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Bulls Notes: Miller, Smith, Essengue, Jones, Second Unit
Bulls forward Leonard Miller has been outstanding during the preseason and appears to be ahead of Noa Essengue and Patrick Williams in new head coach Tiago Splitter’s rotation, writes Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. The 33rd overall pick in the 2023 draft, Miller didn’t play much during his two-and-a-half seasons in Minnesota, but he […]
Trail Blazers Sign Caleb Houstan To Exhibit 10 Deal
6:05 pm: Houstan’s Exhibit 10 deal with Portland is now official, tweets Paul Garcia of Spot Up Shot. 2:25 pm: Four-year NBA veteran Caleb Houstan is signing an Exhibit 10 contract with the Trail Blazers, according to Joe Freeman of The Oregonian (Twitter link), who says the plan is for the forward to eventually join the […]
Clippers Sign Miye Oni, Nathan Mensah; Waive Fletcher Loyer
The Clippers have signed free agents Miye Oni and Nathan Mensah to non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts, the team announced today. In a related move, Fletcher Loyer, who was also on an Exhibit 10 deal, has been waived. Oni, 29, was the 58th overall pick in the 2019 draft. The former Yale star played three seasons […]
NBA GMs High On Sixers’ Offseason Moves, Wembanyama’s Impact
The Sixers made the best roster moves during the 2026 offseason, according to the NBA’s general managers. Within his annual survey of the league’s top basketball decision-makers, John Schuhmann of NBA.com writes that 73% of his respondents picked Philadelphia as having the best summer, with the Heat coming in a distant second place at 10% […]
Mavs Notes: Sasser, Aldama, Johnson, Cisse, Powell, More
Mavericks point guard Marcus Sasser, an offseason acquisition, has missed the first three games of the preseason due to a left adductor injury that he suffered in practice, but head coach Dusty May said on Thursday that Sasser is expected to be active for Dallas’ preseason finale on Friday, writes Grant Afseth of Dallas Sports […]
Minor Moves: Hornets, Rockets, Hawks, Jazz, Nets
The Hornets have made a series of roster moves affecting the back of their 21-man preseason roster, announcing today that they waived forward Wyatt Fricks and signed guard DaJuan Gordon (Twitter links), then waived Gordon to sign guard Latrell Wrightsell (Twitter links). Gordon, who went undrafted out of UT Arlington in 2024, has spent most […]
Extension Candidate: Jaime Jaquez Jr.
This is the third installment in our 2026 series examining players who are prime candidates for rookie scale contract extensions. This series will explore the player’s strengths and weaknesses, evaluating what a fair deal between the player and his team might look like. Background After four years of college basketball at UCLA, Jaime Jaquez Jr. […]
Kings Convert Leaky Black To Two-Way Contract
Kings forward Leaky Black has had his Exhibit 10 contract converted to a two-way deal, the team announced today in a press release (Twitter link via Marc Stein). Sacramento had an open two-way contract slot, so no corresponding roster move was necessary to convert Black. All three of the Kings’ two-way openings are now filled, […]
Knicks Waive Tony Bradley, Ochai Agbaji
12:45 pm: The Knicks have officially waived both Bradley and Agbaji, along with Eubanks, the team confirmed (Twitter link). 12:11 pm: After reporting earlier today that the Knicks are waiving injured center Drew Eubanks, Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link) confirms that the team has also decided to cut big man Tony Bradley and wing […]
Drew Eubanks Suffers Torn Pectoral Muscle, Waived By Knicks
12:44 pm: The Knicks have officially waived Eubanks, per the team (Twitter link). They’ve also cut Bradley and Agbaji, as we detailed in a separate story. 9:48 am: A torn pectoral muscle will sideline Drew Eubanks for an “extended period of time” and will take him out of the race for the Knicks’ third center […]
Hoops Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat: 10/15/2026
Hoops Rumors’ Arthur Hill held a live chat today exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers. Topics included the possibility of Karl-Anthony Towns leaving the Knicks, Ben Simmons’ comeback with the Kings, the Hawks’ playoff prospects, the Pistons’ title chances and more! Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription BENEFITS Access […]
Preseason Notes: Kessler, Spurs, Duren, Brown
Appearing in his first NBA game in nearly a full calendar year, Walker Kessler made his Lakers preseason debut on Tuesday and compiled 11 points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes vs. Golden State, writes ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “It was a lot of fun being out there again,” said Kessler, who missed most of […]
Bucks, Lakers, Grizzlies Reportedly Exploring Trades
