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Pacers Notes: Haliburton, Zubac, Nesmith, McConnell, Boom
The Pacers are banking on the return of star point guard Tyrese Haliburton and the addition of starting center Ivica Zubac to help them return to contention, Jamal Collier writes in a feature story for ESPN.com. Indiana advanced to the Eastern Conference finals in 2024 and led in the first quarter of Game 7 of […]
Hornets Waive Pat Connaughton
The Hornets have waived Pat Connaughton, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The team has confirmed the news (via Twitter). Connaughton had looked like the odd man out in Charlotte for some time, as the veteran wing was the only player on a standard contract whose salary was non-guaranteed. Cutting Connaughton and a […]
And-Ones: Pate, Kidd, Lin, Gambling Cases, More
Former G League Ignite and Westchester Knicks guard/forward Dink Pate is headed back to the G League, giving up his effort to spend the 2026/27 season playing for Providence, according to Kevin McNamara of KevinMcSports.com. Pate, who signed an Exhibit 10 contract with New York last fall after going undrafted in 2025, committed to Providence […]
Payton Pritchard, Celtics Complete Two-Year Extension
October 16: The Celtics have officially extended Pritchard, per NBA.com’s transaction log. October 13: The Celtics and guard Payton Pritchard have reached an agreement on a veteran contract extension, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), who hears from Pritchard’s agents at CAA that the two-year deal is worth $44.2MM. The contract includes one […]
Thunder Notes: Mara, Williams, Hayes
With the Thunder’s preseason schedule in the books and rookie center Aday Mara potentially just four days away from making his regular season NBA debut, the big man’s former team in Spain is making noise about trying to block him from suiting up for Oklahoma City, writes Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com. As Urbonas outlines, Basket […]
Warriors Notes: Moody, Butler, Curry, Bassey
Moses Moody (ruptured left patellar tendon) and Jimmy Butler (right ACL tear) won’t be available to start the season, but the Warriors remain optimistic about getting them back by early 2027, writes Anthony Slater of ESPN. According to Slater, Moody – who has described his injury as a “best-case scenario” rupture since it was a […]
Minor Moves: Thunder, Raptors, Spurs, Kings, Mavs
The Thunder have made a series of cuts, announcing on Friday that they’ve waived guards Zhaire Smith and Anthony Pritchard, along with forward Andrew Holifield. Smith and Holifield joined the Thunder ahead of training camp and spent the entire preseason with the club, with Smith appearing in three games while Holifield played in all five […]
NBA Instructs Sportsbook Partners To Ban Certain Bets
In response to recent betting scandals, the NBA has directed its sportsbook partners to prohibit or restrict certain types of bets, according to David Purdum and Shams Charania of ESPN. A memo sent to the league’s authorized gaming operators, including DraftKings and FanDuel, instructed those sportbooks to make the following adjustments, per ESPN: Bettors will […]
Atlantic Notes: Knicks, Simons, Bona, Embiid, Conley, White
After the Knicks waived three veteran camp invitees on Thursday, Ian Begley of SNY.tv views center James Wiseman as a lock to make the team’s regular season roster. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that swingman Bruce Brown, the other remaining veteran vying for a roster spot, will be the odd man out. There’s “strong support” […]
Windhorst’s Latest: Seattle, Towns, A. Black, Magic
The bids for an NBA expansion team in Seattle are “substantially lower” than the ones that have been made for a team in Las Vegas, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, who suggests that commissioner Adam Silver is doing what he can to wield leverage and increase those Seattle offers. As Windhorst explains, while it […]
Why Most Teams Will Finalize Roster Cuts On Saturday
NBA teams have until Monday night (Oct. 19) to officially set their rosters for the 2025/26 regular season. However, a majority of NBA teams will likely have their rosters ready to go on Saturday, with far more roster cuts expected today and tomorrow than on Sunday or Monday. Why is that? Well, releasing a player […]
Minor Transactions: Sixers, Heat, Mavericks
The Sixers waived Saint Thomas and Duke Miles on Thursday, per RealGM’s log of official NBA transactions, then signed Cris Carroll and Taye Fields to take their spots on their roster, the team announced. Like Thomas and Miles, Carroll and Fields both received Exhibit 10 contracts from the 76ers, a source tells Chris Hine of […]
Fischer’s Latest: Bucks, Lakers, Grizzlies, Hornets, More
After reporting on Thursday morning that the Bucks and Lakers are among the teams gauging the trade market this fall, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line says in his latest Substack post that the two clubs have actually held exploratory talks with one another about a potential deal. League sources tell The Stein Line that […]
