NBA NewsThursday, Sep 3, 2026

Stephen Curry’s knee could require continued management as he enters the 2026-27 season, according to Monte Poole of NBC Sports, adding another variable to the Golden State Warriors star’s availability. “There’s at least some lingering concern about the knee,” Poole said. “From what I’ve been told, it can be managed, but it has to be […] The post Stephen Curry’s knee could require ongoing management appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Though August (plus most of September) is the quietest time of the NBA news cycle, there were some Knicks developments to address.

The LA Clippers essentially acted as a “power agent” for Kawhi Leonard by helping broker endorsement opportunities during the 2020 and 2021 plandemic period, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. “I had one executive tell me last night, Greeney, that the Clippers were essentially acting like a power agent brokering deals for Kawhi Leonard’s business representative […] The post Shams: Clippers acted like power agent for Kawhi Leonard appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

While the basketball world waits for the dust to settle on the ramifications of the league’s recently issued penalties for the Clippers in their salary cap circumvention investigation, there’s another piece of business that the embattled Los Angeles team will likely be attending to: the still-pending Kawhi Leonard trade to the Raptors. The deal has, […]

The NBA essentially maxed out the penalties on the Clippers that the Collective Bargaining Agreement allows the league to impose on teams and executives as a result of salary cap circumvention. However, as hard as the NBA came down on the team, Kawhi Leonard was only required to pay $700K to the league despite finding […]

The Warriors’ search for another star alongside Stephen Curry has produced a growing collection of almosts. The latest name to add to the list is Jaren Jackson Jr. ESPN’s Anthony Slater revealed Golden State explored acquiring the former Defensive Player of the Year before Memphis traded him to Utah at February’s deadline. Jaren Jackson Jr....

Mark Cuban appears to have conceded his long-running public disagreement with Pablo Torre over the Kawhi Leonard-Clippers controversy. After the NBA handed the Clippers severe penalties for violating salary-cap circumvention rules, Cuban responded to Torre with just two words: “Congrats Pablo.” The message represented a sharp reversal. Cuban had strongly defended Clippers owner Steve Ballmer […] The post Mark Cuban concedes Pablo Torre was right appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The Timberwolves have finalized their two-year, $12.4MM contract with free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga, according to the NBA’s official transaction log. Word broke on August 26 that Kuminga had agreed to a two-year deal with Minnesota that includes a second-year player option. The Timberwolves used the taxpayer mid-level exception to complete the transaction. At the […]

Dean Wade revealed that the Philadelphia 76ers made him a priority immediately in free agency before he agreed to a four-year, $38.7 million contract with the team. “The 76ers were super interested as soon as they could start talking with me in free agency,” Wade told ClutchPoints. “Mike and those guys were calling me non-stop […] The post Dean Wade: 76ers were “super interested” in me appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The Clippers now have decidedly fewer roster-shaping tools when they appeared ready to a take longer-term approach and build through the draft.

Anthony Edwards is reportedly pleased with the Minnesota Timberwolves’ offseason moves as the franchise reshaped its roster around its All-Star guard. “Ant, from what I am told, is very pleased by the Wolves’ offseason,” Brian Windhorst said on The Hoop Collective podcast, via HoopsHype. “Going to get LaMelo (Ball), making this deal happen for (Jonathan) […] The post Anthony Edwards pleased with Timberwolves’ offseason appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Josh Giddey believes the Chicago Bulls have enough talent to compete for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but he identified consistency as the biggest factor in determining whether the team can turn that confidence into results. “It’s obviously a pretty loaded conference,” Giddey told ClutchPoints. “But I think we’ve got a good mix: […] The post Josh Giddey confident Bulls have enough to make playoffs appeared first on TalkBasket.net.