Hoops Rumors
Total reads
63
This week
1
Rank
#257 of 429
Published
1,374 posts
Most read posts
Featured on Sportsblogs
Run this blog? Add the badge to your site to show readers you're featured — it links back to this page.
Latest Entries
New York Notes: Brunson, Diawara, Dadiet, Nelson, Nets
Jalen Brunson led the Knicks to a long-awaited championship, but he has no plans to rest on his laurels, he said during an appearance on The New York Post’s ‘NY Got Game’ podcast, per Jared Schwartz of the New York Post. “My approach and everything has to be the same,” Brunson said. “Just because I’ve […]
Community Shootaround: Christmas Day Schedule
The NBA will unveil its full schedule for the 2026/27 season on Thursday afternoon, but the league provided a sneak peak on Tuesday morning by announcing several opening week matchups, along with its full Christmas Day slate. The schedule for the NBA’s annual showcase on December 25 will be as follows: San Antonio Spurs at […]
Western Notes: Thunder, Lakers, Kuminga, Blazers, Nelson
If the Thunder had simply run back their 2025/26 roster for ’26/27, they would’ve been on the hook for a payroll north of $500MM after accounting for player salaries and luxury tax penalties, according to Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron (Substack link), who takes a step-by-step look at how Oklahoma City’s front office was […]
International Notes: Jokic, World Cup Qualifiers, Reese, Bediako
If Nikola Jokic signs a new contract with the Nuggets next summer, it could be the most lucrative deal in NBA history. But that hasn’t discouraged Dimitrios Giannakopoulos, the owner of the Greek team Panathinaikos, from continuing to pursue the three-time NBA MVP. During an episode of the Euro Insiders podcast (YouTube link), Giannakopoulos said […]
Mid-Level, Bi-Annual Projections For 2027/28
The mid-level exception and bi-annual exception are the two key tools that an over-the-cap team typically has at its disposal to sign free agents from other clubs — or to re-sign one of its own free agents, if the player’s Bird rights aren’t available or aren’t sufficient. The values of the mid-level, room, and bi-annual […]
Pistons Notes: Cunningham, Thompson, Duren, Local TV
Speaking to DJ Siddiqi of R.org, Pistons guard Cade Cunningham expressed enthusiasm about newcomers like John Collins, Isaiah Joe, and Taurean Prince, indicating he’s looking forward to seeing the impact they’ll have on the roster in 2026/27. “Excited about all those guys,” Cunningham said. “They’re all high-IQ players, guys that can shoot the ball; all […]
Norman Powell Discusses Heat Departure, Bulls’ Outlook
Speaking to Mark Medina of Fadeaway World about his experience in free agency this summer, veteran guard Norman Powell admitted that he thought during the 2025/26 season that he’d end up re-signing with the Heat, even if the team ended up trading for Giannis Antetokounmpo. However, Powell’s outlook changed after Miami actually completed its blockbuster […]
NBA Announces Opening Night, Christmas Day Games
The NBA has begun to reveal its schedule for the 2026/27 season, announcing a series of matchups on Tuesday that include the opening day slate, the nationally televised games during opening week, and the Christmas Day schedule. The ’26/27 regular season will get underway on Tuesday, October 20. Rather than the usual doubleheader, the NBA […]
Heat To Sign Ezra Ausar, Ian Schieffelin To Exhibit 10 Deals
The Heat plan to sign free agent forwards Ezra Ausar and Ian Schieffelin to Exhibit 10 contracts, according to reports from Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel and Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Both Ausar and Schieffelin played with the Heat’s Summer League team last month. Ausar, a 6’9″ power forward, went […]
Several Longtime NBA Players Remain Free Agents
In addition to the three remaining restricted free agents (Jalen Duren, Peyton Watson, and Bennedict Mathurin), all of whom are under the age of 25, there are also several unrestricted free agents who are 27 or younger, a group that includes Jonathan Kuminga, Brandon Williams, Ochai Agbaji, Trendon Watford, and Blake Wesley, among others. But […]
Knicks Notes: Matkovic, Towns, Hart, McBride, Nickel
The Knicks talked to multiple teams this earlier this summer about potential deals involving reserve big men, according to Ian Begley of SNY.tv, who reports that Pelicans forward/center Karlo Matkovic was one of those trade targets. However, New York’s efforts to pry Matkovic away from New Orleans were obviously unsuccessful, which is why he’s still […]
Thunder, Bucks Announce Preseason Schedules
The Thunder will play five preseason games this fall, the team announced in a press release. Oklahoma City has finished with the best record in the Western Conference each of the past three regular seasons and won the championship in 2025. Here’s the Thunder’s full preseason schedule, with the broadcast plans to be announced at […]
International Notes: Mills, Giannis, A. Williams, EuroCup
Longtime NBA guard Patty Mills has officially signed a one-year deal with ASVEL, the French team announced in a press release. Mills will be reuniting with Tony Parker, ASVEL’s owner, president, and new head coach. The ex-Spurs guards won a championship together in 2014. After 16 years in the NBA, including 10 seasons with San […]
The Teams Most Impacted By Hard Caps In 2026/27
As we outline in greater detail in a Hoops Rumors glossary entry, even though the NBA doesn’t have a hard cap by default, a wide variety of roster moves can impose a hard cap on a team for the remainder of that league year. Some of the most common ways a team can become hard-capped […]
Hoops Rumors Chat Transcript: 8/10/2026
Hoops Rumors hosted a live chat today at 3:00 pm Central time (4:00 pm Eastern). Click here to read the transcript.
