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Trail Blazers, Jeremy Sochan Complete One-Year Deal
August 2: Sochan’s deal with Portland is official, the team confirmed in a press release. August 1: Jeremy Sochan has reached a contract agreement with the Trail Blazers, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), who hears from agent Deirunas Visockas that the free agent forward will be signing a one-year contract with Portland. While […]
Heat Notes: Adebayo, Roster, Mitchell, Fontecchio, Jovic
At his youth camp in Miami on Sunday, Heat big man Bam Adebayo received the NBA’s Social Justice Champion award for the 2025/26 season, writes Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. After being awarded the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trophy, the 29-year-old expressed excitement for the upcoming season while acknowledging the apparent strength of the […]
International Notes: Walker, Brooks, Ramsey, Zagars
Although Lonnie Walker IV is technically still under contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv, he and the team are working together to part ways, writes Tomer Givati of Israel Hayoem (story in Hebrew). Givati reports that Partizan Belgrade is considered the leading suitor for Walker, but Dubai Basketball and Real Madrid are interested in his services […]
Kings’ Zach LaVine Facing Uncertain Role After Exercising Option
The Kings haven’t made any promises to Zach LaVine regarding his role with the team after the two-time All-Star shooting guard exercised his $49MM player option for 2026/27, according to James Ham, who covers Sacramento for ESPN 1320, TheKingsBeat.com, and Locked On Kings. In his latest podcast appearance for Locked On Kings (YouTube link), Ham […]
Vit Krejci’s 2026/27 Salary Now Partially Guaranteed
After he remained on the Trail Blazers‘ roster through August 1, Vit Krejci‘s non-guaranteed $2,667,944 salary is now partially guaranteed for $250K, as our list of early salary guarantee dates shows. The next important salary guarantee date for Krejci will be the day of Portland’s first regular season game. The team’s schedule has not yet […]
Warriors Notes: Payton, Cap Space, Curry, ‘Chase South’
Gary Payton II had a reason to celebrate as he donated backpacks and other supplies during a back-to-school giveaway Saturday afternoon, writes Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area. Payton’s one-year, $3.9MM contract was finalized, meaning the 33-year-old guard will be returning to the Warriors for another season. “Let’s go get it,” Payton said. “We’ve […]
Central Notes: Bulls, Mathurin, Hezonja, Pacers
Although the Bulls view Bennedict Mathurin as a talented player worth a potential flyer, their interest in the Clippers‘ restricted free agent swingman has been “overstated,” a league source tells Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic. As Lorenzi explains, Chicago’s top two priorities at this point are maintaining roster flexibility and acquiring future assets. A sign-and-trade […]
Thunder Notes: Holmgren, Offseason Moves, Roster Opening, Rookies
The Thunder are expected to be one of the NBA’s top contenders again next season, but it won’t it be quite the same team with Luguentz Dort, Aaron Wiggins and Isaiah Joe all gone, writes Ben Golliver of ESPN. Appearing at a USA Basketball Foundation charity event in Southern California, Chet Holmgren discussed the departure […]
Bucks Co-Owner Explains Reasoning Behind Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade
Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam was at the Cleveland Browns’ training camp on Friday, but even in an NFL setting, he couldn’t escape questions about the decision to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo to Miami, Jim Owczarski of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes in a subscriber-only piece. The Haslam Sports Group has owned the Browns since 2012 and […]
Sixers Notes: Durant, LeBron, Brown, ‘Ring Chasing’
The new super-team that was created when LeBron James decided to sign with the Sixers looks awfully familiar to Rockets forward Kevin Durant, writes Ben Golliver of ESPN. Durant, who was in a similar situation when he left Oklahoma City for Golden State in 2016, commented on the collection of talent in Philadelphia during a […]
Warriors Re-Sign Gary Payton II
4:42pm: Payton’s new contract is official, the Warriors announced (via Twitter). 3:06pm: The Warriors intend to re-sign free agent guard Gary Payton II, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link), who reports that the deal between the two sides is on track to be finalized this weekend. Payton will be signing a […]
Key Dates, Deadlines For Restricted Free Agents
For a second straight year, it looks as if several of the top restricted free agents on the market will remain unsigned deep in the offseason. A year ago, Josh Giddey, Jonathan Kuminga, Quentin Grimes, and Cam Thomas didn’t accept their qualifying offers or finalize new contracts until September. This time around, Pistons center Jalen […]
Warriors Re-Sign De’Anthony Melton
