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Cooper Flagg’s odds to be the top pick in the draft had reached -100,000 at multiple sportsbooks Thursday morning, meaning a bettor would need to risk $1,000 to win $1 on the Duke product going first overall to the Dallas Mavericks.  

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Businessman Mark Walter’s acquisition of the majority ownership stake of the Lakers is expected to close in the third or fourth quarter of this year.  

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Mavericks All-Star guard Kyrie Irving is declining his $43 million player option and intends to sign a three-year, $119 million contract with the franchise, sources told ESPN.  

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Boston, Atlanta and Brooklyn are finalizing a trade that will send Kristaps Porzingis to the Hawks, Terance Mann to the Nets and Georges Niang to the Celtics, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.  

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Josh Kroenke balked at the word “abnormal” when it was used to describe the Nuggets’ new front-office setup, which is relying on a co-partnership approach between executive vice presidents Ben Tenzer and Jonathan Wallace. He countered with “unorthodox.”  

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NBA draft prospect Ace Bailey deflected questions about his decision to cancel a workout with the 76ers, who have the third overall pick in Wednesday’s first round.  

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The $1.5 billion sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves from Glen Taylor to an investment group led by e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore and former baseball star Alex Rodriguez gained NBA approval on Tuesday.  

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The presumptive No. 1 pick of the 2025 draft and the organization, still reeling from trading away Luka Doncic, might just be made for each other — at exactly the right time.  

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Oklahoma City fans turned out in temperatures approaching triple digits Tuesday to celebrate the Thunder’s first NBA championship.  

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