The L.A. Lakers made history when they signed Anthony Davis to a three-year, $186 million max extension despite him missing 26 games last season due to injury. However, NBA writer Mark Medina believes there is ‘some internal optimism’ that his injuries are a thing of the past.

Speculation over Damian Lillard’s future has been one of the main headlines of the 2023 NBA off-season, and NBA writer Mark Medina believes that his supermax extension is holding back his current team, the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Boston Celtics had an unexpectedly busy 2023 off-season, trading away 2022 Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart in a three-team trade that brought Kristaps Porzingis to the TD Garden. However, NBA writer Mark Medina is not entirely convinced that the move improves the 17x NBA champions’ title aspirations for next season.

The Toronto Raptors would only consider trading forward Pascal Siakam if they were to receive a trade return involving ‘established players' in return, according to NBA writer Mark Medina.

After 11 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, franchise point-guard Damian Lillard has requested a trade, preferably to an NBA championship contender, but the Blazers don’t appear to be in any rush to accommodate his request, according to NBA writer Mark Medina.

The Golden State Warriors finally addressed their lack of size in the frontcourt when they signed 6’10” Dario Saric to a one-year deal, with NBA writer Mark Medina believing his acquisition is ‘a match made in heaven’ for both the Croatian and the five-time NBA champions.

Four-time NBA champion Steph Curry is no stranger to achieving feats of greatness, but even he couldn't believe it when he nailed a hole-in-one during a celebrity golf tournament on Saturday afternoon.Having enjoyed a great first day of the tournament on Friday, the 35-year-old Golden State Warriors star led the field going into Saturday's play in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course and would have been hoping to follow up on his strong form to extend his advantage.However, what happened for him at the par-3 seventh hole was the stuff that dreams are made of - and Curry reacted to it by celebrating as though he'd just won a fifth NBA Championship.From a total distance of 154 yards, Curry's tee shot took just a single bounce before dropping perfectly right into the hole. The shot was sunk with the same accuracy as the thousands of three-pointers that he has made throughout his legendary career.Once he realised what he had just done, Curry threw his hat off and gleefully sprinted all the way from the tee to the hole with his arms in the air.The Ohio native would later tell NBC that the shot marked the second-ever hole-in-one that he'd even made, although it's fair to say that this one is likely to be seen by millions more than his first effort."154 yards is a little longer than 94 feet on a basketball court. I am going to be out of breath for the rest of the day, but for good reason," he joked.You can check out the hole-in-one - and Curry's legendary reaction to it below.

Footage of NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo showing off his football skills has emerged on social media and it's fair to say he's got some serious talent.Antetokounmpo is widely regarded as one of the greatest European basketball players of all time and is one of just three players to win consecutive Most Valuable Player awards in the NBA.In 2021, he led the Milwaukee Bucks to their first NBA Championship since 1971 and was named the Finals MVP.But it appears basketball is far from Giannis' only talent, with the 28-year-old's latest social media post revealing his impressive football ability.

The San Antonio Spurs’ new franchise phenomenon Victor Wembanyama played two games in the summer league before being shut down by the team, with NBA Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar believing that it won’t take too long for the 7 footer to show what he can do in the league, according to NBA writer Mark Medina.

The L.A. Lakers have made a splash in free-agency so far, and with them only expected to fill one more roster spot before next season, it is looking ever more likely that it will be either Christian Wood or Bismack Biyombo, according to NBA writer Mark Medina.