very…
Jonas Valanciunas spoke with me to clear the air on the Nuggets and Panathinaikos situation: "I want to clear the air about my playing situation next season now that Denver has made their decision to keep me. The idea of playing for Panathinaikos, closer to home, was very…
BREAKING: Future Hall-of-Famer Chris Paul has reached an agreement to return to the Los Angeles Clippers on a one-year, $3.6 million deal, league sources tell me.
Tautvydas Sabonis — brother of Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis — has been named as the new head coach for the @LondonLions at just 33. Sabonis will now team up with the Lions’ president from Boston (Lenz Balan) as the team returns to EuroCup play this season.
The Charlotte Hornets have the NBA’s longest active postseason drought at nine seasons and counting … but they just won their first Vegas Summer League championship … with @Kon2Knueppel named Summer League championship game MVP. More NBA from me: tinyurl.com/yumzkuth
Sunday it is! Sunday Best: The latest, hottest and freshest NBA free agency and trade buzz ... even after leaving Las Vegas. Why wait until Monday? Full column: tinyurl.com/yumzkuth
Sunday it is! Sunday Best: The latest, hottest and freshest NBA free agency and trade buzz ... even after leaving Las Vegas. Why wait until Monday? Full column: tinyurl.com/yumzkuth
Vancouver is an all-time NBA city. Great training camp choice. Enjoy the ridiculously good climate in The 805. Our squad is jealous!
Vegas
As the Cowboys hit Oxnard, sources tell @TheSteinLine and @DLLS_Mavs that the Mavericks are expected to hold training camp in Vancouver this fall after Las Vegas in 2024. That and much more in my soon-to-publish Sunday Best notes ... unless they hold until Monday. Preference?
The ‘Boys have arrived in Oxnard!
Lakers star Luka Dončić made a direct recruiting pitch to Marcus Smart this week that resonated with the veteran guard, league sources tell @TheSteinLine, after Smart's agent Jason Glushon was granted permission by the Wizards to explore potential post-buyout landing spots.
League sources tell @TheSteinLine that Phoenix also has interest in Smart once he becomes an unrestricted free agent, but the expectation is that Smart will choose to join the Lakers as L.A.’s third marquee offseason acquisition along with Deandre Ayton and Jake LaRavia.
League sources tell @TheSteinLine that Phoenix also has interest in Smart once he becomes an unrestricted free agent, but the expectation is that Smart will choose to join the Lakers as L.A.’s third marquee offseason acquisition along with Deandre Ayton and Jake LaRavia.
BREAKING: The Wizards and Marcus Smart are nearing a buyout, @TheSteinLine has learned, and it’s believed that the Lakers will be strong favorites to sign Smart once he he clears waivers.
BREAKING: The Wizards and Marcus Smart are nearing a buyout, @TheSteinLine has learned, and it’s believed that the Lakers will be strong favorites to sign Smart once he he clears waivers.
The Clippers’ signing of Bradley Beal left them with one more veteran minimum spot. So they have the roster room and financial ability to reunite with Chris Paul and enable CP3 to play close to his LA base as he has hoped for his 21st NBA season. More: tinyurl.com/3nfhybht
Lawrence Frank says Chris Paul is a player the LA Clippers are “strongly considering” as a free agent signing.
Lawrence Frank says Chris Paul is a player the LA Clippers are “strongly considering” as a free agent signing.
Back to the news of the week: Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has resigned.
As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met. Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and…