Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan signed a multi-year contract extension, ESPN reported Sunday.

• Terms of the deal were not disclosed for Donovan, 60, who had one year remaining on the contract.

  Donovan guided Chicago its second consecutive 39-43 record last season, finishing ninth in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls fell 109-90 to the Miami Heat in a play-in game and missed the playoffs for the third straight season.

  Donovan is 195-205 during his five seasons with Chicago. He is 438-362 during his time with the Oklahoma City Thunder (2015-20) and Bulls.

  --Field Level Media

The Houston Rockets have reached an agreement with guard JD Davison, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes.

• Davison was selected by the Boston Celtics in the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft. Over the past three seasons, he appeared in 36 total games for the franchise, averaging 1.9 points in 5.5 minutes per game.

  However, the young guard made a big impression in the G League as a member of the Maine Celtics. Last season, he earned G League MVP honors, averaging 25.1 points, 7.5 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. Behind Davison, Maine made a run to the Eastern Conference finals.

  Despite his success, the Celtics waived the 22-year-old on July 24.

  Davison will battle to make the Rockets' final roster. Houston's current backcourt options include Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Reed Sheppard, Josh Okogie and Aaron Holiday.

  --Field Level Media

The Los Angeles Clippers agreed to a one-year deal with guard TyTy Washington Jr., according to ESPN.

• Washington was a first-round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft with his draft rights being acquired by the Houston Rockets. For his career, he is averaging 3.3 points and 1.2 assists per game, while shooting 34.7 percent from the field.

  As a rookie, Washington appeared in 31 games for the Rockets, averaging a meager 14.0 minutes.

  Following the season, Washington was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, then traded again to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder waived him, and he signed a two-way deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.

  In 2023-24, Washington appeared in only 11 games for Milwaukee, logging 56 total minutes.

  During the offseason, Washington was on the move, once again, signing a two-way deal with the Phoenix Suns, who also played him sparingly.

  On the surface, Washington's numbers are alarming. Nevertheless, the 23-year-old has never gotten the opportunity to play a significant role in the NBA. He will look to make the team's final roster and develop behind future Hall of Fame guards James Harden and Chris Paul.

  --Field Level Media

Restricted free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga will not accept the Golden State Warriors' current contract proposals, ESPN reported Thursday.

• The report added that Kuminga is in no hurry to sign a deal with the Warriors as he explores outside options.

  The Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings have reached out with sign-and-trade offers, per ESPN.

  The Warriors are the only team in the NBA that has yet to sign or trade for a player this offseason, as their plans are tied to Kuminga's future.

  It took time for the seventh overall pick of the 2021 NBA Draft to work into the Warriors' rotation, as he mostly came off the bench as a rookie on the last Golden State team to win a championship.

  In 258 regular-season games (84 starts), Kuminga has averaged 12.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. That included 15.3 points and 4.6 rebounds over 47 games (10 starts) in 2024-25, when he missed two months with an ankle injury.

  Kuminga hardly saw the court for the Warriors in their first-round series upset of the Houston Rockets, but he earned more minutes in the second round against the Minnesota Timberwolves and averaged 20.8 points over the five games.

  --Field Level Media

The Los Angeles Lakers officially signed veteran point guard Marcus Smart on Tuesday, three days after it was reported he agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards.

• The former NBA Defensive Player of the Year signed a two-year, $11 million deal with Los Angeles after clearing waivers, ESPN reported. The Lakers did not confirm the financial terms.

  "Adding a player like Marcus Smart to our roster allows us to compete at the highest level," Lakers president of basketball operations and GM Rob Pelinka said in a statement. "Marcus epitomizes what it means to prioritize winning above all else -- whether that's making huge plays on the defensive end or hitting critical shots in key moments of the most intense games. He knows and understands playoff winning and will be a key leadership voice in our group. Surrounding our stars with two-way players like Marcus is critical to our overall vision of how we want to play and win next season. This is an exciting player acquisition, for sure."

  At an introductory press conference Tuesday, Smart said Lakers star Luka Doncic helped recruit him to Los Angeles.

  "When you get a guy like Luka calling ... checking on you, trying to see where you're at, to see if you want to come join something special that he's trying to cook up over here," Smart said. "For him to say that he can really use my help, that meant a lot."

  Smart was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies prior to the 2023-24 season and played in 19 games before he was again dealt to the Wizards (15 games) this past February. He averaged 9.0 points and 3.2 assists overall.

