Новости за 31.07.2021

The NBA has become a young man’s game over the past couple of decades, with more and more players getting drafted in their late teens as opposed to their early 20s after multiple years of college, as used to be the norm.

Following a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NBA summer league basketball returns in August. Most of the 2021 draftees will play for their first time with their new teams – along with young players under contract trying to improve their game and free agents looking for new deals.

Langston Galloway entered the league fighting to maintain a roster spot with the New York Knicks on 10-day contracts. Seven seasons later, Galloway’s work ethic helped him earn nearly $30 million in contracts and was the inspiration for Ethics, his new sneaker brand.

Adrian Wojnarowski: Sacramento is acquiring Tristan Thompson as part of expanded three-way deal, source tells ESPN.

Adrian Wojnarowski: The Kings will send guard Delon Wright to Atlanta in the three-team trade, source tells ESPN .

Brian Robb: A league source tells MassLive that Celtics were able to fit Kris Dunn into Enes Kanter’s $5 million trade exception which was set to expire this weekend. That allows them to create a new $9.2 million exception in sending out Tristan Thompson.

Adrian Wojnarowski: The Celtics are trading Tristan Thompson to Atlanta for Kris Dunn, and a 2023 second-round pick, sources tell ESPN.