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The Boston Celtics’ ownership group is planning to sell the team. The news arrives just weeks after the Celtics won its first NBA Championship since 2008 and its 18th overall.Led by Wyc Grousbeck and Stephen Pagliuca, the Boston Basketball Partners LLC was formed in 2002 and purchased the team for $360 million USD. The managing board behind the group will be selling off a majority stake in the team later this year or in early 2025. Grousbeck is planning to stay on as the Governor of the Celtics until 2028.“The controlling family of the ownership group, after considerable thought and internal discussion, has decided to sell the team for estate and family planning considerations,” the statement reads.The announcement didn’t specify if the team currently has any potential buyers. According to...

Jayson Tatum is pledging his allegiance to the Boston Celtics, cementing his legacy with the largest contract in NBA history. Signing a supermax five-year extension contract worth $315 million USD, he surpasses his teammate Jaylen Brown who signed a $304 million USD extension last season.The deal would take Tatum through to the 2029-30 season, where it will include a player option for the final year. Tatum is an All-NBA forward who has just won this year's NBA Championship. A young sharp shooter with a lot of potential in the tank, Tatum comes off the season averaging 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game on 47% shooting from the field, including 38% on three pointers. Tatum and Brown seem to be locked up through to the end of the decade, looking to form their own Celtics dyna...

It is the end of the Splash Brothers at the Golden State Warriors now that Klay Thompson has officially closed his chapter in the Bay Area. The free agent guard has signed a three-year $50 million USD contract to join the Dallas Mavericks. He joins other sharp shooters Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving, hoping to create a new dynasty in the Western Conference. The sign-and-trade deal marks the end of a historic 13-year run Thompson has had with the four-time championship winners. Hungry for the fifth title, Thompson joins the Mavs, who are sending its own 2031 second-round pick in the deal and the least favorable of the 76ers or Nuggets' second-round pick in 2025. This past season with the Warriors saw Thompson and the team's relationship become increasingly strained. His departure is unsurpris...

LeBron James is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers on a maximum two-year deal worth $104 million USD. ESPN reported that it also includes a player option for 2025-26 and a no-trade clause.With news of his son Bronny James joining the Lakers as a rookie, LeBron James confirms he is coming back for his 22nd season in the NBA. The maximum deal has put the Lakers $1 million USD over the league's new punitive salary second apron, which would in turn limit the team's roster flexibility. It is said that James' agent Rich Paul will discuss with the Lakers to see if there is a possibility of taking $1 million USD below the maximum. Bronny on the other hand has signed an agreement for a four-year $7.9 million USD deal with a team option on the fourth year. At the end of the year, LeBron will turn 4...