The Lakers will receive the No. 56 pick in tonight’s draft from the Bulls, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). L.A. will send cash to Chicago in return. The Lakers have $4.7MM remaining under their cash limit for the current salary cap year, per Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron (Twitter link). Unless this […]
The unusual contract that Micah Nori accepted to become head coach of the Trail Blazers is drawing a negative reaction from the National Basketball Coaches Association and other coaches around the league, writes Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Nori was given one guaranteed year with team options for the following two seasons. Sources tell MacMahon that […]
The Heat have picked up their $2.3MM team option on Pelle Larsson for the 2026/27 season, the team announced (via Twitter). After being selected in the second round of the 2024 draft, Larsson signed a three-year deal that included a team option in the third year. Larsson’s salary will remain non-guaranteed until the start of […]
After 23 of the 24 prospects who were invited to the green room for the first round of the 2026 NBA draft were selected on Tuesday, at least 10 new prospects will be in the green room on Wednesday for the second round, per the league. As Ian Begley of SNY.tv relays (via Twitter), the […]
The Raptors possessed the No. 19 selection on Monday and chose Santa Clara wing Allen Graves, a player they had been hoping would be available and who multiple sources had indicated was high on their board, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet. Among other things, Graves impressed them with his steal rate and knack for […]
The Pistons gave up three second-round picks to Memphis to move up from No. 21 in Monday’s draft to No. 17. They selected Stanford freshman guard Ebuka Okorie. President of basketball operations Trajan Langdon believes the lightning-quick Okorie, a prolific college scorer, can provide a much-needed jolt of energy to Detroit’s half-court offense, according to […]
The Lakers, Knicks, Mavericks, and Suns have officially completed three separate draft-night deals as a single four-team trade, according to press releases from Dallas, Phoenix, and New York. The full terms of the trade, which involved the 24th, 25th, and 30th picks in the first round of the draft, are as follows, with additional info […]
10:38 pm: De Larrea won’t stick with the Knicks after all. According to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), New York agreed to trade the Spanish guard to the Mavericks in exchange for the No. 30 pick and two second-round selections. The Knicks subsequently flipped the No. 30 pick to Phoenix, moving out of the […]
Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens held multiple meetings with Jaylen Brown before Brown’s name surfaced in trade talks with the Bucks involving Giannis Antetokounmpo, according to Jay King of The Athletic. “With all the rumor mill and all that stuff, and his name being splashed all over the place, that’s not easy,” Stevens […]
After being selected by the Warriors with the 11th overall pick on Tuesday, former Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg admitted that he “used to hate” new teammate Stephen Curry, having rooted for Kyrie Irving and the Cavaliers to beat Golden State in the 2016 NBA Finals when he was 13. Ten years later, he’s thrilled to […]
The Lakers and free agent guard Austin Reaves have reached an agreement on a deal that will keep him off the open market, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that Reaves will sign a four-year, maximum-salary contract worth a projected $185MM to remain in Los Angeles. Reaves will turn down his […]
The Knicks and Grizzlies, who hold the 31st and 32nd overall picks in the 2026 NBA draft, respectively, are both “actively” fielding trade inquiries on those selections, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). As Charania details, both New York and Memphis are open to trading their picks, which are essentially up for auction. Future […]
The Jazz solidified their decision to draft Darryn Peterson with the No. 2 overall pick on Tuesday after traveling to Canton, Ohio to visit the former Kansas guard and his family on Saturday, writes Sarah Todd of The Deseret News. “We were comfortable with him in the combine, and we’d been in great communication with […]
Free agent center Xavier Tillman Sr., who finished the 2025/26 NBA season with the Hornets, is headed overseas, having signed with Trabzonspor, the Turkish team announced on Wednesday morning (via Twitter). Tillman, 27, was drafted with the 35th overall pick in 2020 and spent his first three-and-a-half NBA seasons with the Grizzlies before being dealt […]
Ahead of the first round of the NBA draft on Tuesday, Sam Amick of The Athletic appeared on KNBR 104.5 FM in San Francisco (YouTube link) and said that trade chatter involving Pelicans swingman Trey Murphy III continues to percolate. “There is definitely a bunch of Trey Murphy noise,” Amick told radio hosts John Dickinson […]
With 30 picks down and 30 still to go in the 2026 NBA draft, Duke wing Isaiah Evans, UNC big man Henri Veesaar, and Arkansas guard Meleek Thomas are among the top prospects still on the board, writes Aaron Beard of The Associated Press. Of the 24 prospects who received invitations to the green room […]
The Suns have traded into the first round, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 (Twitter link). Phoenix has agreed to acquire the No. 30 pick from the Knicks, per Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), and used it to acquire a local player, Koa Peat. The Knicks moved back multiple times (from No. […]
June 24: The trade is official, the Kings confirmed in a press release. June 23: The Cavaliers have agreed to trade the No. 29 overall pick to the Kings, according to multiple reports. Sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link) that the deal will send the No. 34 pick and a future second-rounder to […]
The Nets are using the 28th overall pick to add Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson. The Timberwolves made the pick on behalf of Brooklyn, since it’s included in the three-team trade that will also send Julius Randle to the Nets. That deal is not yet official. Unlike many of the first round selections, Jefferson developed […]
The Celtics have used their first-round pick on big man Chris Cenac, making him the 27th overall pick in the 2026 draft. Cenac had an impressive 2025/26 season for Houston, starting 36 of 37 games and averaging 9.5 points and 7.9 rebounds in 24.8 minutes per contest. The 6’11” forward/center also flashed the ability to […]
June 24: The Spurs issued a press release officially announcing their acquisition of Reed from Denver. June 23: Tarris Reed is headed to the Spurs, who have traded up from No. 35 to select him with the 26th overall pick in the 2026 draft, per Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (All Twitter links). Fischer reports […]
The Knicks have selected Cameron Carr with the 24th overall pick, but they’ll be sending him to the Lakers and moving down one spot to No. 25, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). New York is receiving cash considerations in the deal, according to Charania (Twitter link). An explosive athlete and strong shooter, Carr barely […]
After they added guard Kingston Flemings with the eighth overall pick, the Hawks‘ second pick of the night is big man Zuby Ejiofor, who comes off the board at No. 23. Ejiofor, 22, is a four-year college player who became automatically draft-eligible this spring. The 6’9″ forward/center barely played during his freshman year at Kansas […]
Using the first-round pick they acquired from Oklahoma City in February’s Jared McCain trade, the Sixers have selected guard Labaron Philon at No. 22. A breakout sophomore, Philon more than doubled his scoring average during his second year at Alabama, from 10.6 points per game as a freshman to 22.0 PPG in 2025/26. He also […]
After trading down twice, from No. 16 to 17 to 21, the Grizzlies have drafted forward Karim Lopez. The Pistons technically made the pick on behalf of Memphis, since the trade will be officially finalized after the draft. Widely regarded as the top international prospect in this year’s draft class, Lopez is the first player […]