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Pelle Larsson Signs Four-Year Extension With Heat
September 22: Larsson’s four-year, $60MM extension is now official, according to a press release from the Heat. September 18: Swedish wing Pelle Larsson has agreed to a four-year, $60MM extension with the Heat, agents Austin Brown and Steven Heumann tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Larsson will earn $2.3MM this season after Miami exercised […]
Pistons Sign Ausar Thompson To Five-Year Extension
September 22: Thompson’s rookie scale extension with the Pistons is official, the team announced today in a press release (Twitter link). September 18: Pistons forward Ausar Thompson has agreed to a five-year, $155MM rookie scale extension, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter links). Thompson’s new contract is fully guaranteed, per Charania, and doesn’t contain any […]
Lakers Notes: Starting Five, Kushner, Iger, Walter, Cerda
There’s no question that Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves will be the Lakers’ backcourt starters this fall and Walker Kessler will be in the middle, but who will join that trio in the starting five? Jovan Buha of Buha’s Block (Twitter video link) views free agent addition Quentin Grimes as a lock for one of […]
Heat Notes: Starting Five, Thompson, Larsson, Conwell
With Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, and Davion Mitchell projected to fill four spots in the Heat’s starting lineup, the shooting guard position may be the only one up for grabs during training camp and the preseason. Discussing that final starting spot, Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald identifies Klay Thompson as the “clear” […]
Nuggets, Boopie Miller Agree To Exhibit 10 Deal
Former SMU guard Kevin “Boopie” Miller, who went undrafted in June, has agreed to sign a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract with the Nuggets, reports Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link). While several teams around the NBA are in the process of signing players and then waiving them 24 hours later for G League […]
Hornets Sign Tre Carroll, Waive DJ Armstrong
The Hornets have officially completed a pair of minor roster moves, announcing (via Twitter) that they’ve signed forward Tre Carroll, waiving guard DJ Armstrong in the process in order to make room on their 21-man offseason roster for the newcomer. Carroll, who spent his first three college seasons at Florida Atlantic from 2022-25, transferred to […]
Atlantic Notes: Barrett, Raptors, Sixers, Knicks
Raptors forward RJ Barrett, who was traded from New York to Toronto during the 2023/24 season, admitted in an interview with Donnovan Bennett of CBC Sports (YouTube link) that he felt “a little salty” watching his old team win a championship last season. However, Barrett stressed that he’s happy for his former Knicks teammates. “If […]
Doc Rivers Joins NBC As Analyst, Says He’s Done Coaching
Shortly after splitting with the Bucks at the end of the 2025/26 season, Doc Rivers said on Bill Simmons’ podcast that he’d be “surprised” if he coaches another game. On Monday, Rivers doubled down on that stance after NBC Sports announced that he’ll be joining the network as a game analyst for the coming NBA […]
And-Ones: Offseason Moves, Cap Situations, EuroLeague, Buss Bros.
While the Nuggets have faced some criticism for losing Peyton Watson in free agency this summer, John Hollinger of The Athletic believes Denver’s front office did a good job with the hand it was dealt. Past roster missteps essentially made it impossible for the Nuggets to re-sign Watson without paying a massive luxury tax bill, […]
Roster Moves: Nuggets, Pelicans, Pistons, Hawks, Pacers
The following players have been signed to training camp contracts, according to Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot (All Twitter links): Reese Dixon-Waters (Nuggets) Keonte Jones (Nuggets) Solomon Washington (Pelicans) Drake Allen (Pistons) All four players went undrafted in June, making them unrestricted free agents. They almost certainly signed Exhibit 10 deals, which would entitle […]
Latest On Pistons Restricted Free Agent Jalen Duren
6:10 pm: Duren’s five-year, $200MM offer from Detroit is actually fully guaranteed, according to Sam Amick, Hunter Patterson and Eric Nehm of The Athletic, who report that the contract is a straight five-year deal with no player or team options. As Amick, Patterson and Nehm write, while it would seemingly be a massive risk for […]
Warriors Sign Graham Ike To Two-Way Deal
September 21: Graham’s two-way deal with Golden State is now official, per NBA.com’s transaction log. September 20: The Warriors are signing Graham Ike to a two-year, two-way deal, per Kenzo Fukuda of ClutchPoints. Golden State reportedly reached an agreement in June to sign the undrafted rookie forward to an Exhibit 10 deal, but that contract is […]
Nets Roster Moves: Pringle, Rodman, Scott
