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Four-time NBA champion Andre Iguodala retires after 19 seasons
The 2015 NBA Finals MVP told Andscape on Friday morning that he is retiring from the NBA. In 19 seasons, Iguodala averaged 11.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 1,231 games. The 2012 All-Star said he turned down interest from the Warriors and several other teams before deciding to retire. Iguodala also made an impact for his NBA brethren by serving on the National Basketball Players Association executive committee from 2015 to 2023.

 

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NBArank 2023: Player rankings for 2023-24, from 10-1
NBArank is back for its 13th season counting down the best players in the league. In fact, the race for the top spot was one of the tightest in the history of NBArank, as the gap between Nos. 2 and 3 was nearly 16 times larger than the one between Nos. 1 and 2.

No.10: PF Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers
Coming off a renaissance season with the Lakers, when he posted career bests in field goal percentage (56.3%) and rebounds per game (12.5) and was rewarded with a three-year, $186 million contract extension, Davis appears ready to dominate again.

No.9: SF LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
The 38-year-old James continues to press the limits of his prime to unprecedented levels. He will become just the sixth player in league history to reach his 21st season and will be an important piece on a championship contender.

No.8: PG Shai Gilgous-Alexander, Oklahoma City
Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder took a small step forward last season as the team earned the No. 10 seed and took a game from the New Orleans Pelicans in the play-in tournament before losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Now, Gilgeous-Alexander and company hope to build on last season's success.

 

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NBA Schedule - 2023-24
NBA Scoreboard
NBA Preseason Standings -2023
Leader
Eastern Conference
Toronto (4 - 0)
Western Conference
Minnesota (5 - 0)
NBA Stat Lesder 2023-24 (Players)

 

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Pacers' Aaron Nesmith agrees to 3-year, $33M extension
Nesmith averaged 10.1 points and started 60 games for the Pacers after arriving in a trade from the Boston Celtics. He shot 40% on 3-pointers from February until the end of the season, per ESPN Stats and Information.

Magic agree to 3-year, $39 million extension with Cole Anthony
Anthony, 23, averaged 13 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists last season for Orlando across 60 games, shooting career-highs of 45.4% overall and 36.4% from 3-point range as he primarily operated as a sixth man off the bench for a young, rising Magic squad under coach Jamahl Mosley.

 

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Sources: Mavericks' Josh Green agrees to 3-year, $41M deal
Green, who will turn 24 next month, averaged career highs across the board over 60 games in his third NBA season, including points per game (9.1), field goal percentage (53.7) and 3-point field goal percentage (40.2). He also started a career-best 21 times for Dallas last season.

Timberwolves, Jaden McDaniel agree to 5-year, $136M deal
McDaniels, 23, enjoyed a breakout year last season, averaging 12.1 points while shooting 51.7% from the field and nearly 40% from 3 while becoming a full-time starter.

 

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NBArank 2023: Player rankings for 2023-24, from 10-1
NBArank is back for its 13th season counting down the best players in the league. In fact, the race for the top spot was one of the tightest in the history of NBArank, as the gap between Nos. 2 and 3 was nearly 16 times larger than the one between Nos. 1 and 2.

No.10: PF Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers
Coming off a renaissance season with the Lakers, when he posted career bests in field goal percentage (56.3%) and rebounds per game (12.5) and was rewarded with a three-year, $186 million contract extension, Davis appears ready to dominate again.

No.9: SF LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
The 38-year-old James continues to press the limits of his prime to unprecedented levels. He will become just the sixth player in league history to reach his 21st season and will be an important piece on a championship contender.

No.8: PG Shai Gilgous-Alexander, Oklahoma City
Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder took a small step forward last season as the team earned the No. 10 seed and took a game from the New Orleans Pelicans in the play-in tournament before losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Now, Gilgeous-Alexander and company hope to build on last season's success.

No.7: SF Kevin Durant, Phoenix
This will be the first full season in Phoenix for Durant, who was limited to eight regular-season games with the Suns before they lost to the eventual champion Nuggets in the playoffs.

 

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Celtics, Bucks enter season as NBA title favorites at sportsbooks​

The Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks enter the NBA season as the betting favorites to win the championship at sportsbooks around the nation. The Celtics and Bucks are co-favorites at several sportsbooks, while Caesars Sportsbook has Boston with slightly better odds, listed at +380, followed by Milwaukee at +400. The defending champion Denver Nuggets are next at +420, and the Phoenix Suns (+600) and Golden State Warriors (+850) round out the teams with single-digit odds to start the season at Caesars Sportsbook. The Celtics and Bucks, who each retooled their backcourts in the offseason, also are the favorites to win NBA Cup, the inaugural in-season tournament. Boston added veteran guard Jrue Holiday, and Milwaukee traded for superstar Damian Lillard to pair him with Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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Agent: Giannis Antetokounmpo secures 3-year, $186 extension
Antetokounmpo is establishing himself as one of the greatest players in league history, a résumé that includes a 2021 NBA championship and Finals MVP award and two times as the league's MVP. He averaged a career-high 31.1 points a season ago and is one of three players in history with an MVP, a Finals MVP and a Defensive Player of the Year award, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Only Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon have also accomplished it

Hawks' Onyeka Okongwu agrees to 4-year, $62M deal as deadline ends
Okongwu averaged 9.9 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Hawks a year ago, including averaging double figures in 13 of his final 15 regular season games. He was the No. 6 overall pick in the draft out of Southern California.

