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Cheering fans are reflected in the sunglasses of Toronto Raptors' Kawhi Leonard during the team's NBA basketball championship parade in Toronto, Monday, June 17, 2019. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) **FILE**

NBA gearing up for wild free agency after dramatic postseason

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse takes questions from the media in Toronto on Sunday, June 16, 2019. The Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of basketball's NBA Finals. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

It’s been one big celebration for Toronto coach Nick Nurse

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Sept. 24, 2018, file photo showing Milwaukee Bucks NBA basketball team general manager Jon Horst during media day in Milwaukee. Horst took a break from his busy schedule Monday night, June 24, 2019, to collect the 2018-19 NBA Executive of the Year Award. Horst won the honor during the league’s awards show in Santa Monica, California, four days after he and his staff put a bow on the draft and six days before the flood gates open to one of the most anticipated NBA free agency periods in history.(AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Bucks’ Horst wins Executive of the Year, heads back to work

By KEITH JENKINS - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors NBA basketball draft pick Jordan Poole, center, speaks with reporters on Monday, June 24, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. Fellow incoming Warriors Alen Smailagic, left, and Eric Paschall, right, flank Poole. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Warriors GM to meet soon with Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

NBA fines Knicks $50,000 over feud with New York Daily News

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Atlanta Hawks first-round NBA basketball draft pick Cam Reddish of Duke holds his jersey as he poses with general manager Travis Schlenk, left, and head coach Lloyd Pierce during a news conference Monday, June 24, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Reddish looks to make new home with Hawks

By MATT WINKELJOHN - Associated Press

NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo, of the Milwaukee Bucks, reacts as he accepts the most valuable player award at the NBA Awards on Monday, June 24, 2019, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Giannis Antetokounmpo wins NBA MVP honors

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver holds a news conference before Game 1 of basketball’s NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) ** FILE **

Adam Silver says NBA done using term ‘owner’

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry waves toward the fans while coaching at a high school basketball camp Sunday, June 23, 2019, in Tokyo. Curry is already looking ahead to the next challenge in his basketball career, including the chance to represent the United States at next year's Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Curry in Japan to talk Tokyo Olympics, Rui Hachimura

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich is congratulated after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds Friday, June 21, 2019, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Yelich: Giannis winning NBA MVP in Milwaukee would be ‘cool’

By KEITH JENKINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 8, 2016, file photo, Indiana Pacers NBA basketball team president Larry Bird smiles during a news conference in Indianapolis. Larry Bird is the only person in league history to be voted MVP, Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Larry looks back: Bird on Magic, free agency and shooting 3s

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Washington Wizards basketball team introduce Rui Hachimura, the team's first-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft during a press conference at Capital One Arena in Washington, Friday, June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Japan hails Hachimura’s NBA selection as new era for sport

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Joe Dumars joins Kings as adviser to general manager Divac

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Duke's Zion Williamson, left, and RJ Barrett speak before the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 20, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Williamson, Barrett may meet in Summer League opener

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De'Andre Hunter, of Virginia, leaves the stage after being selected with the fourth pick overall by the Los Angeles Lakers during the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 20, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Analysis: The hat game takes away from the NBA draft

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' Darius Garland answers questions during a news conference, Friday, June 21, 2019, in Independence, Ohio. The Cavaliers selected Garland with the No. 5 overall pick Thursday night despite the point guard playing in five games at Vanderbilt before injuring his left knee. Garland was always on Cleveland's radar, but they became convinced that he was the right choice during a private workout last week in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Long-range plan: Garland’s shooting floored Cavs in workout

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

New Orleans Pelicans first-round NBA draft pick Zion Williamson, right, laughs at his introductory news conference at the team's practice facility in Metairie, La., Friday, June 21, 2019. Head coach Alvin Gentry, left, and executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin, center, look on. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Williamson welcomed to New Orleans by a grateful franchise

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Dwane Casey says it was ‘exciting’ to see Raptors win title

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RJ Barrett poses for selfies with fans after he was selected by the New York Knicks at the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 20, 2019, in New York. Barrett was selected third overall. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

6 Canadians chosen in 2019 NBA draft, setting non-US record

By AVERY YANG - Associated Press

Dallas Mavericks president Donnie Nelson, standing left, meets in the draft room with assistant general manager Keith Grant, bottom left; director of player personnel Tony Ronzone, seated; vice president of basketball operations Michael Finley, standing right; and head athletic trainer Casey Smith, with laptop, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Dallas, before the NBA basketball draft got underway in New York. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Mavericks get forward Roby after trade with Pistons

By DAVE JACKSON - Associated Press