NBA NewsWednesday, Jul 8, 2026

The Mavericks picked Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. with the No. 9 pick, reuniting him with Dusty May less than six hours after he was announced as their new head coach.

LeBron James is nearly a week into his free agency and there have been little tangible indictors with where he is at regards to his decision. When the decision by James to leave the Los Angeles Lakers was revealed, he was most closely tied to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat. The list has now expanded to include the Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers and Minnesota Timberwolves. The teams involved in the pursuit of James are believed to know no additional details f...

The Knicks and Clippers used the Non-Bird exception to lock up a pair of restricted free agents who had strong rookie seasons in 2025/26. Knicks forward Mohamed Diawara and Clippers guard Kobe Sanders received matching $2,622,139 starting salaries on their new four-year contracts with their respective clubs, Hoops Rumors has learned. That figure represents 120% […]

Former second-round pick Tarik Biberovic has informed Fenerbahce that he’s leaving the EuroLeague for the NBA, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, who reports (via Twitter) that the 25-year-old is expected to sign a two-year, $6MM deal with the Mavericks. It will include a second-year team option, Stein adds. Biberovic helped Fenerbahce win […]

Bruce Thornton, the first player selected in the second round of this year’s draft, has officially signed his first NBA contract, the Rockets announced today in a press release. He’ll play for Houston’s Summer League team in Las Vegas, per the club. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link), Thornton received a four-year deal […]

Andre Drummond has agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million deal with the New York Knicks. Drummond will replace Mitchell Robinson as the Knicks' backup center behind Karl-Anthony Towns. Drummond, similar to Robinson, has long been one of the NBA's best rebounders. Drummond received interest in free agency from the Los Angeles Lakers and other teams. Drummond spent the past two seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers. Last season, Drummond averaged 6.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 19.5 minut...

Koby Brea is signing another two-way contract to return to the Suns, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. The move is now official, according to NBA.com’s transaction log. Phoenix issued Brea a two-way qualifying offer on June 18, making him a restricted free agent. In all likelihood, he simply accepted that qualifying offer, which is equivalent to […]

Tennessee forward Nate Ament, the 13th pick in this year’s draft, has signed a rookie scale deal with the Bucks, according to NBA.com’s transactions log. The selection used to draft Ament was sent from Miami to Milwaukee as part of the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade, which didn’t become official until the moratorium lifted on Monday. Ament […]

All eyes are on LeBron James this summer as he makes a highly-anticipated free agency decision.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are sending Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick in Tuesday's NBA draft to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a three-team trade, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

LeBron James won’t be naming the Mile High City his next home. The Denver Nuggets have reportedly been removed from James’ list of potential destinations, according to NBA insider Shams Charania. The 2023 NBA champions reached out to James when the veteran informed the Los Angeles Lakers he would not return for the upcoming season....

The Pacers have reached an agreement to sign free agent forward/center Larry Nance Jr. to a one-year contract, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). While Charania refers to it as a $4MM deal, it sounds like that figure is rounded up — Tony East of Circle City Spin tweets that it’ll be a […]