  But he's best known for his first nine NBA seasons in Boston, during which he helped the Celtics reach the postseason every year. He was a three-time First-Team All-Defense selection and won the Defensive Player of the Year Award for the 2021-22 campaign.

  In 635 career games with the Celtics (2014-23), Grizzlies (2023-25) and Wizards, Smart has averaged 10.6 points, 4.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game.

  --Field Level Media

The Houston Rockets announced the signing of free agent guard Josh Okogie on Tuesday. The team did not announce the terms, but reports classify the deal as one year for $3.1 million, fully guaranteed.

• Okogie, 26, is a seven-year NBA veteran and former first-round pick by Minnesota (20th overall) in 2018. The wing played four seasons for the Timberwolves before signing with Phoenix in 2022. He played parts of three seasons with the Suns before being traded to Charlotte on Jan. 15, 2025.

  In 416 career games, the Lagos, Nigeria, native has averaged 6.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.

  With the Suns and Hornets last season, Okogie put up career bests in field goal percentage (44.3) and 3-point percentage (34.8). He is regarded as an excellent on-ball defender, ranking fourth in the NBA in steals per 36 minutes (2.8) in 2024-25.

  Okogie played for Nigeria in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

  --Field Level Media

Utah Jazz forward Kyle Filipowski was named the Summer League Most Valuable Player for 2025 on Tuesday.

• Filipowski was also honored on the All-Summer League First Team, as the NBA announced first- and second-team honorees.

  Filipowski, who is set to enter his second season in the league, played 72 games as a rookie for the Jazz, averaging 9.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game last season. He was selected by Utah with the second pick of the second round (No. 34) after two seasons at Duke, being named as a consensus second-team All-American after his sophomore year.

  He played in six Summer League contests between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas and averaged 23.2 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 block in 27-plus minutes per game. In the three games in Las Vegas, he averaged 29.3 ppg and 7.7 rpg.

  Joining him on the All-Summer League teams are:

  First team

  --Kyle Filipowski, Jazz

  --Nique Clifford, Kings

  --David Jones-Garcia, Spurs

  --Jordan Miller, Clippers

  --Terrence Shannon Jr., Timberwolves

  Second team

  --Ron Holland, Pistons

  --Isaac Jones, Kings

  --Kon Knueppel, Hornets

  --Ajay Mitchell, Thunder

  --KJ Simpson, Hornets

  After reaching the Summer League championship game on Sunday, the Kings (Clifford, Jones) and Hornets (Knueppel, Simpson) were well-represented on the two teams. Knueppel, a rookie, was named the championship game MVP after leading the Hornets to an 83-78 win over the Kings.

  --Field Level Media

Jonas Valanciunas appears to be all-in for his 14th NBA season.

• After initially balking about joining the Denver Nuggets, the 6-foot-11 Valanciunas said this week that he will play for the franchise.

  Denver acquired him from the Sacramento Kings earlier this month but the 33-year-old Lithuanian was more interested in playing overseas for Greek team Panathinaikos.

  "I want to clear the air about my playing situation next season now that Denver has made their decision to keep me," Valanciunas told BasketNews. "The idea of playing for Panathinaikos, closer to home, was very exciting to me, but that will have to wait. I am fully committed to honoring my contract with the Nuggets this season and will give it my all to compete for a championship."

  Valanciunas is entering the second season of a three-year, $30.3 million deal.

  The Nuggets acquired Valanciunas to give backup support to center Nikola Jokic, a three-time league MVP. Jokic averaged a career-high 36.7 minutes per game last season, his eighth straight campaign of averaging more than 30 minutes per outing.

  Valanciunas has played as a reserve just 89 times in his 937-game career and 60 of them came last season when he split the campaign between the Washington Wizards (49 games) and Kings (32). He averaged 10.4 points and 7.7 rebounds while averaging a career-low 18.8 minutes.

  Overall, Valanciunas has career averages of 13.1 points and 9.3 rebounds while playing for the Toronto Raptors (2012-19), Memphis Grizzlies (2019-21), New Orleans Pelicans (2021-24), Wizards and Kings. He has a career field-goal percentage of 56 percent.

  --Field Level Media

The Portland Trail Blazers signed guard Blake Wesley on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

• Wesley, 22, averaged 3.7 points and 2.0 assists in 58 games off the San Antonio Spurs' bench last season.

