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Knicks Notes: Offseason, Bridges, Hart, Evans, Smith
The Knicks are still enjoying the honeymoon period following the franchise’s first title since 1973, but it won’t be long before the front office has to start making big decisions on some of the contributors who played key roles during the championship run. As Jake Nisse of The New York Post writes, while New York’s […]
International Notes: Craig, Lee, Valanciunas, Flynn, Simmons
After not catching on with an NBA team last summer or fall, veteran wing Torrey Craig opted to spend the second half of the 2025/26 season in Australia playing for the Sydney Kings. He played a key role for the Kings during their run to a National Basketball League championship and has now reached a […]
And-Ones: Expansion, Top Free Agents, Rozier, More
The NBA’s Board of Governors are scheduled to meet in July and it’s possible the league and its team owners could decide at that time to move forward on expansion to Las Vegas and Seattle, writes ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. In March, the Board of Governors voted in favor of exploring the possibility of expanding to […]
2026 NBA Offseason Preview: Atlanta Hawks
After finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference in 2023/24, the Hawks entered the 2024/25 postseason with a 40-42 record, good for No. 8 in the East. Atlanta didn’t advance to the playoffs in either year — the team was quickly eliminated by Chicago in the 9/10 play-in game in ’23/24, then lost consecutive games at […]
Spurs Notes: Fox, Wemby, Champagnie, Barnes
Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox, who was playing through an ankle injury, struggled to make a consistent impact in the NBA Finals, shooting just 34.3% from the field (25.0% on three-pointers) and averaging 12.8 points per game, including just seven on 3-of-15 shooting in Saturday’s Game 5 loss. With rookie Dylan Harper looking like a rising […]
Trade Rumors: Giannis, Heat, Celtics, Holmgren, Hornets, More
The Heat have been chasing Giannis Antetokounmpo for months and the two-time MVP sounds interested in ending up in Miami, but the Bucks don’t appear to be in love with what the Heat are offering for the star forward, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports within his latest check-in on the Giannis sweepstakes. That doesn’t mean the […]
Hoops Rumors’ 2026 NBA Offseason Previews By Team
In advance of the NBA’s 2026 draft and free agent period, Hoops Rumors has been previewing the coming offseason for all 30 teams, taking an in-depth look at their salary cap situations and the roster decisions they’ll have to make this summer. Our Offseason Preview articles, available to Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers, are linked […]
Bulls Hire Tiago Splitter As Head Coach
June 16: The Bulls have made it official, confirming in a press release that they’ve hired Splitter as their new head coach. “We are excited to welcome Tiago to the Chicago Bulls,” Graham said in a statement. “Throughout our process, Tiago stood apart for his basketball intellect, his ability to connect with and develop players, […]
Dario Saric Signs With Anadolu Efes
After spending the past 10 years in the NBA, veteran forward Dario Saric is returning to Europe and reuniting with his former team, Anadolu Efes. The Turkish club and Saric’s agent Misko Raznatovic (Twitter links) announced that the 32-year-old has reached an agreement on a deal that will cover two seasons with an option for […]
FA/Trade Rumors: Harden, Suns, Dosunmu, Wolves, Nets, Pistons
James Harden‘s arrest for a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully carrying a gun over the weekend in Texas isn’t expected to impact his contract negotiations with the Cavaliers, reports Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). According to Fischer, the anticipation remains that Harden will re-sign with Cleveland after he reportedly angled his way to […]
Multiple Teams Interested In Wizards’ Trae Young
Although the expectation remains that Trae Young will stay with the Wizards on a longer-term contract, multiple teams — including the Heat — are considering potential trade pursuits of the four-time All-Star, sources tell Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). Miami is contemplating “big fish” backup options if the team is unable to […]
Mikel Brown Reportedly Drawing Interest From Clippers, Nets
While the Clippers have yet to decide what they’re going to do with the fifth overall pick in next week’s draft, including the possibility of trading down in the top 10, they have “serious interest” in selecting Mikel Brown, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. The Nets are another team that’s high on Brown, with […]
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 […]
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