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It's the summer of Jalen Brunson.

"To be transparent, it's weird," Tatum said. "I've been on the Celtics for nine years, and he was my teammate. You understand throughout the course of your career that the NBA is a business, and people change teams ... but it doesn't make it any easier ... But there's also a side of, like, you have to welcome our new teammates." I have nothing, obviously, but love and respect for JB," Tatum said. "It's tough when you are a professional athlete, and everything we do is publicized and nitpicked...

The Cavs have one game left in Vegas.

The NBA Summer League continued in Las Vegas on Wednesday with eight games. Here's a rundown of the scores, notable stats, recaps and highlights.

The Fever vs. Aces game on July 12th set some massive WNBA viewership records not seen since the year 2000.

The Spurs’ first-round pick, Jayden Quaintance, underwent successful right knee surgery on Wednesday, the team announced in a press release. The 18-year-old big man played just four games for Kentucky this season as he was dealing with complications stemming from a torn ACL he suffered in February 2025 during his freshman season with Arizona State. He […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were intent on making big moves this offseason, to the point where they discussed trading for Jaylen Brown with the Boston Celtics

Hawks forward Mouhamed Gueye had surgery for a fractured left foot on Tuesday, and the team said his status will be updated in three to four months.

The Los Angeles Lakers are in pursuit of free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga, but Iman Shumpert’s latest remarks appear to hint toward one outcome. On the Shump Street podcast, NBA insider Shams Charania discussed NBA free agency with the former player. Iman Shumpert played 10 seasons in the NBA, winning a title with the Cleveland...

Jalen Brunson played through pain during the final two rounds of the Knicks run to their first championship in 53 years.

LeBron James spoke publicly for the first time since entering 2026 free agency. He left no real clues. But league sources continue to tell Hoops Wire that they believe the focus remains on the Cavaliers, Heat and 76ers as James’ most likely destinations. They also aren’t expecting him to announce a decision this week. Now, […] The post LeBron James sweepstakes continue to center on Cavs, Heat, Sixers appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The Sixers play their final scheduled game of Summer League, needing a win to advance any further.

The Lakers are having a great Summer League, but which player has stood out the most?

Paige Bueckers is the headliner on a team featuring three UConn alumni. Caitlin Clark and her three South Carolina teammates will try to contain them.

Haliburton agreed to "leave it alone" during a live taping of a 'Mind the Game' podcast episode.

Boston Celtics wanted to trade Jaylen Brown to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blockbuster deal for Rudy Gobert.

The Spurs lost the NBA Finals in five games, and according to Sean Sweeney, the top reasons for that had nothing to do with the title-winning Knicks.

The Suns now face the Pistons in what could be their Summer League finale depending on how it goes.

'We do not tolerate hate speech of any type,' the organization said

This is not a surprise, but a number of NBA teams were interested during free agency.

The teams have been set for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 25.

Teresa Weatherspoon bragged about the competitiveness of her team as the 2026 WNBA All-Star draft concluded Wednesday. Her All-Star general manager counterpart Cynthia Cooper said in response: "But can you score enough points?"

Steph Curry has now made another push for LeBron James just as the Warriors appear to be losing ground in the sweepstakes. During a Wednesday appearance on “Good Morning America,” Curry delivered his most direct recruiting pitch yet, selling James on championship pedigree, team chemistry, sunshine, golf and the opportunity to close his career alongside...

The rookie has taken the WNBA by storm and was recently named an All-Star Game starter.

But a league source, granted anonymity to discuss negotiations still in progress, told The Athletic that signing Duren is Detroit’s No. 1 offseason priority and the team is confident it’ll come to an agreement with Duren. Both sides want to get a deal done that makes sense for everyone involved, the source said. submitted by /u/Ibo21 [link] [comments]

The Pacers intend to guarantee Quenton Jackson‘s full $2,584,539 salary for the 2026/27 season, reports Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star (Twitter link). The terms of Jackson’s deal assured him of at least a partial guarantee of $275K, with a full guarantee date of July 15. Indiana would need to waive him before the end […]

Meleek Thomas will look to put up another impressive performance in Vegas.

The 2026 WNBA regular season delivers an absolute primetime blockbuster tonight, Wednesday, July 15, as the soaring expansion Golden State Valkyries (17-7) travel to Indianapolis to battle the high-flying Indiana Fever (14-9) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Backed by an incredibly passionate home crowd, these cross-conference heavyweights collide in a premium matchup packed with heavy playoff-seeding implications. Watch all the action live on YouTube TV. Indiana steps onto their home floor carrying...

Fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus gives you one thing to note for each team at the Las Vegas Summer League.

Thomas was suspended for one game and fined $1,000 for an altercation with Caitlin Clark.