 

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Record 125 international players on NBA opening-night rosters
The new NBA season tips off Tuesday, marking the 10th straight year opening-night rosters have had 100 or more international players. All 30 teams have at least one foreign-born player. The previous record for international players was 121, set at the start of the 2017-2018 season and repeated at the beginning of the 2021-2022 season.

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NBArank 2023: Player rankings for 2023-24, from 10-1
NBArank is back for its 13th season counting down the best players in the league. In fact, the race for the top spot was one of the tightest in the history of NBArank, as the gap between Nos. 2 and 3 was nearly 16 times larger than the one between Nos. 1 and 2.

No.10: PF Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers
Coming off a renaissance season with the Lakers, when he posted career bests in field goal percentage (56.3%) and rebounds per game (12.5) and was rewarded with a three-year, $186 million contract extension, Davis appears ready to dominate again.

No.9: SF LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
The 38-year-old James continues to press the limits of his prime to unprecedented levels. He will become just the sixth player in league history to reach his 21st season and will be an important piece on a championship contender.

No.8: PG Shai Gilgous-Alexander, Oklahoma City
Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder took a small step forward last season as the team earned the No. 10 seed and took a game from the New Orleans Pelicans in the play-in tournament before losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Now, Gilgeous-Alexander and company hope to build on last season's success.

No.7: SF Kevin Durant, Phoenix
This will be the first full season in Phoenix for Durant, who was limited to eight regular-season games with the Suns before they lost to the eventual champion Nuggets in the playoffs.

No.6: SF Jayson Tatum, Boston
Last season was another impressive individual campaign for Tatum, who made a fourth straight All-Star team, a second straight All-NBA first team and won his first All-Star Game MVP award. But Boston's ongoing pursuit of a title again fell short after losing in seven games in the Eastern Conference finals to the Miami.

 

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Browns' Myles Garrett to buy minority stake in NBA's Cavaliers
"As a leader on and off the field, Myles has become a Cleveland icon and shares in our organization's commitment to being a transformative force for good across the region," Cavs owner Dan Gilbert said in a statement. "We are honored to welcome this long-time friend of the team as our new partner and investor.

 

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NBA All-Star Game returns to original East vs. West format​

The NBA All-Star Game is going back to its original format this season in Indianapolis, the league announced Wednesday. The game, which will take place on Feb. 18 at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, will feature an Eastern Conference team and a Western Conference team, comprising 12 players from each conference. This change will end the All-Star draft that has taken place for the past six seasons, and team captains will be determined through fan voting of the five starters on each team.

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NBArank 2023: Player rankings for 2023-24, from 10-1
NBArank is back for its 13th season counting down the best players in the league. In fact, the race for the top spot was one of the tightest in the history of NBArank, as the gap between Nos. 2 and 3 was nearly 16 times larger than the one between Nos. 1 and 2.

No.10: PF Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers
Coming off a renaissance season with the Lakers, when he posted career bests in field goal percentage (56.3%) and rebounds per game (12.5) and was rewarded with a three-year, $186 million contract extension, Davis appears ready to dominate again.

No.9: SF LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
The 38-year-old James continues to press the limits of his prime to unprecedented levels. He will become just the sixth player in league history to reach his 21st season and will be an important piece on a championship contender.

No.8: PG Shai Gilgous-Alexander, Oklahoma City
Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder took a small step forward last season as the team earned the No. 10 seed and took a game from the New Orleans Pelicans in the play-in tournament before losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Now, Gilgeous-Alexander and company hope to build on last season's success.

No.7: SF Kevin Durant, Phoenix
This will be the first full season in Phoenix for Durant, who was limited to eight regular-season games with the Suns before they lost to the eventual champion Nuggets in the playoffs.

No.6: SF Jayson Tatum, Boston
Last season was another impressive individual campaign for Tatum, who made a fourth straight All-Star team, a second straight All-NBA first team and won his first All-Star Game MVP award. But Boston's ongoing pursuit of a title again fell short after losing in seven games in the Eastern Conference finals to the Miami.

No.5: PG Stephen Curry, Golden State
Curry had one of the best offseasons in the NBA, second to maybe just Nikola Jokic, and he enters this season eyeing a deeper run in the playoffs and possibly his fifth ring. Last season, Curry averaged the third-most points in his career (29.1).

 

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NBA releases new court designs for in-season tournament games​

The NBA's in-season tournament will feature new court designs. All 30 teams, when playing home games in the tournament that starts Friday and runs through Dec. 9, will have a primarily solid-color court on the floor of their arenas. The courts will be fully painted, with no visible woodgrain. The league first released the designs to ESPN, one of its broadcast partners, Monday. The league did not say what the cost of the project was.

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