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<\/p>\nStephen Curry has put an end to any talk of leaving the Golden State Warriors after signing a contract extension.<\/p>\n
A championship-winning Knicks star is unlikely to reach a contract extension with the team as potential suitors begin to emerge.<\/p>\n
LeBron James has opened up on his decision to join the Philadelphia 76ers, while two former No. 2 picks for the Los Angeles Lakers are looking for a home, with one recently waived and the other shutting down retirement talk.<\/p>\n
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All of this in the latest edition of NBA Daily.<\/p>\n
CURRY TO CONTINUE WITH THE WARRIORS<\/p>\n
The Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry have agreed to a new contract extension.<\/p>\n
According to ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania, Curry has signed a new two-year, $116 million (A$165 million) deal with the Warriors.<\/p>\n
The deal includes a player option for the 2028-29 NBA season, allowing Curry to become a free agent the following summer.<\/p>\n
According to Charania, Curry took $20 million less than his maximum salary, giving the Warriors significant cap space next summer.<\/p>\n
Golden State reportedly presented Curry with a number of options, including a maximum contract, taking less money to provide greater flexibility to build the roster or waiting until during the season or next offseason to make a decision.<\/p>\n
Curry ultimately opted for the discounted extension, giving both sides clarity over his future and locking him in for his 19th NBA season and potentially his 20th.<\/p>\n
This fresh contract extension will take the two-time NBA MVP through to 40 years old.<\/p>\n
Curry has played 17 seasons with the Warriors, winning four NBA championships while averaging 24.8 points, 6.3 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game across his career.<\/p>\n
CHAMPION REACHES STALEMATE IN CONTRACT TALKS<\/p>\n
NBA champion Karl-Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks have reached a stalemate over his upcoming contract extension.<\/p>\n
Towns, 30, was an integral part of the Knicks\u2019 championship success last season when he averaged 20.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, three assists and 0.9 steals per game while shooting 50.1% from the field.<\/p>\n
He is eligible for a four-year, $276 million (A$393 million) extension with the Knicks, but according to ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania, a deal is now considered unlikely as the team begins training camp.<\/p>\n
Karl-Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks have reportedly reached a stalemate in contract talks.Source: AFP<\/p>\n
After the 2026-27 season, Towns can opt out of his deal with the Knicks through his player option and hit the open market, with Brian Windhorst suggesting the star big man could attract multiple max offers from teams around the NBA.<\/p>\n
Teams projected to have the salary cap space required to sign him in 2027 include the Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies, Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings.<\/p>\n
Towns has played 11 seasons in the NBA across the Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks, joining the Knicks two seasons ago.<\/p>\n
He played an important role in New York\u2019s championship run as the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games to claim their first NBA title since 1973.<\/p>\n
LEBRON OPENS UP ON PHILADELPHIA MOVE<\/p>\n
LeBron James has opened up on his move to the Philadelphia 76ers and how it came together.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the Mind the Game podcast with Steve Nash, James spoke about the key reasons and factors that went into his decision.<\/p>\n
One of his major reasons for joining was trying to help Joel Embiid win his first championship after a decorated NBA career to date.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s done everything in our league and the only thing he has not done and that\u2019s win a championship,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I want to try to help him get that first one.<\/p>\n
LeBron James has opened up on the reasons behind his blockbuster move to Philadelphia.Source: AP<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s been the MVP of our league. Has a gold medal, All-Stars, signature shoes, bunch of money, beautiful family he has everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has the city on his back.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been the process for what, 10 years, 12 years, or however long he\u2019s been there.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I mean, I think it\u2019s time now that we even dig even deeper into the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
James also revealed that the 76ers were not originally on his radar until the blockbuster trade for Jaylen Brown.<\/p>\n
He spoke about the prospect of teaming up with the former NBA Finals MVP.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re two of the guys that have been through the ringer of what it takes from the moment we step on the court in training camp to the moment we raise that Larry O\u2019Brien Trophy,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n
Tyrese Maxey was also a key factor in the decision, with his relationship with James helping Philadelphia land the NBA\u2019s all-time leading scorer.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the moment he\u2019s gotten drafted to All-Star, to the superstar that he\u2019s becoming, nothing has changed in his demeanour,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis young man now is beyond his years for sure. Easy to root for.\u201d<\/p>\n
James also discussed how his body and mind responded ahead of returning for a 24th NBA season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt like my body responded very well after the season. My mind responded better than it actually did last season,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you still have an opportunity to do what you love, why just say I\u2019m done?\u201d<\/p>\n
James and the 76ers enter the season with a star-studded roster featuring Embiid, Brown, Maxey and V.J. Edgecombe.<\/p>\n
LONZO BALL SHOOTS DOWN RETIREMENT TALK<\/p>\n
After reports suggested Lonzo Ball had retired from the NBA, the former No. 2 pick has set the record straight.<\/p>\n
Ball, 28, recently spoke on his podcast, Ball in the Family, where he reflected on his NBA career.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I gave everything I had to hoop, and I feel like everything I got in my life is because of hoop,\u201d Ball said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m grateful to even make it to the league and be able to play for 9 years.\u201c<\/p>\n
While it wasn\u2019t an official retirement announcement from the point guard, his comments sparked speculation that Ball was calling time on his NBA career.<\/p>\n
But Ball has since taken to X to shoot down the retirement talk.<\/p>\n
Lonzo Ball has shut down speculation that he has retired from the NBA.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cI retired? News to me lol cuz I\u2019m still waiting for a call\u2026 NBA season long,\u201d Ball wrote.<\/p>\n
Ball hasn\u2019t attracted much interest this NBA offseason after returning last season for the Cleveland Cavaliers following multiple knee injuries.<\/p>\n
Ball played just 35 games for Cleveland last season, averaging a career-low 4.6 points per game while shooting just 30.1% from the field and 27.2% from three.<\/p>\n
Cleveland then traded him to Utah at the trade deadline, where the Jazz waived him, making him a free agent.<\/p>\n
After missing the entire 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons through injury, Ball has played just 70 games over the past two seasons as he looks to continue his NBA career.<\/p>\n
FORMER NO. 2 PICK WAIVED<\/p>\n
The Memphis Grizzlies have waived former No. 2 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, D\u2019Angelo Russell, according to ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n
Russell was acquired by the Grizzlies following a six-team, 11-player trade in July.<\/p>\n
The move saw Khris Middleton traded to the Washington Wizards, Caris LeVert to the Milwaukee Bucks and John Collins to the Detroit Pistons among the bigger names involved in the deal.<\/p>\n
D\u2019Angelo Russell has been waived by the Memphis Grizzlies.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Russell, 30, has played in 655 games over 11 NBA seasons with Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Golden State, Minnesota and Dallas.<\/p>\n
Last season, he averaged 10.2 points, four assists and 2.3 rebounds per game for the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n
According to ClutchPoints\u2019 Brett Siegel, Russell and his camp are hoping to join a playoff-contending team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stephen Curry has put an end to any talk of leaving the Golden State Warriors after signing a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":905745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":["post-905744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=905744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/905745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=905744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=905744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=905744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}