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There's no explanation for the Saints' behavior towards Alvin Kamara's situation, says @NeedtoNeaux Each day without a resolution harms everyone involved. "The Saints’ Handling of Alvin Kamara Is Bewildering" @NFLLead | @TheLeadSM theleadsm.com/the-saints-han…

The Orlando Magic have had a quiet offseason thus far, but have their moves on the margins been the right decisions? "Have the Orlando Magic Had a Good Offseason So Far?" @al0gan27 | @TheLeadSM theleadsm.com/have-the-orlan…

Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro apparently into a physical altercation at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. It is said that Adebayo actually struck Herro 😭

Grizzlies’ projected depth for 2026-27: PG: Ty Jerome / Cam Spencer / Pippen Jr SG: Cedric Coward / Jaylen Wells / Clayton Jr SF: Jerami Grant / GG Jackson / Karim Lopez PF: Cam Boozer / OMax Prosper / Hendricks C: Zach Edey / Isaiah Stewart / Quinten Post

The Boston Bruins' Russian draft picks, Matvei Kotkov and Yuri Ivanov, shared their friendship and skills at the Bruins' development camp. @KamillaKalm interviewed both the young Bruins prospects ⬇️ theleadsm.com/how-were-bruin…

Notable free agents still available: LeBron James James Harden Jalen Duren (R) Peyton Watson (R) Bennedict Mathurin (R) Jonathan Kuminga Draymond Green DeMar DeRozan Khris Middleton Russell Westbrook Bradley Beal Bruce Brown Brandon Williams Jordan Clarkson Gary Trent Jr.

Most total wins over the 10 seasons (regular season + playoffs): 523 - Jaylen Brown 517 - Nikola Jokic 513 - James Harden 495 - Rudy Gobert 480 - Jayson Tatum 465 - Tobias Harris 463 - Giannis Antetokounmpo 463 - Al Horford 457 - Brook Lopez 456 - Draymond Green

Raptors projected depth for 2026-27: PG: Immanuel Quickley / Jamal Shead SG: RJ Barrett / Ja’Kobe Walter SF: Kawhi / Allen Graves / Kyle Anderson PF: Scottie Barnes / Collin Murray-Boyles C: Jakob Poeltl / Trayce Jackson-Davis

Suns’ projected depth for 2026-27: PG: Devin Booker / Collin Gillespie SG: Jalen Green / Luke Kennard SF: Dillon Brooks / Ryan Dunn PF: Miles Bridges / Koa Pete C: Mark Williams / Oso Ighodaro / Maluach A 45-win team last season that got better and deeper on paper 🔥

Wizards’ projected depth: PG: Trae Young / Bub Carrington / DLo* SG: Kyshawn George / Tre Johnson SF: AJ Dybantsa / Bilal Coulibaly / Will Riley PF: Anthony Davis / Will Riley / Champagnie C: Alex Sarr / DeAndre Ayton / Vukcevic Legitimately one of the deeper teams in the NBA.

Spencer Dinwiddie might the most unintentionally funny player of all time 😭😭

Total minutes played since 2019-20: 11,227 - Paul George 15,502 - Jaylen Brown Brown has played a full 2 seasons worth of minutes more than PG over that span 😳

Outside of the Knicks, Spurs, and Thunder, where does LeBron have the best chance to win another ring?

Notable free agents remaining: LeBron James James Harden Jalen Duren (R) Tari Eason (R) Peyton Watson (R) Bennedict Mathurin (R) Rui Hachimura Draymond Green Anfernee Simons Russell Westbrook Jonathan Kuminga Bradley Beal
Khris Middleton Marvin Bagley III Pat Spencer (R)

4 of the last 8 Finals MVPs will be starting next season on a different team that last season 🤯

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Best part of NBA Free Agency is a few time travelers always get exposed

This may go down as the craziest 10 days in NBA history 🤯

How in the hell did Boston f*ck this up 😭