The Denver Nuggets selected St. John's forward Bryce Hopkins with the No. 49 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The 24-year-old rebuilt his stock in his lone season with the Red Storm, averaging 13.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.1 steals in 28.8 minutes while shooting 46.9 percent from the field, 36.3 percent […]

The Dallas Mavericks closed their draft with an athletic upside swing, taking Virginia Tech forward Tobi Lawal with the 48th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The explosive leaper averaged 12.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks on 54.2 percent shooting as a senior, posting one of the best vertical marks in combine history. Lawal […]

The defending-champion New York Knicks came away with one of the draft's best shooters, acquiring Vanderbilt wing Tyler Nickel in a four-team draft-night trade after Phoenix selected him with the 47th pick. The movement shooter averaged 13.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.2 assists on 44.5 percent shooting and 40.0 percent from three, hoisting 7.6 triples […]

The Orlando Magic drafted Tennessee center Felix Okpara at No. 46 and flipped him to the Washington Wizards for picks 51 and 60 in the 2026 NBA draft, HoopsHype's Michael Scotto reports. The Lagos, Nigeria native averaged 8.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks on 59.7 percent shooting as a senior, anchoring an Elite Eight […]

After landing Darius Acuff Jr. in the first round, the Sacramento Kings added shooting around their new lead guard, taking Houston's Emanuel Sharp with the 45th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Houston's all-time leading three-point shooter averaged 15.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.2 steals on 41.3 percent shooting and 37.2 percent from deep as […]

The San Antonio Spurs kept stockpiling defense in the second round, taking Duke forward Maliq Brown with the 44th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The 22-year-old led all of college basketball in defensive box plus-minus and was the ACC's top defender, averaging just 4.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.8 steals on 62.9 percent shooting […]

According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Charlotte Hornets are engaged in trade talks involving guard LaMelo Ball. Charania reports that multiple teams are "strongly" pursuing the star point guard, with some making "aggressive" offers. He added that there's a legitimate chance Ball could be moved if a team is willing to meet Charlotte's asking […]

The Brooklyn Nets drafted UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau with the 43rd overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft on Wednesday. Bilodeau is one of the better shooters in this year's draft class, hitting 46.4 percent of his three-point attempts during his senior season at UCLA. While he has room to improve defensively, his perimeter shooting […]

The San Antonio Spurs selected Tennessee guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie with the 42nd overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft on Wednesday. Gillespie began his collegiate career at Belmont before transferring to Maryland and then Tennessee ahead of the 2025-26 season. The 22-year-old averaged 18.4 points, 5.4 assists, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 steals in 34.6 minutes […]

According to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.com, the Miami Heat drafted Kentucky guard Otega Oweh with the 41st overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft and traded his rights to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. Oweh averaged 18.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.3 blocks, and 1.8 steals in 32.8 minutes across 36 regular-season games […]

The Boston Celtics selected St. John's forward Dillon Mitchell with the 40th overall pick on Wednesday in the 2026 NBA Draft. Mitchell is a physical defender who shines on that end of the floor, but he is limited offensively. He spent the 2025-26 campaign at St. John's, averaging 8.3 points and 7.0 rebounds in 37 […]

The New York Knicks have selected guard Jack Kayil with the 39th overall pick in the second round of the 2026 NBA draft. The Houston Rockets originally had this pick, but they traded it to the Knicks on Wednesday. Kayil posted a productive season for Alba Berlin this past season. He averaged 12.3 points, 2.7 […]

The Chicago Bulls have selected Purdue guard Braden Smith with the 38th overall pick on Wednesday in the 2026 NBA draft. He'll immediately be on the move to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Kam Jones and future draft swaps. The Purdue product finished his career as the NCAA's all-time assist leader. As a senior, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have selected Louisville guard Ryan Conwell with the 37th overall pick during Wednesday's NBA draft. Conwell won't stick around in OKC. Instead, he'll head to the Miami Heat in exchange for No. 41 and cash. Conwell is a capable scorer with 18.8 points per game with Louisville this past season. He […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have selected forward/center Baba Miller with the No. 36 overall pick during Wednesday's NBA Draft. The Clippers need depth after trading away Ivica Zubac this past season. Miller won't fix the problem, but he should be a benefit as a rebounder, which is something the Clippers desperately need after moving on […]

