The Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards agreed on a five-year designated rookie maximum deal on Monday, which could be worth around $260 million, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported. His agents from WME Bill Duffy and Joe Branch reported the news first.
The 21-year-old will be entering his fourth season with the Timberwolves. He suffered a sprained ankle during a game in March but was able to finish out his season with Minnesota and play in the first-round series of the playoffs vs. the Nuggets.
He wrapped up the 2022-23 season with averages of 24.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.
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The extension for Anthony Edwards, which begins in the 2024-25 season, is worth an estimated $204M over five years and could reach $260M.
The 76ers might find themselves in the midst of numerous trade talks over the coming weeks, specifically involving James Harden. But there’s one player that Philadelphia apparently will not include in any trade discussions, no matter what, and that’s guard Tyrese Maxey.
As ESPN’s Brian Windhorst revealed on the ’Hoop Collective’ podcast, the 76ers aren’t even remotely interested in discussing a trade involving Maxey.
“They are not going to trade Tyrese Maxey. They have made this clear. … They want you to know that you cannot have Tyrese Maxey.
Almost everyone seems to feel at least a little bit self-conscious about their screen time.
But have no worry. NBA insider Shams Charania’s is happy to put your screen usage into context.
Charania’s shared his screen time figure from the past week, which reflected the craziness of NBA free agency, which began Friday at 6 p.m. ET. Charania, who works for The Athletic, FanDuel and Stadium, is one of the top newsbreakers in the NBA space, so it’s no surprise he’s on his phone a lot.
But the exact number of hours he spends on his phone is difficult to fathom.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek worked fast in her Wimbledon opener, while American Jessica Pegula, the No. 4 player in the world, needed three sets to advance.
The Swamp is getting a makeover that’s expected to cost at least $400 million and be a “multigenerational solution” for an aging iconic stadium.
With the arrival of July comes an uptick in summer transfers, and the U.S. men’s national team is no exception.
While one U.S. star has already completed a high-profile move, several other USMNT players are said to be weighing up major transfers this summer. Meanwhile, the giants of the Premier League have kept plenty busy in the transfer market since the end of the season.
Here’s the latest.
Transfer rumors and done deals
Christian Pulisic has reportedly shot down a move to Lyon after the French side made a €25 million ($27.2 million) bid for the U.S. men’s national team star.
As everyone in the golf world predicted, Rocket Mortgage Classic week delivered all the drama both on and off the golf course. It’s never a bad week when Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler are both making headlines.
We had Woods share his first public comments about anything to do with the proposed PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and LIV Golf merger. Fowler snapped his winless streak in Detroit after gutting it out to get into a three-man playoff. Talor Gooch simply continued his winning ways on LIV and may have a case for a U.S. Ryder Cup spot.
Enes Kanter Freedom has no tolerance for Natasha Cloud’s recent antics.
Cloud has been taking fire ever since she declared America a “trash” country, and then decided that digging the hole even deeper was a better idea than simply apologizing.
The Washington Mystics player unleashed several tweets over the weekend accusing her critics of being racist, targeting religion, claiming cops murder people and much more. It was so anti-American it would make Kim Jong Un proud.
For the first time since November, Dan Hooker returns to Octagon this Saturday.
Hooker is looking to build a new winning streak when he matches up against Jalin Turner at UFC 290.
“This fight is an exciting opportunity,” says Hooker. “I’m chomping at the bit to get my hands on him.”
This bout was initially scheduled for UFC 285 in March, but Mateusz Gamrot replaced Hooker after he suffered an injury to his hand.
“I was training, and when I was wrestling, my hand snapped back,” says Hooker (22-12).