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Draft Notes: OKC Picks, Peterson, Wagler, Brown, Pacers
Could the Thunder trade up in the draft? Holding the Nos. 12 and 17 picks, Oklahoma City is discussing a deal with the Mavericks in which the Thunder would swap both picks for Dallas’ No. 9 overall selection, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. The Thunder are facing a roster crunch, so making […]
Trae Young Agrees To Four-Year Deal With Wizards
Trae Young and the Wizards have agreed to a new four-year contract worth approximately $212MM, Josh Robbins of The Athletic tweets. The fourth year of the deal will be a player option. The value of Young’s new contract is approximately the maximum that a rival team could have offered him, rather than the max that […]
Cavs Exercise Option On Craig Porter Jr.’s Contract
The Cavaliers have exercised their team option on Craig Porter Jr.‘s contract for next season, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com tweets. The team has confirmed the decision in a press release. The club option of $2,406,205 is non-guaranteed; it will become fully guaranteed if Porter remains under contract through Jan. 10. Porter appeared in a career-high […]
Raptors May Pursue Myles Turner If Bucks Conduct Fire Sale
With the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes apparently near a conclusion, another prominent Bucks player could be on the move — if Milwaukee continues to wheel and deal. Citing a pair of league sources, Michael Grange of Sportsnet reports that the Raptors could be interested in Bucks center Myles Turner if Milwaukee decide to go into fire-sale […]
CJ McCollum Signs One-Year Extension With Hawks
June 22: The Hawks have officially announced the extension in a press release. June 21: Veteran guard CJ McCollum has agreed to a one-year, $21MM contract extension with the Hawks, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. McCollum’s extension, which will cover the 2026/27 season, features a trade kicker, agent Sam Goldfeder tells Charania. It’ll be worth 7.5%, […]
Charania: Celtics, Heat Are Finalists For Giannis
The Celtics and Heat are the two finalists to land Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, and a deal is expected to be completed before the draft begins on Tuesday night, ESPN’s Shams Charania said Monday morning on “Get Up” (Twitter video link). Charania adds that it’s likely to be a two-team trade either way, with no […]
Pistons’ Jalen Duren Receives Qualifying Offer
The Pistons have tendered a qualifying offer to Jalen Duren, officially making him a restricted free agent, says Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link). The move is mostly procedural since keeping Duren is an offseason priority in Detroit, and the QO – which is worth $9,615,393 – gives the team the option to match any […]
Bucks’ Gary Harris Picks Up $3.8MM Player Option
Bucks guard Gary Harris has exercised his $3.8MM player option for next season, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link). Harris, 31, saw limited playing time in his first year with Milwaukee, logging 13.8 minutes per night in 48 games. He averaged a career-low 2.7 points per game, along with 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 […]
2026 NBA Offseason Preview: New York Knicks
After being eliminated in the Eastern Conference finals by the Pacers in 2025, the Knicks opted not to make any major changes to their roster. While the team signed Jordan Clarkson in free agency and drafted Mohamed Diawara using a second-round pick, its biggest roster move last offseason was using the taxpayer mid-level exception to […]
Celtics Have ‘Real Shot’ At Landing Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Celtics and Heat “have engaged in the most advanced trade talks” with the Bucks as the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes moves into its presumed home stretch, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line (subscription required). After his latest report was published early Monday morning, a league source told Stein that Boston emerged from the […]
And-Ones: Free Agency, Bogdanovic, Rupert, Ntilikina, Mathias
The first three deals of free agency are all positive moves for both the players and teams involved, ESPN’s Zach Kram writes in his free agency tracker. On Sunday, the Hawks agreed to a one-year, $21MM extension with veteran guard CJ McCollum, a deal that earns an A grade from Kram. McCollum played an unexpectedly […]
Thunder To Trade Aaron Wiggins To Hawks For Draft Compensation
The Thunder are trading Aaron Wiggins to the Hawks for two second-round picks, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (via Twitter). Oklahoma City is facing a roster crunch and a rising payroll, leading to speculation that they’d move at least one or two players this offseason without taking back any salary. In exchange for Wiggins, they’ll acquire […]
Draft Notes: Lewis, Dybantsa, Spurs, Top 75