Celtics’ Payton Pritchard Not ‘Really Looking’ At Extension
Celtics guard Payton Pritchard will become eligible for an extension before the season begins, but he’s in no rush to sign one. Pritchard said as much to Chris Forsberg on the Celtics Talk Podcast, as relayed by NBC Sports Boston’s Michael Hurley. “No, I don’t really think about it. It’s just not something I’m really looking at,” […]
Suns Notes: Closing Lineup, Brooks, 50-Win Needs, Preseason
The Suns’ starting five looks pretty clear cut. Devin Booker and Jalen Green will comprise the starting backcourt, Dillon Brooks and summer acquisition Miles Bridges will man the forward spots and Mark Williams will get the nod at center. Should that also be the closing lineup for a team that went 13-17 in games decided […]
Kawhi Leonard Expects Trade To Raptors To Go Through Before Camp
Kawhi Leonard believes that the agreed-upon blockbuster trade that will send him from the Clippers to the Raptors will ultimately go through before Toronto begins training camp next month, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line reports in his latest Substack article. That trade was reported in late June but Leonard officially remains a member of […]
And-Ones: Brunson, Towns, HOF, Rozier, Slovenia, Schedule
Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns secured a permanent place in New York sports history by helping the Knicks end a 53-year title drought, but how much did that improve their Hall of Fame chances? Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic examines that question in his annual look at players who have a chance to someday be […]
Lachlan Olbrich Signs One-Year Contract With Tokyo Alvark
Lachlan Olbrich, who spent last season with the Bulls on a two-way contract, informed ESPN’s Olgun Uluc that he has signed a one-year deal with Tokyo Alvark in Japan’s B.League Premier. The Australian center/forward will be one of the league’s highest-paid overseas players this season, sources tell Uluc, although terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. […]
Spurs Notes: Wembanyama, Fournier, Harper, Fox
Could Victor Wembanyama match Wilt Chamberlain‘s legendary feat of scoring 100 points in a game? The Spurs star has apparently given it some thought, and he expressed confidence that he could in a question-and-answer session with the French content creator Rookicks (Twitter link, hat tip to BasketNews). Wembanyama responded, “I agree, yeah” when asked about […]
Joe Dumars Explains Pelicans’ Quiet Offseason
The quietest NBA summer so far has belonged to the Pelicans, who desperately needed to make some noise after coming off a disappointing 26-win season. New Orleans hired Jamahl Mosley as its new head coach, but the team’s only personnel moves have been re-signing backup center DeAndre Jordan and giving second-round pick Jaron Pierre Jr. […]
And-Ones: Simmons, Nelson, Beverley, Parker
Former All-NBA guard/forward Ben Simmons is expected to participate with “zero restrictions” in a player-led mini-camp for Australia’s national team starting Monday, Marc J. Spears reports for Andscape (Twitter link). Spears adds (via Twitter) that Simmons is footing his own bill for the camp and that, according to a trainer who recently worked out with […]
Clippers Sign Yuki Kawamura To Camp Deal
The Clippers have signed free agent Yuki Kawamura to an Exhibit 10 training camp deal, the team announced (Twitter link via Tony East of Forbes). The third-year point guard spent last season with the Bulls, averaging 3.4 points and 2.6 assists in 11.6 minutes per game across 18 appearances. He played 11 times for the […]
Community Shootaround: Where Will Top Young FAs Land?
While the offseason has all but wrapped up for a number of teams around the NBA, there are still four relatively high-profile players – and the teams associated with said players – waiting to see what their fates will be. As has been the case in recent years, restricted free agency has created protracted standoffs […]
Displaying items 76-100 of 1374 in total