NBA NewsFriday, Sep 11, 2026

Jonathan Kuminga discussed his decision to sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers during his introductory news conference on Thursday, crediting the organization's recruitment approach for swaying his choice despite a lower financial offer. Kuminga signed a two-year, $12.5 million contract with Minnesota, including a player option, well below what the Lakers reportedly offered, which was roughly twice as much annually over a longer term. Ti...

The Lakers’ front office makeover continued on Friday.  The team announced it hired Keith D’Amelio as the franchise’s director of integrated performance systems, in addition to making the already-known hiring of Eric Amsler as an assistant general manager official.  Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka continues to add to the front office. D’Amelio and Amsler’s are...

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones are joined by Noa Dalzell to break down the Celtics' upcoming season, Team USA's victory over Hungary and preview the FIBA World Cup semifinals.

Basketball's biggest swap meet, officially known as the 2026 NBA offseason, is ticking toward the final buzzer.

All-Star center Jalen Duren is the only notable NBA restricted free agent who has yet to resolve his contract situation, as he reportedly still hasn't found common ground with the Detroit Pistons.

Although he will be nearly 40 years old when the 2028 Summer Olympics take place in Los Angeles in two years, Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant has his sights set on playing for the United States men's basketball team once again.

Some Oklahoma City Thunder players trained in Dallas recently, and OKC guard Jared McCain chronicled the experience via his YouTube channel.

The next steps in the Clippers investigation, league expansion and NBA Europe could all be decided next week.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is already working on building chemistry with his new Miami Heat teammates.

The 2027 NBA draft is still over nine months away, but a number of teams have already traded away their first-round picks for ’27, and more clubs may do so before this season’s trade deadline. We’ll use the space below to keep tabs on each team’s first-round pick for 2027, continually updating it as necessary […]

Revisiting the rumors that linked the Bulls to Bennedict Mathurin and Jonathan Kuminga before they signed with New Orleans and Minnesota, respectively, Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic reiterates that Chicago’s interest in Mathurin was overstated, as he has previously reported. Mathurin’s playing style wasn’t “particularly additive” to the Bulls’ roster, Lorenzi explains, and it sounds […]

The NBA’s Board of Governors are scheduled to meet in New York next Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 14-15), according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who writes that this meeting of team governors could prove to be especially consequential. As Windhorst details, there are three major storylines that will likely take a step forward during or after […]