Alex Schiffer

NBA Approves Mark Walter As New Lakers Owner Walter takes over the Lakers at a time when the team is prioritizing the future with Luka Dončić over LeBron James’ final years.

While the Dodgers play in the World Series, Mark Walter becomes majority owner of the Lakers across town after the NBA’s Board of Governors approved his ownership bid today: frontofficesports.com/nba-approves...

Terry Rozier Will Be Paid Full NBA Salary While on Leave Rozier will be paid the final year of his contract while on leave, but the NBA doesn’t have to wait for the legal process to change that.

Terry Rozier will still be fully paid while on leave from the Heat in light of Thursday’s arrest: frontofficesports.com/terry-rozier...

Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups Arrested In FBI Gambling Probe The Billups arrest was not basketball-related; ABC reported Thursday morning that it was for his involvement in an "illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia."

Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier were arrested this morning as part of the FBI's probe into sports betting: frontofficesports.com/terry-rozier...

Sale of Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon Will Take Multiple Years The purchase of the Trail Blazers will look similar to Bill Chisholm’s multi-step transaction to buy the Celtics, league sources tell FOS.

The sale of the Trail Blazers to Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon will take place in several stages across multiple years, similar to the Celtics, sources tell me: frontofficesports.com/portland-tra...

Durant’s $30M Discount Still Makes Him Highest NBA Career Earner The $90 million Rockets extension puts Durant ahead of LeBron James in career earnings.

Kevin Durant’s new contrast extension will make him the highest career earner in NBA history even though his new deal comes with a $30 million discount: frontofficesports.com/kevin-durant...

NBA Stars Swap Wine with League Friends and Foes NBA players fell in love with wine in bubble. Now, they’re exchanging bottles to keep the spirit of those late-night drinking sessions going.

Five years ago, the NBA’s Orlando bubble became known for its late-night wine sessions as teams finished the season at Disney during COVID. Today, the drinking sessions from the bubble live on in a league-wide wine exchange. Story: frontofficesports.com/nba-stars-sw...

RAJ Sports Drops Lawsuit Over Trail Blazers Stake RAJ Sports alleged the family behind Panda Express was part of a bid to buy the Blazers before ditching them to join Tom Dundon’s bid.

Yesterday, RAJ Sports withdrew its lawsuit against the Cherng family, which founded Panda Express over its stake in the Trail Blazers sale to Tom Dundon and co.: frontofficesports.com/raj-sports-w...

Caitlin Clark Backs Napheesa Collier in Fight With WNBA The Fever star said Collier “made a lot of valid points” while teammate Sophie Cunningham called Englebert’s behavior “shameful.”

Caitlin Clark backed Napheesa Collier’s comments about WNBA leadership two days after the Lynx star shared a conversation in which commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Clark should thank the WNBA for her income: frontofficesports.com/caitlin-clar...

NBA to Sell Franchises in Basketball Africa League The NBA formed the 12-team BAL in 2019 after an influx of African talent came into the league in the years prior.

The NBA plans to sell franchises in its Basketball Africa League in the coming months: frontofficesports.com/nba-to-sell-...

LeBron, Giannis, Jokić All Weigh In on Contract Situations Three of the NBA’s biggest stars spoke on their respective situations at their team’s media days Monday.

LeBron James, Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antetokounmpo all discussed their contract situations on Monday: frontofficesports.com/lebron-giann...

Leonard: ‘Not Accurate’ That I Had a No-Show Job With Aspiration Both Leonard and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank said no rules were broken with Leonard’s Aspiration deal.

Kawhi Leonard talked about Aspiration today: frontofficesports.com/kawhi-leonar...

Unsealed court documents show RAJ Sports alleges the Cherng family—the co-founders of Panda Express—were part of RAJ’s bid to buy the Trail Blazers before flipping to Tom Dundon’s group. W/@BenHorney: frontofficesports.slack.com/archives/C01...

Ace Bailey Drops Controversial Manager Omar Cooper Bailey fell to fifth in the draft after being projected to go in the top three.

Jazz rookie Ace Bailey parted ways with longtime manager Omar Cooper, who held him out of pre draft workouts and factored into his slide to the fifth pick: frontofficesports.com/ace-bailey-j...

RAJ Sports Sues Over Sale of Blazers Minority Stake The co-owner of the Kings and majority owner of WNBA and NWSL teams is seeking a court order blocking a buyer of a minority stake in the Blazers.

RAJ Sports, which owns the Portland Fire (WNBA) and Portland Thorns (NWSL) and has a minority stake in the Kings, is suing the Cherng family, which founded Panda Express, in relation to the Trail Blazers sale to Tom Dundon. Story w/Ben Horney: frontofficesports.com/blazers-raj-...

How a G League Player Was Able to Go Back to College Basketball Thierry Darlan has two years of eligibility with Santa Clara as an international prospect two years removed from high school.

Santa Clara's newest recruit spent the past two years in the G League. Now he'll play college basketball. How is he possibly eligible? Story: frontofficesports.com/santa-clara-...

