Taylor Hendricks Drafted With The No. 9 Pick

The Utah Jazz drafted forward Taylor Hendricks out of UCF with the ninth pick in the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday. The 19-year-old freshman checks in with averages of 15.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the floor and 39.4% from deep. He was voted into the […]

Anthony Black Goes To Orlando With The Sixth Pick

Arkansas guard Anthony Black has been drafted with the sixth overall pick by the Orlando Magic in the 2023 NBA Draft. The freshman wing averaged 12.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 2.1 steals per game during his lone year in college. He's seemed to only gain steam as the draft got closer and he […]

Ausar Thompson Selected With The No. 5 Pick

The Detroit Pistons have drafted Ausar Thompson with the fifth overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. Thompson owns the first two Finals MVP awards and the first regular season MVP award ever in Overtime Elite history. The 20-year-old averaged 16.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 2.7 steals per game across 16 […]

Rockets Take Amen Thompson With The No. 4 Pick

The Houston Rockets selected guard Amen Thompson from Overtime Elite with the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. The 20-year-old played a combination guard role for the City Reapers last season and averaged 16.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 2.4 steals per game. He and his twin brother, Ausar Thompson, led their […]

Scoot Henderson Selected Third Overall By Portland

The Portland Trail Blazers have selected guard Scott Henderson from G League Ignite with the third pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. The 19-year-old averaged 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.4 assists, and 1.2 steals per game in the G League last year. He was widely regarded as the second-best player in the draft until Brandon […]

Portland Shutting Down All Calls About Damian Lillard

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has been the topic of what feels like every trade rumor for the last three seasons. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on the Pat McAfee Show, the Blazers have been shutting down anyone who has called about the possibility of trading for the seven-time all-star. The team seems committed […]

Nets, Celtics Both Expressing Trade Interest In John Collins

Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins has been the center of trade talks more often than not over the last few years. According to Matt Moore of Action Network, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Boston Celtics are the two teams still expressing interest in recent weeks. The Dallas Mavericks were in talks for a bit surrounding […]

Jazz, Mavericks Showing Interest In Signing Kyle Kuzma

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma opted out of the remaining year in his contract to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. Two of the teams showing interest in signing the 27-year-old, according to Matt Moore of Action Network, are the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks. Luka Doncic could use another bigger scoring option in […]

Brooklyn Has Fielded Multiple Calls About Dorian Finney-Smith

Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith is about to enter his eighth season in the NBA after just turning 30. According to Matt Moore of Action Network, that hasn't deterred any contending teams from calling the Nets about a trade. He's had quite the inconsistent three-point shot recently, but his 3-and-D prototype is something that the […]

Nuggets Swapping Draft Picks With Indiana

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Denver Nuggets are trading a 2024 first-round pick and the 40th pick of this year's draft to the Indiana Pacers for the 29th and 32nd picks this year. Reports were swirling that the Nuggets wanted to get into the first round of the draft as it seems like they […]

Bruce Brown Declines His Player Option

Denver Nuggets forward Bruce Brown is declining his $6.8 million player option for the 2023-24 season, as reported by The Athletic's Shams Charania. The 26-year-old said after the NBA Finals that he would like to stay in Denver, so this could just be a way to negotiate a little more money into his contract. The […]

Kristaps Porzingis Could Be On His Way To Boston

Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis has officially entered the trade rumors as Shams Charania of The Athletic reports that he's the centerpiece of a three-team trade that would send him to Boston. The third team involved in the trade would be the Los Angeles Clippers who would be sending Marcus Morris and draft compensation to […]

Damian Jones Will Exercise His Option To Stay In Utah

Utah Jazz center Damian Jones is going to exercise his player option worth $2.58 million and remain in Utah for the upcoming season. First reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the 27-year-old looks like he'll remain the third-string big man behind Kelly Olynyk and Walker Kessler. Jones was part of the trade with the Lakers […]

Gary Trent Jr. Exercises Player Option

Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. is opting into his $18.5 million player option for the 2023-24 season. According to Chris Haynes of TNT and Bleacher Report, this was announced by Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and Trent's agent Lucas Newton. The 24-year-old 3-and-D wing took a bit of a step back this past season, […]

Collin Sexton Is Available In Trade Discussions

Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton has reportedly been made available in trade discussions this offseason. The 24-year-old has battled some major injury issues over the last two seasons as he's only played a total of 59 games out of a possible 164. As reported by Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, the Jazz have thrown his […]

