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Lauri Markkanen trade rumors have gone quiet, but one NBA analyst thinks the Jazz's promising young core should put his future back in question.

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Two Minnesota Lynx players have left the team for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. With that said, the team temporarily suspended their contracts.

The Sacramento Kings reportedly played host to a strong showing from free agent Ben Simmons after reportedly holding a private workout with the NBA veteran.

Although many seem to be on board with Luka Doncic's latest look, Colin Cowherd isn't as impressed with the superstar's offseason transformation.

Here is the Pelicans' projected lineup and bench for the 2026-27 season after adding Bennedict Mathurin to a talented and deep young roster.

Edgecombe not only gets practice reps and personal notes from Jaylen Brown and LeBron James, he also gets more playing time alongside those two stars.

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Stephen Curry should resist following the NBA's norm and decide to end his career with the Golden State Warriors.

Patrick Beverley thinks the 76ers are going to dominate.

The WNBA may not have handed out a ban to Enes Kanter, but it seems as if they aren’t afraid to dish out punishments elsewhere. It’s safe to say that the WNBA is dealing with a pretty wild wave of fan disruptions right now, with culture-war politics spilling right onto the court.

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In a recent interview on The Cousins, hosted by Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter, former Warriors president of basketball operations Bob Myers opened up about one of the most difficult decisions of his career. “Trading [Andre] Iguodala. We had to trade a guy who’d won three championships with the team, to sign D’Angelo Russell… As […] The post How Andre Iguodala played role in Bob Myers’ most difficult basketball decision appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Klay Thompson's acquisition has been huge for the Heat, but it may not be enough to position them as true contenders, according to Zach Lowe.

The Mercury can answer questions, set new goals in their final games of 2026 in preparation for 2027 The post How the Phoenix Mercury can use the end of the 2026 season to prepare for the beginning next year appeared first on The IX Sports.

The Detroit Pistons are currently locked into a contract dispute with star Jalen Duren, but a proposed trade with the Milwaukee Bucks would give them a way out.

The fourth window of qualifying games for the 2027 FIBA World Cup is underway, and several NBA players are representing their national teams in those contests, which will take place from August 27-31. Each team will play two games during the fourth of six qualifying windows as they battle for a spot in the 2027 […]

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Fresh off flexing his NBA pedigree in the BIG 3, Patrick Beverley was back on his podcast to voice his strong frustration over a series of viral, crude disruptions targeting WNBA games. Speaking on the latest episode of The Pat Bev Show, the 12-year NBA veteran addressed the absurd security breaches where brightly colored adult novelties have been launched onto the court mid-game.

Angel Reese broke two major WNBA rebounding records during the Atlanta Dream’s 78-71 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday. But as radio host David Shepard pointed out, instead of celebrating historic achievements of that magnitude, some of the response she received amounted to ridicule and deliberate undermining of what she has now accomplished.

When looking back at the Los Angeles Lakers’ era following Kobe Bryant’s retirement, they were forced to go through a lengthy rebuild. The man who was supposed to bring them out of that was Lonzo Ball, who they selected second overall out of UCLA in 2017. As a Chino Hills native, it made sense for […]

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Stephen Gillaspie wraps up his unveiling of 15 returning prospects (in three parts) who could make "The Leap" this coming 2027 NBA Draft Cycle.

Which team would best fit Cunningham next year?

Caitlin Clark’s gravitational pull as the WNBA’s face is undeniable, breaking television viewership records, driving up merchandise sales, and drawing in more and more audiences to the arenas every time she steps onto the hardwood. Despite her on-court brilliance and off-court influence, the three-time All-Star continues to find herself caught in the W’s cultural wars and puzzling snubs across the sports landscape.

Having already popped up in trade rumors this offseason, Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving remain popular candidates to get moved at some point during the 2026-27 NBA season.

ESPN NBA insider Dave McMenamin expressed doubt Thursday regarding the possibility of Luka Dončić wanting to split with the Los Angeles Lakers any time soon.

Led by Beckham Black, this list of the best high school players includes 16 seniors, six juniors and three sophomores.

It’s History Month at CelticsBlog, celebrating all 18 banners. Today we recall how disappointment turned to domination.