Basketball NewsWednesday, Sep 16, 2026

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Michael Porter Jr. is coming off a career-best season with the Brooklyn Nets. The 6-foot-10 sharpshooter’s impressive 2025-26 campaign landed him at No. 15 in Hoopshype’s NBA small forward rankings. “Michael Porter Jr. made a charge at first-time All-Star honors in 2025-26, falling just short of achieving that,” wrote Hoopshype’s Frank Urbina. “Once Porter Jr. […] The post Nets’ Michael Porter Jr. lands at No. 15 in SF rankings after career year appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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The Chicago Bulls have a season like no other ahead of them. Caleb Wilson is waiting in the wings to blossom. Plus, a new executive team, new coach, and a new sense of urgency. And yet, the Bulls find themselves in familiar territory, per ESPN. Of the 30 teams, Chicago ranks 27th in ESPN’s 3-year […] The post Bulls “most consistent” status in ESPN’s 3-year outlook highlights why bombshell changes were made appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Going into this season, Victor Wembanyama is looking to take things further. He comes off winning NBA Defensive Player of the Year and leading the San Antonio Spurs to the NBA Finals. Beyond that, he received an honor from the ever-talkative Stephen A. Smith. Smith said to VT Gen Z that Wembanyama is poised to […] The post Stephen A. Smith declares Victor Wembanyama has dethroned LeBron James as face of NBA appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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The New York Knicks are just over a month away from kicking off their 2026 NBA title defense. The Knicks will be returning most of their championship core from a year ago, although Mitchell Robinson did depart in free agency for the rival Boston Celtics, with Andre Drummond replacing him as the Knicks’ backup big […] The post Ex-Nuggets NBA champion, Warriors draft bust among Knicks’ next round of training camp signings appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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After the Boston Celtics introduced veterans Paul George and Mike Conley Jr. to the media, ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins reminded everyone why team team president of basketball operations Brad Stevens is on the hot seat. After fans watched All-Star Jaylen Brown be sent to the division rival Philadelphia 76ers and the Celtics acquire George in […] The post Why Kendrick Perkins is putting Celtics’ Brad Stevens firmly on hot seat appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Publisher:ClutchPointsOutlet infoSep 16, 12:11 PM ET

The Sacramento Kings must’ve had a goal in the offseason of making major changes to their guard room, and it looks like they’ve accomplished. It also seems like they didn’t want any kind of guards, but they wanted all lottery-pick guards. After drafting Darius Acuff Jr. and recently signing Ben Simmons, the Kings have added […] The post Kings add another ex-lottery pick PG after drafting Darius Acuff Jr., signing Ben Simmons appeared first on ClutchPoints.