  He has averaged 4.3 points and 2.4 assists in 156 career games (four starts) since the Spurs drafted him in the first round (25th overall) in 2022.

  Wesley shot 36.1 percent from 3-point range in 26 games after the All-Star break last season.

  --Field Level Media

The Sacramento Kings are re-signing free agent Doug McDermott to a one-year, $3.6 million deal, ESPN reported Monday.

• The 33-year-old forward shot 43.6 percent from 3-point range and averaged 3.5 points and 8.1 minutes in 42 games (three starts) for the Kings last season.

  McDermott has career averages of 8.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 697 games (97 starts) with seven teams across 11 seasons. He is a lifetime 41.1-percent shooter from behind the arc.

  The Denver Nuggets drafted McDermott with the No. 11 overall pick in 2014.

  --Field Level Media

Twelve-time All-Star Chris Paul is returning to the Los Angeles Clippers on a one-year deal for his 21st NBA season, multiple outlets reported Monday.

• The deal is reportedly worth $3.6 million.

  Paul, 40, joined Los Angeles leading up to the 2011-12 season, ultimately guiding the Clippers to at least 51 wins in five of his six seasons there. As a franchise, Los Angeles has won 50 or more games just seven times. An All-Star in five of his six seasons there, he ranks first in franchise history with 4,023 assists and 2.2 steals per game.

  Paul joins a Clippers team that signed Bradley Beal to a two-year deal and also added John Collins and Brook Lopez in free agency.

  Paul has been named All-NBA 11 times, including four times as a first-team selection -- three while with the Clippers.

  He has averaged 17.0 points and 9.2 assists throughout his Hall of Fame career, which has spanned seven teams, most recently with the San Antonio Spurs this past season. His 2,717 career steals are second only to John Stockton with 3,265.

  Paul was drafted No. 4 overall by the then-New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets in the 2005 draft. He won Rookie of the Year for the 2005-06 season.

  --Field Level Media

The Los Angeles Lakers waived guards Shake Milton and Jordan Goodwin, the team announced on Sunday night in moves creating roster space for the expected signing of veteran guard Marcus Smart.

• Multiple media outlets reported on Saturday that Smart, a former NBA Defensive Player of the Year, has agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards with the intention of playing for the Lakers.

  A three-time first-team all-defense selection, Smart, 31, will reportedly ink a two-year, $11 million deal with the Lakers after clearing waivers. The new contract will include a player option that could allow the guard to enter free agency in 2026.

  Milton, 28, averaged a combined 5.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 14.7 minutes in 57 games (two starts) for the Brooklyn Nets (27 games) and Lakers (30) last season.

  The Dallas Mavericks selected Milton in the second round (54th overall) of the 2018 NBA Draft out of SMU and traded him the same day to the Philadelphia 76ers.

  He has career averages of 8.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 18.7 minutes in 359 games (47 starts) for the 76ers (2018-23), Minnesota Timberwolves (2023-24), Detroit Pistons (2024), New York Knicks (2024), Nets and Lakers.

  Goodwin, 26, averaged 5.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 18.7 minutes in 29 regular-season games (five starts) for the Lakers last season.

  He averages for his career 6.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 18.1 minutes in 150 games (24 starts) for the Wizards (2021-23), Phoenix Suns (2023-24), Memphis Grizzlies (2023-24) and Lakers.

  --Field Level Media

Former NBA Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart has agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards and intends to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN reported on Saturday.

• A three-time first-team all-defense selection, Smart will reportedly ink a two-year, $11 million deal with the Lakers after clearing waivers. The new contract will include a player option that could allow the guard to enter free agency in 2026.

  According to ESPN, Lakers All-Star Luka Doncic contacted Smart and expressed his desire to play with the two-way player, who averaged a career-low 20 minutes per game last season, a campaign that was hampered by an injury to a finger on his right shooting hand.

  Smart was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies prior to the 2023-24 season and played in 19 games before he was again moved to the Wizards (15 games) in February. He averaged 9.0 points and 3.2 assists overall.

  While injuries have limited Smart to a combined 54 games over the past two seasons, he has proven his value throughout his career. While with the Boston Celtics, Smart was part of postseason-qualifying teams in each of his first nine seasons in the NBA, including when he helped Boston reach the NBA Finals in 2022, the year in which Smart was named Defensive Player of the Year.

