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‘Momentum’ In Contract Talks Between Jalen Duren, Pistons?
The Pistons have shed a good amount of payroll this summer, including salary-dumping Caris LeVert to Milwaukee as part of a six-team mega-deal. Detroit also sent out Isaiah Stewart (to Memphis) and Marcus Sasser (Dallas) in that trade while bringing back John Collins, Taurean Prince and Gary Harris. The cost-cutting measures have been made with […]
And-Ones: Kokoskov, Second-Year Players, EuroLeague, Duarte
Former NBA head coach and longtime assistant Igor Kokoskov has been hired by Project B as the startup basketball league’s head of player development, writes Alanis Thames of The Associated Press. Kokoskov, who spent last season as head coach of Turkish powerhouse Anadolu Efes, has more than two decades of NBA experience, primarily as an […]
Pistons Rumors: Duren, Thompson, Stars, Stewart, More
Little progress has been made in contract negotiations between the Pistons and restricted free agent center Jalen Duren, according to Hunter Patterson of The Athletic. As Patterson writes, while Duren met with the Lakers and Kings when free agency opened to explore the possibility of sign-and-trade scenarios, there’s no indication that Detroit seriously entertained the […]
Trevor Keels Diagnosed With Sprained Right MCL
Free agent guard Trevor Keels has been diagnosed with a sprained medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee and will miss the remainder of Summer League, per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald (Twitter link). Keels, who turns 23 years old in August, has been playing for the Heat at both the California Classic […]
Bickerstaff, Daigneault, Few Named Team USA Assistant Coaches
As expected, Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and Gonzaga head coach Mark Few have been named assistant coaches for the U.S. men’s national team for the 2027 FIBA World Cup and the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, USA Basketball confirmed in a press release. The three assistants were selected by USA […]
Paris Basketball Signs Tyson Etienne
Paris Basketball has signed free agent point guard Tyson Etienne, according to an announcement from the EuroLeague team (Twitter link). Etienne, 26, spent all of last season on a two-way contract with the Nets. He appeared in 24 NBA games in 2025/26, averaging 7.9 points and 1.7 assists in 15.8 minutes per contest, with a […]
Heat Re-Sign Vladislav Goldin To Two-Way Contract
The Heat have re-signed center Vladislav Goldin to a new two-way contract, according to the official NBA transaction log (hat tip to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype). Goldin, 25, initially joined the Heat on a two-way deal last July after going undrafted out of Michigan. The Russian big man spent most of his rookie season in […]
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Signs With Aris B.C.
Free agent forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl has signed a two-year contract with Aris B.C., the Greek club announced today in a press release. According to Dimitris Minaretzis of Eurohoops, Robinson-Earl had reached a tentative agreement with Aris that gave him until the end of the day on July 15 to opt out to accept an NBA […]
Western Notes: Bassey, Nuggets, Jones, Alexander, Zion
Big man Charles Bassey appeared in just five games for the Warriors at the end of the 2025/26 regular season, but the club liked what it saw in those games from the 25-year-old, who averaged 10.7 points and 7.2 rebounds in 20.0 minutes per contest. Now that he’s back on a new one-year contract, Dalton […]
NBA Looking Into Bucks’ Deal With Gary Trent Jr.
