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Kyle Lowry To Announce Retirement
Kyle Lowry intends to sign a one-day contract with the Raptors and announce his retirement as a player, reports Michael Grange of Sportsnet. According to Grange, the team has scheduled an event and press conference for Tuesday, July 7. The Raptors haven’t revealed the purpose of that event but are referring to it as a […]
Scotto’s Latest: Kuminga, Bagley, Knicks, Clarkson, Harris
While the Hawks declined their $24.3MM team option on Jonathan Kuminga, they haven’t ruled out bringing him back at a lower salary, writes Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. According to Scotto’s sources, Atlanta declined the option to maximize its financial flexibility, including accessing the non-taxpayer mid-level exception, and to potentially explore sign-and-trade scenarios. The team still […]
Trade Rumors: Murphy, Celtics, Duren, Hield, J. Green
With Jaylen Brown off the board, people in league circles are wondering if Pelicans wing Trey Murphy III will be the next notable trade candidate on the move, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Scotto reports that New Orleans’ asking price for Murphy is believed to have dropped to the equivalent of three first-round picks […]
Thunder Waive Payton Sandfort
The Thunder have waived swingman Payton Sandfort, the team announced today. He had been on a two-way deal. Sandfort signed his two-way contract with Oklahoma City in March after spending most of the season with the team’s G League affiliate. The 6’7″ guard/forward, a former Iowa standout, appeared in just four NBA games for the […]
Anfernee Simons Agrees To Two-Year Deal With Sixers
Free agent guard Anfernee Simons will sign a two-year, $12.3MM contract with the Sixers, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). The second season will be a player option, Charania adds. Philadelphia is expected to use the remaining portion of its non-taxpayer mid-level exception to add Simons after committing part of the MLE in its […]
Knicks Unsuccessful In Attempts To Trade For Pelicans’ Missi
The Pelicans have turned down multiple Knicks pitches for center Yves Missi, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes, who reports (via Twitter) that New York has “feverishly” been trying to acquire the big man from New Orleans. However, Haynes says the Pelicans consider Missi part of their core and have conveyed that he’s not available. […]
Warriors Notes: Green, Lendeborg, Veteran Roster, May
Draymond Green turned down his $27.7MM player option for next season to give the Warriors more “optionality” on the free agent market, relays Kevin Topley of NBC Sports Bay Area. Green addressed his situation Tuesday in the latest edition of his podcast, explaining that there was more involved than financial considerations. “For me personally, I’m […]
Celtics Rebuffed Inquiries On Tatum Before Agreeing To Trade Brown
The Celtics decided this offseason that the time had come to split up their longtime star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who said on Friday morning’s episode of Get Up (YouTube link) that Boston turned away trade inquiries on Tatum before agreeing to a deal that will send […]
And-Ones: Summer League, NBA Layoffs, Beasley, Extensions
The NBA announced (via Twitter) on Thursday morning that it will test out the one-free-throw rule during Summer League. That means any foul call that would normally result in one, two or three free throws will be replaced by a single attempt. That shot will be worth the same number points as the free throws […]
Free Agent Rumors: Simons, Mavs, Heat, Vincent, Reddish, More
The Mavericks are eyeing Anfernee Simons, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link), who hears from league sources that Dallas has emerged as a possible landing spot for the free agent guard. Simons took on a lesser role in Boston last season following several years as a starter in Portland, then appeared […]
Darko Rajakovic Receives Multiyear Extension With Raptors
The Raptors have announced (via Twitter) a multiyear extension with head coach Darko Rajakovic. According to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link), the deal is expected to tack on four years to the one season left on Rajakovic’s current contract. Rajakovic has compiled a 101-145 (.411) regular season record since taking over the team in […]
LeBron James In No Hurry To Make Free Agency Decision
LeBron James‘ decision in free agency could affect several other moves around the league, but the former Lakers star plans to take his time to determine his next team, ESPN’s Shams Charania stated Thursday morning on Get Up (Twitter video link). “LeBron James is not in a rush right now to make a decision,” Charania […]
Trade Rumors: DeRozan, Finney-Smith, Sasser, Lakers, Bucks