The Bucks, Lakers, and Grizzlies are all exploring the trade market for potential deals as they look to address their roster crunches, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line and Bleacher Report (Twitter link). Milwaukee, Los Angeles, and Memphis are the only three NBA teams currently carrying more than 15 players on fully guaranteed […]
Nuggets’ Strawther To Undergo MRI After Injuring Leg
Nuggets guard Julian Strawther is set to undergo an MRI on Thursday after injuring his left leg during Wednesday’s preseason game vs. the Clippers in Los Angeles, head coach David Adelman told reporters, including Bennett Durando of The Denver Post (subscription required). Handling the ball with about 4:33 left in the third quarter in Wednesday’s […]
Lonnie Walker Signs With Besiktas
Just three days after being waived by the Nuggets, veteran guard Lonnie Walker IV has lined up a new opportunity overseas, having signed a contract with Besiktas, according to announcements from the Turkish team and his agent Misko Raznatovic (Twitter links). The 18th overall pick in the 2018 draft, Walker is a seven-year NBA veteran […]
Brandon Ingram Returns To On-Court Work
The Clippers have been shorthanded throughout preseason, but there’s hope that reinforcements could be getting closer. Brandon Ingram has resumed on-court work, though he is still not expected to be ready for the start of the season, according to the team (Twitter link via Mark Medina). Ingram joined the Clippers as the centerpiece of the […]
Lakers Sign, Waive Jahmir Young; Add Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones
After waiving small forward Cole Swider, the Lakers have made a series of additional roster moves. The team signed free agent guard Jahmir Young to an Exhibit 10 training camp deal, per Dan Woike of The Athletic (Twitter link), then subsequently signed New Zealand forward Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones to an Exhibit 10 contract, Olgun Uluc reports […]
Otega Oweh Out For Season With Right Achilles Rupture
Thunder rookie Otega Oweh has undergone surgery to address a ruptured right Achilles tendon, the team announced today in a press release. The procedure was performed in New York by Dr. Martin O’Malley with Thunder medical personnel present, per the club. Oweh suffered the injury during overtime of Oklahoma City’s preseason game against the Pacers on […]
Atlantic Notes: Edgecombe, Leonard, Traore, Clowney
Given all the high-profile moves the Sixers made this season to surround their All-Star tandem of Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid with more star power, there has been speculation that VJ Edgecombe’s growth and development will be deprioritized. But the second-year guard has approached the season with a level of leadership and maturity that has […]
Minor Moves: Spurs, Hawks, Jazz, Cavs, Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets
The Spurs have made some minor moves ahead of the start of the 2026/27 season. They have waived Taelon Peter and Malik Williams, according to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News (via Twitter), and also cut Terry Taylor, whom they signed to a non-guaranteed training camp deal earlier in the day, according to the […]
Warriors’ Porzingis Remains Out Indefinitely Due To Health Issues
Warriors big man Kristaps Porzingis will remain out indefinitely due to undisclosed health issues, according to a team press release. Porzingis has missed training camp and the team’s first five preseason games due to a health-related matter. He returned to the Warriors’ practice facility on Tuesday and met with Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. and […]
Southeast Notes: Richards, George, Black, Isaac, Ejiofor
The Heat have a difficult decision to make — should they retain center Nick Richards, who has a non-guaranteed deal? His $3.1MM salary becomes fully guaranteed if he’s on Miami’s roster on opening night unless the guarantee terms in his contract are amended before then, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald notes. “I just take […]
Raptors Waive Two-Way Big Man Trey Jemison
The Raptors have waived two-way big man Trey Jemison, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. Jemison, who made one preseason appearance, signed his two-way deal in early August. He suffered a hand injury during training camp, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet tweets. Having also waived Chucky Hepburn this week, Toronto now has a pair of two-way openings, […]
Hoops Rumors Chat Transcript: 10/14/2026
Hoops Rumors hosted a live chat on Wednesday at 1:00 pm Central time (2:00 pm Eastern). Click here to read the transcript.
Clippers Waive Cam Christie
The Clippers have decided to waive 2024 second-round pick Cam Christie, according to reports from Shams Charania of ESPN and Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter links). The team has officially announced the transaction (Twitter link). Christie’s $2,296,271 salary for 2026/27 was non-guaranteed, so the Clippers won’t be on the hook for any of that money. […]
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