The NBA G League and the Next Gen Basketball Players Union (NGBPU) have officially announced their Collective Bargaining Agreement. ESPN’s Tim Bontemps reported earlier this month that the two sides had agreed to terms on the NBAGL’s first CBA since the NGBPU was formed in 2020. The new CBA will cover a four-year term, beginning […]

With the 2025/26 NBA regular season just around the corner, we’re getting serious about predictions for the upcoming campaign and continuing an annual Hoops Rumors tradition. With the help of the lines from a series of sports betting sites – including BetMGM and BetOnline – we’re running through the predicted win totals for each of the […]

The Thunder continue to churn players through their 21st roster spot ahead of the season, announcing today that they’ve waived guard Buddy Boeheim and signed guard Erik Reynolds to replace him. A former Syracuse standout, Boeheim appeared in 20 NBA regular season games for the Pistons from 2022-24 while on two-way contracts. He spent last […]

The Warriors have cut two players from their preseason roster, announcing today in a press release that center Marques Bolden and guard Taevion Kinsey have been placed on waivers (Twitter link). Bolden and Kinsey both signed Exhibit 10 contracts with Golden State at the start of training camp and were with the team through four […]

October 15: First reported in June, Nelson’s Exhibit 10 deal with the Nets is official, the team announced today (Twitter link via Sharif Phillips-Keaton of Nets Wire). It’s unclear whether Nelson will still get the chance to compete for a two-way contract (as noted below), given how late in the preseason he’s joining the club. […]

Free agent point guard Russell Westbrook has agreed to sign with the Kings, agent Jeff Schwartz tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Westbrook has been linked to Sacramento since the start of free agency. Earlier in the summer, there was a sense that the team would need to trade a guard in order to […]

Tim Bontemps of ESPN ranks the core trios of every NBA team based on their current and future value. Unsurprisingly, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren of the defending champion Thunder sit atop Bontemps’ tiered list, followed by the Nuggets trio of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon. Bontemps’ final tier (“rebuilding”) is […]

Chinese forward Zeng Fanbo has been waived by the Nets, the team announced today (Twitter link via Adam Zagoria of ZAGSBLOG.com). Zeng will likely be headed to the G League to play for the Long Island Nets. He was signed to an Exhibit 10 deal and is now eligible for a bonus worth up to […]

The Hornets have officially signed center Jonas Aidoo, announcing the news in a press release (Twitter link). As is the case with many transactions this time of year, Aidoo likely received an Exhibit 10 contract, which would put him in line for a bonus worth up to 60 days if he’s waived before the season […]

Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland took an important step forward in his recovery from toe surgery by participating in a 5-on-5 contact scrimmage on Tuesday, writes Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com (subscription required). While head coach Kenny Atkinson referred to as a positive development, he cautioned that it doesn’t mean Garland’s return is imminent. “It was […]

Hawks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis is currently eligible for a contract extension after being traded to Atlanta over the summer. However, he tells Fred Katz of The Athletic that he’s in no hurry to get a new deal done. “I know that’s an option,” Porzingis said of a potential extension. “I wanna see how the year […]

Jalen Green won’t be ready to make his Suns debut when the team’s regular season schedule opens next Wednesday, according to head coach Jordan Ott. Prior to Phoenix’s Tuesday’s preseason finale against the Lakers, Ott told reporters – including Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic – that Green aggravated the hamstring injury he sustained early […]

Cooper Flagg, point guard? At least for this week, that’s his spot. With D’Angelo Russell sitting out against Utah in the Mavericks’ preseason game on Monday, Flagg got the nod at the point in a jumbo lineup featuring P.J. Washington, Klay Thompson, Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II, Marc Stein of the Stein Line tweets. […]

The Hawks have waived M.J. Walker, Spotrac contributor Keith Smith tweets. Walker was just signed to a training camp deal on Monday. Walker went undrafted in 2021 and has spent the past four seasons in the G League with the Westchester Knicks and the Greensboro Swarm (the Hornets’ affiliate). The 27-year-old also had a brief […]

The Hornets have waived center Ibou Badji, the team’s PR department tweets. Badji appeared in one preseason game this month. Badji, 23, saw action in 22 NBA games during the 2023/24 season while on a two-way contract with Portland. He averaged 1.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks in 10.3 minutes per contest during his […]

The Kings have exercised their third-year option on guard Devin Carter, according to a team press release. Carter’s third-year salary will carry a cap hit of $5,158,080. Sacramento had until the end of the month to exercise its option on Carter. Selected with the 13th overall pick in the 2024 draft, Carter appeared in 36 […]

The Sixers have signed MarJon Beauchamp and waived Emoni Bates, according to a team press release. Philadelphia’s intent to sign Beauchamp was reported over the weekend. Beauchamp signed an Exhibit 10 deal with Portland on September 30 prior to being waived on Oct. 7, lining him up to join the Blazers’ G League affiliate, the Rip City Remix. If […]

The Heat have signed forward Steve Settle III and waived wing Gabe Madsen, according to the team. Miami originally agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with Settle right after he went undrafted in June. It’s now come to fruition. Settle III started in all 31 games in which he appeared last season at Temple and averaged […]

The Jazz have added forward Pedro Bradshaw and guard Sean East II to their camp roster, the team announced in a press release. Utah’s intention to sign Bradshaw was reported earlier on Tuesday. Utah opened up spots on its roster by waiving Max Abmas and Cameron McGriff on Tuesday. Bradshaw, who went undrafted out of […]

The Clippers have waived two-way player Trentyn Flowers, Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype tweets. Spotrac contributor Keith Smith confirms the transaction (Twitter link). Flowers accepted his two-way qualifying offer in July. Accepting the qualifying offer locked him in to an $85K partial guarantee. Flowers logged just 27 total minutes in six games at the NBA […]

The Mavericks have signed head coach Jason Kidd to a multi-year extension, Marc Stein of The Stein Line reports (Twitter link). The length of the extension has not been revealed but Dallas made its intentions to retain Kidd clear this offseason. Stein and Jake Fischer reported in early July that the Mavericks intended to sign […]

After speaking in more general terms last month about the possibility of suiting up for a team in the EuroLeague before retiring as a player, Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo stated more plainly during an appearance on a Greek late-night talk show called The 2night Show that he’d like to finish his career in his home […]

The Jazz have cut a pair of players on non-guaranteed contracts, announcing today in a press release that they’ve placed guard Max Abmas and forward Cameron McGriff on waivers. Abmas and McGriff signed Exhibit 10 contracts with Utah on October 6 and were with the team for its first three games of the preseason, though […]

Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander doesn’t see himself playing until he’s 40 like current stars LeBron James and Chris Paul, he said within a GQ Sports cover story, per Yang-Yi Goh (subscription required). “I definitely think I can,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “I won’t, though. A hundred percent.” The reigning MVP just turned 27 in July, so he […]

The Nets have signed free agent guard Malachi Smith, the team announced today (Twitter link via Brian Lewis of The New York Post). Smith, 25, has been playing in the G League since going undrafted out of Gonzaga in 2023. He was with the Rip City Remix and Wisconsin Herd during his rookie year and […]