NBA NewsSaturday, Jul 18, 2026

The Lakers' signing Collin Sexton has been called a mistake.

LeBron James suddenly became the most intriguing free agent this summer with his decision to not re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers after eight seasons. The era closed as James’ longest uninterrupted tenure with one team at double his four seasons with the Miami Heat from 2010-14. James’ total number of seasons with the Cleveland […]

John Tonje has earned the praise of his coaches and teammates. He may have done just enough in Summer League to show he belongs in the NBA.

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Just days after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said negotiations between the Portland Trail Blazers and the City of Portland over renovations to the Moda Center Arena were “off track”, the city has sent a proposal to the Blazers detailing requirements for Portland’s participation in the deal. Each side—city politicians and the Blazers franchise—has accused the other of stalling the process in recent weeks. The Blazers have faulted the city for not approving approximately $120 million of funding...

Former No. 1 overall pick Joe Smith believes it’s time for the NBA to give a familiar type of investigation a familiar name. “If they’re going to keep bringing my name up every time a situation comes up,” Smith told Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of ScoopB.com, “then they might as well just call it the […] The post Joe Smith: NBA should call future cap scandals ‘Joe Smith Effect’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

That’s it from The Strip.

The Sixers wrapped up their 2026 summer league Saturday with a 96-94 loss to the Bucks.

You would believe there was a regular-season game played on Friday, as the SummerKnicks and the SummerMavs combined for a dumb 198 points in both team’s Summer League Consolation game. New York used 15 players, and Pacome Dadiet had himself a day to preserve his value entering next season while big man Liam Robbins put […]

The five games of Knicks action during the 2026 NBA Summer League offered a chance to see how some of the recent draft picks would fare in larger roles.

Let’s go over each returning player to determine what key skill they should be working on bringing into 2026-27 to help the Knicks defend the throne.

The first domino has yet to budge