Grizzlies, Tyus Jones Working Together To Find A Trade Partner

Memphis Grizzlies guard Tyus Jones has been a tremendous contributor to the team's success due to the health and suspensions of star point guard Ja Morant. He's shown through stretches of starter's minutes that he can contribute at a bigger level than the role they have for him. According to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, […]

Portland Preparing An Offer For Bam Adebayo

The Portland Trail Blazers are reportedly preparing a "compelling" offer for Miami's star big man, Bam Adebayo. According to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, the Trail Blazers have been unwilling to deal their third-overall pick unless it brings back a premium type of player. One of those names that seem to fit the bill is […]

Kyle Kuzma Declines His Player Option

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma is declining his $13 million player option, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The possibility of returning to Washington is still on the table at a higher price tag, but he will enter free agency as one of the premier names in an otherwise not-so-great player pool. Last season, the […]

Jarrett Jack Joins Pistons Coaching Staff

The Detroit Pistons and Monty Williams continue to build out their staff to help take this team to new heights. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that Jarrett Jack, who coached with Williams in Phoenix, will be joining the Pistons this coming season. The 39-year-old played for 13 seasons with eight different teams such as Portland […]

Pelicans Part Ways With Assistant Coach Teresa Weatherspoon

The New Orleans Pelicans have seen their team and people employed by their team in the news more often than expected, and the offseason has barely started. Recently, according to Andrew Lopez of ESPN, they have parted ways with their assistant coach and WNBA legend Teresa Weatherspoon. She apparently was one of the lone people […]

Cavaliers Could Trade Into The First Round Of The Draft

The Cleveland Cavaliers currently do not own a first-round pick in this year's draft due to the trade that brought Caris LeVert to the team. According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, the team is looking into the possibility of trading up into the late first-round area as they look for the wing that they desperately […]

Warriors Promoting Mike Dunleavy Jr. To General Manager

The Golden State Warriors and former general manager Bob Myers parted ways a few weeks ago, and they seemed to have found his replacement internally. Mike Dunleavy Jr. has been a part of the Warriors front office since 2018 and has served as both vice president of basketball operations and assistant general manager. His promotion […]

Sacramento Has Made Calls About Bradley Beal

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal is a popular name right now in trade talks and rumors all around the league. The latest team that's joined the race, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, is the Sacramento Kings. Apparently, there isn't a clear pathway to trade between the two teams, but Beal is believed to […]

Ja Morant Will Be Suspended 25 Games

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has had some well-documented issues off of the court in regard to flashing weapons on social media. After sitting out for eight games this past season and having a meeting with Adam Silver, he ended up making the same mistake. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Morant will be suspended […]

Amen, Ausar Thompson, Anthony Black Visit The Rockets

The Houston Rockets continue to do their research for their No. 4 pick in the upcoming draft. They hosted Amen and Ausar Thompson out of Overtime Elite, as well as Anthony Black from Arkansas this week for some conversations and pre-draft workouts. Right now, the collective thought for the top three would be Victor Wembanyama, […]

Aleksej Pokusevski Expected Back At The End Of June

Oklahoma City Thunder center Aleksej Pokusevski (arm) suffered a right-humerus fracture earlier in the month but is expected to be healthy enough by the end of June to join the Serbian National team. Head coach Svetislav Pesic said that Pokusevski is currently rehabbing and that "he is under a question mark, the agreement is to […]

Nikola Jokic Expected To Play In 2023 FIBA World Cup

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is fresh off of a championship and Finals MVP but will have a quick turnaround, as he's expected to play for Serbia in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, which starts on Aug. 25 and ends on Sept. 10. Svetislav Pesic, the Serbian National Team's head coach, said that Jokic is […]

Hawks Adding Ekpe Udoh To The Coaching Staff

The Atlanta Hawks are bolstering their coaching staff under Quin Snyder as they add another assistant. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Ekpe Udoh, the former sixth-overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, is signing on to Snyder's staff in Atlanta. The big man played for Golden State, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, and Utah during […]

Bruce Brown Wants To Stay In Denver

Denver Nuggets forward Bruce Brown talked to Mike Singer of the Denver Post following their championship win and he said that he wants to stay in Denver. He also said "Money isn't everything," which leads one to think that he would be willing to give them a hometown discount when it comes to negotiation time. […]

Mavericks Have High Praise For Anthony Black After Workout

The Dallas Mavericks had Anthony Black from Arkansas come in for a pre-draft workout and by the time he left, the team had 'high praise' for the 19-year-old point guard. After failing to make the playoffs, the Mavericks own the tenth pick of the draft and they've been doing a lot of homework on a […]