LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers played a massive part of bringing in Kawhi Leonard in free agency, considering the stakes and vacillation between three teams coveting his services. The longtime coach explained how he went about recruiting the recently crowned NBA champion in the early days of July: “We had a meeting with Kawhi […] The post Doc Rivers reveals what Kawhi Leonard told Clippers at free-agent meeting appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The LA Clippers had a vital stretch early in their offseason in a quest to acquire Kawhi Leonard. Yet the wait, doubt and constant consternation of whether they would be able to net his services was a helter skelter of frantic confusion. Head coach Doc Rivers was at the center of it all, now on […] The...

The newly-assembled duo of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant caught a big financial break at the time of signing with the Brooklyn Nets. The franchise was expecting to sign them to their respective max contracts, including $4-5 million in unlikely bonuses so that the stipulations fit into the salary cap. However once the Golden State […] The post Nets’ Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving made $6-8 million more in guaranteed money after Warriors offered sign-and-trade appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Milwaukee Bucks are not worried about potentially losing Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Golden State Warriors in 2021. While there is a friendship and a connection between the reigning MVP and Warriors franchise star Stephen Curry, The Greek Freak could take the precedent of Kevin Durant’s three-year...

With the Los Angeles Dodgers looking to end their World Series drought, the biggest question mark the...

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports By restructuring Chandler Jones’ contract, the Cardinals have added $4M to the $7M in cap space they already have. Something’s cooking, y’think? What could it be? Grand Slam: trading for T Trent Williams. Williams’ PFF grades the past 3 years: 74.0, 82.6, 92.7 Williams’ 2019 salary: $10.8M (might be less for having already missed 2 games) Williams’ 2020 salary: $12.5M Williams’ age/year of NFL experience: 31, heading into 10th season. Pro Bowls: 7 Nickname: “Silverback” College: Oklahoma Scheme Fit: Outstanding. Williams is one of the...

Photo by Joe Robbins/ The date is pretty cool, isn’t it? It’s high noon in Atlanta on a Getaway Day, which means that it’s time for some baseball. This should be a good one based on the pitching matchup but let’s be honest here: We want this to be an ugly one in favor of the Braves so that they can continue to whittle down that already-small Magic Number and get even closer to clinching the division and cementing their spot in the Postseason once again. A win for the Braves against the Phillies today will go a long way towards making that happen, so let’s make it happen....

Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via The Brewers took a loss last night when their offense couldn’t get going, including a bad bonuce. Yesterday’s Results Padres 2, Brewers 1 Today’s Game Brewers (Jordan Lyles) vs. Padres (Joey Lucchesi) | 3:10 pm Coverage from BCB Milwaukee Brewers pennant race tracker: 10 games to go | Brad Ford Around the Web The Brewers Have Found Another Relief AceJake Mailhot, FanGraphs Drew Pomeranz has become a new relief ace for the Brewers, which may help them make it into the playoffs. Suter gives Brewers’ bullpen late-season boostAdam...

Photo by Quinn Harris/ Safe to say the Cubs won’t be sending the Reds a Christmas card The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game Eugenio Suarez has been on the kind of dinger-binge of late that has rarely - if ever - been seen in these parts. That continued on Wednesday in the rubber match against the Chicago Cubs, and in the process the list of dingercomplishments on Geno’s ledger continued to grow, too. His solo blast in the Top of the 3rd was the 48th of his remarkable season, which ties him with both Adrian Beltre and Mike Schmidt for the most single-season dingers by an...