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After a promising second season where Jaylen Brown seemed to start putting everything together, a regression in his third year left the Cal product’s future on less stable ground, at least financially.

HEIGHTENED EXPECTATIONS: After six playoff appearances in a row and coming off their first deep postseason run in almost two decades, the Blazers have one goal in mind for this upcoming season: championship. And they’re not afraid to talk about it. At a team dinner prior to the start of training camp, the Blazers’ leaders, ranging from their general manager Neil Olshey to their head coach Terry Stotts, to All-Stars Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, spoke up about a title being a legitimately attainable goal for Portland this season. Читать дальше...

The Portland Trail Blazers’ 2018-19 season will be remembered for an unforgettable series-winning triple and a trip to the Western Conference Finals.

Former first-round picks who are entering their third season in the NBA are eligible to sign a rookie-scale extension, but they must do so before the league’s Oct. 21 deadline. So far, Ben Simmons (five years, $170 million), Jamal Murray (five years, $170 million) and Caris LeVert (three years, $52.5 million) are the only players from the 2016 draft class who have received a rookie-scale extension.

Chris Kirschner: The Hawks are signing Jordan Sibert to an Exhibit 10 contract. Sibert was with the Hawks last year on a 10-day contract.