Cleveland Cavaliers guard Craig Porter Jr. will be back with the organization after they exercised his team option for the 2026-2027 season. This was a no-brainer for the organization, given how well Porter has played for them this past season. The Cavs will bring him back on a $2.41 million team option for next season. […]

Milwaukee Bucks guard/forward Gary Harris has decided to pick up his player option for the 2026-2027 season. According to Keith Smith, Harris will accept his $3.8 million player option for the upcoming season. This was probably a smart decision for Harris, who would likely have to settle for veteran minimum if he left for free […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have hired Micah Nori as their new head coach on Tuesday, according to Shams Charania. This will be Nori's first head coaching gig in the NBA. He began his professional career as an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors. Most recently, Nori has been the assistant coach on Chris Finch's staff […]

Miami Heat guard/forward Norman Powell is expected to head elsewhere in free agency. According to Shams Charania, the Heat are not expected to bring back Powell next season. The Heat landed a blockbuster trade for superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo on Monday night. Now, the Heat aren't financially in a safe spot to bring back Powell […]

Miami Heat guard Kasparas Jakucionis has been traded to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a blockbuster deal to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Heat are sending Jakucionis, Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and three first-round picks to the Bucks in exchange for Antekokounmpo and Bobby Portis. The Heat selected Jakucionis with the 20th […]

Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. has been traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster deal involving Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Heat are sending Jaquez, Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Kasparas Jakucionis, and three first-round picks to the Bucks in exchange for the superstar forward and Bobby Portis. Jaquez posted an ugly sophomore campaign, but rebounded […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward/center Bobby Portis is headed to the Miami Heat in part of a blockbuster trade. Portis moves to Milwaukee with fellow teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo in a huge deal to acquire four players and three first-round picks from the Heat. The veteran forward has spent each of the last six years as a member […]

Miami Heat forward/center Kel'el Ware has been traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster deal surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Heat will send Ware, Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, and three first-round picks to the Bucks in exchange for the superstar forward. The 22-year-old should get a real chance to thrive in Milwaukee […]

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has been traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster deal to acquire superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Heat will send Herro with Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, and three first-round picks to Milwaukee. Herro will now get the keys to run an offense with this trade to the […]

Chicago Bulls center Mouhamadou Gueye is headed to Minnesota in a trade and is expected to be waived, per Jake Fischer and Dane Moore. The move completes the three-team deal that sent Julius Randle to Brooklyn, with Gueye's non-guaranteed 2026-27 salary serving as the final piece of the math. The journeyman forward latched on with […]

Center/power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is joining the Miami Heat in a blockbuster trade, ESPN's Shams Charania reports. Milwaukee is sending Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to Miami for Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, and a haul of three first-round picks, a swap, and a second-rounder. The two-time MVP pairs with Bam Adebayo […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are bringing back guard Ayo Dosunmu on a reported five-year, $112 million deal that includes a player option in the fifth year, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Re-signing Dosunmu was a top priority for Minnesota, which cleared salary by trading Julius Randle to Brooklyn. The deadline acquisition broke out after arriving from […]

New York Knicks forward Mohamed Diawara plans to re-sign on a multiyear deal worth more than $10 million, ESPN's Shams Charania reports. Diawara made the title team as a 2025 second-rounder on a standard deal but played a limited role, averaging 3.6 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in 9.2 minutes across 69 games. He […]

The Chicago Bulls are adding center Nicolas Claxton in a three-team trade, ESPN's Shams Charania reports. Brooklyn is routing Claxton to Chicago in the same deal that sends Julius Randle from Minnesota to the Nets. The 27-year-old is a mobile, switchable defensive anchor who averaged 11.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, a career-high 3.7 assists, and 1.1 […]

Center/power forward Julius Randle is headed to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a three-team trade, ESPN's Shams Charania reports. Minnesota is sending Randle and the No. 28 pick to Brooklyn while moving down for the Nets' No. 33 selection, a cost-cutting move that could open more frontcourt usage for Naz Reid. The three-time All-Star […]

Washington Wizards guard Trae Young intends to sign a massive four-year, $212 million deal to stay with the organization. According to Shams Charania, Young will get a four-year deal with a player option in the final year of the deal. Young recently declined a $49 million player option for a long-term deal in free agency. […]