The NBA is taking a closer look at the free agent deal between the Bucks and veteran wing Gary Trent Jr., a league spokesperson tells ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). The team announced earlier today that Trent has officially re-signed. Trent’s new contract with the Bucks is reportedly worth $64MM and is said to be […]
Hoops Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript: 7/16/2026
Hoops Rumors’ Arthur Hill held a live chat today exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers. Topics included the Bulls‘ questionable offseason decisions apart from Caleb Wilson, the Lakers‘ pursuit of Jonathan Kuminga and desire to keep Bronny James, the Pistons‘ failure to get another scorer and playmaker to team with Cade Cunningham, the Warriors‘ chances […]
Lakers Show Interest In Matisse Thybulle
The Lakers remain on the lookout for upgrades to their perimeter defense and have registered interest in free agent wing Matisse Thybulle, reports Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link). Thybulle, 29, has been limited to just 45 total appearances over the past two seasons due to ankle, knee, and thumb injuries, but he […]
NBA Won’t Discipline Adebayo For Altercation With Herro
The NBA won’t levy any sort of penalty – such as a fine or suspension – on Heat big man Bam Adebayo for punching former teammate Tyler Herro in a gym in Las Vegas last week, a league spokesperson tells Joe Vardon of The Athletic. “After discussing with the players involved and the NBPA,” the […]
How Teams Are Using 2026/27 Mid-Level Exceptions
In addition to receiving nearly $165MM in cap room and being allowed to surpass that threshold in order to sign players using Bird Rights or the minimum salary exception, each NBA team also receives a mid-level exception. The value of this exception varies depending on a club’s total team salary. A team that goes under […]
Bucks Notes: Trent, Herro, Thanasis
Acknowledging that the reported terms of Gary Trent Jr.‘s four-year, $64MM deal with the Bucks have “raised eyebrows” around the NBA, ESPN’s Shams Charania said this week during an appearance on the Shump Street with Iman Shumpert podcast (YouTube link) that another team was “poking around” a possible sign-and-trade for Trent at “around the same […]
Nuggets Sign Marvin Bagley III To One-Year Deal
July 16: The Nuggets have officially signed Bagley, per the NBA’s transaction log. July 1: Former No. 2 overall pick Marvin Bagley III has agreed to sign with the Nuggets, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that the two sides will complete a one-year deal. Charania adds (via Twitter) that Bagley […]
Alpha Diallo Signs One-Year Contract With Nuggets
July 16: Diallo’s deal is now official, according to the transaction log at NBA.com. July 12: EuroLeague standout Alpha Diallo is signing a one-year contract with the Nuggets, agents Jared Mucha and Javon Phillips tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Charania says the deal is guaranteed and is worth $1.4MM, which means Diallo will […]
Atlantic Notes: Brown, Brunson, Knicks, Nets
Sometimes an executive who takes over a team’s front office has to wait until the right moment to reshape his roster. That wasn’t the case for Mike Gansey, who took a big swing in his first offseason on the job with the Sixers by trading for Jaylen Brown. Gansey said that he would have “never […]
Southwest Notes: De Larrea, Thornton, Reed, McLaughlin
Sergio de Larrea has had an up-and-down start to Summer League with the Mavericks. He came out of the gates slowly on offense, scoring 14 points on 18 shots over his first two games while making 2-of-10 three-pointers, before exploding for 16 points and 12 assists in his third game against the Grizzlies. Even prior […]
Magic Notes: Summer League, Nelson, Sweeney, Front Office
The Magic‘s Summer League has gotten off to a strong start, with the team posting a 3-1 record following Wednesday’s victory over the Sixers. They’ve been able to find success, in part, due to the chemistry between a group of players who have experience playing alongside each other in the G League with the Osceola […]
Jayden Quaintance Undergoes Successful Meniscus Surgery
The Spurs’ first-round pick, Jayden Quaintance, underwent successful right knee surgery on Wednesday, the team announced in a press release. The 18-year-old big man played just four games for Kentucky in 2025/26 as he dealt with complications stemming from a torn ACL he suffered in February 2025 during his freshman season with Arizona State. Quaintance played […]
Hawks’ Gueye Undergoes Foot Surgery, Out At Least 3-4 Months
Hawks forward Mouhamed Gueye fractured his left foot during a workout last Wednesday and subsequently underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair the injury, the team announced (Twitter links via Lauren L. Williams of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution). According to the Hawks, Gueye will be reevaluated in three-to-four months. Gueye appeared in 77 games for Atlanta last […]
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Base Year Compensation
The term “base year compensation” no longer shows up in the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement and hasn’t since 2011. A relic of past agreements, the base year compensation rule was intended to prevent teams from signing free agents to new contracts that were specifically intended to facilitate salary-matching in trades. While the base year compensation […]
Wolves Notes: Ball, Edwards, McDaniels, Beringer
The Timberwolves considered a handful of big-name trade targets this offseason, including Jaylen Brown, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Josh Giddey, but when it became clear that Charlotte was willing to move LaMelo Ball, Minnesota’s front office honed in on the star point guard, writes Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. According to Krawczynski, head of basketball operations […]
Zalgiris Kaunas Announces Two-Year Deal With Jonas Valanciunas
The Lithuanian team Zalgiris Kaunas has put out a press release officially announcing that they’ve signed veteran NBA center Jonas Valanciunas to a two-year contract. Valanciunas’ agreement with Zalgiris Kaunas had long been rumored, even before he was waived by the Nuggets last week. There were conflicting reports on Monday about whether or not it […]
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