NBA NewsFriday, Jul 17, 2026

Fresh off a trip to NBA summer league, Andre Snellings answers five betting questions about the 2026-27 NBA Rookie of the Year race.

NBA analyst Zach Kram breaks down rookie rankings for this season's highly anticipated draft class coming out of summer league.

The NBA commissioner and Miami Heat president confirmed that the basketball world is waiting for James to make his big decision.

Hugo González became a main player of the NBA offseason after the Boston Celtics declined to include him in their trade offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo, so his Summer League performance on Friday night garnered more attention than normal.

Donovan Mitchell's pitch to LeBron James is pretty simple—come back home.

The Detroit Pistons are confident that they will be able to re-sign Jalen Duren, sources told Hunter Patterson of The Athletic. Re-signing Duren is the team's top priority this summer, with both sides looking for a deal that makes sense for everyone. Duren has already met with the Lakers and Kings, though no contract came to fruition. Duren could accept the team's $9.6 million qualifying offer and become an unrestricted free agent next summer. The Pistons also attempted to upgrade their roste...

Free agent guard Trevor Keels has been diagnosed with a sprained medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee and will miss the remainder of Summer League, per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald (Twitter link). Keels, who turns 23 years old in August, has been playing for the Heat at both the California Classic […]

In the wake of a disappointing NBA Finals in which he averaged 12.8 points per game on .343/.250/.900 shooting, De’Aaron Fox was the subject of some trade speculation at the start of the offseason. But the Spurs quickly and publicly shut down that speculation, and Jared Weiss of The Athletic hears that the team has […]

Appearing in Miami on Thursday at his introductory press conference as a member of the Heat, star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo said his motivation level is at “a million percent” heading into the 2026/27 season, according to Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. “It’s a place I feel like brings pressure, and I thrive under pressure,” Antetokounmpo said. […]

Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan turned profanity into progress.

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...

Let's break down some moves that didn't grab the headlines but could have some key impact — good and bad.