SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings finalized an agreement with free agent point guard Dennis Schroder on Tuesday without giving up Malik Monk as part of the deal.

ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Schroder has agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract with the Kings. There was speculation Monday night that Sacramento might send Monk ...Read more

NBA players make more money than their counterparts in other team sports. NFL and MLB might conjure fields of green, but NBA courts are the equivalent of the WALDIS Ultra safe — the preferred place to stash cash.

The reasons involve simple math. NBA rosters are half the size of those in MLB and a fraction of the size of those in the NFL. ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark will miss the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship game Tuesday at Target Center against the Lynx because of a groin injury.

The Indiana Fever guard, a second-year pro who will be one of the team captains at the league’s All-Star game (along with Lynx forward Napheesa Collier), was listed as questionable Monday...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Caitlin Clark is the best player in the WNBA.

At least that’s what the public seems to think. The Indiana Fever superstar received a record 1,293,526 fan votes for the 2025 WNBA All-Star game.

Her fellow players, however, don’t seem to agree. Clark finished in ninth place among WNBA guards in player voting.

Nonetheless, ...Read more

MIAMI — Too Lillard too late? Well, yes and no for the Miami Heat.

Two summers after their trade pursuit of Damian Lillard fell on the deaf ears of the Portland Trail Blazers, the Heat yet again could be in play for the All-Star guard.

This time, though, as part of a waiting game.

Having been dealt in the 2023 offseason from the Trail ...Read more

SEATTLE — First impressions can be tricky to accurately assess because most everyone is often on their best behavior and anxious to please.

Such was the case early Monday morning when the Washington men’s basketball team gathered for its first summer workout at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Near the end of a lively and frenetic two-hour workout, ...Read more

DENVER — The Nuggets refused to accept the status woe.

With the Western Conference looking like an arms race and the Eastern Conference a pillow fight, Denver did not act scared, bored or play the victim.

In their first move as a two-headed monster, Nuggets executives Jon Wallace and Ben Tenzer shipped Michael Porter Jr. and a future first-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Nicolas Batum plans on re-signing with the Clippers on a two-year contract for $11.5 million with a team option for the second season, according to people with knowledge of negotiations not authorized to discuss it publicly.

Batum, 36, had declined his option of $4.9 million with the Clippers for next season that made him an ...Read more

SEATTLE — Nneka Ogwumike will represent the Storm in the WNBA All-Star Game after earning a spot in the starting lineup for the fourth straight year, and second since joining Seattle last year.

This is the 10th All-Star selection for Ogwumike who is tied with Tamika Catchings and Brittney Griner for the most in league history behind Sue Bird ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Clippers got the backup center they have yearned for when Brook Lopez agreed to a two-year, $18-million deal, according to people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

Lopez, who spent the last seven seasons with Milwaukee, averaged 13 points, 5.0 rebounds and shot 37.3% from 3-point range.

Lopez will be the ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Sky star Angel Reese will have to wait another week to see if she’s selected as an All-Star for the second consecutive season.

The second-year forward was not one of the 10 starters named Monday for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game on July 19 in Indianapolis.

After last year’s game ahead of the Paris Olympics pitted Team USA...Read more

DENVER — The Nuggets are trading Michael Porter Jr. and a 2032 unprotected first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for Cam Johnson, a league source told The Denver Post on Monday.

The trade will not officially go through until July 6, a source told The Post. Both players have two years remaining on their current contracts, but Johnson’s $21 ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to trade Cam Johnson to the Denver Nuggets for forward Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.

The unprotected 2032 first-round pick sent by Denver to the Nets was their only available first, further bolstering Brooklyn’s wealth of future draft assets...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — It feels like Caitlin Clark is finally coming to Philadelphia. At least, the tangential ripple from the Caitlin Clark tidal wave is roaring up the Delaware River.

After 28 years, the WNBA finally has committed to launch an expansion team in Philadelphia that will begin play in 2030, thanks to a bid by Harris Blitzer Sports & ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The WNBA is coming to Philadelphia.

The league announced Monday that the city has been awarded an expansion team, which will begin play during the 2030 season. It will be owned and operated by Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, which also owns the 76ers.

“Philadelphia has long-deserved a WNBA team,” league commissioner...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Aces acquired 6-foot-4-inch forward NaLyssa Smith from the Dallas Wings on Monday in an attempt to bolster their frontcourt.

The Wings will receive the Aces’ first-round pick in the 2027 WNBA draft. The Aces, with 12 active players on their roster, must waive someone before Smith can take the court.

Smith was the No. 2 ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Candace Curse struck early.

On a day the Sparks retired the jersey of the superstar whose departure has coincided with their five-year funk, Candace Parker nearly missed her pregame news conference.

With a room full of media types eager to write that rare positive Sparks story, Parker got caught in convention traffic and ...Read more

DENVER — Ben Tenzer spent enough hours at his friend’s house for it to qualify as a second residence by high school. When he would eventually return to his actual home, his parents would ask how his day was. The replies always kept them on their toes.

“Oh, it was fun,” Tenzer would say, as his dad, David, remembers the exchanges usually...Read more

Imagine if your dentist paused late in your next appointment and said: “I know you’re brushing your teeth twice a day and flossing every night. I understand that, but I value a cavity-free visit.”

Would you be confused? Would you wonder if your dentist was about to hawk some new anti-cavity miracle mouthwash?

Or what if your high school ...Read more