The 2018-19 NBA season is complete, and that means one of the wildest free-agency periods in league history is coming soon. With free agents like Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Kyrie Irving hitting the open market, a few NBA general managers will be looking to reconstruct their rosters and turn their teams into instant contenders. The Warriors could lose Durant this summer, potentially breaking up a dynasty and creating a more realistic path to the NBA title for the other 29 teams. ANTHONY DAVIS TRADE GRADES: Lakers begin title chase; Pelicans exploit LA’s desperation Big-market franchises like the Knicks and Lakers are preparing their pitches for stars, but they might…

Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart weren’t afraid to let their feelings show after the Lakers traded them to the Pelicans as part of a blockbuster deal for Anthony Davis. The two had similar reactions and seemed happy to be sent out of Los Angeles. After reports came out Saturday of the trade, Ingram posted a smiling face emoji to his Instagram story. Hart followed Ingram’s move by posting a photo of himself with a big smile on his Instagram story. Along with Ingram and Hart, Lonzo Ball was sent to the Pelicans in addition to three first-round draft picks, including the No. 4 pick in this year’s draft, according to…

The culminating event marking the unofficial beginning to the NHL’s offseason is only a few days away when the hockey world descends on Vancouver for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. While the April lottery drawing covered the most important questions surrounding the typical pre-draft intrigue, we still don’t know how the top 10 will unfold – specifically after the first two picks. The prospects expected to go one and two are quite well known – Team USA center Jack Hughes and Finnish sniper Kaapo Kakko. Not only are they the two premier players in one of the deepest draft classes for forwards in several years, but it is reasonable to…

The criticism Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford received for their ‘beans, beans, beans’ video was one of the more bizarre pieces of sports news from last weekend. If you’re not up to speed with what happened, well basically, as the Manchester United pair prepared for a night out while on holiday in Miami Lingard started filming himself chanting the word ‘beans’ repeatedly. Team-mate Rashford joined in with the presumably made up on the spot song before Lingard started beatboxing. You can see the clip above. The video was uploaded on Lingard’s Instagram page but it was not well received by the Old Trafford faithful in the slightest. Some United fans…

When James Maddison plays for England at the European Under-21 Championship he will do so in special boots with the image of Sophie Taylor, a young supporter who died from bone cancer. Sophie, from Norwich, died in January at the age of five and Maddison became her friend when she was a mascot for the club during his time at Carrow Road. Here's how the opening weekend of the Premier League will get under way for the 2019/20 season “The unbelievably special football boots I will be wearing during the European Championships for England. My best friend always with me @SuperStrongSoph,” he tweeted, thanking Puma for the ‘surprise’. The boots…

Manchester United’s summer transfer business continues to be splashed across the backpages and now a new name has been linked with club. The Red Devils seem unlikely to land either Aaron Wan-Bissaka or Thomas Meunier due to their price tags so now they are chasing PSV Eindhoven right-back Denzel Dumfries. The 23-year-old star has been a bit of a late bloomer but is more than making up for it, becoming a Dutch international at the end of last year and ending the 2018/19 season as a runner-up in the UEFA Nations League and the Eredivisie. But what else do we know about the PSV ace? talkSPORT.com take a look. Denzel…

Francesco Totti has launched a scathing attack on Roma’s hierarchy after he ended his 30-year association with the club. The former captain, 42, stepped down as director citing his views not being taken into consideration. Totti took up a role on the club’s management two years ago after retiring as a player. Speaking at a press conference reported in a number of outlets, Totti said: “I never had the chance to express myself. I was never involved in a genuine technical project. “In the first year, that can happen. In the second, I realised what I wanted to do and we never got together, never helped each other. “They knew…

The European Under-21 Championship is brimming with a host of big name wonderkids and this is before we even get to the England squad. Aidy Boothroyd’s Three Lions are in Italy and face France in their opening match on Tuesday and will be hoping to go one better than they did 10 years ago, finishing runners-up to Sweden. Back then, England had the likes of Theo Walcott, James Milner and Joe Hart in their ranks and the current squad boasts stars such as Phil Foden, James Maddison and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who have already shown their class with their respective Premier League clubs. While those are the names that instantly stand…

The Raptors do not want to lose Kawhi Leonard. Click Here: cheap kanken backpack The 27-year-old star will enter free agency coming off of one of the best postseason runs ever. He led the Raptors to their first championship in franchise history by averaging 30.5 points and 9.1 rebounds while shooting 49% from the field in 24 playoff games. Leonard was named the Finals MVP after Toronto topped the Warriors in six games. “I think that for us, at least speaking for myself, there’s nothing more that we can do,” Raptors guard Fred VanVleet said about Leonard, via TSN. “We’ve done it, the city’s done it, the coaches have done…

Viktor Hovland made history, surpassing Jack Nicklaus for the lowest 72-hole score by an amateur at the U.S. Open. Click Here: cheap kanken backpack Winner of a record 18 major championships, American great Nicklaus set the record via a 282 in 1960. However, unheralded Norwegian Hovland broke the record with a score of 280 at Pebble Beach on Sunday. The 21-year-old, who posted 69-73-71 in the opening three rounds, signed off with a four-under-par 67 to be tied for 13th.