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Sergio De Larrea To Mavericks At No. 25
10:38 pm: De Larrea won’t stick with the Knicks after all. According to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), New York agreed to trade the Spanish guard to the Mavericks in exchange for the No. 30 pick and two second-round selections. The Knicks subsequently flipped the No. 30 pick to Phoenix, moving out of the […]
Stevens Held Meetings With Brown; All-Star’s Future Remains Uncertain
Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens held multiple meetings with Jaylen Brown before Brown’s name surfaced in trade talks with the Bucks involving Giannis Antetokounmpo, according to Jay King of The Athletic. “With all the rumor mill and all that stuff, and his name being splashed all over the place, that’s not easy,” Stevens […]
Pacific Notes: Lendeborg, Wagler, Kawhi, Peat, Lakers
After being selected by the Warriors with the 11th overall pick on Tuesday, former Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg admitted that he “used to hate” new teammate Stephen Curry, having rooted for Kyrie Irving and the Cavaliers to beat Golden State in the 2016 NBA Finals when he was 13. Ten years later, he’s thrilled to […]
Lakers, Austin Reaves Agree To Four-Year Max Deal
The Lakers and free agent guard Austin Reaves have reached an agreement on a deal that will keep him off the open market, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that Reaves will sign a four-year, maximum-salary contract worth a projected $185MM to remain in Los Angeles. Reaves will turn down his […]
Knicks, Grizzlies Fielding Offers For Early Second-Round Picks
The Knicks and Grizzlies, who hold the 31st and 32nd overall picks in the 2026 NBA draft, respectively, are both “actively” fielding trade inquiries on those selections, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). As Charania details, both New York and Memphis are open to trading their picks, which are essentially up for auction. Future […]
Northwest Notes: Peterson, Wolves, Philon, Nori, Blazers
The Jazz solidified their decision to draft Darryn Peterson with the No. 2 overall pick on Tuesday after traveling to Canton, Ohio to visit the former Kansas guard and his family on Saturday, writes Sarah Todd of The Deseret News. “We were comfortable with him in the combine, and we’d been in great communication with […]
Xavier Tillman Signs With Turkish Team
Free agent center Xavier Tillman Sr., who finished the 2025/26 NBA season with the Hornets, is headed overseas, having signed with Trabzonspor, the Turkish team announced on Wednesday morning (via Twitter). Tillman, 27, was drafted with the 35th overall pick in 2020 and spent his first three-and-a-half NBA seasons with the Grizzlies before being dealt […]
Latest On Pelicans’ Trey Murphy, Yves Missi
Ahead of the first round of the NBA draft on Tuesday, Sam Amick of The Athletic appeared on KNBR 104.5 FM in San Francisco (YouTube link) and said that trade chatter involving Pelicans swingman Trey Murphy III continues to percolate. “There is definitely a bunch of Trey Murphy noise,” Amick told radio hosts John Dickinson […]
Duke’s Evans, UNC’s Veesaar Among Draft’s Top Remaining Prospects
With 30 picks down and 30 still to go in the 2026 NBA draft, Duke wing Isaiah Evans, UNC big man Henri Veesaar, and Arkansas guard Meleek Thomas are among the top prospects still on the board, writes Aaron Beard of The Associated Press. Of the 24 prospects who received invitations to the green room […]
Suns To Acquire No. 30 Pick Koa Peat From Knicks
The Suns have traded into the first round, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 (Twitter link). Phoenix has agreed to acquire the No. 30 pick from the Knicks, per Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), and used it to acquire a local player, Koa Peat. The Knicks moved back multiple times (from No. […]
Cavaliers Trade No. 29 Pick Alex Karaban To Kings
June 24: The trade is official, the Kings confirmed in a press release. June 23: The Cavaliers have agreed to trade the No. 29 overall pick to the Kings, according to multiple reports. Sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link) that the deal will send the No. 34 pick and a future second-rounder to […]
Nets Draft Joshua Jefferson 28th Overall
The Nets are using the 28th overall pick to add Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson. The Timberwolves made the pick on behalf of Brooklyn, since it’s included in the three-team trade that will also send Julius Randle to the Nets. That deal is not yet official. Unlike many of the first round selections, Jefferson developed […]
Celtics Pick Chris Cenac At No. 27