Illinois guard Keaton Wagler recently dropped out of a workout with the Brooklyn Nets. Wagler met with the organization, but decided not to work out for the organization because he believes he'll be drafted before they come up in the draft. The rookie guard is confident that he'll be selected in the top 5 during […]

The Sacramento Kings have reportedly hosted a workout for both point guards Darius Acuff Jr. and Kingston Flemings. The two rookies reportedly worked out for the organization roughly two weeks ago. They were individual workouts, and both players met with the organization. The Kings currently hold the seventh overall selection in Tuesday's NBA Draft. The […]

The Utah Jazz reportedly met with Kansas guard Darryn Peterson over the weekend, according to Jake Fischer. It sounds like everything went well, but Peterson declined to answer whether it was in-person or not. The assumption is that the Jazz plan on taking Peterson with the second overall selection during Tuesday's NBA Draft. This past […]

The Dallas Mavericks are hiring Dusty May as the team's next head coach, according to Shams Charania. May has been widely successful as a college coach the last few seasons. He took Florida Atlantic University to the Final Four in 2023. He went to Michigan in 2024 and rebuilt its program. He won a National […]

The Boston Celtics have a "real shot" at landing Milwaukee Bucks power forward/center Giannis Antetokounmpo in a deal built around Jaylen Brown, NBA insider Marc Stein reports. A league source told Stein that Boston gained momentum over the weekend, with Milwaukee weighing whether a direct framework could work and Miami still in the mix ahead […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kenrich Williams could draw interest from several teams if he reaches free agency this summer, OKC Thunder Wire's Clemente Almanza writes. The longtime Thunder reserve has slid down a loaded depth chart, averaging 6.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 56 games while logging fewer than 16 minutes a night. […]

The Athletic's Zach Harper floated a draft-night curveball: the Wizards taking Duke forward Cameron Boozer at No. 1 over AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson. Harper noted that a D.C. radio appearance framed the debate as Dybantsa versus Boozer rather than Dybantsa versus Peterson, making him wonder if a surprise could be brewing. The reigning national […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are finalizing a trade to send guard/forward Aaron Wiggins to the Atlanta Hawks for two future second-round picks, ESPN's Shams Charania reports. The move trims Oklahoma City's luxury-tax bill and clears money from a deep roster that had squeezed Wiggins' role. Wiggins flashed real value on the 2024-25 title team, averaging […]

Atlanta Hawks guard CJ McCollum agreed to a one-year, $21 million contract extension with the franchise, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. The deal includes a trade kicker and keeps McCollum out of free agency before the June 30 extension deadline. The 34-year-old gave Atlanta a useful scoring guard after arriving in January, averaging 18.7 points, […]

Phoenix Suns guard Jordan Goodwin intends to re-sign with the team on a three-year, $19 million deal that includes a player option in the third season, ESPN's Shams Charania reports. The 27-year-old turned a non-guaranteed training-camp contract into a career year, averaging 8.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.5 steals across 70 games. Goodwin's […]

Orlando's payroll is set to spike as power forward Paolo Banchero's max extension kicks in, pushing the Magic above the first apron and close to the second, HoopsHype's Michael Scotto reports. That crunch sets up a tough call in the backcourt. Anthony Black is extension-eligible this summer, and with the third-year guard's numbers broadly comparable […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have emerged as a potential front-runner to trade for point guard Ja Morant, with the Minnesota Timberwolves also interested, The Athletic's Sam Amick said on FanDuel TV's Run It Back. Minnesota would likely have to move a significant salary to make a deal work, leaving New Orleans as the cleaner potential […]

Center/power forward Anthony Davis wants to stay in Washington, Wizards president Michael Winger said, pushing back on trade rumors since February's deadline deal from Dallas. "He's communicated to me a strong interest in being part of what we're building," Winger told NBC Sports Washington's JP Finlay. Davis has yet to play a game for the […]

San Antonio remains committed to De'Aaron Fox as its franchise point guard, even after a rough playoff series while he dealt with a bad ankle, ESPN's Michael C. Wright reports. Sources have described Fox as a steadying presence and the team's closer, and one rough series does not appear to have changed that. His four-year, […]