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Assistant GM Kyle Korver Parts Ways With Hawks
7:55 pm: President of basketball operations Onsi Saleh confirms Korver has stepped down from his position, per Williams (Twitter link). “Kyle’s passion for the Hawks organization, culture building, and both people and player development have tremendously benefited our program and we are grateful,” Saleh said in a statement. “Kyle and his family will always be a […]
Suns Bring Back Haywood Highsmith
7:11 pm: Highsmith’s new deal with Phoenix has been finalized, per the official transaction log at NBA.com. 10:01 am: Haywood Highsmith will re-sign with the Suns, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). It will be a one-year contract, agent Jerry Dianis confirms to ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). The veteran forward was waived […]
Trendon Watford Signs One-Year Deal With Pelicans
7:10 pm: Watford is officially a Pelican, per NBA.com’s transaction log. 8:33 am: Free agent forward Trendon Watford will join the Pelicans on a one-year, $2.9MM contract, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). Based on those terms, it figures to be a veteran’s minimum contract for Watford, whose minimum salary this season is $2,845,883. He […]
Rockets, Sean Pedulla Complete Two-Way Deal
7:09 pm: Pedulla’s two-way deal is official, according to the NBA’s transaction log. 2:19 pm: Free agent guard Sean Pedulla has reached an agreement with the Rockets on a two-way deal, agent George S. Langberg tells Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Pedulla, who will turn 24 in October, joined the Rip City Remix last fall […]
Coaching Updates: Bryant, Dufault, Nakagawa
The Hornets are hiring John Bryant as an assistant coach, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (via Twitter). Bryant was an assistant on Billy Donovan‘s staff in Chicago for the past five years. Donovan stepped down as head coach of the Bulls in April, after the 2025/26 season ended. Bryant, a former professional player, got his […]
Jeanie Buss Contesting Siblings’ Plan To Sell Stake In Lakers To Kushner, Iger
5:21 pm: Although her colleague Holmes previously reported that all six Buss siblings voted to sell their remaining shares, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne has heard differently, citing multiple sources who say Jeanie Buss did not (Twitter link). Alex Sherman of CNBC reports that Jeanie is contesting the sale for “value reasons” and because she wants to […]
And-Ones: G League United, D. Williams, Ducas
Former NBA first-round pick James Bouknight and three-year veteran Lester Quinones are among the notable players who will suit up for the G League United at the end of this month, the NBAGL announced (Twitter link). The United will travel to China for a pair of exhibition games against the Shanghai Sharks, Here’s the rest […]
John Beilein Joining Magic As Senior Coaching Consultant
Former Cavaliers and longtime University of Michigan head coach John Beilein is joining the Magic as a senior coaching consultant, he announced on Monday (via Twitter). According to Beilein, Orlando’s new head coach, Sean Sweeney, asked him to join the team in a consulting role. “Sean has a brilliant future as an NBA head coach, […]
Hoops Rumors Chat Transcript: 8/17/2026
Hoops Rumors hosted a live chat today at 3:00 pm Central time (4:00 pm Eastern). Click here to read the transcript.
