Morning Sports Update: NBA free agency begins
No moves for the Celtics, yet
NBA free agency began at midnight, NHL free agency begins at noon, and all the rest of the sports news to start your Friday.
Timofey Mozgov is the first big hire of the NBA’s crazy free agent season: The Los Angeles Lakers will pay the 7-1 center, who will turn 30 in two weeks, $64 million over the next four seasons to anchor their interior. (Yahoo! Sports)
DeMar DeRozan, Raptors agree on reported 5-year, $139M deal: All-Star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan has agreed to re-sign with the Toronto Raptors, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and multiple reports. (ESPN.com)
Thunder in strong position with Kevin Durant after meeting: A successful meeting with Kevin Durant and his closest confidantes Thursday has put the incumbent Oklahoma City Thunder in a strong position as Durant moves into meetings with five other free-agent suitors, according to league sources. (ESPN.com)
The full @KDTrey5 meeting sked: OKC Thursday, GSW/Clippers Friday, Spurs/Celtics Saturday, Miami on Sunday, per source. That’s the list.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) June 30, 2016
5 free agents the Celtics should stay away from: The Celtics have the ability to spend more money than ever before in free agency this summer, thanks to an NBA salary cap that has skyrocketed to $94 million for the 2016-17 season. (Boston.com)
Examining the Bruins’ top free agent targets: As free agency is set to begin on Friday, the Bruins have a handful of holes to fill. From help on the left wing, to adding some veteran help on the blue line, to an experienced backup goalie, Boston should be very busy. (Boston.com)
Madison Bumgarner hits for himself in American League ballpark: Bumgarner was the story of the day because he was hitting for himself, which a team hasn’t done in an American League park on purpose in 40 years. It made sense to Giants fans. It made sense to Giants players. But the A’s were a little weirded out. (SB Nation)
Behold Vince Wilfork on ESPN’s ‘Body Issue’ cover in all his glory: Vince Wilfork, still a fan favorite in New England despite now playing in Houston, officially has his own cover on ESPN The Magazine. (Boston.com)
Forget the overalls. Vince Wilfork bared all for this year’s #BodyIssue cover.
The full issue drops July 6. pic.twitter.com/UBtedTLxnx
— ESPN (@espn) June 30, 2016
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