LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star who soared through the 1960s with a high-scoring style of basketball that became the model for the modern player, died Monday. He was 86. The Lakers announced that Baylor died of natural causes in Los Angeles with his wife, Elaine, and daughter Krystal by his side. With a silky-smooth jumper and fluid athleticism, Baylor played a major role in revolutionizing basketball from a ground-bound sport into an aerial show. He spent parts of 14 seasons with the Lakers in Minneapolis and Los Angeles during his Hall of Fame career, teaming with Jerry West throughout the ’60s in one of the most potent tandems in basketball history. “Elgin was THE superstar of his era — his many accolades speak to that,” Lakers Governor Jeanie Buss said in a statement announcing Baylor's death. Baylor’s second career as a personnel executive with the woebegone Los Angeles Clippers was much less successful. He worked for the Clippers from 1986 until 2008,... [More]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Golden State center Zaza Pachulia has re-joined the Warriors, no longer as a player but working as a consultant.The team announced Pachulia's hiring Thursday along with naming Steve Kerr's entire coaching staff and the promotion of ex-forward Mike Dunleavy Jr. to assistant general manager.Pachulia played for the back-to-back champion Warriors teams of 2017 and '18 before spending the final season of his 16-year playing career with Detroit.He is eager to be part of a new era beginning this season at San Francisco's Chase Center, which the Warriors have been showing off this week as opening nears next month."I'm super excited and looking forward to it," Pachulia said in a text message. "It's going to be a fun process."While Pachulia only appeared in seven games during the 2018 run with no starts after starting 15 postseason games the previous year, his veteran presence and team-first mindset meant so much to Kerr and the Warriors. He will be used as a consultant... [More]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Golden State center Zaza Pachulia has re-joined the Warriors, no longer as a player but working as a consultant.The team announced Pachulia's hiring Thursday along with naming Steve Kerr's entire coaching staff and the promotion of ex-forward Mike Dunleavy Jr. to assistant general manager.Pachulia played for the back-to-back champion Warriors teams of 2017 and '18 before spending the final season of his 16-year playing career with Detroit.He is eager to be part of a new era beginning this season at San Francisco's Chase Center, which the Warriors have been showing off this week as opening nears next month."I'm super excited and looking forward to it," Pachulia said in a text message. "It's going to be a fun process."While Pachulia only appeared in seven games during the 2018 run with no starts after starting 15 postseason games the previous year, his veteran presence and team-first mindset meant so much to Kerr and the Warriors. He will be used as a consultant... [More]

The Atlanta Hawks announced Friday that they requested waivers on veteran swingman Mike Dunleavy.The move, which was announced by general manager Travis Schlenk, clears money from Atlanta's cap on the eve of free agency. Dunleavy was set to make $5.2 million in 2017-18.Dunleavy came to Atlanta along with a protected first-round draft pick from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Kyle Korver last season. Dunleavy managed an average of 5.6 points on 43.8 percent shooting in 30 games with the Hawks.The No. 3 overall pick out of Duke in 2002, Dunleavy, 36, holds a career average of 11.2 points while shooting 37.7 percent from 3-point range.

G/F Mike Dunleavy added 20 points off the bench for the Hawks.

G/F Mike Dunleavy returned after missing a game with an ankle injury.

F Mike Dunleavy scored nine points for Atlanta after missing 13 games with a right ankle injury.

G Mike Dunleavy (ankle) was active after missing the previous 10 games, but he did not play.

G Mike Dunleavy missed his 11th straight game Thursday due to a right ankle injury.

F Mike Dunleavy (ankle) missed his eighth straight game on Friday night and there remains no timetable for his return.

F Mike Dunleavy (ankle) missed his seventh straight game and there is no timetable for his return.

F Mike Dunleavy (ankle) missed his third straight game.

G/F Mike Dunleavy almost sought a buyout when he was acquired by the Hawks in a deal that sent Kyle Korver to Cleveland on Jan. 7. But after he was persuaded to join the club by Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer, it seems like a great fit for both the player and the team.Dunleavy, playing only his second game since the trade, scored a season-high 20 points and helped the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-98 on Sunday at Philips Arena.Dunleavy was 4-for-5 on 3-pointers and posted his first 20-point game since April 5, 2015, when he played for Chicago. Dunleavy also had three rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes."It's new for me and it's new for them," Dunleavy said. "Of all the teams to come to, it's been easy to fit in here."Dunleavy made two 3-pointers and scored six points in 15 minutes in Friday's loss to Boston. That's six 3-pointers in two games, which takes away the sting of losing Korver's outside presence.

G/F Mike Dunleavy hit two big fourth-quarter 3-pointers in his first game with the Hawks (22-17). Dunleavy Jr., acquired by Atlanta from Cleveland as part of the deal for G Kyle Korver, got in his first practice Thursday.

G/F Mike Dunleavy Jr. passed his physical Tuesday afternoon, but he did not play for the Hawks on Tuesday night at Brooklyn.Coach Mike Budenholzer said when he met with Dunleavy, he told him that he was a player the Hawks always coveted.

F/G Mike Dunleavy finally dropped his buyout demand on Monday, and he plans to report to the Hawks, multiple media outlets reported. The swingman's arrival would complete Atlanta's trade with the Cavaliers.Cleveland acquired Korver in a trade with the Hawks on Saturday, sending Dunleavy, Mo Williams, a protected first-round pick and cash considerations to the Hawks. Dunleavy initially balked at reporting to Atlanta and sought a buyout to a contract that pays him $4.9 million this season and also includes partially guaranteed $5.2 million final season in 2017-18. The Hawks, on the other hand, wanted to keep Dunleavy on the roster to offset the departure of Korver.

G/F Mike Dunleavy hasn't reported to the Hawks, and he wants a buyout that would grant him immediate free agency, ESPN.com reported.Dunleavy was dealt from Cleveland to Atlanta on Saturday in a deal that would send G Kyle Korver to the Cavaliers.

G/F Mike Dunleavy was acquired by the Hawks in a trade with the Cavaliers on Saturday. The 6-9, 220-pound Dunleavy, 36, played in 23 games (two starts) for the Cavs this season, averaging 4.6 points and 2.0 rebounds in 15.9 minutes.

G/F Mike Dunleavy returned after missing two games with a right ankle injury. It was his first game against his former team after playing the last three years in Chicago. He missed the December game at United Center with a concussion.

G/F Mike Dunleavy missed his second consecutive game with a sore right ankle.