Detroit Pistons forward/center Isaiah Stewart was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. Stewart will make his way to Memphis in exchange for three future second-round picks. There has been speculation for weeks that Stewart could be moved as part of a cost-cutting decision. The expectation is that Paul Reed will slide into his role […]

The Denver Nuggets have selected Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile with the 35th overall pick on Wednesday in the 2026 NBA draft. This is a solid move for the Nuggets to add depth behind Aaron Gordon at the power forward spot. Brazile is coming off a career year during his final season of college ball. He […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have taken Arkansas guard Meleek Thomas with the No. 34 pick during Wednesday's NBA Draft. There was speculation that Thomas would be taken in the late first-round, but ends up falling to the Cavs here. Thomas is viewed as one of the better shooters in this entire draft class. He knocked down […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have selected guard Isaiah Evans with the 33rd overall pick on Wednesday in the 2026 NBA draft. The Brooklyn Nets originally had this pick, but they traded it to Minnesota as part of the Julius Randle trade. Evans was talked about as a possible first-round selection, but he ended up falling to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have selected BYU guard Richie Saunders with the 32nd pick in the second round of the 2026 NBA draft. At first glance, this seems like a significant risk given that Saunders tore his ACL in February. Before that, Saunders was playing well alongside first overall pick AJ Dybantsa at BYU. He averaged […]

The Houston Rockets have selected Ohio State guard Bruce Thornton with the 31st pick of the NBA Draft. Houston acquired this pick and No. 55 in a deal with the New York Knicks. The move to draft Thornton seems like a smart one, given their needs at the perimeter. Thornton spent all four seasons of […]

Milwaukee Bucks new guard Tyler Herro might not be with his new organization for long. The Detroit Pistons were reportedly interested in Herro before he was traded to the Bucks in a blockbuster deal on Monday. Despite the move, Detroit is rumored to still be pursuing Herro, assuming the Bucks would be interested in trading […]

NBA center Xavier Tillman has decided to head overseas and has signed with the Turkish club Trabzonspor. The big man has struggled to find consistent playing time in recent years, so he'll head overseas. This past season, Tillman played a minimal role in 30 games between the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets. Tillman hasn't seen […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Buddy Hield is not expected to be back with the organization next season. Hield was traded to the Hawks mid-season, and is unlikely to be part of their future. The Hawks can buy out Hield's contract for $3 million and save $6 million in cap space by doing that. If this happens, […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves intends to sign a long-term extension with the organization. According to Shams Charania, Reaves intends to sign a four-year, $185 million deal, which includes a player option for the final year of the contract. Reaves recently declined a $14.9 million player option to get a long-term deal in free […]

The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft is in the books, and the first ten picks went almost entirely as predicted. We finally saw some players taken before or after their projections a bit later in the round, and we had only a few small trades on draft night after we saw a few […]

The Dallas Mavericks selected Arizona forward Koa Peat with the No. 30 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft and sent his rights to the Phoenix Suns. The 19-year-old will remain in Arizona after a successful freshman season in which he helped the Wildcats win a Big 12 title and reach the Final Four. Peat […]

According to ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected University of Connecticut forward Alex Karaban with the No. 29 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft before trading his rights to the Sacramento Kings for the No. 34 pick and a future second-round selection. Karaban averaged 12.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 blocks, and […]

Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson was drafted by the Brooklyn Nets with the 28th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The Nets acquired the selection in the reported trade for Julius Randle earlier this week. Interestingly, Jefferson is a lot like Randle. He's a big-bodied forward with playmaking capabilities. The 22-year-old spent four seasons in […]

The Denver Nuggets selected center Tarris Reed Jr. with the No. 26 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft before trading his rights to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for the No. 35 pick and two future second-round selections. The UConn big man averaged 14.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 0.9 […]