Restricted free agent forward Marvin Bagley III has reached an agreement with the Detroit Pistons on a three-year, $37 million deal, league sources told Yahoo Sports on Thursday. He was traded to the Pistons last season after three-plus seasons with the Sacramento Kings and played 18 games in Detroit, averaging 14.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Bagley was the second overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 2018 NBA draft after one season at Duke. For his career, Bagley has averaged… Source link
Read More »Forward, Toronto Raptors agree to 2-year, $16 million deal
Free agent forward Thaddeus Young has reached an agreement with the Toronto Raptors on a two-year, $16 million deal with the addition of performance incentives, his agents Jim Tanner and Max Wiepking of Tandem told Yahoo Sports. The 15-year veteran joined the Raptors midseason after being traded by the San Antonio Spurs at the deadline. The previous offseason, the Chicago Bulls sent Young to the Spurs in the DeMar DeRozan trade. The 15-year veteran averages 12.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per… Source link
Read More »Center, Orlando Magic agree on 2-year, $21 million deal
Free agent center Mo Bamba has reached an agreement with the Orlando Magic on a two-year, $21 million deal, his agents Mark Bartelstein and Greer Love of Priority Sports told Yahoo Sports. The Magic did not extend a qualifying offer to Bamba, but they were able to negotiate a new deal. Multiple teams reportedly had interest in Bamba, the sixth overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft, who had the best season of his career last year. He started 69 games for the Magic, averaging 10.6 points, 8.1… Source link
Read More »Point guard, Knicks agree to 4-year, $104 million deal
Free agent point guard Jalen Brunson intends to sign a four-year, $104 million deal with the New York Knicks, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Brunson met with the Knicks when free agency opened. The Knicks, long thought to be the frontrunners to land Brunson, ultimately were able to offer Brunson the type of deal he was seeking. The Knicks reportedly created salary-cap space to offer Brunson that deal when they traded center Nerlens Noel and guard Alec Burks to the Detroit Pistons, clearing… Source link
Read More »Jalen Brunson expected to get 4-year, $110 million offer from Knicks when free agency opens
One of the long-expected NBA free agency deals made some headway Tuesday, and when free agency opens on Thursday, the New York Knicks are expected to present Jalen Brunson a four-year offer in the vicinity of $110 million, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The Knicks reportedly created cap space to offer Brunson that deal when they traded center Nerlens Noel and guard Alec Burks to the Detroit Pistons, clearing $19 million in salary. The Knicks also sent 2023 and 2024 second-round draft picks… Source link
Read More »A LeBron James card sells for record $2.4 million
The LeBron James Triple Logoman card fetched the highest sale price for a card that was pulled and sold in the same year on Saturday night. (Michael Tran/AFP) LeBron James broke another record on Saturday night. A limited-edition 2020-21 Panini Flawless Triple Logoman patch card sold for $2.4 million at a Goldin Auction on Saturday, which marks the highest sale price for a card that was pulled and sold within the same year. The card features the NBA logo patch from three of his jerseys, one of… Source link
Read More »‘If somebody gave me $200 million I’d kill a relative’
Charles Barkley isn’t afraid to speak his mind. It’s one of the many reasons that after a Hall of Fame basketball career he’s one of the most popular sports analysts in the business. During an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on Friday, the 11-time All-Star and current analyst for TNT dished on the LIV Golf and PGA Tour controversy and supported players who took the money to join the Greg Norman led series that is funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. “I want all the LIV… Source link
Read More »Google Agrees to Pay $118 Million to Settle Pay Discrimination Case
Google has settled a class-action lawsuit that accused it of systematically underpaying women, promising to provide $118 million in monetary relief and invite outsiders to review its pay practices. Three former Google employees first sued the company in 2017 in Ellis v. Google LLC, claiming that it paid women less than men for the same job; a fourth plaintiff was added later. A San Francisco Superior Court judge must now approve the Friday settlement, which covers about 15,500 women employed… Source link
Read More »Google Agrees to Pay $118 Million to Settle Pay Discrimination Case
Google has settled a class-action lawsuit that accused it of systematically underpaying women, promising to provide $118 million in monetary relief and invite outsiders to review its pay practices. Three former Google employees first sued the company in 2017 in Ellis v. Google LLC, claiming that it paid women less than men for the same job; a fourth plaintiff was added later. A San Francisco Superior Court judge must now approve the Friday settlement, which covers about 15,500 women employed… Source link
Read More »Google to pay $118 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
Google is set to pay $118 million to settle a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit that includes around 15,500 women (via Bloomberg). As noted in the settlement’s press release, Google is also required to have an independent labor economist evaluate its hiring practices and pay equity studies. The lawsuit first emerged in 2017 after three women filed a complaint accusing the company of underpaying female workers in violation of California’s Equal Pay Act, citing a wage gap of… Source link
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