Basketball

Some of the players to watch in NBA free agency, which starts Friday evening : Kyrie Irving, Dallas This one will be interesting. Irving is one of the best players in the NBA.

Chris Paul has already been traded twice this offseason, ending up with Golden State.

PHOENIX (AP) — Bradley Beal was drafted on his 19th birthday and spent his entire 20s with the Washington Wizards, where he scored a lot of points, enjoyed a little team success, but also suffered through plenty of painful losses.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers are fully guaranteeing forward Cedi Osman's $6.7 million contract for next season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday.

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama has grown a little. Or not, depending on perspective. The official height for the No.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets haven't given up on the possibility of bringing back Miles Bridges. The Hornets extended qualifying offers to Bridges, P.J. Washington and Theo Maledon on Tuesday, making all three restricted free agents.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls and center Nikola Vucevic agreed Wednesday to a $60 million, three-year extension, keeping the two-time All-Star off the free agent market.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA released the full Collective Bargaining Agreement to its teams on Wednesday, two days before the start of free agency and three days before the new labor agreement between the league and its players takes effect.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — New Milwaukee Bucks coach Adrian Griffin’s staff includes Sidney Dobner as the first female assistant coach in franchise history.

TORONTO — Sacramento Kings assistant coach Jordi Fernandez is replacing former Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse as the head coach of the Canadian men's basketball team, Canada Basketball announced Wednesday.