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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 […]
And-Ones: 2028 Olympics, Satoransky, NBA Europe, Vegas
Reporting earlier this week revealed the assistant coaches expected to become part of Erik Spoelstra‘s USA Basketball staff for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, but it will be a while before we learn which players will be representing Team USA at that event. Still, it’s not too early to speculate, according to Kurt Helin […]
Pacers To Guarantee Quenton Jackson’s 2026/27 Salary
The Pacers intend to guarantee Quenton Jackson‘s full $2,584,539 salary for the 2026/27 season, reports Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star (Twitter link). The terms of Jackson’s deal assured him of at least a partial guarantee of $275K, with a full guarantee date of July 15. Indiana would need to waive him before the end […]
Lakers Notes: Bronny, Kessler, Sexton, Reaves
LeBron James won’t return to the Lakers in 2026/27, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that Bronny James‘ time with the organization is coming to an end too, writes Dan Woike of The Athletic. While there has been widespread speculation that Bronny will end up being traded to LeBron’s new team, league sources tell Woike that […]
2026/27 NBA Contract Extension Tracker
Four NBA free agents – Trae Young, Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, and Ayo Dosunmu – have signed contracts worth in excess of $100MM since the start of July. However, the most lucrative deals completed since the new league year began weren’t free agent deals at all — they were contract extensions. Extensions, of course, don’t involve […]
Adam Silver Talks Clippers Probe, Second Apron, Expansion, More
Speaking to reporters in Las Vegas on Tuesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he still expects the league’s investigation into Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers to conclude “this summer” and that he believes Wachtell Lipton – the law firm leading the probe – is in the final stages of the process, per Michael Grange of […]
Celtics Officially Sign Milos Uzan, Tucker DeVries
As expected, the Celtics have officially signed rookie free agents Milos Uzan and Tucker DeVries (Twitter links via The Spot Up Shot). Both players agreed to terms on Exhibit 10 deals with Boston last month after going undrafted and are now listed on the team’s official roster. A four-year college player, Uzan spent two years […]
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