Box Score 6/21: Summer of NBA trades heats up

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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while making sure our agent has all the proper trade clauses (including demands for travel pizza and beer) in our contract. 

Happy birthday today to Richard Jefferson, Merlakia Jones, Derrick Coleman and Rick Sutcliffe. On today's date in 1986 Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jacksonsigned with the Kansas City Royals, snubbing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the process. 

Daily brain workout

Name the all-time leading scorers in WNBA history in our 'Diana Taurasi, greatest of all-time' quiz. (Because also on today's date in 1997, the WNBA played its first game.) 

YB ICYMI

• The Giants' failures for 2017 are complete, but a failure to act could be their gravest error of all. 
• Ranking the No. 2 overall NBA Draft picks in the lottery era. 
• Which NFL head coaches have the most job security going into 2017?

Around the league

• Trade lets Lakers dream about a LeBron James-led superteam. [LAT]
• Baseball dog shirks his duties, remains a good dog. [Deadspin]
• The NFL's Floyd Mayweather problem and being a fan. [B/R]

The NBA offseason comes at you fast