  Since joining the NBA as the No. 6 overall pick in 2014, Smart has averaged 10.6 points on 38.8 percent shooting, including a 32.4 percent clip from 3-point range. Of course, he is mostly known for his defense, as demonstrated by a career average of 1.6 steals per game. He is six steals away from having 1,000 for his career.

  Per ESPN, the Lakers plan to waive guard Shake Milton to free up a roster spot for Smart.

  --Field Level Media

Eight years after leaving the Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul could potentially rejoin the franchise that he helped reinvigorate.

• Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Lawrence Frank, the Clippers president of basketball operations, said that the organization is "strongly considering" bringing back the Point God on the heels of signing Bradley Beal.

  Beal agreed to a two-year, $11 million contract with Los Angeles following a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns. With Beal now on the roster, the 20-year veteran Paul, who is a free agent, could make his return to the Clippers.

  "What I'd say about Chris is he's a great player," Frank said when asked if the Clippers will sing Pual. "He's a great Clipper. He obviously possesses some of the qualities we [are looking for]. And, of course, we're strongly, strongly considering him."

  Paul joined Los Angeles leading up the 2011-12 season, ultimately guiding the Clippers to at least 51 wins in five of his six seasons there. As a franchise, Los Angeles has won 50 or more games just seven times. He ranks first in franchise history with 4,023 assists and 2.2 steals per game.

  The Clippers, though, never advanced beyond the Western Conference semifinals with Paul at the helm. In his career, Paul has reached the NBA Finals just once (in 2021 with the Phoenix Suns) and appeared in the conference finals twice, including in 2018 as a member of the Houston Rockets.

  With Beal now a Clipper -- as well as the signings of John Collins and Brook Lopez and re-signing of James Harden -- perhaps Paul could help Los Angeles advance to the franchise's first Finals appearance.

  A 12-time All-Star, Paul has been named All-NBA 11 times, including four times as a first-team selection -- three while with the Clippers.

  He has averaged 17 points and 9.2 assists throughout his Hall of Fame career, which has spanned seven teams, most recently with the San Antonio Spurs this past season. He has also averaged two steals per contest, which ranks 13th all-time in NBA history.

  --Field Level Media

Three-time All-Star guard Bradley Beal officially signed with the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.

• The change in location comes after Beal reached a buyout with the Phoenix Suns. According to ESPN, Beal, 32, gave back nearly $14 million of the $110 million left on the final two years of his Suns contract in order to complete the buyout.

  Agent Mark Bartelstein from Priority Sports confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday that Beal's deal with the Clippers was for two years and $11 million. The deal includes a player option for 2026-27, potentially making him a free agent next summer.

  "Players of this caliber are very rare, and they're hard to come by," Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue said in a release. "Brad has been an All-Star. He's been in a race for the scoring title. He's been the best player on his team. You can put him in so many different spots and he'll find ways to score: out of pick-and-roll, coming off screens, catch-and-shoot. ... I'm excited he's with us."

  Beal signed a five-year, $251 million deal with a no-trade clause in July 2022 when he was still with the Washington Wizards.

  He was limited to 53 games in each of his two seasons with the Suns, and he has not played as many as 60 games in a season since 2020-21.

  Beal averaged 17.0 points, 3.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 53 games (38 starts) last season for the Suns. He has career averages of 21.5 points, 4.3 assists and 4.1 rebounds in 801 games (752 starts) with the Wizards and Suns.

  Washington drafted Beal with the No. 3 overall pick in 2012. His scoring average of 31.3 points in 2020-21 was the second-highest in franchise history and second-highest in the NBA that season behind Golden State's Stephen Curry (32.0).

  --Field Level Media

New Orleans Pelicans first-round pick Derik Queen is recovering from surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist, the team announced Friday.

• The 20-year-old center, selected 13th overall in last month's draft, will be re-evaluated in 12 weeks. The timeline stretches into training camp and potentially jeopardizes his availability for the start of the season.

  Queen sustained the injury to his scapholunate ligament during the Pelicans' NBA Summer League game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in Las Vegas. He averaged 14.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in three games during the summer circuit.

  Queen was the 2024-25 Big Ten Freshman of the Year at Maryland after averaging 16.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in 36 games (all starts).

  He was acquired by the Pelicans from the Atlanta Hawks in a draft-night trade.

  --Field Level Media

Nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard is finalizing a three-year, $42 million contract to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN reported on Thursday.