August 1: A month after agreeing to terms with the Warriors, Melton has officially completed his new deal, per NBA.com’s transaction log. He was re-signed using the taxpayer mid-level exception, hard-capping Golden State at the second tax apron. July 1: The Warriors are re-signing De’Anthony Melton, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link), who hears […]
Why There Are No Easy Solutions For Cap-Strapped Nuggets
The Nuggets opened this week by officially matching the two-year, $11.75MM offer sheet that restricted free agent Spencer Jones signed with the Thunder, ensuring that he’ll return to the team on a $6MM salary for 2026/27. The move pushed the Nuggets’ team salary past the second apron threshold ($221.7MM), making them the only one of […]
And-Ones: Gabriel, Billups, Raznatovic, NBA Tiers
Former NBA forward Wenyen Gabriel has signed with the Turkish club Besiktas, according to Eurohoops.net. Gabriel logged 150 games in the NBA, most recently with Memphis — a five-game stint in 2023/24. His most notable season was a 68-game run with the Lakers in 2022/23. Gabriel moved to the EuroLeague with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2024 and […]
Robbie Avila May Explore College Options
Undrafted big man Robbie Avila, who reportedly agreed to a training camp contract with the Lakers, is pondering a potential return to college, basketball insider Adam Zagoria tweets. Avila, who appeared in two Summer League games with the Lakers, could be among several pro athletes from the Class of ’22 who might seek a fifth […]
Central Notes: Pistons, Thompson, Jones, Hezonja, Smith
The Eastern Conference looks a lot stronger than it did a year ago. So where do the Pistons, who had the best record in the conference last season, currently stack up against their peers? Assuming they re-sign restricted free agent Jalen Duren, they should remain competitive within the conference, according to Hunter Patterson of The […]
Colby Jones Signs One-Year Deal With Spanish Team
Colby Jones is no longer a free agent, having signed a one-year contract with Bàsquet Manresa, the Spanish team announced in a press release. After spending three college seasons with Xavier, Jones was selected 34th overall in the 2023 NBA draft. He began his professional career on a standard contract with the Kings, but didn’t […]
Sixers’ Dominick Barlow Talks Offseason Work, Roster Additions
Sixers forward Dominick Barlow established himself as a rotation player last season on a two-way deal, starting 59 of his 71 games, and earned a lucrative promotion in the process. The 23-year-old was converted to a two-year, $6.8MM standard contract in February and had his 2026/27 team option exercised in June. In a phone interview […]
Former Magic Coach Dylan Murphy Joining Michigan As Assistant
Dylan Murphy, who has spent the past eight years as a member of the Magic organization, is being hired by Michigan men’s basketball program as an assistant coach, reports Alejandro Zuniga of The Michigan Insider. Murphy will be joining the staff of Mike Boynton Jr., who took over as head coach of the Wolverines when […]
Atlantic Notes: Drummond, Tsais, Nets, Sixers, LeBron
Veteran center Andre Drummond, who spent the first seven years of his life in Mount Vernon, New York, prior to moving to Connecticut, signed a one-year, minimum-salary deal with the Knicks this summer. Jim Calhoun, Drummond’s college coach at UConn, believes he’ll be a “perfect fit” with the Knicks, per Andrew Crane of The New […]
Heat Notes: Potential Targets, Spoelstra, Roster
Although veteran wing Klay Thompson has been repeatedly cited as the Heat‘s top remaining target after LeBron James signed with Philadelphia, an anonymous scout from an opposing team isn’t particularly high on what the 36-year-old could bring to the table, writes Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. It’s worth reiterating that Thompson is still […]
49 Of 60 Players Drafted In 2026 Have Signed NBA Contracts
Karim Lopez, the 21st overall pick in the 2026 draft, officially signed his rookie scale contract with the Grizzlies on Wednesday, making him the last of this year’s first-round picks to formally join his new NBA team. However, while first-rounders are 30-for-30 in terms of signing their first NBA contracts, the completion rate for second-rounders […]
Dwane Casey To Remain With Pistons
After receiving serious interest from BC Roma SPQR, the new Italian team co-founded by former Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson, Dwane Casey has withdrawn from the club’s head coaching search and will remain in his position as an adviser with the Pistons, reports Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link). BC Roma SPQR, whose […]
Atlantic Notes: Nets, MPJ, Kawhi, Hart, Celtics
Thirty days after coming to terms on a two-year, $19MM contract, the Nets finally completed their deal with free agent big man Moritz Wagner on Friday. As Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron tweets, Wagner was willing to wait several weeks to put pen to paper in order to give Brooklyn the opportunity to seek […]
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