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2026 NBA Offseason Trades

As we did with last year’s offseason trades and the in-season swaps from 2025/26, Hoops Rumors will be keeping track of all of the trades made this offseason, right up until the start of the 2026/27 season, updating this post with each transaction. Trades are listed here in reverse chronological order, with the latest on […]

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Pistons, Drake Allen Agree To Exhibit 10 Deal

After going undrafted out of Utah State this week, rookie free agent Drake Allen has agreed to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Pistons, reports Hunter Patterson of The Athletic (Twitter link). After playing for two years at Snow College in Utah from 2020-22, Allen spent one season at Southern Utah, one at Utah […]

Hornets Waiving Tosan Evbuomwan

The Hornets are waiving forward Tosan Evbuomwan, reports Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link). Evbuomwan, 25, opened last season on a two-way contract with the Knicks. He signed a two-way deal with Charlotte in February after being waived by New York in January and finished the season with the Hornets. The 6’8″ forward […]

Hornets To Trade LaMelo Ball To Timberwolves

Hornets star LaMelo Ball is headed to Minnesota, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that Charlotte has reached an agreement to trade Ball and wing Josh Green to the Timberwolves. In return, the Hornets will acquire big man Naz Reid, the Timberwolves’ unprotected 2033 first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps (2028, […]

Al Horford To Decline Option, Sign New Deal With Warriors

Warriors big man Al Horford will turn down his $5.97MM player option for the 2026/27 season in order to sign a new two-year contract with Golden State, sources tell Anthony Slater and Shams Charania of ESPN. Horford’s new deal will be worth $14MM, per Charania and Slater, which suggests the Warriors will re-sign him using […]

Wizards, KeShawn Murphy Agree To Exhibit 10 Deal

The Wizards have reached an agreement to sign undrafted rookie free agent KeShawn Murphy to an Exhibit 10 contract, reports Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress (Twitter link). Murphy spent four years at Mississippi State, including a redshirt freshman year, before transferring to Auburn for his final year of NCAA eligibility in 2025/26. A reserve for the […]

Hornets Discussing LaMelo Ball With Wolves, Raptors, Others

11:18 pm: Within their full report on the Ball trade rumors, Stein and Fischer (Substack link) cite league sources who say the Bucks have also registered interest in the Hornets star. Fischer clarifies in a tweet that Milwaukee’s interest dates back to before the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade, so it’s unclear if the Bucks would still […]

2026 NBA Draft Results

The 2026 NBA draft is in the books, and we tracked all of this year’s picks in the space below, taking into account each trade agreed upon over the course of the draft. Picks listed in italics are involved in trades that aren’t official yet. Here are 2026’s NBA draft results: First round (Tuesday, June […]

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Raptors To Sign Nimari Burnett To Exhibit 10 Contract

The Raptors and undrafted rookie free agent Nimari Burnett have reached an agreement on an Exhibit 10 contract, Hoops Rumors has confirmed. Jake Weingarten of StockRisers.com (Twitter links) was the first to report the deal. Burnett, 24, spent a COVID-shortened year at Texas Tech in 2020/21 and then missed the entire ’21/22 season due to […]

Owczarski Details Timeline Leading To Giannis/Bucks Split

Having spoken to more than 50 team and league sources about the situation during his time covering the team, Jim Owczarski of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscriber link) has provided a fascinating, in-depth timeline of the events that ultimately led to Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s exit from Milwaukee, outlining in detail how the relationship between the Bucks […]

Lakers Signing William Kyle To Exhibit 10 Deal

Former Syracuse center/forward William Kyle plans to sign an Exhibit 10 training camp contract with the Lakers, reports Dave McMenamin of ESPN (via Twitter). Kyle went undrafted this week, making him an unrestricted free agent. A 22-year-old big man, Kyle averaged 8.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.0 steal and 2.5 blocks in 28.1 minutes per contest […]

Barry Dunning Joining Trail Blazers On Exhibit 10 Deal

Undrafted Pittsburgh wing Barry Dunning will sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Trail Blazers, according to Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden Report (Twitter link). Dunning will be part of Portland’s team in the Las Vegas Summer League and will get an invitation to training camp in September, Highkin adds. Dunning, a 6’6″ guard, had […]

Hornets, Michael Ajayi Agree To Two-Way Contract

The Hornets intend to sign undrafted free agent forward Michael Ajayi to a two-way contract, league sources tell Tony Jones of The Athletic (Twitter link). A 6’7″ wing, Ajayi had a well-traveled college career, playing two years of junior college ball before suiting up for Pepperdine, Gonzaga and Butler over the past three seasons. As […]

