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Orlando Magic wins 2022 NBA draft lottery, followed by Oklahoma City Thunder; Sacramento Kings jumps into top 4
Orlando had a 14% chance to get the top pick, along with the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons.



2022 NBA Draft Lottery Results​

1. Orlando Magic
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. Houston Rockets
4. Sacramento Kings
5. Detroit Pistons
6. Indiana Pacers
7. Portland Trail Blazers
8. New Orleans Pelicans (via Lakers)
9. San Antonio Spurs
10. Washington Wizards
11. New York Knicks
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Clippers)
13. Charlotte Hornets
 
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Davidson to retire Stephen Curry's No. 30 in August ceremony following Golden State Warriors star's graduation


One day after Stephen Curry added a fourth NBA title and first Finals MVP Award to his illustrious résumé, his alma mater, Davidson, announced that the Golden State Warriors star would have his number retired by the school at an August ceremony. Davidson athletic director Chris Clunie said Friday that Curry's No. 30 would be the first retired by the school during an Aug. 31 ceremony. As part of the celebration, Curry will be inducted into the Davidson Athletics Hall of Fame and will receive his bachelor's degree. Curry completed his Bachelor of Arts with a major in sociology in May but could not attend the commencement ceremony during the NBA playoffs.

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Sources: Five-star recruit Matas Buzelis chooses G League Ignite over college


Five-star recruit Matas Buzelis, the No. 11 player in ESPN's Top 100 for the Class of 2023 has committed to the G League Ignite for the 2023-24 season, sources told ESPN on Friday. Buzelis, a skilled 6-foot-10 forward, will bypass college basketball and sign into the NBA's professional pathway program once he graduates from Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas next spring, sources said. Buzelis, an Illinois native who starred for Brewster Academy in New Hampshire last season, had narrowed his college choices to Kentucky, North Carolina, Florida State and Wake Forest. Buzelis participated in the Nike Hoop Summit in 2022, and a USA Basketball minicamp at the site of the Final Four in New Orleans. He led powerhouse Brewster Academy to a 31-8 record and a New England prep school championship.

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Sources: Kyrie Irving has sign-and-trade wish list if no deal with Brooklyn Nets


Kyrie Irving has created a list of teams he'd like the Brooklyn Nets to consider working with on a sign-and-trade if he and the team can't agree on terms for him to stay in Brooklyn, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. That list includes the Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers, sources said. None of those teams have the cap space to sign Irving without Brooklyn cooperating on a sign-and-trade, and sources said some of them aren't interested in acquiring him. Irving has until Wednesday to decide whether he will opt into the final year of the four-year max contract he signed with Brooklyn in 2019.

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Sources: Russell Westbrook plans to pickup $47.1M option to remain with Los Angeles Lakers
Westbrook, a nine-time All-Star and 2017 NBA Most Valuable Player, is entering the final season of his original five-year, $206 million contract.

John Wall set to join LA Clippers after reaching buyout with Houston Rockets, sources say
Wall averaged 20.6 points and 6.9 assists in 40 games for the Rockets in 2020-21, proving he still could perform at a high level after missing the previous season and a half because of heel surgery and a torn Achilles tendon.
 

Sources: NBA salary cap for 2022-23 projected to increase to $123.6M


The NBA's salary cap for the 2022-23 season is projected to come in at roughly $123.6 million, sources told ESPN, an $11.6 million increase from last season's $112 million figure. At that number, the luxury tax line for the 2022-23 season would be roughly $150.2 million, and the hard cap which teams cannot exceed if they acquire a player in a sign-and-trade deal or if they use the full midlevel exception -- will come in at roughly $156.9 million. The final salary-cap number, which will be determined once the audit of the league's finances is complete and the basketball-related income for the 2021-22 season is totaled, will be sent to teams before the league's moratorium for the start of the 2022-23 league year begins, at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday.

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Will Hardy agrees in principle on five-year deal to become the Utah Jazz's next coach, sources say


The Utah Jazz and Will Hardy have agreed in principle on a five-year deal making the former Boston Celtics assistant the franchise's next head coach, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Hardy, 34, will be the youngest active head coach in the NBA. Hardy spent one season with the Celtics as an assistant coach under Ime Udoka, helping Boston advance to the NBA Finals. Hardy, who played at Division III Williams College, began his career as a video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs before being promoted to an assistant coach under Gregg Popovich. He also served as the head coach of San Antonio's summer league team for four years.

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Minnesota Timberwolves, Taurean Prince agree to 2-year, $16 million contract extension, sources say


Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taurean Prince has agreed on a two-year, $16 million contract extension, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.Prince established himself as a solid rotational player on a Timberwolves team that returned to the Western Conference playoffs this past season, averaging 7.3 points and 2.5 rebounds a game in 17 minutes.

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James Harden declines option with Philadelphia 76ers as sides look to work out new deal, sources say


Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden has declined his $47.3 million option and will become a free agent, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Harden keeps real the possibility of negotiating a new deal with Philly that would deliver the Sixers roster-building flexibility in free agency, including use of the full $10.5 million exception. The opt-out could go a long way in reshaping the Sixers' bench, including that full midlevel exception, the $4.1 million biennial exception and sign-and-trade deals. Harden, 32, averaged 22.0 points and 10.3 assists across 65 games with the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia this past season, after being sent from Brooklyn to Philadelphia as part of the blockbuster trade that sent Ben Simmons in the other direction.

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Sources: Atlanta Hawks acquire guard Dejounte Murray from San Antonio Spurs for three first-round picks, Danilo Gallinari


The Atlanta Hawks are trading forward Danilo Gallinari and three first-round picks to the San Antonio Spurs for All-Star guard Dejounte, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday.The Hawks are sending a 2023 first-round pick via the Charlotte Hornets plus their own 2025 and 2027 first-round picks to the Spurs in the deal, sources told Wojnarowski. The deal also includes a pick swap in 2026, the sources said. Murray, 25, averaged a career-best 21.1 points, 9.2 assists, 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 steals last season, earning All-Star honors for the first time in his career. He had 13 triple-doubles, setting the single-season franchise record for the Spurs. Gallinari, 33, averaged 11.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 66 games last season, his second with the Hawks.

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