NBA NewsThursday, Apr 2, 2026

Veteran forward Joe Ingles is wrapping up his 12th NBA season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. If Ingles continues his career next season, it may be in his native Australia. Ingles is reportedly interested in joining Australia's NBL for next season. The 38-year-old has spoken with both Melbourne United and South East Melbourne Phoenix about a role next season. The Adelaide 36ers are also interested in adding Ingles to their roster. Since coming to the NBA ahead of the 2014-15 season, Ingles h...

Within a profile on Pistons center Jalen Duren that details the big man’s breakout season and growing bond with star point guard Cade Cunningham, Logan Murdock of The Ringer briefly touches on Duren’s contract situation, noting that the former lottery pick failed to come to terms on a rookie scale extension with the club last […]

Tre Scott and the Brooklyn Nets have signed a 10-day hardship deal. Scott has appeared in 47 games this season with the Long Island Nets, averaging 12.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 28.1 minutes. Scott was with the Nets for training camp. Scott, a 6'8 small forward, went undrafted out of Cincinnati in 2020. Danny Wolf is likely to miss the remainder of the season with a sprained ankle.

The NBA considered but ultimately set aside a concept known as the "draft credit" system during internal brainstorming sessions, sources told The Stein Line. The idea was discussed before preferred reform concepts were presented to all 30 teams at the recent Board of Governors meeting in Manhattan. The system would have severed the direct link between regular-season record and draft position entirely, a fundamental departure from the current lottery structure. Under the concept, each franchis...

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham continues to progress in his return from a left lung pneumothorax, the team announced Thursday. He will be re-evaluated in one week, ruling him out for at least four more games. The timeline makes Cunningham ineligible for end-of-season honors including MVP and All-NBA teams. He suffered the injury in the first quarter of Detroit's win over Washington on March 17 and has missed eight games since. Cunningham was considered a lock to make an All-NBA team ha...

Arkansas freshman Darius Acuff is mounting a serious challenge to Darryn Peterson to be the top-ranked guard prospect in the 2026 NBA Draft after polling across the league. Several scouts now rank Acuff ahead of Peterson among guards following dominant performances in both the SEC and NCAA Tournaments. "Acuff definitely put himself even further on the map," said one veteran college scout. Acuff's case is bolstered by an endorsement from Arkansas coach John Calipari, who has stated the 6'3" gu...

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Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons both say they want a long-term partnership despite failing to reach a contract extension by the deadline last October, making the 22-year-old center a restricted free agent this summer. Both sides insist the impasse was purely a business matter. "I mean, it was what it was," Duren said. "I think it's tough because there is a business aspect to it. Like I said, I would love to be a Piston for life. It was nothing personal. Nothing I took personal with the or...

Ahead of the 2026 NBA draft, Jeremy Woo and Tim Bontemps and ESPN interviewed over a dozen NBA scouts and executives to get their thoughts on the top prospects in this year’s class. There’s no consensus No. 1 overall pick, but most of the league personnel who spoke to ESPN viewed BYU forward AJ Dybantsa […]

Amid ongoing speculation about LeBron James’ future beyond the 2025-26 season, agent Rich Paul said there’s “no truth to any of it.” Speaking on the Game Over podcast, Paul made it clear that even James hasn’t made any decisions about what comes next. “I don’t know what’s happening. … (LeBron) don’t know either,” Paul said. […] The post Rich Paul downplays LeBron James rumors: ‘Nobody knows’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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