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2026/27 Non-Guaranteed Contracts By Team
As the NBA regular season approaches and teams reduce their rosters from the 21-player offseason limit to the 15-man regular season max, the best way to determine which players will survive preseason cuts is to consider their contracts. Players with guaranteed salaries for 2026/27 are far more likely to earn spots on 15-man rosters than […]
Tyrese Martin Signs With Barcelona
After reportedly drawing interest from a handful of European teams this offseason, free agent swingman Tyrese Martin has formally agreed to a one-year contract with Barcelona, the Spanish club announced in a press release. The 51st overall pick in the 2022 draft, Martin has appeared in a total of 122 NBA regular season games for […]
Mavs Notes: De Larrea, Irving, Depth Chart, Preseason
The Mavericks acquired the rights to Sergio de Larrea in a trade during last month’s draft. The Spanish guard showcased his top-tier passing skills in Summer League action, averaging 8.8 assists per game (vs. 3.0 turnovers), but he also struggled with his shot in a small sample size, writes Christian Clark of The Athletic. “He’s […]
Jazz Notes: Summer League Takeaways, Gobert Trade, Morris
Nearly everyone who watched Darryn Peterson compete in the Salt Lake City and Las Vegas Summer Leagues thought he looked like a “star in the making,” according to Sarah Todd of The Deseret News. “They should shut him down after this. It’s clear he’s better than this,” one Western Conference scout said during Peterson’s first […]
Magic Notes: Banchero, Summer League, Quinones, Vucevic
Former No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero is determined to help the Magic make a deep playoff run in 2026/27. Appearing last week on a live version of the Stephen A. Smith Show (YouTube link), the 23-year-old forward said Orlando’s three consecutive first-round exits have been on his mind. “After losing three years in a […]
Charles Lee Discusses Hornets’ Offseason Moves
In a pair of interviews with Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer, Hornets head coach Charles Lee expressed optimism about the team’s offseason moves while acknowledging it was tough to see longtime starters LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges be traded to the Timberwolves and Suns, respectively. Below are a few highlights from Lee’s two-part conversation […]
Execs Weigh In On Jalen Duren’s Value
Pistons center Jalen Duren is the most prominent restricted free agent left on the market. The 22-year-old big man earned a third-team All-NBA berth and was the second-best player on the top seed in the Eastern Conference in a breakout fourth season. However, as Fred Katz of The Athletic writes, the fact that Duren is […]
Pacific Notes: Bridges, Suns, Warriors, MPJ, Lakers
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday at an introductory press conference for offseason trade acquisition Miles Bridges, Suns general manager Brian Gregory said the team conducted a “thorough evaluation” of the forward’s history of off-court transgressions, including a felony domestic violence charge that resulted in a plea deal and three years of probation, and didn’t make […]
Celtics, Jordan Walsh Finalize Three-Year Extension
2:55 pm: Walsh’s extension is now official, the Celtics confirmed in a press release. 10:31 am: The Celtics have agreed to sign forward Jordan Walsh to a three-year contract extension, according to reports from Chris Haynes of Amazon Prime and Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter links). Charania pegs the value of the new deal at […]
Rockets Re-Sign Jae’Sean Tate To One-Year Contract
The Rockets have re-signed veteran forward Jae’Sean Tate, they announced today in a press release. According to Varun Shankar of The Houston Chronicle (Twitter link), Tate received a one-year, minimum-salary contract that includes a partial guarantee. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link) reports that the partial guarantee is worth $1.04MM. Tate will earn $3,066,143 on […]
Valencia Basket Announces Deal With Mouhamadou Gueye
Forward Mouhamadou Gueye technically remains under contract with Charlotte, but it appears his brief stint as a member of the Hornets is coming to an end. The Spanish team Valencia Basket announced today in a press release that it will be adding Gueye to its roster. Gueye, who went undrafted out of Pitt in 2022, […]
Pacers GM Buchanan Talks Oubre, Nance, Centers, Two-Ways
After Tyrese Haliburton joked last week during an episode of the Mind The Game podcast about how his efforts to recruit LeBron James to Indiana went nowhere, Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan confirmed during an appearance on the Setting The Pace podcast (YouTube link) that the team won’t be adding James to its roster despite […]
Free Agent Rumors: LeBron, Hezonja, Cavs, Kuminga, Hawks
