The NBA's $500M Club: Curry Paid to Stay. Embiid Didn't.
Six of the NBA's eight $500-million earners changed teams to get there. Curry and Embiid never left. Only one of them ever took a discount to stay.
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Steph Curry Took a $20M Discount. Read Into That.
Curry took a $20M discount to keep building in Golden State and just became the first $600M man in NBA history. Everyone else at the top left.
The Warriors Have No Excuse Left on Curry
Curry becomes extension-eligible today for $136.7M. Dunleavy wants it done. Windhorst wants patience. Only one of those men has ever put the Warriors first.
The Warriors Can't Agree on Steph Curry's Exit
Mike Dunleavy floated a Steph Curry trade scenario nobody asked about. A day later, Joe Lacob called the same story clickbait. Someone is not being straight.
Draymond Green Is Right About the Westbrook Flip
Draymond Green says NBA fans are hypocrites for trashing Russell Westbrook for years, then loving him the second he retired. He's onto something bigger.
The NBA's Best Content Is a Guy With No Team
Mac McClung doesn't have an NBA job. He just jumped over Draymond Green's actual car for a reverse dunk, and it says everything about this offseason.
Don Nelson Never Won a Ring. It Never Mattered.
Don Nelson died Sunday at 86 without a title as a head coach. Half the league is still running the small-ball offense he drew up first, and it still works.
Monta Ellis Wants Credit for the Rings He Caused
Monta Ellis claims he would have won the same Warriors championships as Steph Curry, ignoring the "too small" scouting report he wrote on himself in 2009.
Kevin Durant Trashed His Own Warriors Team
Kevin Durant hyped the 76ers over his own title-winning Warriors, and Klay Thompson's government-name clapback is the funniest self-own of the summer.
Steph Curry's Extension Discount Is a Bet on Golden State
Curry becomes extension-eligible this month with $136.7M on the table. The real question is whether Golden State spends the savings on the right guy.
The Steph Curry-Celtics Rumor Was Never a Report
A Celtics writer's 'if he's ever available, Brad would call' column somehow became a trade report by the time NBA Twitter finished with it.
Klay Thompson's Warriors Reunion Is Dead
Draymond Green's new deal pushed Golden State over the first apron, and a CBA buyout rule makes Klay Thompson's $17.5M price tag untouchable this season.
Draymond Got His Money. Steph Got a Warning.
Draymond re-signed for the money he opted out of chasing LeBron. Now Steph Curry is watching the same front office decide what he's actually worth.
Lendeborg's MVP Line Beats Thomas's Scoring Title
Meleek Thomas led Summer League in scoring at 27.3 a night, but Yaxel Lendeborg's all-around line is the one that should actually worry front offices.
LeBron Told the Lakers He's Leaving. Nobody Knows Where.
DraftKings and Hard Rock Bet have Miami favored. BetMGM has Golden State by a mile. LeBron's own agent says he doesn't know either.
LeBron Just Stood in a Room Full of NBA Fans and Said Absolutely Nothing
LeBron just finished Fanatics Fest without an announcement. The betting odds are 33-32. Rich Paul says money is off the table. Here's why neither choice is obvious.
Draymond Bet $27.7M on LeBron. Porzingis Didn't Help.
Draymond Green declined $27.7M for cap space to chase LeBron — but the Porzingis signing signals the Warriors already know he isn't coming.
Why LeBron Is Probably Going to Golden State
Every reporter has a different hierarchy. The execs are pointing west. Here is what the LeBron James free agency situation actually looks like right now.
Draymond's $27.7M Bet Blew Up in Two Weeks
Draymond Green declined $27.7 million to help the Warriors chase LeBron and Anthony Davis. Washington isn't trading Davis, and LeBron isn't coming without him.
The West Is Wemby's Conference Now
Two weeks of franchise-level moves reshaped the NBA West. Here's the 2026-27 power hierarchy — and why Wembanyama's contract tells you everything.
LeBron Is Choosing a Narrative, Not a Roster
Minnesota built the best basketball case for LeBron James. Golden State built the best story. LeBron James has never made a basketball decision.
LeBron's Done Building. That's Okay.
LeBron told the Lakers he's leaving. It's down to Golden State or Cleveland — and the most interesting part isn't where he lands, it's that he's gone.
The Warriors Blew Up Their Roster for Nothing
Draymond Green declined $27.7 million so the Warriors could land LeBron James. LeBron is picking Cleveland instead. The Warriors' grand plan just collapsed.
DeRozan Got Cut. It Might Be the Best Thing.
The Kings couldn't trade DeRozan, so they let him go. After 17 years on bad rosters, he finally gets to choose — and the Heat pairing is fascinating.
Steph Curry Is 38 and the Warriors Got Porzingis
The Warriors chased LeBron all offseason and came away with a Kristaps Porzingis deal. Steph Curry is 38. This is not what he was promised.
Rich Paul Is Stalling. LeBron's Going to Cleveland.
Rich Paul says LeBron's decision isn't coming 'anytime soon.' Golden State can write a check today. Cleveland can't — yet. That's the whole story.
LeBron's Down to Two. One Is Right, One Is LeBron.
LeBron James has narrowed his 2026 free agency to Warriors or Cavaliers. The rational case points to Golden State. Which means Cleveland is probably winning.
LeBron Ditched the Lakers. Now Everyone Waits.
LeBron told the Lakers he's out, can't sign until July 6, and might not decide until August. The Warriors, Cavs, Heat, and 76ers are all holding their breath.
The NBA Moved Their Husbands. Nobody Asked.
LeBron left LA. Giannis left Milwaukee. Savannah James has a company and a Brentwood compound. Nobody asked. Neither did Mariah Riddlesprigger.
LeBron to the Warriors and I've Decided to Be Mature About This
LeBron James is leaving the Lakers for the Warriors and I just watched the Knicks win their first title in 53 years two weeks ago. I'm handling it.
LeBron's Free Agency Machine: We Built It
Rich Paul calls Shams. The breadcrumbs go up. Sixty journalists decode a pool photo. LeBron James free agency 2026 isn't a news story — it's a genre we co-produce.
The Moratorium Opens Tonight and the Warriors Are Ready With a Bag
The NBA free agency moratorium opens at 6 p.m. ET tonight, and per Windhorst, the Warriors are coming for LeBron James the moment it does. This is real.
Draymond Didn't Opt Out for Nobility
The Warriors' grand plan for LeBron James and Anthony Davis in 2026 was already in motion when Draymond declined his option. Here's why the math may doom it.
Draymond's Opt-Out Is Not Noble
Draymond opted out of $27.7M and everyone is calling it noble. It isn't. The Warriors are 48 hours from their most audacious Curry-era move — or their most desperate.
NBA Free Agency Eve: Plans vs. Chaos
Free agency opens tonight and the six-team landscape couldn't be more uneven. The Heat are hard-capped. The Warriors are chasing LeBron. The Clippers have money they won't spend.