NBA NewsMonday, Sep 28, 2026

The 2026-27 NBA season is approaching with media days ending Monday. Here are the top scenes from around the league.

Tyrese Haliburton tore his right Achilles during the 2025 NBA Finals, and he missed all of last season recovering.

Castle thought the road environment in Oklahoma City was a different challenge than in New York City last spring

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama said on Monday that he still hasn't recovered from the NBA Finals loss to the Knicks. But he also said the team is in a "great spot" heading into this season and "very hopeful."

Free agent point guard Dennis Smith Jr. has reached a contract agreement with the Heat, agent Daniel Hazan tells Chris Haynes of NBA on Prime and NBA TV (Twitter link). According to Haynes, the Heat have been closely monitoring the seven-year veteran throughout the offseason. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Smith’s […]

The Pistons have waived shooting guard Gary Harris, Michael Scotto reports for HoopsHype (via Twitter). After picking up his $3.8MM player option at the start of the summer, Harris was acquired by Detroit as part of the six-team trade in July that sent Santi Aldama to the Mavericks, Khris Middleton to the Wizards, and John […]

The Warriors have signed free agent guard Miles Kelly to a training camp deal, the team announced today (via Twitter). Kelly spent three years at Georgia Tech and one with Auburn prior to going undrafted last year. He spent most of his rookie NBA season on a two-way contract with Dallas prior to being waived […]

The Dallas Mavericks are exploring ways to keep Dwight Powell on the roster heading into this season, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line. The 35-year-old signed a one-year, partially guaranteed deal with the Mavs last week. The Mavs currently have the maximum of 15 standard contracts on the roster. Powell, the longest-tenured player on the Mavs, averaged 3.3 points and 4.1 rebounds last season.

The Los Angeles Clippers are signing Blake Wesley to a one-year deal, sources told Jake Fischer of The People's Insider. The 23-year-old guard averaged 4.8 points and 2.0 assists in 31 games for the Blazers last year.

Duren has declined the Pistons' offer of 5 years, $200 million.

Bronny remains with the Lakers, while LeBron signed with the 76ers in free agency.

James also spoke about what led him to sign with the 76ers and what he thinks his role will be.