• Per ESPN, Lillard now will receive a salary of $70 million between his existing deal with the Milwaukee Bucks and his new contract with the Trail Blazers. He also will have a player-option in 2027 and a no-trade clause in a deal that returns Lillard to the franchise with which he spent his first 11 NBA seasons.

  Lillard, who turned 35 on Tuesday, saw his season come to an abrupt end on April 27 after an excruciating torn left Achilles tendon knocked him out of the rest of the playoffs.

  He is expected to miss the 2025-26 season.

  Lillard was hurt in the first quarter of the Bucks' 129-103 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series in just his third game back after dealing with a blood clot in his right calf. He missed the final 14 games of the regular season and the first contest of the playoff series against the Pacers.

  Lillard requested a trade out of Portland in the summer of 20xx and the team obliged. The Trail Blazers were entering a transition into a rebuild and Lillard wanted to go to a team in which he could compete for a championship.

  Lillard averaged 24.9 points, 7.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 58 regular-season games during his second season with the Bucks. He was waived by Milwaukee on July 7.

  Lillard owns career averages of 25.1 points, 6.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds in 900 regular-season contests. His 2,804 3-pointers rank fourth in NBA history and his 22,598 points rank eighth among active players.

  --Field Level Media

The Milwaukee Bucks, after waiving Chris Livingston earlier this month, are re-signing the forward to a guaranteed one-year, $2.3 million contract, ESPN reported on Wednesday afternoon.

• Livingston, 21, was released on July 2 before his contract became guaranteed for his third season on Tuesday. Milwaukee selected Livingston in the second round (58th overall) in the 2023 NBA Draft out of Kentucky. He signed the largest contract ever for a second-round pick -- $7.7 million over four years, with the first two years fully guaranteed.

  He averaged 1.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 5.0 minutes in 21 games (one start) last season. In parts of two seasons with the Bucks, he averaged 1.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 4.7 minutes in 42 regular-season games.

  Livingston is playing for the Bucks' summer league squad in Las Vegas. He averaged 20 points and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field in the first three games.

  Livingston averaged 15.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 28.2 minutes in 27 games (21 starts) in parts of two seasons for the Wisconsin Herd, the Bucks' G League affiliate.

  --Field Level Media

Three-time All-Star guard Bradley Beal plans to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers after reaching a buyout with the Phoenix Suns.

• Agent Mark Bartelstein from Priority Sports confirmed on Wednesday with ESPN that Beal will sign a two-year, $11 million deal with the Clippers after clearing waivers. The deal includes a player option for 2026-27, potentially making him a free agent next summer.

  Beal, 32, will give back nearly $14 million of the $110 million left on the final two years of his contract in order to complete the buyout with Phoenix, per ESPN.

  He signed a five-year, $251 million deal with a no-trade clause in July 2022 when he was still with the Washington Wizards.

  Beal is heading to the Clippers after entertaining offers from the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves and others, according to multiple reports.

  Beal was limited to 53 games in each of his two seasons with the Suns, and he has not played as many as 60 games in any season since 2020-21.

  He averaged 17.0 points, 3.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 53 games (38 starts) last season. He has career averages of 21.5 points, 4.3 assists and 4.1 rebounds in 801 games (752 starts) with the Wizards and Suns.

  Washington drafted Beal with the No. 3 overall pick in 2012. His 31.3 scoring average in 2020-21 was the second highest in franchise history and second highest in the NBA that season behind Golden State's Stephen Curry (32.0).

  --Field Level Media

Despite an offseason of rumors and speculation, LeBron James is expected to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2025-26 season, The Athletic reported Wednesday.

• The Lakers and James have not engaged in talks about a trade or buyout, and the NBA's all-time leading scorer is expected to report to camp with the Lakers this fall, per the report. There haven't been any signs, either, that James wants out.

  James picked up his $52.6 million option last month to return for an eighth season with the Lakers.

  He will be returning to a team this time around on which, for the first time in his career, he is the second option. Luka Doncic, acquired in a stunning trade from the Dallas Mavericks in February, is expected to be the centerpiece for Los Angeles in the upcoming season.

  Apparently fueling the trade or buyout rumors is a statement made by James' longtime agent, Rich Paul, last month that included this line, "We do want to evaluate what's best for LeBron at this stage in his life and career."

  Trading James, given his salary, would be difficult since NBA trades must be for players with contracts of similar value due to the salary cap.

