The Lakers didn’t just replace LeBron James. They built the roster they believe Luka Doncic needs. That started with the blockbuster acquisition of center Walker Kessler, whom Los Angeles reportedly views as the ideal complement to its new franchise cornerstone. According to the Los Angeles Times, league executives and scouts believe Kessler’s combination of rim […]
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The Brooklyn Nets don’t have offensive or defensive coordinators, but it’s been widely known around HSS Training Center that he’s a guy whose forte is stopping the other team from scoring, whether in practices or at the end of games. As Brooklyn’s Summer League head coach in Sacramento and Las Vegas, that’s what to expect […]
Ric Bucher feels that the Lakers changed the narrative on LeBron James' exit to allow him to retain some dignity with his exit.
Pacers The Pacers may not have landed the biggest name in free agency, but they believe Kelly Oubre Jr. fills one of their biggest needs. Indiana signed Oubre to a fully guaranteed two-year, $17 million contract after identifying wing depth as a priority this offseason, writes Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star. Oubre averaged 14.1 […]
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Nick Boyd may already have received some good news about the Vegas Summer League.
Lakers could be more intrigued by two-way signing Chris Manon after he revealed he draws inspiration from Alex Caruso and Jrue Holiday.
A two-season detour to D.C. brought maturity and playing time. Now back with the team that drafted her, she is having a career-best season
The buzz around LeBron James’s free agency has swung toward a homecoming. There is a growing belief around the NBA that James will return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that drafted him, to close out his career, though no decision has been made and multiple teams remain in the mix, according to Marc Stein […]
Restricted free agent Peyton Watson is undoubtedly a crucial figure that the Denver Nuggets do not want to lose. That has been the talking point around the NBA since the season ended. But while extension talks are underway "in earnest," per reports , there's also been a significant and surprising new development on that front on Sunday. The Nuggets are now open to sign-and-trade scenarios involving Peyton Watson, per @sam_amick ( https://t.co/EQkqMyjEsX ). The Clippers are a team showing...
Egor Demin has taken some serious strides since his freshman days with BYU basketball. Now. coming off an excellent rookie season and approaching his second year with the Brooklyn Nets, Demin looks like an entirely different player. Physically, he's added
Jalen Brunson is enjoying the NBA offseason by joining the FIFA World Cup fever. He is fresh off leading the New York Knicks to their first championship in 53 years. The superstar guard earned Finals MVP honors and further established…
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The Nuggets have been clear in their desire to upgrade the roster around Nikola Jokic this summer, despite their limited resources. So far, their moves have been minor — they’ve agreed to re-sign Tyus Jones and add backup big man Marvin Bagley III — as they navigate the restricted free agency of breakout forward Peyton […]
Yaxel Lendeborg has given the Golden State Warriors instant vindication over their draft decision despite a controversial moment while on the clock.
New Philadelphia 76ers forward Jaylen Brown did not agree with Carlo Ancelotti's decision to have Bruno Guimarães take a penalty in the first half of Brazil's 2-1 loss against Norway rather than Vinícius Júnior.
The Lakers have reportedly confirmed to Rui Hachimura that his time with the Lakers is over.
I know we're only a few months into the college basketball offseason, but with more former BYU Cougars breaching the threshold of the NBA than ever before, it can be exciting to keep tabs on the faces that have passed through the Marriott Center in the ne
Egor Demin was one of the biggest surprises in the 2025 NBA Draft class. Not because he was good out of the gate -- he was a top-10 pick, after all -- but because of how he had transformed his game from a poor-shooting jumbo distributor at BYU to a deadey
If you’re looking for certainty on where LeBron James will sign, Terry Pluto isn’t about to give it to you. Neither is anyone else. In a column for Cleveland.com, Pluto admitted what many executives, scouts and reporters have privately acknowledged over the past week: Nobody really knows where James is headed. “I have no idea […]
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Jordyn Huitema scored a brace, including the go-ahead goal with four minutes left in regulation, as the Chicago Stars stunned the Utah Royals, 3-2 at Northwestern's Martin Stadium in Evanston, Illinois.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was in attendance on Sunday at Coca-Cola Coliseum when Paige Bueckers and Dallas Wings faced the Toronto Tempo. The two-time NBA MVP linked up with the WNBA star guard, dapping it up and posing for a photo. Their…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was back in action on Friday for the first time since the Thunder‘s Game 7 loss to the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, scoring 26 points as Team Canada beat Puerto Rico 110-84 in their World Cup qualifying game. Not only did the two-time MVP get to play in front of his […]
LeBron James only needs to use basketball logic to pick the Golden State Warriors over the Cleveland Cavaliers as his free agency wait continues.
The Philadelphia 76ers made some flashy moves this offseason, but one blind spot remains.
The big news early out of July 4th in Sacramento, California, was that Mikel Brown Jr., the Brooklyn Nets highest draft pick in 16 years, would not play — and won’t play again till Monday, missing Sunday’s action as well as Saturday’s. Later though the big news was not what Brown didn’t do, but what […]