3:03 PM ET Guard Rajon Rondo said goodbye to the Los Angeles Lakers in an Instagram post Saturday, ending a two-year run in Los Angeles that included an NBA title last season. Rondo, who had a $2.6 million player option for the 2020-21 season, thanked the entire Lakers organization while also openly wondering “what’s next”

9:56 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers have added the reigning Sixth Man of the Year to their upcoming title defense by agreeing to terms Friday with free-agent big man Montrezl Harrell. Harrell, who spent the past three seasons with the Clippers, will be moving down the hallway at Staples Center to the Lakers. He

10:15 PM ET Free-agent forward Davis Bertans has agreed to a five-year, $80 million deal to return to the Washington Wizards, his agent, Arturs Kalnitis, told ESPN. The deal includes an early termination option after the fourth year. At 6-foot-10, Bertans is a towering sharpshooter with excellent range. 2 Related A second-round pick in the

7:00 AM ET The Ball Family Draft Night Extravaganza (heavy on the extra) began hours before the first pick, at a check-in table in the driveway of the family home in Chino Hills, California. Temperatures are taken, hand sanitizer is offered, waivers are signed, pens are separated in containers marked CLEAN and USED, and each

9:24 PM ET The NBA is investigating whether a failed sign-and-trade agreement that would have sent Bogdan Bogdanovic from the Sacramento Kings to the Milwaukee Bucks happened earlier than league rules allow, sources confirmed to ESPN. News of the league’s investigation was first reported Thursday by The New York Times. The NBA’s free-agency period begins

11:57 PM ET Two of the biggest stars in hip-hop battled on Thursday night at Magic City in Atlanta to kick off Season 2 of “Verzuz.” With beef, controversy and drama filling the air, social media was ready to see potential fireworks as Jeezy and Gucci Mane squared off in the latest showdown of the

4:45 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Ready or not, the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers will be playing preseason games in less than a month. That means L.A.’s soon-to-be 36-year-old superstar, LeBron James, will be gearing up for his 18th season when it seems like his 17th season just ended, with a title in the

1:51 PM ET The San Francisco Department of Public Health has rejected the Golden State Warriors‘ plan to reopen Chase Center at 50% capacity for the 2020-21 NBA season. “In the present circumstances, bringing thousands of individuals (and households) together — many of whom would travel and return from other counties — creates too much

8:13 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Five months later than originally scheduled, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Anthony Edwards with the first pick of the 2020 NBA draft on Wednesday night. The Golden State Warriors took center James Wiseman with the No. 2 pick, and guard LaMelo Ball followed as the third pick to the Charlotte Hornets.

5:39 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Al Horford experiment lasted exactly one season in Philadelphia. The 76ers agreed to trade Horford to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Danny Green, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. As part of the deal, Philadelphia will also be sending the 34th pick in Wednesday night’s NBA draft,