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A group led by Kushner and former Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger last month struck a deal to purchase the team from finance mogul Mark Walter at a $12.5 billion valuation. In the presentation, the buyers laid out plans to expand the storied National Basketball Association franchise, including through international growth and new opportunities in local media rights. Those moves would help boost the Lakers’ valuation to at least $30 billion in a decade, the buyer group said, assuming that TV and streaming rights double in value. More favorable assumptions for the same period would place the long-term valuation at $62 billion.
Entering his 18th NBA season with his contract set to expire in 2027, Curry made it clear he has no interest in testing free agency or walking away from the franchise that drafted him. "I want to be a lifer with Golden State," Curry said.
Bobby Marks: The Thompson brothers (Amen and Ausar) now have a combined $439m in on court earnings. The salary ranks first among all twins.
Shams Charania: Twins Ausar and Amen Thompson are now the first pair of brothers in NBA history to each receive a $100 million deal. They have signed for a total of $363 million this offseason.
The latest project from Connor Schell’s Words + Pictures is a new content series not only starring future Hall of Fame point guard Chris Paul but also featuring Genius Sports’ data and technology. Paul launched his production company Ohh Dip!!! Entertainment with backing from Words + Pictures a year ago, and this new joint venture adds Genius to provide official NBA data and its visualization tech.
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Former Euless Trinity basketball star Myles Turner is giving back to the school district that helped him reach the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks center announced on X that he has pledged $2 million over the next 20 years to the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD athletic department. It will help every middle school and both high schools in the district.
According to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania, there is currently growing optimism surrounding potential extensions for Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson and Charlotte Hornets wing Brandon Miller, with both players expected to continue discussions with their respective teams.
Draymond Green: "I think wishing that the NBA took $50 million from a player is disgusting. I think it's purely disgusting. I like Gallo, I like Gallo a lot actually, but this is, this is disgusting to me. And the reason this is disgusting because number one, I don't, I don't want anyone getting fined. I think that, I think that shit is whack. You can go back and look where I said if this is true, I hope the punishment is they dismantle the CBA, not take $50 million out of Kawhi Leonard's pocket. That's so whack and I can't believe he said that."
A package thief swiped three collector sports cards worth about $17,400 from the lobby of a Brooklyn building Monday afternoon, cops said. The stolen merchandise — which was wrapped inside multiple packages — included rare basketball cards featuring the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, police sources said. The brazen crook was caught on camera gleefully smiling as he walked off with the high-priced haul, dressed casually in an orange ball cap, a sleeveless Brooklyn Brewery T-shirt, camo shorts and flip flops, cops said.
Oh No He Didn't: Shams on expansion: "The NBA is focused right now on closing on the owner of the Las Vegas expansion team and then moving toward Seattle. And there are few reasons for that: One of the major ones being that there's just a hotter bidding market right now developing in Las Vegas and you have rising valuations approaching $10 billion, potentially even higher. I've also had some people close to the process tell me the NBA could close in Las Vegas and then see who the runner ups are that still have interest in joining the Seattle process. And that could bring some more competitiveness to that process. Now logistically, timing wise, the NBA still wants to have a decision by the end of the year"
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Mike Curtis: The #Mavs have officially announced they will hold their annual media day next Friday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. Masai Ujiri, Dusty May and players will be in attendance. Training camp practices will begin the following day as the team prepares for the 2026 NBA China Games.
The Golden State Warriors will honor Hall of Fame head coach Don Nelson with “Nellie Night” when the team hosts the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center on October 6 in the Warriors’ first home preseason game of the 2026-27 season. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. The evening will celebrate Nelson’s legacy with former Warriors players and members of Nelson’s family in attendance, special in-game tributes and in-arena offerings, including: All fans in attendance will receive a commemorative “Nellie” pin upon entry. Souvenir “Nellie Night” beer koozies for 24-ounce cans, featuring logos from Warriors teams coached by Nelson, will be available for purchase at select locations in limited quantities. In a nod to Nelson’s 1,335 career coaching victories, select eateries at Chase Center will offer the “Nellie Ball Three-Pointer” for $13.35, featuring three Italian-style beef meatballs with roasted tomato sauce, whipped ricotta, Parmesan, garlic breadcrumbs and warm garlic bread. As previously announced, the Warriors will wear a “Nellie” memorial band on the team’s uniforms during “Nellie Night” and throughout the 2026-27 season. Nelson, who spent 11 seasons as head coach of the Warriors, passed away on August 9 at the age of 86.
Shams Charania: The Denver Nuggets are signing 2023 first-round pick Cam Whitmore on a two-way NBA deal, sources tell ESPN. Whitmore enters his fourth NBA season after averaging 10.5 points and 3.3 rebounds over 119 career games -- and has already joined the Nuggets for workouts in Denver.
Draymond Green Show: Draymond reacts to Danilo Gallinari's comments on Kawhi Leonard "I think wishing the NBA took $50 million from a player is disgusting... that also wasn't his first time being traded, so for him to sit and act as if Kawhi Leonard ruined his career, that's bulls**t... I think Gallinari would choose Paul George over himself and if you won't, that's crazy, that's ridiculous... Kawhi Leonard does not have the power to trade a player, he can request... but he don't have the ability to make that trade."