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Last night, I called Jack Hughes, The Big Deal. Before Round 2 began at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, New Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero made one. The blockbuster deal brings defenseman, star, and the Face of the League P.K. Subban to the Rock. Here is the full deal, as reported by Bob McKenzie [Davis is Davies]:

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Recent Los Angeles Lakers rumors involve Kyrie Irving, who reportedly wants to play with Anthony Davis and could consider the Lakers in free agency.

One of the biggest Los Angeles Lakers rumors in recent months looks to have finally come to fruition. The Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to a mega-deal for Anthony Davis.

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Former Duke teammates Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett are slated to make their NBA summer league debuts against each other.

The NBA said Friday that Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans will face off against Barrett and the New York Knicks on July 5, the first day of the league's annual summer showcase at UNLV. Williamson was the No. 1 pick in Thursday's draft, and Barrett was selected No. 3 overall.

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The good news for the Warriors is that Toronto closed them out in six games, because at the rate Bay Area icons were falling in the series, the Golden Gate Bridge would have been next. And no less calamitous, at that.

First it was Kevin Durant, his Achilles clipped in Game 5. Then a torn ACL cut down Klay Thompson in Game 6.

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Tacko Fall, a 7-foot-6 center from UCF, will sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Boston Celtics, a source told ESPN's Jonathan Givony.

Exhibit 10 contracts, introduced in the NBA's most recent collective bargaining agreement, are one-year deals paying the minimum salary. They also can be used for two-way contracts.

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The Lakers became favorites to win the NBA championship next season, at least in the eyes of Vegas, when they agreed to a blockbuster trade to acquire Anthony Davis.

Teams don’t hang banners for having the lowest betting odds in June, but this is a long overdue transaction for a franchise that has the worst winning percentage in the NBA over the past six years.

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Zion Williamson racked up a long list of victims in his one season of college basketball, whether he was dunking on them or blocking their shots into the stands.A 6-foot-7, 285-pound battering ram with springs in his calves, Williamson was the consensus top choice after a dominant freshman season at Duke, averaging 22.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He was college basketball’s player of the year.

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The Los Angeles Lakers have two of the NBA’s best players after agreeing to trade for Anthony Davis this past weekend. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that L.A. could add a third before the summer is over.

ESPN’s Damon Jones reported on “Get Up” Monday morning that Kawhi Leonard will be a “strong possibility” for the Lakers if the team has enough salary cap space to offer the free agent a max contract. A source has told Jones that if Leonard re-signs with the Toronto Raptors, it will be on a short-term deal.

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