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The Detroit Pistons and Kemba Walker are finalizing a contract buyout, ESPN reported, a move that was anticipated after the team acquired the veteran guard on draft night from the New York Knicks in a salary dump. The Knicks shipped Walker and his expiring $9.2 million contract to Detroit on June 23 as part of a three-team deal that sent center Jalen Duren, the No. A four-time All-Star, Walker struggled last season in New York following two strong seasons in Boston. The Knicks and Walker agreed in February that he would be shut down for the remainder of the season to prepare for 2022-23. More: Some shooters the Pistons could target in free agency

The Detroit Pistons continued their busy offseason, acquiring Alec Burks and Nerlens Noel from the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. The Knicks traded Noel, Burks, Detroit’s own 2023 second-round pick, a 2024 second-round pick from the Miami Heat and $6 million in cash to the Pistons. New York Knicks trade Alec Burks and Nerlens Noel to the Detroit PistonsThe New York Knicks freed up $19 million in salary-cap space by completing a trade with the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday. Alec Burks and Nerlens Noel are heading to Detroit, and it is rumored that the Pistons are likely to keep both players. Let’s dive into how the Pistons’ trade with the Knicks will set them up for future success.

The Detroit Pistons have acquired wing Alec Burks and big man Nerlens Noel from the New York Knicks, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported Tuesday night. According to Wojnarowski, Pistons general manager Troy Weaver is eager to utilize both players next season. The Knicks cleared $19 million in salary cap space to pursue free-agent point guard Jalen Brunson of Dallas, Wojnarowski said. To incentivize the deal, he said the Knicks sent the Pistons a pair of second-round picks in 2023 and 2024 (via Miami) and $6 million.

The Detroit Pistons have reportedly acquired guard Alec Burks, center Nerlens Noel, and two second-round picks without giving up anything in a trade with the New York Knicks.

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Duncan Robinson scored 25 points while shooting 7 of 11 from 3-point range to lead four Miami players with 20 or more points in the Heat’s 110-96 victory over the New York Knicks.

Kemba Walker became the seventh NBA player with a triple-double on Christmas, and the New York Knicks beat the depleted Atlanta Hawks 101-87 for their first win on the holiday in a decade.

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If Trae Young is the unquestioned star of the Atlanta Hawks, then Clint Capela is the backbone.

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Philadelphia, Utah and Atlanta can reach the second round.

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Doc Rivers can’t fathom criticism of Ben Simmons, especially after the three-time All-Star became just the sixth player in NBA history to have at least 15 rebounds and 15 assists in a playoff game.

It’s being hyped as the largest indoor event in New York since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with a crowd of 15,000 expected at Madison Square Garden.

Alec Burks scored a season-high 30 points in his return from a three-game absence and the New York Knicks kept up their chase of home-court advantage in the playoffs by rallying to beat the San Antonio Spurs 102-98.

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(Brad Penner/Pool Photo via AP)NEW YORK – Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points and the Los Angeles Clippers rang up the highest point total of the season against the NBA's leading defense, beating the New York Knicks 129-115 on Sunday for their 10th win in 11 games. The Clippers shredded the NBA leaders in fewest points per game allowed to break away after leading by one after two quarters. Los Angeles came back from the locker room with seven straight points and didn't slow down the rest of the third quarter. Leonard and Jackson each scored 10 points in the period, when the Clippers made five 3-pointers and scored 35 points, taking a 101-91 lead to the fourth. Knicks: Reggie Bullock, who missed the last three games with a sore neck, returned to the starting lineup and scored eight points.

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, left, lays the ball up as New York Knicks center Nerlens Noel (3) defends in the second half during an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)SALT LAKE CITY – Rudy Gobert had 18 points, 19 rebounds and four blocked shots, and the Utah Jazz beat the New York Knicks 108-94 on Tuesday night for their ninth consecutive win. Royce O’Neale scored 20 points, helping Utah overcome a quiet night for Donovan Mitchell. Julius Randle had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and R.J. Barrett scored 17 in the Knicks' third straight loss. … Utah finished with just six turnovers.

Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford talks to players during a timeout in the first half of the team's NBA preseason basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. The NBA preseason — a truncated 49-game, nine-day sprint — opened Friday with a five-game slate, action returning to NBA arenas for the first time in exactly nine months. 8 pick Obi Toppin of the Knicks, got their first NBA minutes. Paul George had 10 for the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard managed three in 14 minutes. Both teams shot exactly 30 for 84 from the field, and none of the Clippers' starters logged even 15 minutes.

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Eric Gordon scored 23 points and Danuel House added 21 for the Rockets, who won the first two games of the series. The Thunder shot 47.8% and the Rockets 47.7% before the break. The Rockets led 93-80 before Schroder made a 3-pointer and Houston's Austin Rivers was called for a foul away from the shot. Schroder hot a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer, and the Oklahoma City climbed within 93-92 at the end of the third. Thunder: Shot 61% in the first quarter.