NBA NewsThursday, Oct 1, 2026

The Portland Trail Blazers have signed forward Hyunjung Lee to an Exhibit 10 contract. Following the NBA preseason, Lee is expected to join the Rip City Remix for the G League season. Lee played in 64 games last season with Nagasaki Velca of the B.League, which is the top league in Japan. The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 17.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Lee put together 55/46/84 shooting splits for Nagasaki Velca last season. The 25-year-old played collegiately at ...

The Rockets have waived Rafael Castro, tweets Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Castro signed a two-way contract with Houston in August. That two-way deal covered two seasons, but all two-way contracts are non-guaranteed and don’t count against the salary cap, so the Rockets won’t carry any dead money on their books by releasing the 6’11” big […]

Heat guard Dru Smith suffered a right calf strain during training camp and will be out for at least a couple weeks, tweets Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. Based on that timeline, Smith could still make it back in time for Miami’s October 21 regular season opener, but in the short term, […]

Steph Curry is entering his 18th NBA season. In an interview with ABC7 News Bay Area, the 38-year-old revealed who has been the toughest defender he’s ever faced throughout his career. Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry reacts on the court during the second half of a game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center in...

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