The Nets signed and subsequently waived DJ Rodman and Aaron Scott on Monday, tweets Brian Lewis of The New York Post. Brooklyn later signed Nick Pringle, per Lewis (Twitter link). Pringle’s Exhibit 10 contract with the Nets was first reported last month. It’s possible — perhaps even likely — that he could be waived in […]
Raptors Convert Bradley To Standard Contract, Smith To Two-Way
3:19 pm: Smith’s promotion from an Exhibit 10 deal to a two-way contract is now official, per NBA.com’s transaction log. 2:12 pm: The Raptors have converted Jaden Bradley’s two-way deal to a multiyear standard contract, the team announced today (Twitter link via Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca). As Murphy notes, Toronto is pushing right up against […]
Hawks’ Veesaar Expected To Miss 2026/27 Due To Torn ACL
Rookie center Henri Veesaar sustained a torn ACL in his right knee during a workout on September 15 and will undergo surgery next month, the Hawks announced in a press release (Twitter link). According to the team, the Estonian big man is expected to miss the entire 2026/27 season. After spending three years playing a […]
Nicolas Batum Announces Retirement
Longtime NBA forward Nicolas Batum has retired as a player, he announced Monday on social media (Twitter video link). The 25th overall pick in the 2008 draft, Batum has spent the past 18 years in the league, having suited up for the Trail Blazers, Hornets, Clippers (two different stints) and Sixers. In 1,205 regular season […]
John Gibson Named Clippers’ Interim Governor, CEO
The NBA has approved Los Angeles-based lawyer John Gibson as the Clippers’ interim governor and CEO after he was nominated by Steve Ballmer, a source tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Ballmer, the governor and majority owner of the Clippers, was suspended from all team-related activities for the next year after an NBA investigation […]
Former Nuggets Forward Hunter Tyson Signs With Italian Club
September 21: Maxima Roma officially announced the signing of Tyson on Monday, as Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops.net relays. September 19: Former Nuggets forward Hunter Tyson has reached a contract agreement with Italy’s Maxima Roma, Sportando relays via Superbasket. Tyson was the odd man out in a salary dump in early February, as the Nuggets dealt […]
Southwest Notes: Harper, Fox, Castle, Nowitzki, Ujiri, Clarke
Dylan Harper was spectacular in the second half of his rookie season, but that doesn’t mean the Spurs should give him De’Aaron Fox’s spot in the starting lineup, Jared Weiss of The Athletic states in a mailbag column. Harper, the second pick in last year’s draft, played a vital role off the bench during the […]
DJ Armstrong Signs With Hornets
The Hornets have announced the signing of free agent guard DJ Armstrong (via Twitter). Armstrong played last season with UMBC, averaging 16.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 33 games while shooting 46.4% from the field and leading the America East Conference in three-point shooting at 41.9%. He’s the son of former NBA player […]
Pistons Executive Details Battle With Lung Cancer
Pistons executive vice president of basketball operations Michael Blackstone discusses his ongoing battle against Stage 4 lung cancer in an interview with Hunter Patterson of The Athletic. Blackstone has mostly kept the experience private since he was first diagnosed in 2023 while he was part of the front office in New Orleans, but he’s speaking […]
Lajae Jones Signs With Italian Team
Warriors second-round pick Lajae Jones has signed with Pallacanestro Trieste, relays Emiliano Carchia of Sportando. The 22-year-old swingman will be a draft-and-stash prospect for Golden State after being selected with the 54th pick in June. The Warriors will retain his NBA rights as he begins his professional career overseas. After playing his first three collegiate […]
Stein’s Latest: Wiseman, Vincent, Leonard, Mavs
The Knicks are getting ready for a heated training battle, as John Konchar, Bruce Brown, and Ochai Agbaji have a training camp wing competition, while Drew Eubanks and James Wiseman will lock horns on the big man front. Despite having two roster spots open, the expectation is that the Knicks will only fill one, Marc […]
Hornets Waive Bez Mbeng
The Hornets have waived shooting guard Bez Mbeng, the team announced (via Twitter). Charlotte signed the former Yale shooting guard earlier this month on an Exhibit 10 deal, though his G League rights are still controlled by the Sioux City Skyforce, meaning that for the 23-year-old to qualify for a bonus worth $91K, the Hornets’ […]
Hawks, Hornets Discussing Trade Involving Hield, Finney-Smith
While much of the NBA’s business has concluded ahead of the 2026/27 season, some teams are still mulling over roster decisions or potential changes. Two of those teams are the Hawks and Hornets. The two Southeast Division squads have been intermittently discussing a trade that would include sending Buddy Hield to Charlotte and Dorian Finney-Smith […]
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