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In an interesting article for The Athletic, William Guillory, James L. Edwards III and Jared Weiss draft three 10-player teams using only players on their rookie scale contracts. The Spurs (Victor Wembanyama, No. 1; Dylan Harper, No. 3; Stephon Castle, No. 11), Wizards (AJ Dybantsa; No. 4; Alex Sarr, No. 18; Kyshawn George, No. 29) […]
The 2027 NBA draft is still over nine months away, but a number of teams have already traded away their first-round picks for ’27, and more clubs may do so before this season’s trade deadline. We’ll use the space below to keep tabs on each team’s first-round pick for 2027, continually updating it as necessary […]
Revisiting the rumors that linked the Bulls to Bennedict Mathurin and Jonathan Kuminga before they signed with New Orleans and Minnesota, respectively, Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic reiterates that Chicago’s interest in Mathurin was overstated, as he has previously reported. Mathurin’s playing style wasn’t “particularly additive” to the Bulls’ roster, Lorenzi explains, and it sounds […]
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The NBA’s Board of Governors are scheduled to meet in New York next Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 14-15), according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who writes that this meeting of team governors could prove to be especially consequential. As Windhorst details, there are three major storylines that will likely take a step forward during or after […]
Hoops Rumors is checking in on the 2026 offseason for all 30 NBA teams, recapping the summer’s free agent signings, trades, draft picks, departures, and more. We’ll take a look at each team’s offseason moves and consider what might still be coming before the regular season begins. Today, we’re focusing on the Miami Heat. Free […]
League and ownership sources do not expect the recent surge in NBA franchise valuations to slow down anytime soon, suggesting the wave of team sales and ownership changes could continue at a similar pace going forward. The Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics and Portland Trail Blazers have each been sold since the start of 2025. "In any business where valuations rise at that level, there will be people who are attracted to the price and return," said one ownership sourc...
While decisions on player and team options for veteran NBA contracts are typically due in June, the deadline to exercise third- and fourth-year team options for players on rookie scale contracts arrives each fall. This year’s deadline for teams to pick up rookie scale options is November 2. All the players whose options will be […]
