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Pacers Waive Micah Potter
4:09 pm: Potter has officially been cut, per NBA.com’s transaction log. He’ll clear waivers on Friday if he goes unclaimed. 4:01 pm: The Pacers intend to waive big man Micah Potter, reports Tony East of Circle City Spin (Twitter link). The move will create enough room below the team’s first-apron hard cap in order to […]
Mavs, Pistons, Grizzlies, Clippers, Bucks, Wizards Finalize Six-Team Trade
The Mavericks, Pistons, Grizzlies, Clippers, Bucks, and Wizards have officially completed the six-team mega-deal that incorporates several separate trade agreements reported over the course of the past two weeks, with multiple clubs involved in the transaction sending out press release to confirm that it’s done. The deal includes Santi Aldama being traded from Memphis to […]
Pacers To Sign Larry Nance Jr.
The Pacers have reached an agreement to sign free agent forward/center Larry Nance Jr. to a one-year contract, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). While Charania refers to it as a $4MM deal, it sounds like that figure is rounded up — Tony East of Circle City Spin tweets that it’ll be a […]
Eastern Notes: Hornets, White, Tatum, Carpenter, Bucks
The Hornets‘ trades sending longtime starters LaMelo Ball to Minnesota and Miles Bridges to Phoenix aren’t yet official, so president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson didn’t specifically address those moves when he spoke to Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer on Tuesday about the team’s offseason. However, asked in more general terms about the front […]
Contract Details: Diawara, Sanders, Shamet, Alvarado, Oubre, More
The Knicks and Clippers used the Non-Bird exception to lock up a pair of restricted free agents who had strong rookie seasons in 2025/26. Knicks forward Mohamed Diawara and Clippers guard Kobe Sanders received matching $2,622,139 starting salaries on their new four-year contracts with their respective clubs, Hoops Rumors has learned. That figure represents 120% […]
Where Things Stand In NBA Free Agency
We’re now into the second week of the NBA’s 2026/27 league year, and while free agency has been resolved for many top players, there are still several intriguing names who don’t yet have new contract agreements in place. Let’s check in on where things stand for some of those players… The restricted free agents While […]
Pacific Notes: Suns, B. Jackson, Lakers, Clippers
The Suns officially announced their new deals for center Mark Williams and guards Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin on Tuesday, with general manager Brian Gregory calling it a “great day for our organization,” describing the trio as “instrumental in our success last year,” per Logan Stanley of The Arizona Republic. As Stanley details, while the […]
LeBron James Rumors: Cavs, Heat, Sixers, Warriors, Lakers Exit
The teams pursuing star forward LeBron James have “reported mostly one-way communication,” according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who suggests that those clubs haven’t had much back-and-forth dialogue or feedback on their pitches during the first week of free agency. There’s a “vibe” pointing toward James reuniting with the Cavaliers, Windhorst writes, noting that those rumblings […]
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps Takes Front Office Job With Hawks
July 8: Bontemps has left ESPN to join the Hawks as a strategic adviser who will report directly to Saleh. His longtime colleagues on ESPN’s Hoop Collective podcast, Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon, have published a story confirming the news. June 23: ESPN’s Tim Bontemps is in advanced talks with the Hawks to join their […]
Sorting Out The Six-Team Trade Involving Stewart, Aldama, Others
After initially reporting earlier tonight that the Wizards‘ sign-and-trade acquisition of Khris Middleton would be combined with several separate trade agreements to form a single six-team mega-deal, Ohm Youngmisuk, with the help of colleague Shams Charania, has laid out the terms of that trade in a full story for ESPN.com. There are a few new […]
Quinten Post Joins Grizzlies After Warriors Decline To Match Offer Sheet
July 8: Post has officially signed with the Grizzlies, according to a press release from the team (Twitter link). July 7: The Warriors have opted not to match the Grizzlies‘ offer sheet for restricted free agent center Quinten Post, according to Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of ESPN. As a result of the decision, Post […]
NBA Transactions Becoming Official: July 7, 2026
The July moratorium is over and teams are now permitted to officially finalize all the free agent signings and trades they’ve agreed to since the NBA Finals wrapped up. Rather than bumping all of our previous stories on those free agent and trade agreements, we’ll be tracking all the previously reported moves that become official […]
Pistons Notes: Holland, Murphy, Offseason Questions, Onyenso
