NBA NewsMonday, Sep 21, 2026

Here's a look at what's changed, what's exciting, and what's concerning for each team.

NBA general managers often use the buzzword "optionality" to describe moves that preserve cap flexibility. Some teams, like the Brooklyn Nets, keep it for years as they navigate a difficult rebuild.

Former NBA guard Jimmer Fredette made quite a return to competition over the weekend.

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

Jovan Buha of Buha's Block and Lakers Collective is our guest to break down LA's new look this season around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. How good will Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Collin Sexton be in their new roles? Who will the 5th starter be? What will the Lakers scheme be defensively? Plus, we make our predictions for the 2026-27 Lakers season. Join Dunc'd On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Holling...

The Dallas Mavericks are expected to sign Dwight Powell to a training camp deal, sources told Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. Powell, who joined the team in a minicamp last week, has been with the Mavs since 2014. Powell averaged 3.3 points and 4.1 rebounds last season. The Mavs currently have 15 standard NBA contracts after buying out Klay Thompson.

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 […]

The Atlanta Hawks have signed guard Isaac McKneely on Monday. McKneely spent this offseason with Atlanta's Summer League squad, appearing in seven games across two summer leagues, five as a starter. He averaged 6.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 18.9 minutes per game. The 6-4 guard played four college seasons, starting at Virginia from 2022 to 2025 before transferring to Louisville for 2025-26. Across 133 games (101 starts), he posted averages of 11.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.6 ass...

The Pistons have increased their offer to restricted free agent center Jalen Duren, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, but the two sides remain at an impasse in contract talks. Charania reported the news on Monday’s episode of NBA Today (YouTube link). “It’s highly up in the air and questionable as to whether (Duren) will […]

The Nets signed and subsequently waived DJ Rodman and Aaron Scott on Monday, tweets Brian Lewis of The New York Post. Brooklyn later signed Nick Pringle, per Lewis (Twitter link). Pringle’s Exhibit 10 contract with the Nets was first reported last month. It’s possible — perhaps even likely — that he could be waived in […]

The following players have been signed to training camp contracts, according to Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot (All Twitter links): Reese Dixon-Waters and Keonte Jones (Nuggets) Solomon Washington (Pelicans) Drake Allen (Pistons) All four players went undrafted in June, making them unrestricted free agents. They almost certainly signed Exhibit 10 deals, which would […]

While the Nuggets have faced some criticism for losing Peyton Watson in free agency this summer, John Hollinger of The Athletic believes Denver’s front office did a good job with the hand it was dealt. Past roster missteps essentially made it impossible for the Nuggets to re-sign Watson without paying a massive luxury tax bill, […]