Alex Antetokounmpo has left the Bucks and officially signed with Greece’s Promitheas Vikos Cola for the 2026/27 season, Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops.net relays. The Greek club announced the signing on Saturday. The youngest brother of superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, Alex Antetokounmpo joined his brothers on the Bucks via a two-way deal that he signed in October. […]
The Bulls have exercised their $2.4MM option on Leonard Miller‘s contract, Spotrac contributor Keith Smith tweets. Miller was part of the trade that sent Ayo Dosunmu to Minnesota. The 2023 second-round pick played sparingly for the Timberwolves in his first two-and-a-half NBA seasons but got a much longer look with the Bulls after the trade. […]
The “early talk” in Los Angeles is that the Lakers are willing to offer Mitchell Robinson a long-term contract for around the non-taxpayer mid-level exception, sources tell Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. The Nets are also viewed as a suitor for the veteran Knicks center, who’s an unrestricted free agent. If the Knicks don’t re-sign Robinson […]
After reporting over a month ago that the Trail Blazers were among the teams with interest in Jaylen Brown, Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link) say Portland is the club most frequently described by sources around the league as “actively” pursuing the Celtics star. While Wizards big man Anthony Davis […]
Undrafted rookie free agent Nick Boyd is joining the Warriors, according to the Wisconsin men’s basketball program (via Twitter). While the Badgers’ announcement didn’t include any additional details on the deal, Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress and RookieScale.com has confirmed to Hoops Rumors that Boyd will be signing an Exhibit 10 contract with Golden State. Boyd […]
The Timberwolves are re-signing restricted free agent guard/forward Jaylen Clark to a three-year, $10MM contract, a source tells Chris Hine of The Star Tribune (Twitter link). Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic first reported that Clark would be returning to Minnesota (Twitter link). Clark’s projected minimum salary for a three-year contract would work out to roughly […]
The Pelicans are expected to decline their $8MM team option on Kevon Looney for next season, reports NBA insider Chris Haynes (via Twitter). Looney will be headed for unrestricted free agency. The news doesn’t come as a surprise. After spending his first 10 years with the Warriors, Looney signed a two-year, $16MM contract with New […]
The Thunder will turn down Isaiah Hartenstein‘s $28.5MM team option for the 2026/27 season in order to sign the big man to a new three-year, $75MM contract, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter links). According to Charania, the deal will feature a 15% trade kicker and will include a “mutual” option on the third year […]
Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton is expected to join a new team this summer, sources tell Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Melton spent last season on a minimum-salary contract and holds a $3.45MM player option for next season. Anthony Slater of ESPN previously reported that Melton was expected to decline that option to test the open market, but […]
Undrafted rookie guard Melvin Council Jr. has agreed to sign with the Pelicans, according to his agency, Seros Partners (Instagram link). Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress, who is tracking undrafted free agent deals at RookieScale.com, confirmed to Hoops Rumors that the deal will be an Exhibit 10. Council bounced around over the course of his college […]
Selected fourth overall in Tuesday’s first round, former North Carolina big man Caleb Wilson has set lofty goals for himself, both as a rookie in 2026/27 and for his career, writes Jamal Collier of ESPN.com. “I expect to have Rookie of the Year, honestly,” the Bulls forward/center said. “I’m going to work hard. I’m going […]
The Kings plan to sign B.J. Edwards to an Exhibit 10 contract, per Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers.com (Twitter link). A 6’3″ guard, Edwards became an unrestricted free agent this week after going undrafted. He was a four-year college player, spending his freshman season with Tennessee prior to transferring to SMU ahead of his sophomore campaign. […]
Bucks shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. is expected to decline his $3.9MM player option for 2026/27 in order to become an unrestricted free agent, sources tell NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link). According to Haynes, Trent is drawing interest from rival teams in search of outside shooting help. A former second-round pick (38th overall in […]
The Jazz intend to sign free agent guard Tamar Bates to a two-way contract, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (via Twitter). Bates became an unrestricted free agent in March when he was waived by the Nuggets. The 23-year-old quickly caught on with Denver on a two-way deal last summer after going undrafted out of Missouri, […]
The Knicks are re-signing Jose Alvarado to a three-year contract worth $14MM+, league sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Alvarado will decline his $4.5MM player option for next season to complete the transaction, Charania adds. Steve Popper of Newsday, who confirms (via Twitter) the news, hears Alvarado’s new deal is worth around $15MM, […]
The Bucks‘ decision on which trade offer to accept for Giannis Antetokounmpo came down to the Heat‘s and Celtics‘ proposals in large part because those were two teams with whom the star forward was willing to sign a contract extension. Multiples sources with knowledge of the situation tell Ramona Shelburne and Jamal Collier of ESPN […]
After going undrafted earlier this week, free agent point guard Duke Miles plans to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Sixers, his father Marcus told Graham Baakko of SI.com. Miles began his college career in 2020/21 and, like all players during that season, was granted an extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic. […]
The Heat are declining their 2026/27 team option on point guard Jahmir Young, sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). The option was worth $2.4MM. The 25-year-old spent all of last season with Miami, primarily on a two-way contract. He was promoted to a standard deal right before the ’25/26 regular season ended, but […]
LeBron James is just days away from officially becoming an unrestricted free agent, but according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the star forward and the Lakers have yet to engage in serious discussions about what his next contract might look like if he remains in Los Angeles. “There was a check-in call made, to my understanding, […]
The Knicks‘ front office would prefer to operate above the second tax apron in 2026/27 if it allows the team to avoid losing key role players, writes Fred Katz of The Athletic. However, team owner James Dolan doesn’t share that view, having made it clear that he adamantly opposes being a second-apron team — and […]
The Clippers were supposed to make their decision on Bogdan Bogdanovic‘s $16MM team option for 2026/27 by the end of the day on Friday, but they’ve reached a mutual agreement to push that deadline back, reports Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link). According to Fischer, the new deadline for a decision on that […]
June 26: Hepburn has officially signed his qualifying offer and is on a new two-way contract for 2026/27, per NBA.com’s transaction log. Toronto has also issued a two-way qualifying offer to Alijah Martin, making him a restricted free agent, according to RealGM’s log of transactions. June 25: Chucky Hepburn plans to sign his two-way qualifying offer […]
While the Timberwolves‘ trade agreement to acquire LaMelo Ball was panned by some NBA experts and analysts, sources tell Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic that members of the organization were celebrating after they struck a deal with Charlotte on Thursday. As Krawczynski details, Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has “long admired” Ball’s game, and the front […]
June 26: Hield’s new salary guarantee deadline is June 28, according to Brad Rowland of Locked on Hawks (Twitter link). That means Atlanta will have until the end of the day on Sunday to make a decision on the shooting guard. June 25: The Hawks and Buddy Hield have agreed to push back the guarantee […]
The NBA has formally announced the schedule for its Las Vegas Summer League, which tips off on Thursday, July 9. The most notable of the games scheduled for that first Thursday is a matchup between Wizards vs. the Jazz at 9:00 pm Eastern time, which should pit the top two picks in the draft against […]