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NBA FREE AGENTS

If you wish to earn life-changing cash straight away, you possibly can both win the lottery or develop into an NBA free agent. The free company interval formally opened Sunday, and the cash is already flying.

Paul George is heading again to the Japanese Convention after he agreed to the 76ers‘ four-year, $212 million deal to hitch Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey in Philadelphia. The 76ers are hoping that George, who began his profession in Indiana earlier than shifting on to Oklahoma Metropolis and Los Angeles, could be the lacking piece that will get this trio to their first NBA Finals.

However do not feel too unhealthy for the Clippers — James Harden has already signed a deal to stay in L.A. He’ll be getting $70 million over the following two seasons — so long as he desires to stay for the 2025-26 season. The second yr of the contract is reportedly a participant possibility, so Harden may be again within the free agent pool once more subsequent summer season.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, a two-time NBA champion, wakened with extra heft in his checking account as nicely. A former member of the Nuggets and a key position participant on the 2023 championship workforce, Caldwell-Pope is headed to the Magic on a three-year deal price $66 million.

One other large name-veteran is Chris Paul, who was waived by the Warriors earlier than his $30 million assure kicked in. That is a tricky break for Paul, however he landed on his ft relatively rapidly. Paul will reportedly signal with the Spurs for $11 million as he is set to hitch Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio.

Listed here are a number of the different notable signings that broke when free company started on Sunday:

• Pistons star Cade Cunningham is not going to be hitting free company after getting a $226 million bag.
• Jonas Valanciunas landed a $30 million contract with the Wizards.
• The Warmth are conserving Kevin Love round with an $8 million contract.
• Naji Marshall goes to the Mavericks on a three-year, $27 million deal.

Whereas these are some large numbers, larger ones are on the best way with a number of the prime free brokers nonetheless unsigned.

However let’s return to George for a minute. Our Sam Quinn has laid some considerations that can include PG-13 enjoying within the Metropolis of Brotherly Love.

• Quinn: “The first query right here is life-style. Overlook about simply shifting from one coast to the opposite. Philadelphia followers are among the many craziest in all of sports activities. The Clippers largely skate by unnoticed in Los Angeles due to how way more fashionable the Lakers are. That is not occurring to the 76ers.”

The opposite star who could possibly be on the transfer is Warriors legend Klay Thompson. Quinn explored a couple of totally different free company choices for Thompson too.

Sustain with each transfer all through the free agent frenzy proper right here with our NBA free company tracker.

👍 Honorable mentions

⛳ And never such a superb morning for …

AKSHAY BHATIA

Usually, a second-place end could be trigger for celebration for a 22-year-old golfer, nevertheless it was a bitter ending for Akshay Bhatia on the Rocket Mortgage Basic.

Bhatia entered Sunday as one of many contenders to win the event, and he had the possibility to not less than power a playoff with event winner, Cam Davis.

On the 72nd gap, Bhatia and Davis had been tied for first at 18-under, however that is when issues got here unraveled for the previous. All Bhatia wanted to do was keep away from a three-putt on the ultimate gap, and he would nonetheless be alive within the battle for the event title.

Sadly for him, Bhatia flubbed a brief par putt, handing Davis the win. Bhatia nonetheless earned an “A-” from our personal Kyle Porter in his Rocket Mortgage Basic leaderboard grades, however he will probably be having nightmares about that missed alternative for some time.

• Porter: “Even regardless of a few of his mishaps, he went to the final tied with Davis at 18 underneath, hitting his strategy to 32 ft. After a sketchy lag putt to 4 ft, Bhatia missed his par putt — it could have despatched the Rocket Mortgage Basic to a playoff — as an alternative three-putting for the primary time all week.”

Behind Davis, it was a crowded leaderboard on the finish of the event with 4 golfers tying for second.

1. Cam Davis (-18)
T-2. Akshay Bhatia (-17)
T-2. Min Woo Lee (-17)
T-2. Davis Thompson (-17)
T-2. Aaron Rai (-17)

👎 Not so honorable mentions

🏀 Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark make (extra) WNBA historical past

This WNBA rookie class has already made fairly the impression, and two of the league’s largest stars had been shining shiny once more yesterday. Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark each made historical past in their very own methods.

In simply half a season as a professional, Reese has already performed one thing that no different WNBA participant has ever achieved. Within the Sky‘s 70-62 loss to the Lynx, Reese tallied 10 factors and 16 rebounds. And in doing so she recorded her tenth straight double-double, the longest such streak in WNBA historical past. That places right here above some fairly elite firm.

1. Angel Reese, 10 (2024)
2. Candace Parker, 9 (2015)
T-3. Sylvia Fowles, 8 (2012)
T-3. Sylvia Fowles, 8 (2011)

In the meantime, Clark continues to indicate her elite playmaking stage, and he or she was dishing all afternoon within the Fever‘s 88-82 comeback win over the Mercury. Clark completed the sport with 12 assists, giving her 129 on the season and eclipsing Julie Allemand for the franchise’s rookie file. It solely took Clark 20 video games.

The scary half for the remainder of the league? She’s most likely not performed there.

• Clark is now simply 72 assists away from the Fever’s all-time single-season help file for all gamers (201).
• The rookie phenom is even on tempo to smash the WNBA’s all-time rookie help file of 225.

Type of makes you surprise what they will have the ability to do throughout the remainder of the yr, and in seasons to come back.

😲 Joey Logano wins Ally 400 in historic 5 overtimes

When the drivers acquired into their automobiles for the Ally 400 on the Nashville Superspeedway, they most likely weren’t anticipating to go a file 5 overtimes and a whopping 331 laps, however that is precisely what occurred.

Coming down the stretch, it seemed like Denny Hamlin would wind up in Victory Lane, however a warning flag with two laps to go utterly flipped the race on its head. That started a sequence of chaotic restarts that led to the race reaching a NASCAR file 5 overtimes.

After every of the primary 4 extra time restarts, there have been multi-car crashes that prolonged the race even additional. The race leaders confronted tough choices with regard to gasoline, and Logano rolled the cube by staying out as an alternative of pitting.

That call paid off for him, and he managed to get his automobile throughout the end line with the gasoline gauge on “E.” After the marathon race, Logano credited his automobile’s mileage for the win.

• Logano: “We had it received off of (Flip) 4 after which the warning got here out, and I used to be like, ‘Oh, my God,’ however you possibly can’t pit. You have form of acquired to go for it. Boy, it was shut. However we have got to provide numerous credit score to Roush Yates (engines), not solely constructing horsepower however constructing gasoline mileage. That is what received immediately.”

With so many drivers throwing in the towel late within the race, right here is how the highest 5 shook out within the Ally 400.

1. #22 – Joey Logano
2. #71 – Zane Smith (R)
3. #45 – Tyler Reddick
4. #41 – Ryan Preece
5. #17 – Chris Buescher

📺 What we’re watching Monday

⚽ Euro 2024 — France vs. Belgium, 12 p.m. on FS1
⚽ Euro 2024 — Portugal vs. Slovenia, 3 p.m. on Fox
⚽ Copa America — Bolivia vs. Panama, 9 p.m. on FS2
⚽ Copa America — USA vs. Uruguay, 9 p.m. on FS1
🏀 Wings at Storm, 10 p.m. on NBA TV