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Memphis Grizzlies Trade Ja Morant To Portland Trail Blazers

The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Ja Morant to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Morant will make $42.1 million next season and $44 million in the 2027-28 season, the last year of his contract. In 20 games for Memphis this past season, Morant averaged 19.5 points and 8.1 assists per contest. He was the 2019-20 […]

Pistons keep Daniss Jenkins through 2026-27 season

The Detroit Pistons have exercised their $4 million team option on Daniss Jenkins, keeping the young guard under contract for the 2026-27 season. Jenkins became a regular part of Detroit’s rotation last season, appearing in 72 games while averaging 9.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 3.9 assists in 20.2 minutes per contest. By picking up his […] The post Pistons keep Daniss Jenkins through 2026-27 season appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Jazz, Jusuf Nurkic Agree To Two-Year Deal

Free agent center Jusuf Nurkic will be returning to the Jazz, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), who reports that the two sides have agreed to terms on a two-year, $22MM contract. Utah traded Collin Sexton and a second-round pick to Charlotte during the 2025 offseason in order to acquire Nurkic to provide […]

Ja Morant traded to Portland Trail Blazers

The Trail Blazers have made one of the biggest moves of the offseason, acquiring Ja Morant from the Grizzlies in exchange for veteran forward Jerami Grant and young wing Kris Murray. Memphis reportedly made Morant available as the franchise continues its major roster overhaul after previously trading Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr., signaling the […] The post Ja Morant traded to Portland Trail Blazers appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Clippers Exercise Brook Lopez’s Option, Pass On Bogdanovic, Batum

The Clippers have finalized decisions on their three remaining team options ahead of Monday’s deadline. According to NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link), veteran center Brook Lopez is having his $9.19MM option for 2026/27 exercised. The plan for the club is to hang onto Lopez, notes Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link). However, […]

Thunder Pick Up Option on Veteran Defender

The Oklahoma City Thunder have picked up their team option of veteran defender Luguentz Dort for the 2026-27 season. Today was the deadline for the Thunder to decide what they were going to do with Dort’s $17.7 million option for next season. Reports were that the team was leaning towards picking it up, and that’s […] The post Thunder Pick Up Option on Veteran Defender appeared first on HEAVY .

Ben Simmons is Open to Returning to the Sixers, Kind of Blames Matisse Thybulle for the Passed-Up Dunk Disaster, and Never Had Confidence Issues – Per Ben Simmons

Men’s Health ran a big write-up on Ben Simmons by Clay Skipper on Monday, and there are some real gems in there. Highly recommend everyone check it out — but if you’re just looking for the highlights, here are a few of my favorite quotes, along with some stray thoughts: Notes and Quotes from the […] The post Ben Simmons is Open to Returning to the Sixers, Kind of Blames Matisse Thybulle for the Passed-Up Dunk Disaster, and Never Had Confidence Issues – Per Ben Simmons appeared first on Cross...

Dave Portnoy: Pat McAfee blew reason for leaving Barstool out of proportion

Pat McAfee currently sits atop the sports media kingdom as the reluctant face of ESPN, where he seemingly gets everything he wants, especially after publicly complaining. It can be hard to remember that not that long ago he was a Barstool Sports personality. It probably isn’t very hard to imagine that his time there ended…

Evaluating the Miami Heat’s biggest needs entering free agency

After acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo, the next few weeks will be quite important for the Miami Heat. With nearly 24 hours until the start of free agency, they enter with presumably 10 players rostered, including rookie Ryan Conwell, who hasn’t officially signed his new deal yet. With less than $20 million to work with, given that […] The post Evaluating the Miami Heat’s biggest needs entering free agency appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

The case for bringing the Klaw back to Toronto

Leonard adds something the Raptors have only had when they won the title in 2019 Yes, you’ve heard that right — the Toronto Raptors have been in dire need of a true number one option on offense since they won the Larry ‘O Brien trophy seven years ago. In the midst of the ongoing talks […]