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Gordon Hayward reaches four-year, $120 million deal with Charlotte Hornets
When Hayward, 30, has played, he has produced, averaging 13.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists with the Celtics. Last season, he became the first Celtics player to average at least 15 points on 50% shooting since Kevin Garnett in 2011-12.

Brad Wanamaker agrees to deal to join Golden State Warriors
Wanamaker saw his minutes increase significantly last season and averaged 6.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 19.3 minutes per game.
 
Boston Celtics agree to deals with Tristan Thompson, Jeff Teague
Thompson has produced for Cleveland, averaging a double-double the past two seasons after never having done so previously in his career. Teague, 32, averaged 10.9 points and 5.2 assists in 24.8 minutes per game for Minnesota and Atlanta last season.

Agent: Lakers give Caldwell-Pope a three-year deal
Caldwell-Pope, 27, was the No. 8 overall pick in 2013 by the Detroit Pistons, for whom he played his first four seasons before moving on to the Lakers. In the playoffs, he averaged 10.7 points per game, including 17 points in the NBA Finals-clinching Game 6 victory over the MIami Heat.
 
Carmelo Anthony to return to Portland Trail Blazers on 1-year deal, sources say
Anthony,36, averaged 15.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists during the regular season while making 39% of his 3-pointers, the second-highest mark of his career (40% in 2013-14). Anthony is entering his 17th NBA season.

New York Knicks agree with Nerlens Noel, Elfrid Payton on 1-year deals
Noel the 26-year-old appeared in 61 games (seven starts) for OKC in the shortened 2019-20 season, averaging 7.4 points and 4.9 rebounds in 18.5 minutes. Payton, 26, returns to the Knicks after averaging 10.0 points and 7.2 assists per game for them last season.
 
Donovan Mitchell agrees to 5-year, $195M designated rookie max extension with Utah Jazz
Mitchell has career averages of 22.7 points and 4.0 assists in the regular season and has been even better in the playoffs. Mitchell has averaged 27.3 points in 23 career playoff games, including 36.3 points in last season's seven-game, first-round loss to the Denver Nuggets.

Source: Atlanta Hawks sign Bogdan Bogdanovic to 4-year, $72M offer sheet
Bogdanovic averaged 15.1 points, 3.4 assists and 3.4 rebounds in 29 minutes per game last season.
 
Dario Saric stays with Phoenix Suns on 3-year, $27 million deal
Saric, 26, was the 12th pick of the 2014 draft. He was traded to the Suns from Minnesota on draft day in 2019. Saric's season blossomed prior to the March 11 shutdown and into the Orlando restart, where the Suns went 8-0. In four games in March, he elevated his averages to 18.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in 31.5 minutes.

John Wall never requested a trade, says Washington Wizards GM
Wall has not played since Dec. 26, 2018. The No. 1 overall pick in 2010 who has three years and more than $132 million left on his contract has played in only 73 games over his previous two seasons on the court (2017-18 season to December 2018).
 
Indianapolis won't host NBA All-Star Game in 2021, rescheduled to host in 2024

Indianapolis will host the NBA All-Star Weekend in 2024, the league said Wednesday, formally rescheduling the plans for that city to be the site of the league's midseason showcase this season. Cleveland will host in 2022 and Salt Lake City will do so in 2023, as previously announced. The next open spot on the league's All-Star calendar was 2024, which now belongs to Indianapolis. The new dates for Indianapolis' All-Star Weekend are Feb. 16-18, 2024. Indianapolis hosted the All-Star Game for the first time in 1985. The league said it is planning to revise this season's All-Star agenda, with those plans still to be announced.

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NBA outlines COVID-19 safety protocols in 134-page guide
When someone tests positive for the coronavirus, teams must go through a variety of steps, including: reporting the positive test to local authorities; contact trace all close contacts; clean and disinfect any space controlled by the team or its arena where the person who tested positive had been since their last negative test; and set up isolation housing for the person with the positive test.

NBA releases preseason schedule for Dec. 11-19
The preseason schedule will begin with a five-game slate on Dec. 11 highlighted by a meeting between the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers and their co-tenants at Staples Center, the LA Clippers.
 
