Kevin Durant Says He Doesn’t Plan On Re-Entering Free Agency Next Summer

by Zack Cox on Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 5:39PM 2,019 The Golden State Warriors won the Kevin Durant sweepstakes earlier this week, beating out a slew of other suitors — including the Boston Celtics and Durant’s former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder — all hoping to sign the former NBA MVP. Durant’s contract with the Warriors reportedly is a two-year deal with a second-year player option, meaning we very well could see the 27-year-old superstar hit free agency again next summer. Speaking...

Paul Pierce Says Next Season Is His Last If He Doesn’t Retire This Summer

Paul Pierce’s days in the NBA officially are numbered. The former Boston Celtics legend and probable future Hall of Famer told the Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn that he hasn’t made a decision on whether he’ll return this fall for his 19th NBA season, but if he does, it “certainly” will be his last. “Well, we always say it’s 51-49. I get 51 percent of the vote and the rest of (the family) gets 49,” Pierce told Washburn in Cleveland at Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. “(My wife’s) input carried a lot of weight. We’ll figure out some things. I know I don’t want to be sitting at home, whatever I

What’s changed in Ligue 1 over the summer?

Paris Saint-Germain may be overwhelming favourites to win the Ligue 1 title once more but, as our man in the French capital discovers ahead of the start of the 2014/15 campaign this weekend, there have been plenty of other changes since the end of last season.CoachesThe arrival of Leonardo Jardim in place of Claudio Ranieri at AS Monaco FC is perhaps the most high-profile appointment. However, two former players with exemplary pedigrees – Willy Sagnol (FC Girondins de Bordeaux) and Claude Makélélé (SC Bastia) – are also set to begin life in a top-flight dugout. Revered Argentinian trainer Marcelo Bielsa, meanwhile, has been charged with restoring Olympique de Marseille to the summit. Olympique Lyonnais have turned to old boy Hubert Fournier to succeed