  The Lakers, according to The Athletic, also are reluctant to take on a player earning in the $50 million range if he has additional years on the contract. The Lakers will be free of James $52.6 million once his contract expires at the end of the upcoming season.

  James, 40, is entering his record-setting 23rd NBA season. He has played in 1,562 regular-season games and is 50 shy of breaking Hall of Fame member Robert Parish's NBA record.

  James averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists in 70 games in 2024-25 to rank in the top 22 in each category.

  He is a 21-time All-Star, four-time league MVP and four-time NBA champion. He has scored a record 42,184 regular-season points, and 50,473 in the regular season and playoffs combined.

  James entered the NBA as an 18-year-old after being selected No. 1 in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He turns 41 in December.

  --Field Level Media

The NBA Finals going the full seven games provided a significant boost for ABC, which saw its sports viewership increased 17 percent in June compared to May, according Nielsen's monthly report "The Gauge."

• After the first few games of the series between Indiana and Oklahoma City generated poor ratings, they improved significantly as the series grew more dramatic. That included an average of 16.35 million viewers for Game 7, making it the largest audience for an NBA Finals game in six years.

  Overall, ratings for the series still lagged behind those of recent years while averaging 10.27 million viewers. That is compared to an average of 12.4 million viewers for Golden State's six-game series win over Boston in 2022, 11.64 million for Denver's five-game win over Miami in 2023 and 11.31 million for Boston's five-game title run past Dallas last year.

  However, the 2025 NBA Finals on ABC represented the top seven telecasts of the month for broadcast. Along with the NBA Trophy Presentation, ABC took each of the top 12 telecasts in June.

  Meanwhile, the conference finals on ESPN and TNT ranked as the top two cable telecasts of the month.

  --Field Level Media

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II is recovering from surgery to clean up bone spurs in his right foot, ESPN reported Tuesday.

• Lively, 21, is expected to be healthy for the start of training camp in late September.

  Lively missed 2 1/2 months during the 2024-25 season after sustaining a stress fracture in his right ankle in January.

  He was limited to 36 games (29 starts) and averaged 8.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 blocked shots.

  A first-round pick (12th overall) in 2023, the 7-foot-1 Lively has career averages of 8.8 points and 7.1 rebounds in 91 games (71 starts) for the Mavericks.

  --Field Level Media

Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Monday after sustaining an injury in a recent workout, the team announced.

• The Sixers said George is beginning a rehab program and will be re-evaluated prior to the start of training camp.

  George's first year in Philadelphia did not go according to plan. His season ended in March after receiving injections in his left adductor muscle and left knee. George had hyperextended that knee during a preseason game and wound up playing only 41 games overall.

  In the first season of a four-year, $212 million contract, George averaged 16.2 points per game, his lowest average since returning late in the 2014-15 season from a compound leg fracture.

  The 76ers finished the season 24-58, 13 games out of a play-in spot in the Eastern Conference. George, a nine-time All-Star, turned 35 in May.

  --Field Level Media

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama has recovered from the blood clot issue that prematurely ended his 2024-25 season, the French newspaper L'Equipe reported Monday.

• "I'm officially cleared to return," Wembanyama told the publication. "It just happened -- I got the green light from the Spurs' medical staff. ... I'll finally be able to play a bit of basketball again."

  Wembanyama underwent surgery in March after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

  ESPN reported in May that Wembanyama was expected to be back on the court by the start of training camp and a full-go in time for the regular season.

  The 21-year-old Frenchman averaged 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and an NBA-leading 3.8 blocked shots in 46 starts in 2024-25.

  Named the unanimous NBA Rookie of the Year in 2023-24, the 7-foot-3 Wembanyama competed in his first All-Star Game in 2024-25.

  The Spurs selected Wembanyama first overall in the 2023 NBA Draft. In parts of two seasons, he is averaging 22.5 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 3.7 blocked shots in 117 games (all starts). He also has made 270 3-pointers.

  --Field Level Media

The Memphis Grizzlies are re-signing guard Cam Spencer to a four-year, $10.5 million contract, ESPN reported Monday.

• The deal reportedly includes three fully guaranteed seasons for the 25-year-old.

  Spencer appeared in 25 games (one start) for the Grizzlies as a rookie last season and averaged 4.2 points and 10.1 minutes.

  The Detroit Pistons drafted Spencer in the second round (53rd overall) out of UConn in 2024 and traded him to Memphis in a four-team deal last July.

  --Field Level Media