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Jazz’s Walker Kessler Unhappy With Restricted Free Agency Talks
Walker Kessler is unhappy with the Jazz‘s handling of his restricted free agency so far, reports Sam Amick of The Athletic. According to Amick, the Jazz have been leveraging their right of first refusal as a way to minimize Kessler’s market. That has led the former first-round pick to “strongly consider” the possibility of playing […]
Clippers Interested In Jaylen Brown As Part Of Giannis Talks?
The Clippers have been floated as a potential landing spot for Celtics star Jaylen Brown in a multi-team trade construct that would send Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo to Boston and the No. 5 overall pick to Milwaukee as part of a package from Los Angeles, sources tell Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com. However, Afseth cautions that […]
NBA Announces Final List Of 2026 Draft Early Entrants
Serbian center Pavle Backo withdrew from the 2026 draft prior to Saturday’s deadline, according to the NBA (Twitter link). He joins Francesco Ferrari and Luigi Suigo as international prospects who withdrew before the league’s deadline on June 13 (three others withdrew prior to the NCAA’s deadline on May 27). As the NBA confirms, a total […]
NBA Invites Six More Prospects To Draft Green Room
Six more prospects have been invited to the green room for the 2026 NBA draft, reports Jeremy Woo of ESPN (via Twitter). Here are the six players, sorted by their rank on ESPN’s big board: Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan) Morez Johnson (Michigan) Hannes Steinbach (Washington) Bennett Stirtz (Iowa) Cameron Carr (Baylor) Chris Cenac (Houston) A total […]
Nikola Vucevic Confident About Getting NBA Opportunity
Nikola Vucevic had a disappointing stint in Boston after being acquired at the trade deadline, but he’s not ready to consider leaving the NBA and playing in Europe, relays Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops. The 35-year-old center told Montenegrin news outlet Vijesti that he will explore his NBA opportunities when he becomes an unrestricted free agent […]
Wizards Big Man Alex Sarr Undergoes Foot Surgery
As the Wizards ponder their options for the top overall pick in next week’s draft, their No. 2 overall pick from the 2024 draft will spend the summer rehabbing from a significant injury. Wizards forward/center Alex Sarr underwent surgery to repair a fractured right foot on Monday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (Twitter link). The injury […]
Giannis ‘Focused’ On Getting Traded To Heat
Giannis Antetokounmpo is “focused” on joining the Heat, but the Bucks “don’t love” Miami’s trade offer, Brian Windhorst of ESPN reported on the network’s Get Up show (YouTube link; hat tip to RealGM). Windhorst says that trade talks “have intensified over the last seven to 10 days.” Windhorst indicated that an Antetokounmpo trade should happen […]
Wizards Deciding Between Dybantsa, Peterson; Jazz Won’t Get Workout With Kansas Guard
After evaluating the top prospects, the Wizards have narrowed their selection to BYU forward AJ Dybantsa or Kansas guard Darryn Peterson with the No. 1 pick, Jeremy Woo of ESPN reports in his latest mock draft. Sources tell Woo and ESPN’s Shams Charania that Peterson met with Washington officials in Los Angeles and conducted “multiple […]
2026 NBA Offseason Preview: Miami Heat
After being eliminated in the first round of the 2025 playoffs, the Heat had a pretty successful offseason a year ago, re-signing role players Davion Mitchell and Dru Smith to team-friendly deals and pulling off one of the trade heists of the summer by landing Norman Powell in exchange for Kyle Anderson and Kevin Love. […]
Knicks Notes: Robinson, Shamet, Brunson, Giannis, Sochan
Now that the Knicks have their first NBA title in 53 years, it may take a summer of big spending to keep the team intact, writes Jared Schwartz of The New York Post. The starters are all under contract for next season, but bringing back key members of the bench unit, which played an important […]
Draft Notes: Thunder, Kings, Wolves, Warriors
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 […]
Stein’s Latest: Reaves, Pistons, Bulls, Raptors, Mavs
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 […]
Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon Receiving Trade Interest
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 […]
Knicks Notes: Brown, Brunson, Jent, Robinson
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 […]
Southwest Notes: Spurs, Johnson, Grizzlies, Rockets
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 […]
Sixers Notes: Offseason, Graves, Okorie, Johnson, Lendeborg
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 […]
Knicks Notes: Brunsons, Hart, Bridges, Championship
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 […]
International Notes: EuroLeague FAs, Fournier, Ferrell, Washington
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 […]
And-Ones: TIME List, Flight Risks, Option Dates, Power Rankings
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 […]
Spurs Notes: Wembanyama, Vassell, Harper, Fox, Castle, Barnes
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. […]
Draft Decisions: Amini, Ishchenko, Ferrari, Suigo
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 […]
2026 NBA Offseason Preview: Boston Celtics
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 […]
Knicks Win First Championship Since 1973; Brunson Named MVP
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 […]
Franz Wagner Hopes To Move Past Injury Issues
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 Undergoes Back Procedure, Expected To Be Ready For Training Camp
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. […]
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