Pacers Sign Braden Smith To Two-Way Contract
Former Purdue star Braden Smith, the 38th overall pick in this year’s draft, has officially signed a two-way contract with the Pacers, the team announced today in a press release. A four-year college player for the Boilermakers, Smith was a consensus first-team All-American in both 2025 and 2026, earning Big Ten Player of the Year […]
NBA’s Clippers Probe Reportedly Hasn’t Found Proof Of Cap Circumvention
12:28 pm: The NBA has put out the following statement, via spokesperson Mike Bass (Twitter link): “ESPN’s article regarding the L.A. Clippers investigation – for which the NBA declined to cooperate – contains numerous and significant inaccuracies. The results in this matter will be made clear once the investigation is concluded.” ESPN has stated it […]
Dennis Schröder Views Trade To Hornets As ‘Better Situation For Me’
Dennis Schröder believes he’ll have a better opportunity to succeed with the Hornets than he did with the Cavaliers, relays Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops. In an interview with the German outlet Braunschweiger Zeitung, Schröder discusses Friday’s trade agreement between Charlotte and Cleveland that will send him to the 12th team of his NBA career. “When […]
Stein’s Latest: Strus, Harden, Mathurin, Doncic, K. Thompson
Reaching an agreement to trade Dennis Schröder to Charlotte last week hasn’t changed the Cavaliers‘ plans to find a new home for Max Strus, Marc Stein of The Stein Line reports (subscription required). League sources tell Stein that Cleveland is still searching for a taker for Strus, who has a $16.7MM expiring contract for 2026/27. The […]
Russell Westbrook Declined Two-Year Offer From Wizards Before Retiring
When Russell Westbrook announced his retirement last week, it wasn’t because nobody wanted to sign him for the upcoming season, Marc Stein of the Stein Line writes in his latest Substack column (subscriber link). League sources tell Stein that the Wizards made a two-year offer for the 37-year-old point guard to return to Washington. Westbrook […]
And-Ones: D’Antoni, Buss Brothers, Hartenstein, Hall Of Famers
Mike D’Antoni was inducted into the Hall of Fame this weekend as part of the 2026 class. He knows that the primary reason he’s getting in is the philosophical change in the league that he helped usher in when he brought the “Seven Seconds or Less” philosophy over from his coaching days in Italy, ESPN’s […]
Miles Bridges Likely To Wait On Extension Until After Offseason
The Suns shored up their starting power forward spot when they traded Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale, and a first-round pick for Miles Bridges, a lesser first-round pick, and a second-round pick last month. Reporting in the wake of that deal indicated that the Suns’ plan was to extend Bridges beyond his current contract, which will expire […]
Dereck Lively II ‘Working His Tail Off’ To Get Healthy
Dereck Lively II has undergone three foot surgeries in the last year as he works to try to get healthy for the upcoming season, and he still has more work to do. Mavericks general manager Mike Schmitz recently expressed confidence in the young center’s approach to his rehab process, according to Grant Afseth of the Dallas […]
Southwest Notes: Mavericks, May, Pelicans, Stevens
After consecutive sub-.500 seasons, the Mavericks have retooled around second-year cornerstone Cooper Flagg and veteran star Kyrie Irving, and new general manager Mike Schmitz is excited about the state of the roster, Grant Afseth writes for the Dallas Hoops Journal. “We definitely feel like we’ve upgraded in a variety of ways with the size and […]
NBA 2026 Offseason Check-In: Brooklyn Nets
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 Brooklyn Nets. Free […]
Extensions Not Expected For Tyler Herro, Michael Porter Jr.?
At the end of his Bleacher Report live stream (video link) this past week, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line said he isn’t expecting offseason contract extensions for Bucks guard Tyler Herro or Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. Based on his wording, it’s unclear if Fischer was reporting that extensions aren’t expected for the two […]
Sixers Adding Tommy Balcetis To Front Office
The Sixers are hiring Tommy Balcetis as their new head of basketball intelligence, analytics and innovation, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (via Twitter). The veteran NBA executive spent 12 years with the Nuggets from 2013-2025, earning multiple promotions in Denver’s front office. The Nuggets decided not to retain him in June 2025 after his contract […]
Eric Paschall, Lindell Wigginton Continuing Careers In Asia
Veteran forward Eric Paschall has signed with Bambitious Nara, the Japanese team announced in a press release. Paschall, 29, was the 41st overall pick of the 2019 NBA draft. He was named to the All-Rookie First Team in 2019/20 with Golden State and spent two more years in the NBA prior to continuing his professional […]
Community Shootaround: Knicks’ Roster Openings
As of Sunday morning, the reigning champion Knicks have 13 players on guaranteed standard contracts and are approximately $3.27MM below the second tax apron, per Yossi Gozlan of CapSheets.com. Owner James Dolan said shortly after New York won its first title in 53 years that the Knicks won’t surpass the second apron in 2026/27, and […]
Ethan Thompson Signs Two-Year Deal With KK Partizan
A few days after being waived by the Pacers, free agent guard Ethan Thompson has officially signed a two-year contract with KK Partizan, the EuroLeague team announced in a press release. The news was expected, as two reports out of Serbia indicated that Thompson had reached a one-plus-one agreement with the Belgrade-based club. Before his […]
Central Notes: Haliburton, Cunningham, M. Thomas, Giannis
After missing all of last season with an Achilles tear that he suffered in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton is surprised that his expected return to the court won’t be in a higher-profile setting, relays Scott Horner of The Indianapolis Star. Indiana will open the 2026/27 season at New […]
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