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Jonathan Kuminga’s decision to accept a significantly smaller contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves was driven by basketball opportunity and maintaining control over his future, according to his agent Aaron Turner. Kuminga signed a two-year deal worth up to $12.4 million with Minnesota after reportedly having a three-year, $75 million extension available from Golden State. Turner […] The post Jonathan Kuminga prioritized future flexibility over Warriors money appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

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The Phoenix Suns took the NBA by storm last season, catching several teams off guard. They were supposed to be the “easy win” on the schedule for opponents. Instead, they made it a 48-minute battle every time they stepped out on that floor, win or lose. Towards the end of the year, teams caught on and the Suns started to crash back to reality a bit. Yes, injuries were a factor. But that was part of it. This year, they will not have that same luxury from the jump. This article is not meant to ...

Olivia Miles and Allisha Gray. | Getty Images It’s the final day of WNBA action before the FIBA World Cup break, with the regular season pausing until Thursday, Sept. 17. Sunday’s games begin with the Minnesota Lynx visiting the Atlanta Dream in a potential playoff preview (3 p.m. ET, NBA TV). Then, the Los Angeles Sparks play the Seattle Storm in what will be Nneka Oguwmike’s final game in Pacific Northwest (5 p.m. ET, WNBA League Pass). The Golden State Valkyries, fresh off a pair of defens...

Get in on Paige Bueckers and the Wings blowing out the Sun as 87% favorites on Sunday's WNBA moneyline predictions and 5.60x combo!

Caitlin Clark played well in the Indiana Fever’s 111-91 blowout of the Connecticut Sun on Friday, finishing with a 34-point, 12-assist double-double to help her team take the fourth spot in the standings, half a game ahead of the Atlanta Dream. Clark, who also recorded 5 rebounds and 3 steals in 34 minutes on the court, divided the WNBA community after a clip of a postgame moment went viral online.

With the start of the 2026-27 NBA season less than two months away, Dallas Mavericks fans have many reasons to be excited. The continued development and ascension of 19-year-old Cooper Flagg is the biggest, but the return of star point guard Kyrie Irving has to be a close second. It has been quite a while since we’ve seen Irving in action, as he tore his ACL in a game against the Sacramento Kings on March 3, 2025, and has been recovering ever since. Irving could’ve made his return to the cour...

The eight teams in the 2026 WNBA playoff field have already been determined. Now, those eight teams are vying for playoff seeding, and it’s going to be up to the league’s stars to set their teams up for success. As the playoffs draw nearer, we put together a list of the top five stars heading…

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NBA trade analysis requires nuance. Not every deal has a clear winner or loser, and even the biggest blockbusters usually come with some level of uncertainty.

The Indiana Fever look like legitimate title contenders this season with their 26-14 record and fourth seed so far. Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell are dismantling defenses and putting up scoring records on a regular basis.

Here's the full WNBA schedule for Aug. 30, including game times, TV channels, scores and how to stream.

When working with salary matching rules, a $14.7 million deal is a lot more useful than two $6 million ones. Because of this trade, the Jazz will have the option of pairing Green with a single other small salary to bring back $26 to 30 million. submitted by /u/ClutchOlday [link] [comments]

Ranking the 20 highest-paid NBA centers for the 2026-27 season following our series of highest-paid point guards, shooting guards, small forwards, and power forwards.

We provide our early 2027 NBA award predictions from MVP and Defensive Player of the Year to Clutch of the Year.

Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell scored 68 points in total to lead Stephanie White’s Indiana Fever to a win over the Connecticut Sun, 111-91. The two guards have arguably been the most efficient this season and have led the team to multiple wins.

The third option on an NBA team is as critical as ever and we rank the 10 best players in that role.

Caitlin Clark is one of the greatest players coming out of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Other talented players from the last few years include Lucy Olsen, Megan Gustafson, and Monika Czinano.

The NBA isn’t backing away from the second apron. In fact, league officials believe it’s doing precisely what it was designed to do. Three NBA executives defended the current Collective Bargaining Agreement in a wide-ranging interview with Jeff Zillgitt of NBA.com, pointing to reduced payroll disparity and increased competitive balance. NBA executive vice president and […] The post NBA pushes back on criticism of second apron, says new CBA is working appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Draymond Green believes the Denver Nuggets made a calculated long-term decision by sending Peyton Watson to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a sign-and-trade that brought back an unprotected 2031 first-round pick. Speaking on The Draymond Green Show, Green highlighted the value of the future pick while explaining why Denver may have preferred moving Watson rather than […] The post Draymond Green weighs in on Nuggets’ Peyton Watson decision appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Adam Silver wasn’t kidding. Back in July, the NBA commissioner publicly asked LeBron James to hurry up and decide where he was playing. “Where LeBron plays will affect the schedule,” Silver said at the time. “So I would like him to make his announcement already, so we can finish the schedule.” Turns out, he meant […] The post LeBron James really did complicate NBA schedule with late 76ers decision appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Kenny Smith believes Mark Jackson played a pivotal role in keeping Steph Curry with the Golden State Warriors and unlocking the career that ultimately changed the NBA. Speaking on The Draymond Green Show, Smith said Curry was not initially trusted to close games because of defensive concerns and that the Warriors were considering moving him […] The post Kenny Smith: Mark Jackson saved Steph Curry’s career appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is well aware of the hierarchy in the Big Apple following the New York Knicks' 2026 NBA championship win.

The Indiana Fever are finally looking like the team many expected them to be. After a rocky start to the season, the backcourt of Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell has played at an extraordinary level, and the Fever have transformed themselves, but according to one former Fever insider, there’s an intriguing problem hiding in plain sight.

With the 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement, WNBA salaries have been pushed to as much as $1. 4 million for supermax players, but franchise risk control is now becoming a big question mark.

Caitlin Clark has firmly established herself as a WNBA MVP candidate. The Indiana Fever's latest post further supports that.

As the offseason settles into the quiet, I’m taking a Warriors-centric look at Northwest Division. Let’s chat about those Denver Nuggets. They let 23-year old baller Peyton Watson walk and added a 37-year-old DeMar DeRozan. Watson signed a four-year, $22 million deal with Cleveland in a sign-and-trade while Denver told itself Watson’s number was too rich to match. This is a difficult blow for Nuggets’ supporters who watched Watson develop into a solid piece for a Denver team not far removed f...

The Seattle Storm have one game remaining on their schedule, a matchup at home against the Los Angeles Sparks before the WNBA goes on temporary hiatus for the FIBA World Cup. The Storm have been without veteran guard Natisha Hiedeman for the past three games due to a shoulder injury, and that will continue into Sunday. Natisha Hiedeman was […] The post Storm news: Seattle veteran guard ruled out for Sparks clash appeared first on ClutchPoints.

While the Clippers, the Raptors and the rest of the NBA await the findings of the investigation into possible salary cap circumvention by Steve Ballmer and Kawhi Leonard, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported Thursday in a radio interview that some progress is being made in the case, relays Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. “I know that the investigators […]