3:19 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says he understands why Kawhi Leonard decided to leave the team after winning an NBA championship, but admits being disappointed that Leonard and the rest of Toronto’s 2018-2019 roster won’t be able to try to defend their crown together next season. Leonard will join

8:05 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs have acquired forward DeMarre Carroll from the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team deal that sends Spurs stretch-4 Davis Bertans to the Washington Wizards, the Spurs announced Sunday. As part of the deal, the Spurs are also sending the draft rights to Nemanja Dangubic to Brooklyn, while the Wizards

11:53 AM ET The LA Clippers, potentially for the first time in franchise history, are the favorites to win the NBA title. With the acquisitions of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, Caesars Sportsbook on Saturday morning moved the Clippers from 10-1 to 11-4 to win the 2019-20 NBA title, just ahead of the rival Los

2:42 AM ET Free-agent guard Danny Green will be signing a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, he announced on his Instagram account late Friday night. The deal is worth $30 million, a league source tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Green was included in last summer’s Kawhi Leonard trade as salary filler, after playing through

3:48 PM ET Terry Armstrong is joining the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League, he told ESPN. Armstrong, the No. 40 prospect in the ESPN 2020 mock draft, will join projected No. 6 prospect RJ Hampton and No. 24 prospect LaMelo Ball as American teenagers who elected to spend their one-and-done

9:01 AM ET The New York Knicks are the favorites to win the championship — the Las Vegas Summer League championship. The Las Vegas Summer League tips off Friday with a 10-game slate, highlighted by a matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and and the Knicks (9:30 p.m., ESPN). No. 1 overall NBA draft pick

12:13 AM ET While the NBA world was being turned upside-down during the first few days of free agency, the league was busy opening its summer league slate with three-day pit stops in Salt Lake City and Sacramento — the appetizers to the highly anticipated main course in Las Vegas. What have coaches, execs and

2:36 PM ET Marc J. Spears Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. confirmed to The Undefeated that he suffered a knee injury during a team scrimmage Wednesday. Porter will miss the Las Vegas Summer League but is expected to be back for training camp, a source told The Undefeated. He had been slated to make

8:54 AM ET The bulk of free-agency money has been spent, but the transaction game never stops. A secondary market is now developing for players available via buyout and trade. With next summer’s free-agent class less deep, front offices expect trades to take center stage over the next 12 months. One name on everyone’s lips

1:21 AM ET The Memphis Grizzlies do not intend to give forward Andre Iguodala a buyout before the season and are actively exploring the trade market for the former Finals MVP, league sources told ESPN. The Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks are among the teams with interest in Iguodala, according to sources. The Golden State