Western Notes: Bouyea, Reath, Edey, Bufkin, Poole
The Suns plan to retain Jamaree Bouyea into the regular season, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 (Twitter link), who notes that the 27-year-old point guard has played well in the preseason. Bouyea’s minimum-salary contract will remain non-guaranteed until January even if he makes the regular season roster. Gambadoro expects the Suns to […]
Knicks Notes: Brown, Wiseman, Brunson, Towns, Hart
The Knicks on Thursday afternoon waived big men Drew Eubanks and Tony Bradley, as well as wing Ochai Agbaji. The only two players left on Exhibit 9 training camp contracts are Bruce Brown and James Wiseman, and they could be competing for one roster spot, barring a trade. Head coach Mike Brown referred to veteran […]
Minor Roster Moves: Pelicans, Spurs, Kings, Mavericks
After waiving him from his two-way contract in August, the Pelicans have officially re-signed center Hunter Dickinson, the team announced in a press release. It’s a non-guaranteed training camp deal for the former Michigan and Kansas star, confirms Paul Garcia of Spot Up Shot (via Twitter), which indicates Dickinson’s new contract features Exhibit 10 language. […]
Bulls Notes: Miller, Smith, Essengue, Jones, Second Unit
Bulls forward Leonard Miller has been outstanding during the preseason and appears to be ahead of Noa Essengue and Patrick Williams in new head coach Tiago Splitter’s rotation, writes Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. The 33rd overall pick in the 2023 draft, Miller didn’t play much during his two-and-a-half seasons in Minnesota, but he […]
Trail Blazers Sign Caleb Houstan To Exhibit 10 Deal
6:05 pm: Houstan’s Exhibit 10 deal with Portland is now official, tweets Paul Garcia of Spot Up Shot. 2:25 pm: Four-year NBA veteran Caleb Houstan is signing an Exhibit 10 contract with the Trail Blazers, according to Joe Freeman of The Oregonian (Twitter link), who says the plan is for the forward to eventually join the […]
Clippers Sign Miye Oni, Nathan Mensah; Waive Fletcher Loyer
The Clippers have signed free agents Miye Oni and Nathan Mensah to non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts, the team announced today. In a related move, Fletcher Loyer, who was also on an Exhibit 10 deal, has been waived. Oni, 29, was the 58th overall pick in the 2019 draft. The former Yale star played three seasons […]
NBA GMs High On Sixers’ Offseason Moves, Wembanyama’s Impact
The Sixers made the best roster moves during the 2026 offseason, according to the NBA’s general managers. Within his annual survey of the league’s top basketball decision-makers, John Schuhmann of NBA.com writes that 73% of his respondents picked Philadelphia as having the best summer, with the Heat coming in a distant second place at 10% […]
Mavs Notes: Sasser, Aldama, Johnson, Cisse, Powell, More
Mavericks point guard Marcus Sasser, an offseason acquisition, has missed the first three games of the preseason due to a left adductor injury that he suffered in practice, but head coach Dusty May said on Thursday that Sasser is expected to be active for Dallas’ preseason finale on Friday, writes Grant Afseth of Dallas Sports […]
Minor Moves: Hornets, Rockets, Hawks, Jazz, Nets
The Hornets have made a series of roster moves affecting the back of their 21-man preseason roster, announcing today that they waived forward Wyatt Fricks and signed guard DaJuan Gordon (Twitter links), then waived Gordon to sign guard Latrell Wrightsell (Twitter links). Gordon, who went undrafted out of UT Arlington in 2024, has spent most […]
Extension Candidate: Jaime Jaquez Jr.
This is the third installment in our 2026 series examining players who are prime candidates for rookie scale contract extensions. This series will explore the player’s strengths and weaknesses, evaluating what a fair deal between the player and his team might look like. Background After four years of college basketball at UCLA, Jaime Jaquez Jr. […]
Kings Convert Leaky Black To Two-Way Contract
Kings forward Leaky Black has had his Exhibit 10 contract converted to a two-way deal, the team announced today in a press release (Twitter link via Marc Stein). Sacramento had an open two-way contract slot, so no corresponding roster move was necessary to convert Black. All three of the Kings’ two-way openings are now filled, […]
Knicks Waive Tony Bradley, Ochai Agbaji
12:45 pm: The Knicks have officially waived both Bradley and Agbaji, along with Eubanks, the team confirmed (Twitter link). 12:11 pm: After reporting earlier today that the Knicks are waiving injured center Drew Eubanks, Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link) confirms that the team has also decided to cut big man Tony Bradley and wing […]
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