The Celtics have used their first-round pick on big man Chris Cenac, making him the 27th overall pick in the 2026 draft. Cenac had an impressive 2025/26 season for Houston, starting 36 of 37 games and averaging 9.5 points and 7.9 rebounds in 24.8 minutes per contest. The 6’11” forward/center also flashed the ability to […]
Nuggets Trade No. 26 Pick Tarris Reed To Spurs
June 24: The Spurs issued a press release officially announcing their acquisition of Reed from Denver. June 23: Tarris Reed is headed to the Spurs, who have traded up from No. 35 to select him with the 26th overall pick in the 2026 draft, per Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (All Twitter links). Fischer reports […]
Knicks To Trade No. 24 Pick Cameron Carr To Lakers
The Knicks have selected Cameron Carr with the 24th overall pick, but they’ll be sending him to the Lakers and moving down one spot to No. 25, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). New York is receiving cash considerations in the deal, according to Charania (Twitter link). An explosive athlete and strong shooter, Carr barely […]
Hawks Draft Zuby Ejiofor With No. 23 Pick
After they added guard Kingston Flemings with the eighth overall pick, the Hawks‘ second pick of the night is big man Zuby Ejiofor, who comes off the board at No. 23. Ejiofor, 22, is a four-year college player who became automatically draft-eligible this spring. The 6’9″ forward/center barely played during his freshman year at Kansas […]
Sixers Use No. 22 Pick To Draft Labaron Philon
Using the first-round pick they acquired from Oklahoma City in February’s Jared McCain trade, the Sixers have selected guard Labaron Philon at No. 22. A breakout sophomore, Philon more than doubled his scoring average during his second year at Alabama, from 10.6 points per game as a freshman to 22.0 PPG in 2025/26. He also […]
Karim Lopez To Grizzlies At No. 21
After trading down twice, from No. 16 to 17 to 21, the Grizzlies have drafted forward Karim Lopez. The Pistons technically made the pick on behalf of Memphis, since the trade will be officially finalized after the draft. Widely regarded as the top international prospect in this year’s draft class, Lopez is the first player […]
Spurs Draft Jayden Quaintance 20th Overall
Fresh off an appearance in the NBA Finals, the Spurs have made another addition to their frontcourt, using the 20th overall pick in the draft to select center Jayden Quaintance. Quaintance represents something of a question mark entering his pro career, since he was limited to just 28 total appearances across two college seasons with […]
Raptors Select Allen Graves With No. 19 Pick
The Raptors have used their first-round pick at No. 19 to draft forward Allen Graves. Graves only started four of 35 games during his first and only college season, but he was a valuable reserve for Santa Clara, averaging 11.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.9 steals, and 1.8 assists in 22.6 minutes per contest. The 19-year-old […]
Hornets Draft Christian Anderson 18th Overall
After selecting Washington center Hannes Steinbach with the 14th overall pick, the Hornets have addressed their backcourt at No. 18, selecting Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson. Anderson, who wasn’t a top-100 recruit when he joined the Red Raiders in 2024, came off the bench as a freshman. However, he played a whopping 38.4 minutes per […]
Pistons Acquire No. 17 Pick Ebuka Okorie From Grizzlies
June 24: The Grizzlies and Pistons have officially put out press releases confirming the trade (Twitter links). While neither team clarified the details on the three future second-rounders sent to Memphis in the deal, Grizzlies head of basketball operations Zach Kleiman said during a late-night media session on Tuesday that none of them are 2026 […]
Grizzlies To Trade No. 16 Pick Bennett Stirtz To Thunder
Iowa guard Bennett Stirtz is the 16th overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft and the first to be involved in a draft-night trade. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link), the Grizzlies are sending Stirtz to the Thunder in exchange for the No. 17 pick and two second-rounders. Stirtz began his college career at […]
Bulls Select Dailyn Swain At No. 15
After using the No. 4 overall pick to draft Caleb Wilson, the Bulls have added former Texas swingman Dailyn Swain with their second first-rounder at No. 15. Although Swain had two solid seasons at Xavier to begin his college career, he wasn’t widely considered a 2026 first-round pick after transferring to Texas. That changed after […]
Hornets Draft Hannes Steinbach Using No. 14 Pick
Washington center Hannes Steinbach is the final lottery pick of the 2026 draft. He’ll head to the Hornets, who selected him with the 14th overall pick. A 20-year-old big man who played for Würzburg in his home country of Germany in 2024/25, Steinbach joined the Huskies for the ’25/26 season and made an immediate impact, […]
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