NBA NewsWednesday, Nov 4, 2026

Dalton Johnson breaks down where Golden State Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg stacks up in the NBA Rookie of the Year race two weeks into the season.

After missing the last three games with a left foot injury, Ziaire Williams returned to action for the Los Angeles Lakers and picked up where he left off, knocking down three 3-pointers in the team’s 21-point victory over the Miami Heat. Williams also got to see the latest in Luka Doncic’s recent run of outstanding […]

The Warriors have a reason to want Jalen Smith. The harder part is giving the Bulls a reason to send him their way. That’s the issue explored by Joey Akeley of Warriors on SI⁠, who examines possible trade packages involving Smith and Kristaps Porzingis. His scenarios are hypothetical, rather than reported offers, but they illustrate […] The post Warriors’ interest in Jalen Smith comes with a price question appeared first on Hoops Wire.

In his season-ending press conference immediately after Boston’s first-round playoff exit, Brad Stevens made a comment about the state of the Celtics that reverberated through every offseason decision leading up to the start of the season.  “I think one of the things that we’ve gotta figure out is how to have more impact at the rim,” Stevens said. “I thought we struggled to get to where we wanted to go on offense.” He had a point. In the regular season, the Celtics were dead last in volu...

Over the past few years, the Celtics have seen a lot of guards come and go. Marcus Smart, Malcolm Brogdon, Jrue Holiday and Anfernee Simons have all come in and eventually been shipped out. In that timespan, both Derrick White and Payton Pritchard have remained in green. Pritchard, a 2020 draft pick, and White, acquired at the 2022 trade deadline, have been the guards Boston has chosen to lead them going forward. However, to start this season, neither of them are playing very well. Neither Wh...

With the Warriors approaching the Bucks in trade negotiations, we explore how the Dubs can land Kel'el Ware.

Kevin Durant created a near-perfect dream team.

Over the years, Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has worked to improve his game, going from an undrafted free agent to an All-Star-caliber talent who has garnered respect and admiration from players and coaches across the league. Reaves played for Team USA in the summer of 2023, where he got to play for some […]

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Who's Your No.1 Rookie? The post Ranking the Top 10 NBA Rookies Two Weeks Into the 2026-27 Season appeared first on Ballislife.com.

The NBA took a pause Tuesday to encourage U.S. voters to head to the polls, but there has already been significant upheaval across the league.

Tyrese Maxey and LeBron James look to avenge Philadelphia's only defeat against Cade Cunningham and Detroit.