Silver: NBA’s Problems With Gambling ‘Have Been Predictable’ Though the current regulatory structure of sports betting is flawed, the NBA commissioner says it’s better than what came before.

Adam Silver is not surprised with some of the gambling issues the NBA has faced in recent years: frontofficesports.com/adam-silver-...

Adam Silver Doesn’t Want NBA Europe to Be a ‘Top-Heavy League’ Giving a timeline for a European league, Silver said 2027 “is ambitious” for a launch, but he wouldn't want to wait much longer than 2028.

Adam Silver went into detail at the FOS Tuned In summit on the NBA’s prospective league in Europe and what he doesn’t want it to look like: frontofficesports.com/adam-silver-...

Adam Silver Says Burden Is on NBA to Prove Clippers Violation NBA commissioner Adam Silver plans to let the league’s investigation into the Clippers, Steve Ballmer, and Kawhi Leonard play out.

Adam Silver said it’s on the NBA to prove the Clippers circumvented the salary cap in its investigation of Kawhi Leonard’s sponsorship deal with Aspiration: frontofficesports.com/adam-silver-...

Tony Parker, French Team Owner, Says NBA Europe Is Inevitable The Spurs legend is the owner and president of French club ASVEL. He called the NBA's arrival in Europe "just a matter of time."

While promoting an event in China, Tony Parker said he expects the NBA's prospective European league to happen "in a matter of time." He didn't rule out his team ASVEL, joining it, either: frontofficesports.com/nba-europe-t...

While multiple NBA coaches declined talking to the Knicks this past summer to replace Thibs, Dawn Staley would have taken the job if offered: frontofficesports.com/dawn-staley-...

Inside the Liberty’s All-Male Practice Squad A select group of men’s basketball players suit up to take on the defending WNBA champions on a weekly basis.

WNBA teams assemble their practice squads in a variety of ways, but its mostly unpaid former men's college players. But the Liberty are trying to change that, creating jobs to turn part of their practice squad into part of the coaching staff: frontofficesports.com/the-liberty-...

Beasley Not a ‘Target,’ Could Still Be Charged in NBA Betting Probe The investigation is still ongoing, and Beasley could be punished by the NBA, but his lawyer is hopeful for a return to the league.

Malik Beasley is no longer a target in the federal gambling probe. However he is still a subject in it, which means he can still be charged with a crime if he’s found of wrongdoing: frontofficesports.com/malik-beasle...

Mikal Bridges $6M Discount Helps Knicks Avoid Cap Penalties Bridges’ discounted deal follows the $100 million discount his college teammate Jalen Brunson took a year ago to give the team flexibility.

The Knicks got another Villanova discount: frontofficesports.com/mikal-bridge...

Clippers Use Harden Savings To Go All-In On Aging Stars James Harden could have signed for more than $50 million per year in his new deal, but took a discount that Los Angeles has spent on older players.

The Clippers continue to assemble one of the NBA’s oldest All Star teams: frontofficesports.com/chris-paul-c...

Jonas Valančiūnas Says He’ll Play For Nuggets After All The Lithuanian center was reportedly in talks to play for Greek power Panathinaikos when Denver acquired him, but he will honor his NBA contract.

Jonas Valančiūnas will play for the Nuggets and put the Panathinaikos saga to rest: frontofficesports.com/nuggets-gree...

Lillard to Be Paid $70 Million While Rehabbing Torn Achilles The star point guard will be paid handsomely by the Bucks and Blazers as he recovers from a serious injury.

Dame Lillard was on a max contract before getting released by the Bucks. Next season, he will make above the max between his deals with both Milwaukee and the Blazers: frontofficesports.com/damian-lilla...

‘Brad Doesn’t Like Change’: Beal Wants Long-Term Clippers Deal Beal played 11 seasons in Washington before being traded to the Suns in 2023, where he, Kevin Durant, and Devin Booker failed to meet expectations.

Mark Bartelstein said the plan for Bradley Beal is to play for the Clippers this year, decline his player option next summer to sign a long-term deal with the team: frontofficesports.com/bradley-beal...

Silver Warns RSN Uncertainty Could Slow NBA Expansion The commissioner said Tuesday that the league will study the issue, but there are still hurdles to potentially adding teams.

Adam Silver said the NBA office will conduct a “in-depth analysis” on expansion: frontofficesports.com/adam-silver-...

Bradley Beal Agrees to Suns Buyout, Will Join Clippers Beal was on a five-year, $250 million contract with a no-trade clause that made it hard for the Suns to move on from him.

The Suns got out of Bradley Beal and his untradeable contract today: frontofficesports.com/bradley-beal...

Celtics, Lakers Sales Not on Agenda for NBA Governors Vote The league’s owners will likely spend a significant amount of time discussing possible expansion at Tuesday’s meeting.

The NBA Board of Governors are not expected to vote on either the Celtics or Lakers sales on Tuesday in a meeting Adam Silver recently said will “take the temperate” on expansion: frontofficesports.com/celtics-lake...