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And-Ones: Projected Win Totals, Adelman, NBA Europe, Parker
The Spurs will win 62 games, with the rival Thunder not far behind at 60. That’s according to the projections of ESPN’s insiders. Denver (51), Houston (51) and Minnesota (50) round out the top five in terms of win totals in the Western Conference. ESPN projects the Knicks and Pistons to tie atop the Eastern […]
Eastern Notes: Cunningham, Heat Issues, Vucevic, Cavs’ Trade
The Pistons finished last season as the top seed in the Eastern Conference and their franchise player, Cade Cunningham, is taking extra steps aimed at keeping his club among the league’s elite. Cunningham is leading a player-run mini-camp in San Diego this week, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin tweets. Detroit didn’t make a blockbuster deal this offseason, […]
Bulls Hire Quincy Pondexter As G League Coach
The Bulls have hired Quincy Pondexter as head coach of their NBA G League club, the Windy City Bulls, K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network tweets. Pondexter, 38, hasn’t coached in the NBA but played for five teams, including the Bulls, from 2010-19. He has been coaching in the college ranks as an assistant […]
Lakers Notes: Offseason Moves, Knecht, Doncic, Sale
The Lakers were among the NBA’s most active teams this summer, seeing their long relationship with LeBron James end and remaking their roster through trades and free agency. Still, it’s not clear if they improved on the group that grabbed the No. 4 seed last season and got swept by Oklahoma City in the second […]
New York Notes: C. Johnson, Randle, Traore, Knicks
In an interview with Connor Long of Yahoo Sports (YouTube link), two-way player Chaney Johnson says the Nets are ready to improve following a “terrible” 20-win season. Johnson is hoping to claim a larger role after spending most of his rookie year in the G League. He’s coming off a strong Summer League performance, averaging […]
TyTy Washington Jr. Signs With ASVEL
August 24: ASVEL Basket has announced the signing of Washington, according to BasketNews. August 18: Former first-round pick TyTy Washington Jr. is engaged in “advanced” discussions with ASVEL Basket, according to Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com, who says the French team is showing serious interest in the free agent guard. The 29th overall pick in 2022, […]
Simone Fontecchio Never Considered Returning To Europe
Several EuroLeague teams had interest in Simone Fontecchio this summer, but his priority was to continue his NBA career, relays Alessandro Maggi of Sportando. The Heat gave him that opportunity by offering a one-year, minimum-salary contract early in free agency. Although he might have been able to land a more lucrative deal overseas, Fontecchio tells […]
Thompson’s Contract Provides Added Flexibility For Heat
Klay Thompson is set to become a member of the Heat after signing a two-year deal following his buyout from the Mavericks, and it turns out that his signing could have other impacts on the team’s ability to rebuild its roster around Giannis Antetokounmpo. Thompson’s contract will start at $5.6MM next season, with a second-year […]
Former Kings Trainer Alleges Pregnancy Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
A former athletic trainer with the Kings has filed a lawsuit against both the team and its senior director of athletic health, Jaspreet Randhawa, alleging pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination, Michael Rothstein reports for ESPN. The trainer, Crystal Lee, was with the team from 2022 to 2025. She claims that she received […]
Klay Thompson Signs Two-Year Deal With Heat
As expected, Klay Thompson has officially signed a two-year deal with the Heat after clearing waivers on Sunday, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Charania had previously reported that the two sides had reached an agreement following Thompson’s buyout with the Mavericks. Thompson reportedly gave back around $9.8MM of his $17.5MM salary on […]
Western Notes: Grant, Wembanyama, DeRozan, Thunder
The Grizzlies acquired veteran forward Jerami Grant when they traded Ja Morant to the Trail Blazers. The 32-year-old power forward will likely start the season as either the oldest or second-oldest player on the roster, and he joins a team already loaded at the forward spots, Damichael Cole writes for the Memphis Commercial Appeal. So […]
And-Ones: Team Sales, Private Equity, Streaming Hub, Schröder
The Trail Blazers were officially sold to Tom Dundon at the end of March. Mark Walter recently agreed to sell his majority stake in the Lakers just 10 months after he formally purchased the team. On Friday, word broke that Marc Lore is selling his controlling interest in the Timberwolves to minority shareholder Marc Stad. […]
International Notes: Theis, Waters, Pinson, Kalaitzakis