NBL wing and 2026 NBA draft prospect Malique Lewis will work out for the Lakers on Tuesday, Olgun Uluc reports for ESPN. This will be the sixth and final team workout for Lewis, who previously auditioned for the Suns, Mavericks, Timberwolves, Celtics, and Cavaliers, according to Uluc. Lewis, who is ranked 66th on ESPN’s big […]
Pacific Notes: Lakers, 25th Pick, Clippers, Booker
The Lakers are facing a number of questions this offseason, even beyond the futures of stars Austin Reaves and LeBron James. It’s unlikely Los Angeles’ front office simply runs it back with last season’s roster, writes Dan Woike of The Athletic. There is internal pressure to make changes that will bring the team closer to […]
Central Notes: Zubac, Bucks, Bulls, Pistons
The Pacers put a lot of faith in big man Ivica Zubac when they traded Bennedict Mathurin and what eventually became the 5th overall pick in the 2026 draft to acquire him. Zubac only played five total games for Indiana after the trade, several of which came with a minutes restriction. His lack of reps […]
Draft Rumors: Thomas, Bulls, Hornets, Sixers, Johnson, More
Arkansas guard Meleek Thomas appears to be rising up draft boards after impressing NBA teams during his pre-draft workouts, league sources tell Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). Fischer hears that Thomas, who’s ranked No. 29 on ESPN’s big board, is receiving consideration from teams selecting in the late teens and early 20s. […]
Johnny Davis Signs With Turkish Club
Free agent guard Johnny Davis has signed with Manisa Basket in Turkey, the team announced (Twitter link; hat tip to Sportando). The 10th overall pick of the 2022 NBA draft, Davis spent parts of three seasons with the Wizards prior to being traded to the Grizzlies in February 2025. He has been out of the […]
Lakers Rumors: Quaintance, Reed, De Larrea, Smith, Prospects
Rival teams expect the Lakers to draft a center with the 25th overall pick, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, who reports in his latest Substack story that the team has been connected to Kentucky’s Jayden Quaintance and UConn’s Tarris Reed. Quaintance is ranked 22nd on ESPN’s big board, while Reed comes in […]
2026 NBA Offseason Preview: San Antonio Spurs
It’s strange how quickly expectations can change. There’s no better example of that than the Spurs, who entered 2025/26 with a projected win total of 44.5 and wound up blowing past that number with over a month left in the season. San Antonio ultimately posted a 62-20 record, the second-best mark in the NBA and […]
Mitchell Robinson ‘Very Open’ To Re-Signing With Knicks?
Free center Mitchell Robinson is “very open” to re-signing with the Knicks, league sources tell Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). That same sentiment applies to Robert Williams III of the Trail Blazers, according to Fischer. While Portland has plenty of financial flexibility to re-sign Williams if it wants to, the Knicks project […]
Suns, Jordan Goodwin Agree To Three-Year Deal
The Suns have reached a contract agreement with Jordan Goodwin, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who reports (via Twitter) that the free agent guard will sign a three-year, $19MM deal. Goodwin will receive a player option for the final season (2028/29), Charania adds. The Suns will use Goodwin’s Early Bird rights to re-sign him to […]
Scotto’s Latest: Nnaji, Nuggets, Nurkic, Suns, Magic
The Nuggets, who are facing a cap crunch this summer ahead of Peyton Watson‘s restricted free agency, have been open to discussing a trade centered around Zeke Nnaji and the 26th overall pick, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Nnaji, a former first-round pick, has been out of Denver’s rotation the past three seasons […]
Raptors’ RJ Barrett Reportedly Drawing Trade Interest
Rival teams have expressed trade interest in RJ Barrett in multi-team talks with the Raptors, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Barrett averaged 19.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists on .491/.339/.717 shooting in 57 regular season contests in 2025/26 (30.3 minutes per game). He increased those numbers in Toronto’s first-round series against Cleveland, averaging 24.0 […]
Wolves Rumors: Giddey, Dosunmu, Randle, DiVincenzo, McDaniels
The Timberwolves recently showed interest in Bulls guard Josh Giddey, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, confirming a previous report from Darren Wolfson. The Suns are another team that has done background work on Giddey, league sources tell HoopsHype. Based on Scotto’s wording, it’s unclear if Phoenix has actually inquired about Giddey’s availability. Here’s more from […]
Draft Rumors: Nets, Mavericks, Pelicans, Grizzlies, Hawks
The Nets, who control the sixth overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft, have tried to package that selection with future first-rounders to move into the top four, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. As evidenced by the fact that no deal has come to fruition, Brooklyn hasn’t had any luck on that front […]
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