We haven’t heard much about the Mavericks‘ head coaching search in the two-plus weeks since the team parted ways with Jason Kidd, but league sources tell Jake Fischer and Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link) that Dallas has begun seeking permission to speak to candidates for the job. The expectation, according to Fischer […]
The Sixers have officially announced the hiring of Mike Gansey, confirming today in a press release that the former Cavaliers executive will hold the title of president of basketball operations in Philadelphia. Word broke last week that Gansey was the 76ers’ choice to run their front office in the wake of Daryl Morey‘s dismissal earlier […]
Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson got off to a slow start in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, scoring just three points on 1-of-7 shooting in the first quarter while committing a pair of turnovers. He also got banged up during the first half of the contest, briefly heading to the locker room near the […]
Commissioner Adam Silver declared during his annual press conference prior to the Finals opener that the NBA’s plans for a European league are on schedule, Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press reports. The overseas league is part of a joint effort involving the NBA and FIBA, the sport’s global governing body. “We are very much […]
The Pistons pursued Ayo Dosunmu at the trade deadline, but the asking price was too high, Hunter Patterson of The Athletic reports. The Timberwolves gave up young guard Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller and four second-round picks to the Bulls in exchange for Dosunmu and Julian Phillips. Dosunmu is headed to unrestricted free agency, which factored […]
7:01 pm: Robinson will play in Game 1, James Edwards III of The Athletic tweets. 12:o1 pm: Knicks center Mitchell Robinson fully participated in Tuesday’s practice and is expected to be available for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday in San Antonio, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). While it remains unclear […]
The Pacers aren’t expected to make a major trade this summer after acquiring Ivica Zubac at February’s trade deadline. However, there are some lower-level acquisitions they could make this offseason and the Indianapolis Star’s Dustin Dopirak explores which players they might pursue. If the Pacers prioritize a scoring option, they could go after a player […]
The Suns have numerous decisions to make regarding their own free agents, Spotrac’s Keith Smith notes in his offseason preview. Mark Williams will be a restricted free agent and Phoenix should tread cautiously, according to Smith, who writes that Williams is a solid but not overly impactful center and has a lengthy injury history. The […]
In addition to announcing that Melinda French Gates is joining the Seattle Kraken’s ownership group as a minority investor, Samantha Holloway, the majority owner of the NHL team, confirmed that she’s assembling a group that will make a bid for an NBA franchise based in Seattle, writes Emily Kaplan of ESPN. Holloway also pointed out […]
Since breaking through to secure their first championship in 50 years in 2021, the Bucks have won just a single playoff series, falling in the first round for three consecutive years from 2023-25. When MVP-caliber players aren't contending for titles, trade speculation is inevitable, so it's no surprise that whispers about Giannis Antetokounmpo' future have […]
After being eliminated in the play-in tournament this spring, Clippers point guard Darius Garland had to watch his former team in Cleveland win a pair of playoff series and advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since he entered the NBA in 2019. However, appearing on the Ball in the Family Podcast […]
Former Heat guard Terry Rozier will be forced to forfeit most of the $26.6MM salary he was supposed to earn in 2025/26, per an arbitrator’s decision, as Mike Vorkunov writes for The Athletic. Rozier was placed on unpaid leave by the NBA at the end of October, six days after he was arrested on federal […]
The Pelicans have been “mentioned by various league executives” as one of the teams with interest in Celtics wing Jaylen Brown, NBA insider Jake Fischer said in his latest live stream for Bleacher Report (video link). Fischer’s colleague Marc Stein previously named Atlanta, Houston, and Portland as teams to watch for Brown, though as Fischer […]
While their playing styles and physiques bear little resemblance, Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is providing the rest of the NBA’s teams with the same sort of unique challenges they faced three decades ago when Shaquille O’Neal emerged as a superstar in Orlando, writes Brian Windhorst of ESPN. Like Wembanyama, O’Neal led his team to the […]
As the Bucks continue to weigh possible trade options involving Giannis Antetokounmpo, the chatter about the Heat “remains louder than all the rest,” according to Sam Amick and Eric Nehm of The Athletic. As Amick and Nehm explain, many agents, executives, and other sources around the league believe the star forward will ultimately end up […]
The Magic‘s recent decision to bring in Sean Sweeney as their next head coach marks the third coaching hire of president Jeff Weltman‘s nine-year tenure. This hiring process looked very different from previous ones due to the fact that Sweeney is currently in the midst of a playoff run as the lead assistant coach for […]
The legendary status that would come with leading the Knicks to their first championship since 1973 has been a potential selling point for New York’s trade or free agent targets over the years, and Jalen Brunson has a chance to put a bow on a historic run by doing just that. However, when it comes […]
The Lakers enter the offseason with Luka Doncic under contract, as well as a whole lot of questions outside of the Slovenian star. One of the key inflection points is what comes next for LeBron James. He could re-sign with the team, leave in free agency, or retire. If he does re-sign with the Lakers, […]
OG Anunoby missed the first NBA Finals run of his career when the Raptors won the title in 2019, as he was sidelined for the playoffs due to an emergency appendectomy. But this upcoming series is exactly why the Knicks traded two homegrown fan favorites for him in 2023, Peter Sblendorio writes for the New […]
The Bulls had a relatively quiet summer in 2025, drafting a high-risk, high-reward prospect in Noa Essengue with the 12th overall pick and trading Lonzo Ball to the Cavaliers in a straight-up swap for Isaac Okoro. The rest of the roster remained largely unchanged from the group that finished 2024/25 on a surprising 15-5 run […]
5:30 pm: Robinson has officially been listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game due to a fractured right fifth metacarpal in his right hand. 3:06 pm: After reporting last Friday that Mitchell Robinson “fully plans” to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals this Wednesday despite undergoing surgery to repair a fractured right pinky finger, […]
Knicks owner James Dolan doesn’t speak to reporters often, so he’ll generate headlines by simply giving an interview about his NBA team, no matter what he says. But his remarks about the Knicks in January were hardly by the numbers. Publicly discussing the team with a media member for the first time in nearly three […]
Knicks head coach Mike Brown has won four NBA championships as an assistant coach, including one in San Antonio (2003) and three in Golden State (2017, 2018, and 2022). But Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who had Brown on his staff for six seasons before he left for Sacramento, would be very happy to see his […]
Milan Momcilovic, who tested the draft waters this spring before deciding to withdraw and use his final year of NCAA eligibility, will be transferring from Iowa State to Kentucky for the 2026/27 season, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN (Twitter link). Momcilovic had been the top prospect in the transfer portal after an impressive junior […]
The Spurs and Knicks will meet in the 2026 NBA Finals in a matchup that represents a rematch of the 1999 Finals — and of this season’s NBA Cup championship. While that NBA Cup game, which took place less than six months ago, can tell us more than the ’99 series about how the next […]