Isaiah Livers' Option Picked Up By Pistons

Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Livers had his $1.8 million team option picked up for the upcoming season. The 24-year-old reportedly has impressed the front office and coaches with his defense and shooting so far. The team put a lot of confidence in his growth last year, as he started in 22 games and appeared in […]

Heat Considering Waiving Kyle Lowry

Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry is owed $29.7 million for the remaining year of his contract, which is quite a hefty price for an undersized 37-year-old point guard that missed 27 games last year. As reported by Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, the team has considered waiving the veteran guard if they can't find […]

Wizards Seeking Draft Compensation For Monte Morris

Washington Wizards guard Monte Morris is one of the next assets on the trading block as the rebuild efforts continue. According to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, the team is looking for draft compensation in exchange for the 28-year-old point guard. Championship-contending teams will likely shift their focus to trade for the Iowa State product […]

Donte DiVincenzo Going To The Knicks Is A Growing Possibility

Golden State Warriors guard Donte DiVincenzo did say that he loved being with the team during his exit interview this past season but he's also expected to have a pretty big market in free agency. One team that seems to be a growing possibility, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, is the New York […]

Kyle Kuzma "Gaining Momentum" As Kings Target In Free Agency

According to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, Kyle Kuzma's name has been gaining momentum as a potential Sacramento free-agency target. Now that the Utah Jazz are out of the Kuzma sweepstakes when they traded for John Collins, this could open the door for the Kings to add another forward to their lineup. Harrison Barnes seems […]

Knicks Could Be Looking To Trade Evan Fournier

New York Knicks guard Evan Fournier was rumored to be traded at the trade deadline this past season, but he remained in New York City where he ended up seeing barely any playing time by the time the season ended. According to Nathaniel Marrero and Andy Bailey, the Knicks are likely to ship Fournier out […]

Suns, 76ers End Talks Centered Around Tobias Harris

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris has long been rumored as a potential trade candidate, but the Phoenix Suns won't be the team that he ends up going to. According to Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the two sides couldn't come to an agreement, as the 76ers were "adamant" about keeping Harris on the team. […]

Suns Plan On Keeping Deandre Ayton

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton has been the center of trade and free agency rumors since last offseason. After the team brought in Bradley Beal, it seems like the team has changed its tune. According to Chris Haynes of TNT and Bleacher Report, the Suns are "moving forward with the plan" of keeping Ayton, Beal, […]

Draymond Green Expected To Stay With Warriors

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green opted out of his contract once the offseason began, but he's expected to still remain with the team, according to Marc Stein. The four-time champion and former Defensive Player of the Year was reportedly looking for a longer contract, which resulted in him opting out of his current one. […]

Naz Reid Signs Three-Year Extension With Minnesota

Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid will remain with the team for at least two more seasons, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. He and the team agreed to an extension with a player option in the third year worth $42 million. The 23-year-old put in one of his best seasons yet and was expected to […]

Pistons Trade Up To Select Marcus Sasser

The Detroit Pistons traded up with the Boston Celtics to get the No. 25 pick and drafted Marcus Sasser out of Houston. They also sent future second-round picks to the Celtics so that they could ensure that no one else took the guy that they were so high on. Sasser is a smaller combo guard, […]

Mavericks Trade For Olivier-Maxence Prosper At No. 24

The Dallas Mavericks received their traded player exception earlier on Thursday when they traded the 10th overall pick to the Thunder. Then they used it to receive Richaun Holmes and the No. 24 pick, which became Olivier-Maxence Prosper out of Marquette. Prosper is a big 6-foot-8 wing that excelled in efficiency, low turnover numbers, and […]

Portland Takes Kris Murray At No. 23

The Portland Trail Blazers selected Kris Murray with the No. 23 pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. Murray, who played at Iowa, is brothers with current Sacramento King small forward Keegan Murray. The junior power forward brings solid shooting efficiency but has some weaknesses on defense and in the rebounding department. As he joins the […]

Dariq Whitehead Taken By The Nets At No. 22

The Brooklyn Nets had back-to-back picks in the later half of the first round and took a shooting guard due to the uncertainty of their guard depth at the moment. Dariq Whitehead was once a top prospect but has since come down to earth a little bit. The freshman guard averaged 8.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, […]

Noah Clowney On His Way To Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Nets used one of their picks acquired in the Kevin Durant trade to take Noah Clowney out of Alabama. At the no. 21 pick, Brooklyn looked to take a player to add to their frontcourt depth. Clowney is a 6'10 power forward with some defensive and rebounding prowess. He doesn't turn 19 years […]

Cam Whitmore's Slide Ends At No. 20 With Houston

The Houston Rockets may have gotten the steal of the draft, as Cam Whitmore out of Villanova was still available at the No. 20 pick of the draft on Thursday. The star freshman was slated to go in the lottery, according to many big boards in the media, but for whatever reason, he slid to […]

Warriors Take Brandin Podziemski At No. 19

The Golden State Warriors have selected Brandin Podziemski in Thursday night's NBA Draft. The sophomore shooting guard out of Santa Clara posted impressive shooting numbers as he knocked down 48.3% of his shots overall and 43.8% of his threes. He also added averages of 19.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. […]

Jaime Jaquez Jr. Heading To Miami

The Miami Heat drafted Jaime Jaquez Jr. with the No. 18 pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. Jaquez is a 6-foot-7 wing out of UCLA and was a four-year starter with the school that ended his college career with his strongest season yet. He posted averages of 17.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.5 […]

Lakers Add Jalen Hood-Schifino On Thursday Night

The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Jalen Hood-Schifino with the 17th pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. The 20-year-old combo guard out of Indiana averaged 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game His advanced stats don't do him any favors and is part of the reason he slipped out of the top-15. He'll be […]

Jazz Select Keyonte George At No. 16

The Utah Jazz went with a forward with their first selection of the draft, and now they went for shooting guard Keyonte George out of Baylor with their second pick. On a lot of big boards, George was slated right around No. 16, and the Jazz were very high on him after kicking around the […]

Dereck Lively II Heads To Dallas At No. 12

The Dallas Mavericks not only traded away Davis Bertans' contract, but they traded back and still got one of their biggest targets in the draft. Dereck Lively II brings a top-notch lob threat and defensive presence at the center position. The Duke product finished his freshman year with averages of 5.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 […]

Jett Howard Drafted By Orlando At No. 11

The Orlando Magic made their second selection of the first round and took Jett Howard out of Michigan with the No. 11 pick. Son of former NBA player Juwan Howard, the 19-year-old was originally projected to go quite a bit later in the draft. He averaged 14.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game […]

Cason Wallace Taken 10th Overall, Traded To Oklahoma City

The Dallas Mavericks have taken Cason Wallace with the 10th pick of the 2023 NBA Draft and then packaged him with Davis Bertans in a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the No. 12 pick and a trade exception. Dallas has been trying to get off of the Bertans contract for a while now, […]

Jarace Walker Taken Eighth Overall By Indiana

The Indiana Pacers traded back from the seventh pick to the eighth and selected Jarace Walker out of Houston. The 19-year-old power forward heads to a young team in need of more wings and forwards to go along with Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Bennedict Mathurin, and Myles Turner. Walker averaged 11.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.8 […]

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 […]