Ron Holland played regularly off the bench in his second season with the Pistons until the postseason came around. Holland averaged 8.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 19.9 minutes per game during 78 regular season appearances. However, he saw action in just nine postseason contests, averaging 6.4 minutes in those outings. […]
Pelicans Re-Sign Center Hunter Dickinson On Two-Way Deal
The Pelicans have re-signed Hunter Dickinson to a two-way contract, according to the NBA transactions log. Dickinson was tendered a two-way qualifying offer prior to free agency, making him a restricted free agent. The former Michigan and Kansas standout, who appeared in five NBA games in his rookie season after going undrafted, likely simply signed […]
Contract Details: Hartenstein, Ellis, Young, Achiuwa, THJ, More
As expected, Isaiah Hartenstein‘s three-year, 75MM contract with the Thunder and Keon Ellis‘ two-year, $18MM deal with the Nets feature both player and team options on their respective final seasons, Hoops Rumors has confirmed. It has been 25 years since a mutual option (ie. both a player and team option) has been included in an NBA […]
Atlantic Notes: Simons, Gansey, Brown, Diawara
Free agent guard Anfernee Simons signed a two-year, $12.3MM contract with a second-year player option to join the Sixers and he’ll be a massive addition, Adam Aaronson of Philly Voice opines. Simons is one of the league’s most prolific three-point shooters and might be their best option to back up Tyrese Maxey. Speaking to reporters […]
Wizards To Sign Khris Middleton, Trade D’Angelo Russell To Grizzlies
Khris Middleton has agreed to sign a three-year contract worth $17.6MM with the Wizards, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who reports (via Twitter) that Washington will acquire the veteran forward from the Mavericks via sign-and-trade. The move will be combined with several previous trade agreements to form one giant six-team transaction, per Charania (Twitter link). […]
Guerschon Yabusele Signs Three-Year Deal With Panathinaikos
July 8: Panathinaikos has officially announced its three-year deal with Yabusele (Twitter link). July 7: Free agent forward Guerschon Yabusele has agreed to a three-year deal with Greece’s Panathinaikos, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. Yabusele will become one of the top three highest-paid players in Europe, according to Scotto. Following a five-year absence from the […]
Lakers Remain In Pursuit Of Jonathan Kuminga
7:36 pm: The Lakers are “looking at” a two-year, $20MM deal for Kuminga, sources with knowledge of the situation tell Broderick Turner of The Los Angeles Times. In order to make that sort of offer, Los Angeles would need to make a trade to open up more cap room or complete a sign-and-trade deal with […]
Pistons To Trade LeVert, Second-Rounders To Bucks For Prince, Harris
The Pistons are trading Caris LeVert and two second-round picks to the Bucks for Taurean Prince and Gary Harris, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (via Twitter). Pistons will create a traded player exception from the deal and gain cap savings. Both of the picks Milwaukee will receive will come in next year’s draft, according to Omari […]
Central Notes: Giannis, Splitter, Essengue, Smith
Giannis Antetokounmpo released two farewell videos to the Bucks and the city of Milwaukee on Monday, the day he was officially dealt to the Heat. “I want you to hear it from my mouth. The city of Milwaukee will always be in my heart,” Antetokounmpo said, per Eric Nehm of The Athletic. “This is my […]
Celtics’ Brad Stevens Discusses Jaylen Brown Trade
Speaking to the media on Monday just hours after the trade sending Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia was officially finalized, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens explained that he and the front office decided to make a deal with the Sixers in order to give the team more “optionality” going forward. In describing that optionality, […]
Stein/Fischer’s Latest: Watson, Nance, Niang, Walker, More
Reiterating a point that Jake Fischer made on Monday when the Clippers agreed to sign Rui Hachimura, Fischer and Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link) say the addition of Hachimura doesn’t rule out the possibility of L.A. making a sign-and-trade play for Nuggets restricted free agent Peyton Watson. If the Clippers ultimately decide […]
Wizards Sign Felix Okpara To Two-Way Deal
The Wizards have filled their open two-way contract slot by signing 46th overall pick Felix Okpara to a two-way deal, per NBA.com’s official transaction log. The Wizards made a draft-night trade with the Magic and Bucks that saw them give up the 51st and 60th overall picks in order to move up to No. 46 […]
Rockets Sign Bruce Thornton To Four-Year Contract
Bruce Thornton, the first player selected in the second round of this year’s draft, has officially signed his first NBA contract, the Rockets announced today in a press release. He’ll play for Houston’s Summer League team in Las Vegas, per the club. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link), Thornton received a four-year deal […]
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