NBA NewsFriday, Sep 18, 2026

Kawhi Leonard said his goodbye to fans of the Los Angeles Clippers after his trade to the Toronto Raptors became official.

The Suns signed free agent guard/forward Jordan Schakel on Wednesday, according to RealGM’s official log of NBA transactions, then waived him on Thursday, per NBA.com’s transactions log. Keith Smith of Spotrac confirms (via Twitter) that Schakel signed an Exhibit 10 deal with Phoenix. He’s now eligible to earn a bonus worth up to $91K on […]

Former second-round pick Trevor Keels is signing an Exhibit 10 contract with the Wizards, tweets Keith Smith of Spotrac. The move was foreshadowed by a G League trade that was completed on Wednesday. That deal, which involved the Heat’s, Kings’, and Wizards’ affiliates, sent Keels’ returning rights from the Sioux Falls Skyforce to the Capital City […]

Sixers center Adem Bona has been diagnosed with a left foot sprain following an MRI and is expected to be reevaluated at the start of training camp in a couple weeks, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link via Kyle Neubeck of PHLY Sports). According to Tony Jones of The Athletic (Twitter link), […]

The Hawks have requested waivers on big man Will Baker, the team announced today in a press release. The move opens up a second spot on Atlanta’s 21-man offseason roster, as the club now has 19 players under contract. Baker, who went undrafted in 2024 out of LSU, has spent the past two seasons in […]

The Lakers have signed Chase Ross and Meechie Johnson to Exhibit 10 contracts ahead of training camp, tweets Law Murray of The Athletic. Both players went undrafted in June, making them unrestricted free agents. Ross, a 6’4″ guard, spent the past four years playing for Marquette. The Dallas native was named to the Big East’s All-Defense […]

Free agent guard Jules Bernard has signed a non-guaranteed training camp contract with the Timberwolves, while point guard guard David Stockton has done the same with the Suns, according to Paul Garcia of Spot Up Shot (Twitter links). Bernard, 26, made 19 appearances with the Wizards in 2023/24 while on a two-way contract and was briefly on […]

Cam Whitmore has signed a Two-Way deal with the Denver Nuggets. Whitmore was most recently waived-and-stretched by the Cleveland Cavaliers after the team acquired him from the Washington Wizards last month. Whitmore, who played just 21 games last season due to a blood clot in his shoulder, averaged 9.2 points and 2.8 rebounds for the Wizards. Whitmore was the 20th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft out of Villanova.

The Warriors have signed Nick Boyd and Elias Ralph to training camp contracts, tweets Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot. Golden State has been cycling several players in and out ahead of training camp — for example, forward/center Jacksen Moni was signed on Thursday (link to RealGM’s transaction log) and waived on Friday, per […]

Something curious is happening with the Lakers.  They’re the second-winningest franchise in the NBA with 17 championships. They have a top-four player in the league in Luka Dončić. They’re located in one of the premier cities in the league in Los Angeles.  But a curious pattern has repeated itself this offseason.  Denver Nuggets guard Peyton Watson...

The Golden State Warriors have officially added Frank Vogel to Steve Kerr’s coaching staff, announcing Thursday that the veteran coach will serve as the team’s associate head coach. Vogel joins Golden State after spending the previous two seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. He most recently worked as Dallas’ lead assistant coach during the 2025-26 season. […] The post Warriors make Frank Vogel hiring appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

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