Veteran NBA center Daniel Theis signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv earlier this month. He initially agreed to sign with ASVEL, which is owned by Tony Parker, but the French club is facing financial issues and several deals it had lined up ending up falling through. In an interview with German outlet Braunschweiger-zeitung, […]
Eastern Notes: Cavs, Watson, Pistons, Thompson, Hornets
The Cavaliers orchestrated a complicated five-team sign-and-trade on Thursday, parting ways with Dennis Schröder, Max Strus, an unprotected 2031 first-round pick and a 2032 second-round pick in order to sign restricted free agent Peyton Watson to a four-year, $88MM contract. Cleveland also landed Cam Whitmore and the draft rights to Ismael Kamagate in that deal, […]
Checking In On Open Two-Way Spots
Two-way contracts allow NBA teams to carry three extra players in addition to the 15 on their regular season roster. These players generally bounce back and forth between the NBA and G League but remain under team control and can’t be poached by rival franchises. Players on two-way deals will earn $678,882 in 2026/27, half […]
NBA 2026 Offseason Check-In: San Antonio Spurs
Hoops Rumors is checking in on the 2026 offseason for all 30 NBA teams, recapping the summer’s free agent signings, trades, draft picks, departures, and more. We’ll take a look at each team’s offseason moves and consider what might still be coming before the regular season begins. Today, we’re focusing on the San Antonio Spurs. […]
How Much Might Josh Hart Earn On Potential Extension?
As James L. Edwards III of The Athletic writes, Knicks guard/forward Josh Hart became eligible on August 10 for a contract extension worth up to $132MM over four years. A four-year extension would require New York to decline its $22.4MM team option on Hart for 2027/28 (he’ll earn $20.9MM this season). How much might Hart […]
Central Notes: Duren, Lanier, Splitter, Pacers
Negotiations between Jalen Duren and the Pistons are becoming “noxious” as they drag into late summer, a source tells Kurt Helin of NBC Sports. The team is trying to strike a balance by giving Duren enough money to keep him happy without overpaying him, but it sounds like the two sides are still far apart. […]
Sixers Notes: Edgecombe, Maxey, Brown, LeBron
Some outside observers have expressed concern that having so many stars on the Sixers might affect VJ Edgecombe‘s development, but the second-year guard isn’t worried about that, Chris Hine of The Philadelphia Inquirer writes in a subscriber-only story. Speaking to reporters Saturday at his youth basketball camp, Edgecombe said he welcomes the additions of Jaylen […]
Dejounte Murray Explains Why He Returned For 14 Games Last Season
It would have been easy for Dejounte Murray to sit out all of last season while recovering from a torn Achilles tendon, but the Pelicans guard explains in an interview with Cyro Asseo of HoopsHype why it was important for him to return to action. More than a year elapsed from the time Murray suffered […]
Celtics Notes: Cenac, Chisholm, Conley, Pritchard
Chris Cenac Jr. was disappointed when he slipped in the draft, but his college coach, Kelvin Sampson, assured him that he was going into the best possible situation when the Celtics selected him at No. 27, Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe writes in a subscriber-only piece. Cenac was expecting to be taken between 19 […]
Rich Paul Explains Peyton Watson’s Playoff Absence
In the latest edition of his “Game Over” podcast with Max Kellerman, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul explains that he worked to “protect” Peyton Watson by discouraging him from trying to play in the postseason while he was dealing with a strained left hamstring (Twitter video link from NBA writer Damien Peters). “You’ve got to remember, […]
Mavericks Notes: Thompson, Buyout, Schmitz, Biberovic
In his buyout agreement with the Mavericks, veteran wing Klay Thompson gave back approximately $9.8MM of his $17.5MM salary for 2026/27, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Thompson will make back some of that money in his new deal with the Heat, which will reportedly pay him about $13MM over the next […]
Nuggets Notes: Watson Trade, Jokic, Offseason, DeRozan
After Serbia defeated France in an exhibition contest on Thursday, Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic was asked for his reaction to the Peyton Watson sign-and-trade and for his expectations for the upcoming season, per Miroslav Cuk of DNVR Nuggets and ONE (Twitter video link). “I’m happy for Peyton, he deserved it,” Jokic said. “We will miss […]
International Signings: Besson, Carey, Canaan
Free agent guard Hugo Besson has officially signed with ASVEL in his native France, the team announced in a press release. The 58th overall pick in the 2022 draft, Besson has yet to sign his first NBA contract, having continued to play overseas since he was selected late in the second round four years ago. […]
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