In Los Angeles, the No. 22 jersey was retired in Nov. 1983 to honor Lakers legend Elgin Baylor, who ranks among the franchise’s all-time leaders in nearly every major category and once dropped 71 points in a single game—a franchise record at the time.

NBA free agency is officially underway. Players were legally allowed to begin negotiating with teams across the league as of Monday evening, and there will be a flurry of activity this week. The most surprising free agency news to date happened Tuesday morning when the Bucks said they were signing big man Myles Turner,

One sneaky reason the Lakers signed veteran center Deandre Ayton that may have gone under the radar, per an NBA insider.

The Clippers have made the Brook Lopez signing official, which is worth noting not because Lopez heading to LA is a surprise but because of the type of transaction this will now become.Lopez inking his deal today means the Clippers are using a large portion of the $14.

The Houston Rockets have traded Cam Whitmore to the Washington Wizards in exchange for two second-round draft picks, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.