Reports during the past week or two have indicated that LeBron James has all the information he needs to choose his next team and isn’t waiting on any of the suitors in the running to make another roster move, but some of the sources who have spoken to Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports have questioned […]
Hoops Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript: 7/23/2026
Hoops Rumors’ Arthur Hill held a live chat today exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers. Topics included Victor Wembanyama‘s new contract, the Pelicans‘ quiet summer, the Hawks‘ options with Jonathan Kuminga, the Wizards‘ Anthony Davis strategy and more! Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription BENEFITS Access weekly subscriber-only […]
Luke Travers Returns To Melbourne United On Two-Year Deal
After spending most of the past two seasons in the NBA, Australian wing Luke Travers is headed back overseas to rejoin his former team, Melbourne United. Bulls guard Josh Giddey, who shares an agent with Travers, was the first to report (via Twitter) that his fellow Australian had signed a two-year contract with Melbourne United, […]
Pelicans Exploring Jordan Hawkins Trade Scenarios
The Pelicans remain resistant to moving highly coveted forwards Trey Murphy III and Herbert Jones, but they’ve been engaged in trade discussions involving swingman Jordan Hawkins, league sources tell Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). According to Stein and Fischer, the Grizzlies are one of the teams the Pelicans have […]
Rockets Re-Sign Isaiah Crawford
Isaiah Crawford, the last remaining two-way restricted free agent on the market, has officially re-signed with the Rockets, the team announced in a press release. While the team didn’t disclose the terms of the agreement, the NBA’s transaction log indicates it’s a standard contract rather than another two-way deal. According to David Weiner of ClutchFans.net […]
Wembanyama Says He Took Less In Extension To Maximize Spurs’ Potential
Victor Wembanyama signed a maximum five-year salary rookie scale extension with the Spurs earlier this month. The deal has a projected value of approximately $252.3MM but Wembanyama could have gotten even more. He decided not to add Rose rule language to his contract, which means his deal will start at 25% of the 2027/28 salary […]
Central Notes: Pistons, Thomas, Burries, Harden, James
They traded Isaiah Stewart and lost Tobias Harris in free agency. They signed free agent John Collins and acquired Taurean Prince to replace them up front. They moved up in the draft to select point guard Ebuka Okorie and traded for shooting guard Isaiah Joe. They re-signed two more wings, Kevin Huerter and Javonte Green, […]
Grizzlies, D’Angelo Russell Seeking Buyout Or Trade
The Grizzlies and D’Angelo Russell are expected to seek a buyout agreement or a trade this offseason to allow the veteran guard to continue his NBA career elsewhere, Yahoo Sports’ Kelly Iko reports. Russell’s timeline doesn’t align with a rebuilding Grizzlies franchise, so it would make sense for him to try to hook on with […]
Spurs Re-Sign David Jones Garcia To Two-Way Deal
3:32 pm: The Spurs have put out a press release officially confirming their new two-way deal with Jones Garcia. The team didn’t announce which player was waived to make room for Jones Garcia, but Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports confirms (via Twitter) that it was Miller, as expected. 2:27 pm: David Jones Garcia is returning to […]
Rockets Hiring Chip Engelland As Assistant Coach
Veteran assistant coach Chip Engelland is leaving the Thunder to take a position as an assistant coach with the Rockets under Ime Udoka, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Engelland spent time with the Pistons (1999-2000) as a shooting consultant and with the Nuggets (2003-05) as their director of player development before being […]
Blazers Notes: Broadcast Team Layoffs, Arena Renovation Funding, More
The Trail Blazers are making major changes to their broadcasting staff, according to Maury Brown of Forbes, who reports that TV analyst Michael Holton, TV hosts Neil Everett and Jamie Hudson, and statistician Tom Haberstroh are among those who have been let go by the club. “Deep pay cuts” are anticipated for some positions on […]
2026/27 NBA Roster Counts
Although NBA rosters are limited to 15 players during the regular season, teams are allowed to carry up to 21 players during the offseason. Expanded offseason rosters allow clubs to bring in players on contracts that aren’t fully guaranteed, giving those players a chance to earn a regular season roster spot or getting a closer […]
Mavericks Match Offer Sheet, Keep Moussa Cisse
July 22: The Mavs have officially re-signed Cisse, the team announced today in a press release. July 18: The Mavericks will match the Knicks‘ offer sheet for restricted free agent big man Moussa Cisse, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Agents Yann Balikouzou and Kevin Bradbury of LIFT Sports Management confirmed Dallas’ decision […]