Center Joakim Noah to be waived by LA Clippers, likely ending his career, agent says
Noah who averaged 8.8 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks over his career -- had stops with the New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies and Clippers through his 13 seasons.

Reggie Jackson stays with LA Clippers; 1-year deal, sources say
In nine NBA seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Pistons and Clippers, Jackson has averaged 12.8 points and 4.4 assists per game.

Active LA Clippers secure veteran depth as training camp opens, sign forward Nicolas Batum
Batum averaged 11.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists over his career with the Portland Trail Blazers and Hornets. However, the 6-9 forward played in just 22 games last season, averaging 3.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
 
Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards agree to Russell Westbrook-John Wall trade

The Wizards are sending Wall and a lottery-protected 2023 first-round NBA draft pick to the Rockets for Westbrook in a deal that both players wanted and had been simmering for weeks. The 2023 first-round pick is lottery protected for the Wizards. If it doesn't convey in that year, it has a succession of protections that include picks Nos. 1-12 in 2024, picks 1-10 in 2025 and picks 1-8 in 2026, sources said. If it hasn't conveyed as a first-round pick to Houston by 2026, it becomes a second-round pick in each of 2026 and 2027. Westbrook's partnership with Harden in Houston lasted only one season after the recent MVPs played leading roles in orchestrating a 2019 summer trade that sent Chris Paul to Oklahoma City along with two first-round picks and two first-round swap rights in exchange for Westbrook.Westbrook and Harden both informed the Rockets this offseason that they wished to be moved to other destinations, specifically the Brookyn Netsin Harden's case, source s have said.

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Agent: LeBron James, Lakers agree to two-year, $85 million extension

James, who turns 36 later this month, averaged 25.3 points last season and led the NBA in assists with 10.2 per game. He will be 38 when the contract ends. This extension will take James through the 2022-23 season, giving him 20 seasons in the NBA. He played 11 seasons in Cleveland over two stints, four with the Miami Heat and will play at least five in L.A. James, currently No. 3 on the NBA's career scoring list with 34,241 points, is 4,146 points behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the No. 1 spot. If he were to average 25 points and play a majority of games the next two seasons, James would be in position to take Abdul-Jabbar's place at the top while wearing a Lakers uniform in 2022-23. James also ranks No. 8 on the assists list, No. 13 in steals, No. 15 in 3-pointers made and No. 48 in rebounds.

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Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards agree to Russell Westbrook-John Wall trade

The Wizards are sending Wall and a lottery-protected 2023 first-round NBA draft pick to the Rockets for Westbrook in a deal that both players wanted and had been simmering for weeks. The 2023 first-round pick is lottery protected for the Wizards. If it doesn't convey in that year, it has a succession of protections that include picks Nos. 1-12 in 2024, picks 1-10 in 2025 and picks 1-8 in 2026, sources said. If it hasn't conveyed as a first-round pick to Houston by 2026, it becomes a second-round pick in each of 2026 and 2027. Westbrook's partnership with Harden in Houston lasted only one season after the recent MVPs played leading roles in orchestrating a 2019 summer trade that sent Chris Paul to Oklahoma City along with two first-round picks and two first-round swap rights in exchange for Westbrook.Westbrook and Harden both informed the Rockets this offseason that they wished to be moved to other destinations, specifically the Brookyn Netsin Harden's case, source s have said.

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Washington Wizards' Bradley Beal calls John Wall trade 'shocking' but likes fit with Russell Westbrook

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal said it was "shocking" and a "tough pill to swallow" to see John Wall traded to the Houston Rockets for Russell Westbrook but believes he and Westbrook will "mesh well." Wall and Beal were teammates for the past eight seasons, but Wall has not played in two years due to an Achilles injury. The pair reached the playoffs four times but were unable to get past the second round. Beal said the two days since the trade have been "emotional." Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard said trading Wall, the franchise's pick at No. 1 overall in 2010, was the most difficult decision he has made in his nearly three decades in basketball. But he also said that Westbrook will help the Wizards "hit our stride a little quicker" since Wall hasn't played since Dec. 26, 2018.

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