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Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga has quickly become one of the most efficient two-way players in the WNBA.

Olivia Miles has already separated herself from the rest of the 2026 rookie class. She is currently the overwhelming favorite to win Rookie of the Year, but her impact on the Minnesota Lynx has pushed her into a much bigger conversation.

As the Lakers look to fine tune their roster, insider Jovan Buha offers some meaningful advice concerning what the team should prioritize with their next roster moves.

Friction continues to exist between Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons as contract negotiations remain at a standstill. Ausar Thompson seems to have entered the fold on why both parties have been unable to come to a resolution. Duren completed the fourth season of his NBA career with the Pistons, making his way up the […] The post Pistons rumors: Jalen Duren’s contract talks have unexpected Ausar Thompson wrinkle appeared first on ClutchPoints.

New York Knicks second-round pick Tyler Nickel is expected to join the team for next season instead of returning to college, according to Ian Begley of SNY. Nickel, who was selected with the No. 47 pick in June, played four years of college with North Carolina, Virginia Tech, and Vanderbilt. Nickel was part of the 2022 class of players who were granted a fifth year of eligibility after a ruling last month. Nickel averaged 12.2 points in Summer League on 41.3% from three.

Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart. | NBAE via Getty Images Since ending a four-game losing streak on July 20 with a win over the Dallas Wings, the New York Liberty have won seven of their last eight games, including four in a row. They’re now seven games over .500 and in seventh place in the standings, with a chance to quickly vault higher, especially if they earn a win in Indianapolis on Tuesday evening against the Indiana Fever, a team that’s in fourth place with a 20-12 record (7:30 p.m....

Jeff Teague had the same reaction that probably every person on the planet had upon hearing Monta Ellis’ claim. Ellis, the former high-scoring Golden State Warriors guard, controversially declared on Sunday that the Warriors would’ve had the same success had he replaced Steph Curry. Teague, Ellis’ teammate with the Indiana Pacers in 2016-2017 wasn’t exactly buying it....

The Heat plan to sign free agent forwards Ezra Ausar and Ian Schieffelin to Exhibit 10 contracts, according to reports from Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel and Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Both Ausar and Schieffelin played with the Heat’s Summer League team last month. Ausar, a 6’9″ power forward, went […]

Brunson, speaking exclusively with The Post’s “New York Got Game” show, opened up about the left wrist injury he played through during the NBA Finals.

Fever head coach Stephanie White gave her thoughts on the WNBA rescinding Caitlin Clark’s technical foul from Saturday.

In addition to the three remaining restricted free agents (Jalen Duren, Peyton Watson, and Bennedict Mathurin), all of whom are under the age of 25, there are also several unrestricted free agents who are 27 or younger, a group that includes Jonathan Kuminga, Brandon Williams, Ochai Agbaji, Trendon Watford, and Blake Wesley, among others. But […]

The former Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Fame center decried the lack of talent at the annual event.

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Bayless finds no interest in the WNBA, finding it a platform for diva war,

He’s the same Jalen Brunson as before.

The Knicks talked to multiple teams this earlier this summer about potential deals involving reserve big men, according to Ian Begley of SNY.tv, who reports that Pelicans forward/center Karlo Matkovic was one of those trade targets. However, New York’s efforts to pry Matkovic away from New Orleans were obviously unsuccessful, which is why he’s still […]

DiJonai Carrington says she never claimed that the assessment of a Flagrant 2 foul on her in a game vs. the Fever was the result of white privilege.

Teaser: Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham is reportedly shopping a tell-all book as her growing popularity and controversial public comments continue to place her in the WNBA spotlight.

The NBA announced its opening week, Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day games on Tuesday, leading with a tripleheader on Oct. 20.

How to watch Caitlin Clark when the Indiana Fever play the New York Liberty on Tuesday.

Celtics guard Payton Pritchard is eligible for an extension but he’s in no rush to sign one. Pritchard made that comment to Chris Forsberg on the Celtics Talk Podcast, as relayed by NBCSportsBoston.com’s Michael Hurley. “No, I don’t really think about it. It’s just not something I’m really looking at,” Pritchard said. “I have two years on […]

The owner of Panathinaikos Basketball Club in Athens, Greece, says he tried to buy Nikola Jokic out of his NBA contract for next season and believes he can sign the three-time MVP when he becomes a free agent next summer.

The surging New York Liberty will face Indiana on Tuesday night in a marquee WNBA matchup that will see the Fever at full strength after the league rescinded a technical foul against Caitlin Clark that would have kept her out. Clark picked up her eighth technical of the season on Saturday, the number that triggers a one-game suspension, but league officials quickly rescinded it. New York has won four straight games and seven of its last eight thanks to strong play from its top three players B...

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom says he has officially submitted his paperwork for the 2027 WNBA Draft.

The transgender debate in the WNBA is getting a new chapter almost every day now, and former NBA player Royce White has just added another page. White has made it clear that he isn’t done stirring the pot, and this time he has dropped a hint about exactly which WNBA team he’d like to land on if he gets drafted.

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The drama seems to be nonstop in the WNBA right now..

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Chicago Bulls guard Norman Powell spoke to Fadeaway World about his new deal with the Bulls, how Giannis Antetokounmpo impacted his future with Miami Heat, the Jamaican national team and his summer camp in San Diego.

Two NBA men just crashed the women’s draft.