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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 10: A Seattle Sonics fan holds a sign before the Rain City Showcase in a preseason NBA game between the LA Clippers and the Utah Jazz at Climate Pledge Arena on October 10, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) Getty Images The NBA’s Board of Governors will meet on July 14 with expansion among the biggest talking points. While the league has already narrowed focus on bringing teams to Seattle and Las Vegas, there are no guarantees expansion is approved at this time. With multiple owners (including the New York Knicks’ Jim Dolan) outwardly anti-expansion and a large contingent of new ownership groups that may not value expansion fees as a reason to increase competition, it’s no sure thing the process gets the required 23 votes next week. Even if 23 of the NBA’s 30 owners do approve the expansion process, however, there’
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 11: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first quarter in Game Four of the Second Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 11, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) Getty Images Amid all the uncertainty on when LeBron James will finally decide his NBA future, his agent at least provided some clues. On his “Game Over” podcast, Rich Paul listed 10 different teams on a whiteboard. He then gave Max Kellerman a detailed analysis on each option with as much depth as a team scouting report. Still, Paul told me last week that he didn’t expect James to make h
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Boston, MA – July 6: Boston Celtics principal owner Bill Chisholm and president of basketball operations Brad Stevens address the media on July 6, 2026. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Boston Globe via Getty Images Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens and team governor Bill Chisholm met with reporters on Monday to discuss their perspective on their controversial decision to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers. Stevens was quick to point to the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement as the justification for the move. “When I looked at our team and where the league was heading, looked at the way that we’ve finished the last couple years and also looked at the unbelievable way we’ve played in the regular season in the last couple years, the path looked a little bit more challenging to me,” he said. “I might b
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When the Buss family sold a majority stake in the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers last year to private equity billionaire Mark Walter at a $10 billion valuation, it appeared to be a spectacular windfall for a franchise the late Jerry Buss bought in 1979 for $67.5 million. But in the context of a half-century of a booming economy, that performance isn’t so remarkable, billionaire wealth advisor Peter Mallouk points out. The compound annualized return of the Lakers investment comes out to 11.5%, compared with 12.4% for the S&P 500 Index from 1979 to 2025 (including dividends)—meaning the same $67.5 million could have instead grown to $16 billion, even if it wouldn’t have come with the thrill of courtside seats to the Showtime Lakers and 11 NBA championship celebrations. “If you were evaluating it purely as investment,” says Mallouk, the 56-year-old CEO of Overland
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CLEVELAND, OH – MAY 23: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts to a call in the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics during Game Four of the 2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on May 23, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Getty Images NBA executives believe LeBron James is coming home. They “think” the Cleveland Cavaliers are the most “compelling” situation for the 41-year-old legend after he reportedly narrowed his list to three teams: the Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers. James recently informed the L.A. Lakers that he will be moving on from that franchise beginning next season. “The league real
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Key Takeaways LeBron James left the Lakers in July 2026 after eight seasons, ending his tenure there. Kalshi prices a Cleveland return at 55%, with $70.7 million wagered on his next team. Polymarket has Cleveland at 59% odds ahead of an October 31, 2026 market deadline. The four-time NBA champion ended an eight-year run with the Lakers this month, closing out a Los Angeles chapter that began in 2018 and included a championship in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. At 41, James is now weighing his 24th NBA season without a team. Money is moving fast on Polymarket and Kalshi, the two largest crypto-native prediction market platforms, where traders are pricing in a return to Cleveland over any other destination. Both markets let users buy shares tied to a specific outcome, with prices shifting as new information and trading volume move the odds. That structur
LeBron James has told the Los Angeles Lakers he will not return, and prediction market bettors are already betting big on where he lands next. The four-time NBA champion ended an eight-year run with the Lakers this month, closing out a Los Angeles chapter that began in 2018 and included a championship in the pandemic-shortened […]
