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Here are the five NBA teams with the brightest futures over the next five years, led by loaded young cores, elite stars, and major draft capital.

It’s been a rough 15 months for the Pacers. This year should mark their return to contender status

The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a first look at three bobbleheads for franchise legends Norm Nixon, Kurt Rambis and Paul Westhead, which will be given out to fans at three separate games this upcoming season. #Lakers have unveiled the Kurt Rambis, Paul Westhead and Norm Nixon bobblehead giveaways for the upcoming season. pic.twitter.com/KQqJ07JW2H — Lakers […]

Doc Rivers turned down an offer to become an NBA analyst for NBC after retiring as a player in 1996 because he couldn't promise then-NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol that he wouldn't become a coach.

The Rockets land Trey Murphy III. The Hawks bring back Clint Capela. The Pelicans begin rebuilding around Jabari Smith Jr. and a stack of draft assets. That is the premise of a hypothetical three-team trade constructed by Jackson Caudell of Atlanta Hawks On SI. To be clear, this is Caudell’s proposal. It is not a reported […] The post NBA trade proposal sends Trey Murphy III to Rockets, Clint Capela back to Hawks appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith supports the NBA’s punishment of Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer following its investigation into salary-cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard, while making clear that he still holds Ballmer in high regard personally. The league suspended Ballmer from team activities for one year, fined the Clippers $30 million, and took away […] The post Jazz owner applauds Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for ‘turning the page’ amid NBA punishments appeared first on Clutc...

Nine-category, standard points or High Score? Yahoo offers three fantasy basketball formats for 2026-27, and each demands a different draft strategy. Here's how to play all three.

A musical tribute to Julius Randle sung to the tune of Hey Jude

PORTLAND, OREGON - APRIL 24: Scoot Henderson #00 of the Portland Trail Blazers reacts during the first half of Game Three of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs at Moda Center on April 24, 2026 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images) | Getty Images Each ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have something special planned for their reunion with Washington Wizards big man Anthony Davis during the upcoming season.

NAGOYA, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 20: Hyunjung Lee #1 of South Korea is fouled by John Harper Jr. #5 of Japan in the third quarter during the Basketball Men's Gold Medal Game on day one of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya at Aichi International Arena on September 20, 2026 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images) | Getty Images According to The Korea Herald, recent Blazer signee Lee Hyun-jung “played the best basketball of his life during his six-game run to the gold medal for S...

Byron Scott called the Lakers’ offseason the NBA’s most overrated despite additions including Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, and Collin Sexton.

Which of the Sixers' young players will receive rotation minutes in the 2026-27 season?

After signing a multi-year deal, Quentin Grimes and the Lakers are hoping Los Angeles will be his long-term home.

In early July, the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to deal Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Jaden Hardy and a pair of second-round picks (2031 and 2032) shortly after Ayton exercised his 2026-27, $8.1 million player option. While Ayton certainly provided the Lakers with positive stretches of play, his inconsistencies, primarily as a forceful play-finisher and attentive defensive anchor, seemingly rendered him not worth the frustration. As such, the Lakers sent him out and are...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 21: Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green reacts to his second technical foul of the game while playing New York Knicks in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, January 21, 2021. (Scott Strazzante/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) Today, Marc Stein reported that New York expects to carry 14 standard contracts rather than 15. That means the five veterans brought to camp (Bruce Brown, John Konchar, Ochai Agbaji...

Nicolas Batum has announced his retirement after 18 NBA seasons. A mainstay of the French national team, Batum played most of his NBA career with the Clippers, Hornets and Blazers.

Patrick Beverley revealed that former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham later admitted that Beverley and Russell Westbrook had been right about the team’s leadership during the 2022-23 season. Beverley, who signed with French club Boulazac this offseason, discussed his Lakers experience on the Out The Mud podcast and recalled a conversation with Ham […] The post Patrick Beverley reveals Darvin Ham admitted he was right about Russell Westbrook appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Los Angeles-based trial lawyer John Gibson will serve as the Clippers' interim governor, a source told ESPN's Shams Charania. He will take over for Steve Ballmer, who has been suspended one year following an investigation into salary cap circumvention.

Christmas came early for the Miami Heat, courtesy of their new star player.

An NBA expansion is seemingly inevitable. Shams Charania just reported that talks to add teams in Seattle and Las Vegas are becoming deeper and deeper. The league could go to 32 teams as soon as the 2028-29 season. Of course, with expansion comes the expansion draft, and deciding which players to protect and which to […] The post The most controversial player each NBA team would leave unprotected if expansion draft happened right now appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The New York Knicks will enter the upcoming NBA season as the defending champions after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals last campaign. That should arguably translate to players seizing any opportunity to join the Knicks in the current offseason. However, that does not appear to have rung true with respect to […] The post NBA rumors: The ex-Heat, Lakers veteran who turned down Knicks opportunity appeared first on ClutchPoints.

With high-profile veterans arriving to Philadelphia, a young rookie guard could fly under the radar.

Dylan Harper was spectacular in the second half of his rookie season, but that doesn’t mean the Spurs should give him De’Aaron Fox’s spot in the starting lineup, Jared Weiss of The Athletic states in a mailbag column. Harper, the second pick in last year’s draft, played a vital role off the bench during the […]

Jovan Buha believes Walker Kessler could earn First Team All-Defense honors and potentially finish second or third in DPOY voting.

How can the Celtics return to the elite contender group in the NBA?

Here is a wild Nuggets mock trade that lands Trey Murphy III, but Denver would have to pay a massive price to get it done.

Matt MacKenzie shares what Flagg has been working on this offseason and what he expects from the young star in year two

Gabe Vincent reportedly could have joined the defending champion Knicks but elected to wait for a more secure opportunity.

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