The Thunder‘s offseason checklist to shore up the team around two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will likely revolve mostly around moves around the margin, but they do have three picks in the 2026 NBA draft: Nos. 12, 17, and 37. With the 12th pick, it could behoove the Thunder to go after some size. Nate Ament […]
The Lakers are still trying to find the right balance of players to put around star Luka Doncic, and they have an important offseason ahead of them, with Austin Reaves and LeBron James both on track unrestricted free agency. Signs seem to be pointing to the Lakers retaining Reaves, according to Marc Stein of the […]
The Nuggets could emerge as one of the more important teams on the trade landscape this summer once Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s situation is resolved, Marc Stein writes in his latest Substack article for The Stein Line. Denver has the unenviable task of trying to continue putting the best supporting cast possible around star Nikola Jokic while […]
It was less than two years ago that Mike Brown was fired by the Kings after Sacramento got off to a poor start in 2024/25. Now he is the coach who brought the Larry O’Brien trophy back to New York. “He understands what it is to be a champion,” Knicks star and Finals MVP Jalen […]
After losing Game 5 of the NBA Finals, the Spurs had to conduct their final media obligations of the season with their opponents celebrating nearby. It’s a feeling they’re not likely to forget, Jeff McDonald writes for the San Antonio Express-News. “It hurts a lot. Hearing that right now, seeing them storming the court on […]
The Sixers made their first major offseason move when they fired former president of basketball operations Daryl Morey and replaced him with Mike Gansey, a longtime Cavaliers executive. Now they’ll be turning their attention to roster transactions — they can begin negotiating with their own free agents on Sunday, while the draft takes place on […]
Captain Jalen Brunson was the Knicks‘ hero once again in Saturday’s championship-clinching Game 5 victory, scoring 45 of New York’s 94 points en route to being unanimously named the Finals MVP. Brunson said the pressure of intense playoff moments is nothing compared to what his father, assistant coach Rick Brunson, faced during his journeyman NBA […]
While several EuroLeague players have already reached contract agreements for next season (and beyond), there are still some top players on the open market, writes Stefan Acevski of Eurohoops. Longtime NBA power forward Trey Lyles, who starred for Real Madrid last season, is the top-ranked player on Acevski’s list, which also features recent NBA veterans […]
Lakers superstar LeBron James tops TIME’s 2026 list of the 100 Most Influential People in Sports. The four-time MVP isn’t the only person affiliated with the NBA on the list, as Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Brunson, Cooper Flagg, Stephen Curry, Mavericks president Masai Ujiri and Shams Charania of ESPN are also present. Here are […]
The Spurs‘ inexperience and inability to close out games turned out to be their undoing in the NBA Finals, writes Michael C. Wright of ESPN.com. The team built double-digit leads in all five games of a series it lost 4-1, Wright notes, including a 16-point lead in Saturday’s Game 5, when San Antonio was eliminated. […]
Iranian forward Mohammad Amini will keep his name in the 2026 NBA draft, agent Xavier Severin tells Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress (Twitter link). Saturday at 5:00 pm ET was the league’s official withdrawal deadline for international early entrants. Amini, 21, has spent the past four seasons playing for Monaco and Nancy Basket in France’s top […]
After winning their 18th title two years ago, the Celtics decided to run back the same core roster to try to defend their title in 2024/25, operating over the restrictive second tax apron to do so. A mysterious ailment caused Kristaps Porzingis' significant issues in the second half of that campaign, but Boston still entered […]
For the first time in 53 years, New York has an NBA title to celebrate. The Knicks finished off a thrilling NBA Finals with a 94-90 win Saturday night in San Antonio. Jalen Brunson was named Finals MVP, wrapping up the series with 45 points in Game 5. He was overwhelmed by the moment in […]
Magic forward Franz Wagner is coming off the most frustrating season of his NBA career, as a recurring left high ankle sprain caused him to miss 48 games. In an interview with Cyro Asseo of HoopsHype, Wagner talks about the difficulty of not being able to overcome the injury and admits it might have been […]
Nikola Topic has undergone a minimally invasive surgical procedure on his spine, the Thunder announced on Saturday. The second-year guard won’t be available for Summer League, but the team expects him to be healthy when training camp opens in late September. Team medical personnel were present for the lumbar microdiscectomy, which was performed by Dr. […]
After watching their team rally from a 29-point deficit and pull out an improbable victory in the closing seconds of Game 4, Knicks fans lingered inside Madison Square Garden on Wednesday and celebrated like they had just won the championship, writes Steve Popper of Newsday (subscription required). However, the players and coaches can’t afford to […]
Appearing Friday on The Pat McAfee Show (Twitter video link), LeBron James‘ agent revealed that there’s already significant interest in his client if he decides to leave the Lakers. Rich Paul of Klutch Sports said at least 10 teams have expressed an interest in signing James if he can’t work out a new contract with […]
Warriors forward Draymond Green believes Spurs star Victor Wembanyama deserves to be suspended for his actions throughout the playoffs, relays Ryan Dunleavy of The New York Post. Green, who’s working as a studio analyst on ESPN’s coverage of the NBA Finals, made the remarks on the latest edition of his podcast (Twitter link). “Listen, I’m […]
Former Michigan forward/center Yaxel Lendeborg worked out for the Warriors on Thursday and believes he’d be a great fit with Golden State, writes Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area. Lendeborg is a projected late lottery pick and the Warriors hold the 11th overall selection. “I would say, like five assists a game maybe to […]
Cavaliers forward Riley Minix is close to signing a contract with ASVEL in France, according to a report from Blazo Komnenic of Meridian Sport (hat tip to Eurohoops). After going undrafted out of Morehead State in 2024, Minix initially signed an Exhibit 10 training camp contract with San Antonio and was promoted to a two-way […]
The Rockets took major strides toward relevancy in the Western Conference playoff picture in both 2023/24 and 2024/25, increasing their win total from 22 to 41 to 52, and entering the '24/25 playoffs as the No. 2 seed. However, the upstart Rockets were upset by the seasoned Warriors in the first round of last year's […]
1:31 pm: The Cavaliers released a brief statement acknowledging Harden’s arrest, tweets Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. “The Cleveland Cavaliers are aware of the arrest of James Harden this morning and are in the process of gathering additional information. We are in contact with James and his representation and will continue to monitor developments as […]
Italian center Luigi Suigo has withdrawn from the 2026 NBA draft and has committed to playing college basketball at Villanova in 2026/27, reports Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress (Twitter link). Suigo is a massive presence in the middle, having been measured at 7’3″ without shoes (likely at least 7’4″ with them) and 289 pounds at the […]
Assuming the Bucks trade Giannis Antetokounmpo before the draft, they apparently are looking to rebuild quickly through this draft class. The Bucks will assuredly receive the Heat’s No. 13 pick along with other draft capital if they deal their franchise player to Miami, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line tweets. Fischer also hears that Milwaukee […]
Lithuanian club Zalgiris Kaunas is close to an agreement with former NBA wing Maxwell Lewis, who finished the 2025/26 season with Juventus Utena, BasketNews reports. Lewis is expected to sign a multiyear contract but he would be loaned in the first year to another team, most likely the London Lions. The 23-year-old Lewis averaged 13.6 […]