NBA NewsMonday, Aug 24, 2026

The NBA trade deadline is fast approaching, and the wheeling and dealing has already begun ahead of February 6.

Los Angeles Lakers team governor Jeanie Buss and the team honored franchise legend Kobe Bryant on what has been popularly dubbed "Mamba Day."

The Los Angeles Lakers traveled overseas for a chemistry-building trip in star point guard Luka Doncic's home country of Slovenia:

Members of the Utah Jazz weren't about to go to Finland and not have some fun.

The Charlotte Hornets opted to trade star point guard LaMelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves this offseason, and LaVar Ball thinks his son's former team is in for a rough year.

In an interview with Connor Long of Yahoo Sports (YouTube link), two-way player Chaney Johnson says the Nets are ready to improve following a “terrible” 20-win season. Johnson is hoping to claim a larger role after spending most of his rookie year in the G League. He’s coming off a strong Summer League performance, averaging […]

The NBA has experienced a significant surge in franchise ownership changes compared to other major North American leagues. Thirteen NBA teams have changed control since 2017, more than double the total seen in the NFL, NHL or MLB over the same period. NBA sales during that timespan include the Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets, Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Hornets and Dallas Mavericks, followed by the current wave of transactions involving the Minnesota Timberwolves, Bosto...

The Pistons finished last season as the top seed in the Eastern Conference and their franchise player, Cade Cunningham, is taking extra steps aimed at keeping his club among the league’s elite. Cunningham is leading a players-run minicamp in San Diego this week, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin tweets. Detroit didn’t make a blockbuster deal this offseason, […]

Hoops Rumors is hosting a live chat today at 3:00 pm Central time (4:00 pm Eastern). Click here to submit your questions about the remaining free agents, trades, extension candidates, offseason roster moves, salary cap situations, CBA rules, or any other NBA-related topic. Then join us at 3:00 pm CT to chat!

The Spurs will win 62 games with the rival Thunder not far behind at 60. That’s according to the projections of ESPN’s Insiders. Denver (51), Houston (51) and Minnesota (50) round out the top five in terms of win totals in the Western Conference. ESPN projects the Knicks and Pistons to tie atop the Eastern […]

As we detailed on Friday, Peyton Watson‘s new deal with Cleveland means there are only two restricted free agents left on the market: Jalen Duren of the Pistons and Bennedict Mathurin of the Clippers. However, there’s a much longer list of unrestricted free agents who remain unsigned. Former lottery pick Jonathan Kuminga seems like the […]

Hoops Rumors is checking in on the 2026 offseason for all 30 NBA teams, recapping the summer’s free agent signings, trades, draft picks, departures, and more. We’ll take a look at each team’s offseason moves and consider what might still be coming before the regular season begins. Today, we’re focusing on the Washington Wizards. Free […]