NBA NewsTuesday, Sep 29, 2026

Tyler Herro is coming home, but he isn’t coming home to be Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Milwaukee native arrived from Miami as part of the blockbuster trade that sent Antetokounmpo to the Heat, making Herro one of the faces of a very different Bucks team. Just don’t call him Giannis’ replacement. “I don’t think we’re replacing […] The post Tyler Herro isn’t trying to replace Giannis Antetokounmpo with Bucks appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Apparently, the Kings are aware nobody thinks they’re going to be any good. Like, very aware. Sacramento enters the season with expectations somewhere around the basement, and several Kings players acknowledged at Media Day that they’ve noticed. Ben Simmons, for one, can relate. “I think the expectations are low,” Simmons said, via Brenden Nunes of […] The post Kings embracing the fact everyone thinks they will stink appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Anthony Davis isn’t promising the Wizards anything beyond this season. He’s also not worrying about it. Davis said at Media Day that he intends to play out the year before deciding what comes next with Washington. “When the season is over,” Davis said, via RealGM. “I’m going to go through the season, and kind of […] The post Anthony Davis will worry about Wizards future after season appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Caleb Wilson is 6-foot-10 but the Bulls might have him guard your point guard anyway. New coach Tiago Splitter said after Chicago’s first training camp practice that the No. 4 overall pick will be asked to defend considerably different players than he did in college, via Elias Schuster of Sports Illustrated. That includes spending time […] The post Caleb Wilson says Bulls can have him guard basically anybody appeared first on Hoops Wire.

RJ Barrett would be perfectly happy if Toronto were his final NBA stop. Whether the Raptors feel the same way remains to be seen. Barrett is entering the final season of his contract, worth about $29.6 million, and told reporters at Media Day that there haven’t been substantive talks about an extension. Apparently, he isn’t sweating […] The post RJ Barrett wants to stay with Raptors, but knows he’s ‘always auditioning’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Hawks ESPN revealed its one pressing question for every team last season, and the biggie for the Hawks is … well, if last season was a fluke. Atlanta was among the East’s best teams after January, before falling to the eventual champion Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. They made some moves in […] The post NBA Notes: Hawks, Jalen Johnson, Hornets, Celtics, Jayson Tatum appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Mavericks Cooper Flagg is the reigning Rookie of the Year. Does he build on that or will it be one of those Sophomore Slumps type of deals? ESPN broached the topic its latest pressing questions for every team, preseason edition. Flagg is literally and figuratively growing up before our eyes,” wrote ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “He […] The post NBA Notes: Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, Nuggets, Aaron Gordon, Nets appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Magic The Magic changed the coach. If that doesn’t work, they may finally have to change something else. Orlando fired Jamahl Mosley after last season and replaced him with Sean Sweeney, hoping the highly regarded former Mavericks and Spurs assistant can get more from a roster built around Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs and […] The post NBA Notes: Magic, Kings, Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis, Pelicans, Zion Williamson appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Some NBA partnerships require a little imagination. LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards isn’t one of them. Put those two in the same backcourt and the possibilities become fairly obvious. The question is whether the reality will be as entertaining as the idea. Ball has spent much of the past two months working at the Timberwolves’ […] The post LaMelo Ball, Anthony Edwards give Timberwolves one fascinating experiment appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Paul George never imagined himself wearing Celtics green. Actually, he used to hate it. George grew up in California as a Kobe Bryant fan, which naturally meant Boston wasn’t particularly high on his list of favorite places. “I think as a kid you kind of despised green,” George said, via Khari A. Thompson of Boston.com. […] The post Paul George says he once despised Celtics, now wishes he’d gotten there sooner appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The Lakers wanted Walker Kessler. They really, really wanted Walker Kessler. Los Angeles gave Utah two unprotected first-round picks and two future pick swaps to get the 7-foot-2 center, then handed Kessler a four-year, $130 million contract. That’s not filling a hole. That’s a bet. And as Dave McMenamin of ESPN noted, whether that bet pays […] The post Lakers bet big on Walker Kessler. They better be right appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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