Heat To Sign J’Vonne Hadley, Keyshawn Hall To Exhibit 10 Contracts

Louisville’s J’Vonne Hadley will join the Heat on an Exhibit 10 contract, sources tell Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress (Twitter link). The 6’7″ senior swingman became a full-time starter after transferring from Colorado two years ago. He averaged 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds this season while shooting 56.2% from the field and 44% from three-point range. […]

Cavaliers To Sign Xaivian Lee To Exhibit 10 Contract

The Cavaliers plan to sign Xaivian Lee to an Exhibit 10 contract, sources tell Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress (Twitter link). The Canadian-American guard went undrafted this week, making him an unrestricted free agent. Lee was a two-time All-Ivy League selection at Princeton prior to transferring to Florida for his senior season. He averaged 11.6 PPG, […]

Carson Cooper, Grizzlies Agree To Two-Way Deal

The Grizzlies are signing big man Carson Cooper to a two-way deal after he went unselected in the 2026 draft, Billy Reinhardt reports (Twitter link). Cooper is a four-year player out of Michigan State. After only making eight starts in his first three seasons, the 6’11” center started all 35 games for the Spartans as […]

Hornets To Add Wyatt Fricks, Latrell Wrightsell On Exhibit 10 Deals

The Hornets have agreed to Exhibit 10 contracts with Marshall’s Wyatt Fricks and Alabama’s Latrell Wrightsell, Edge Sports International tells Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer (Twitter link). Fricks, a 6’9″ senior forward, was the only NCAA player with more than 50 dunks and 50 made three-pointers this season, according to Boone. He averaged 15.7 […]

Lamar Wilkerson, Nate Johnson Joining Thunder On Exhibit 10 Deals

A pair of undrafted free agents are joining the Thunder on non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts, sources tell Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress and Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman (Twitter links). Chepkevich reports that Indiana’s Lamar Wilkerson will sign with the Thunder, while Martinez hears Oklahoma City will add Kansas State’s Nate Johnson to its training camp […]

Bulls To Sign Tobe Awaka, Jaylin Sellers To Two-Way Deals

After going undrafted in 2026, Arizona forward Tobe Awaka will sign a two-way deal with the Bulls, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (via Twitter). The Bulls are also signing guard Jaylin Sellers out of Providence to a two-way deal, per Dushawn London of 247Sports (Twitter link). Awaka spent his final two collegiate seasons at Arizona after […]

Wizards, Magic, Bucks Officially Finalize Three-Team Trade

The Wizards, Magic, and Bucks have finalized a pair of draft-night deals initially reported separately, officially completing them as a single three-team transaction. All three teams announced the trade in press releases. The terms of the deal are as follows: Wizards acquire the draft rights to Felix Okpara (No. 46 pick; from Magic) Magic acquire […]

Nets Signing Tyler Bilodeau To Two-Way Deal, Adding Two Other Players

Tyler Bilodeau has agreed to a two-way contract with the Nets after being selected with the 43rd pick on Wednesday night, sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Bilodeau, a 6’9″ forward from UCLA, is considered to be one of the best shooters in this year’s draft class. He averaged 17.6 points per game […]

Pacers To Sign Lipsey, Keita, Reeves To Exhibit 10 Contracts

The Pacers plan to sign Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey to an Exhibit 10 contract, per Darren Wolfson of 5 Eyewitness News and SKOR North (Twitter link). Indiana will also sign Keba Keita to an Exhibit 10 training camp deal, a source tells Tony East of Forbes and Circle City Spin (Twitter link). The current […]

Max Mackinnon To Sign Exhibit 10 Deal With Hornets

Undrafted Australian shooting guard Max Mackinnon has agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Hornets, ESPN’s Olgun Uluc reports (via Twitter). After playing his first two seasons at Elon, Mackinnon transferred to Portland for his junior year before finishing his collegiate career at LSU, where he averaged 15.7 points and 2.5 assists per gameon […]

Peter Suder Joining Lakers On Two-Way Deal

The Lakers have agreed to a two-way contract with Miami (Ohio)’s Peter Suder, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). The 6’5″ senior guard, who went undrafted, was named MAC Player of the Year after leading his team to a 31-0 regular season. He averaged 14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 33 […]

Rockets, Quadir Copeland Agree To Two-Way Deal

Former NC State guard Quadir Copeland plans to sign a two-way deal with the Rockets, sources tell Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link). Copeland, who went undrafted on Wednesday, averaged 13.9 points, an ACC-best 6.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.8 steals in 34 appearances as a senior for the Wolf Pack (28.9 minutes […]