Kings forward DeMar DeRozan hopes to “accelerate his exit” from Sacramento, according to Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports. Reporting in June indicated that the team expects to either trade or waive DeRozan, and the 17-year veteran would like for that to happen sooner rather than later, Iko explains. While a trade that clears DeRozan’s full […]
Checking In On Top Remaining NBA Free Agents
The NBA’s free agent period officially opened less than 40 hours ago, but the list of this year’s top available players has already been pretty picked clean, with 38 of the players from our list of 2026’s top 50 free agents having either officially locked in a new deal or agreed to terms with a […]
Bobi Klintman Signs With Virtus Bologna
After spending the better part of the past two seasons in the NBA, former second-round pick Bobi Klintman is headed back overseas, having agreed to a multiyear deal with Virtus Bologna, the Italian team announced in a press release. Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews first reported that Klintman was drawing EuroLeague interest and singled out Virtus […]
Lakers Notes: Kuminga, Kessler, Grimes, Luka, LeBron
Although the Lakers were eventually upstaged on Wednesday by the stunning Jaylen Brown trade agreement between the Celtics and Sixers, Los Angeles’ flurry of free agent deals looked like the NBA’s biggest story of the day for much of July 1. In the span of 35 minutes, the team went from having upwards of $50MM […]
Hawks Sign Henri Veesaar To Four-Year Deal
The Hawks have signed second-round pick Henri Veesaar to a four-year contract worth roughly $9.3MM in total, per Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link). The deal was completed using the second-round pick exception and is worth Veesaar’s minimum salary. Projected by many draft experts as a late first-round pick, Veesaar fell all the way […]
Nuggets, Marvin Bagley III Agree To One-Year Deal
Former No. 2 overall pick Marvin Bagley III has agreed to sign with the Nuggets, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that the two sides will complete a one-year deal. Charania adds (via Twitter) that Bagley chose Denver after receiving a “handful” of offers in free agency. An eight-year veteran, Bagley […]
Peterson, Acuff Among First-Rounders To Sign On Wednesday
Several players selected in the first round of the 2026 NBA draft officially signed their rookie scale contracts throughout the day on Wednesday. Many of those players are expected to take part in the Salt Lake City and California Classic Summer Leagues, which will take place before the Las Vegas Summer League, so their teams […]
Kings Sign Emanuel Sharp To Three-Year Deal
The Kings have signed rookie guard Emanuel Sharp to a three-year deal worth a total of $6.35MM, Michael Scotto reports for HoopsHype (Twitter link). Signed using the second-round pick exception, Sharp’s deal will pay him his minimum salary, with a team option on the third year. Scotto confirms that the first two years of the […]
Blazers Notes: Morant, Nori, Holiday, Moda Center
The Trail Blazers‘ deal to acquire Ja Morant from the Grizzlies caught many people by surprise, in part because Portland was already relatively deep at the guard position. Morant isn’t worried about that and is excited not only to play with the returning Damian Lillard but also to benefit from his veteran leadership Kelly Iko […]
Details On 2028 Pick Involved In Celtics/Sixers Trade
Three of the draft picks the Celtics are acquiring from the Sixers in their shocking Jaylen Brown blockbuster appear to be relatively straightforward. Those three selections are reportedly as follows: The Sixers’ 2031 first-round pick (unprotected). Either the Warriors’, Thunder’s, or Bucks’ 2028 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable). Either the Wizards’, Trail Blazers’, or […]
Heat Have Been In Contact With Bradley Beal
As the Heat look to continue adding shooting to complement their star frontcourt of Bam Adebayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo, they have been in touch with the representatives for veteran guard Bradley Beal, according to Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. The Heat, who will have 12 players under contract once the Antetokounmpo […]
Hoops Rumors Glossary: July Moratorium
A ton of free agents across the league have reached contract agreements since the NBA Finals ended last month. However, most of those deals can’t become official right away, due to what’s known in the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement as the “moratorium period.” We know it colloquially as the July moratorium. The July moratorium – […]
Celtics Re-Sign Amari Williams To Two-Way Deal
The Celtics have re-signed big man Amari Williams to a two-way contract, per the NBA’s transaction log. The 24-year-old played 22 games for Boston in the 2025/26 season, a majority of which were spot minutes, though he did make two starts. He spent most of his time with the Celtics’ G League affiliate, the Maine […]
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