Brooklyn Nets

Reinstalled as the point guard, Simmons was moving quickly and decisively again in the preseason after playing just 42 games the last two seasons. It gives the Nets hope

Coach Jacque Vaughn said Tuesday that the former All-Star has been playing 5-on-5 this summer and will have an expanded role offensively if he can avoid further injuries

Harden, a 10-time All-Star and 2018 NBA MVP, has tried to force his way off his third team in three years

Lillard asked the Trail Blazers for a trade, a move that will end the seven-time All-Star’s tenure with that team

The 7.4 ft. French center aims to make his mark on basketball history

Harden was dribbling while defended closely by Royce O’Neale when he swung out his arm and hit O’Neale, who fell to the court in pain. Referees reviewed the play and called Harden for a flagrant foul 2, an automatic ejection

It’ll be a particularly busy weekend for 11 players who are now slotted to be in multiple events during the three days of action in Utah

Jalen Bridges’ consecutive games streak, the longest current one in the NBA, reached 367

It reaffirmed that getting out of the Western Conference and making the NBA Finals is going to be incredibly daunting this season

Phoenix could end up being more powerful than last season’s squad, which won an NBA-best 64 games, then flamed out with a second-round loss to Dallas

Durant was moved just days after the Nets traded Kyrie Irving from Dallas, a stunningly fast end to the superstar era in Brooklyn

The Nets get Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and a package of draft picks, according to a person familiar with the terms of the deal

The other eight starters are Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell and Zion Williamson