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Luka Dončić is weighing in but not taking over on Los Angeles Lakers roster and coaching decisions following LeBron James' free agency departure, according to general manager Rob Pelinka.

Damian Lillard hasn’t played in an NBA game since tearing his Achilles on April 27, 2025, but early accounts from Trail Blazers teammate Toumani Camara and head coach Micah Nori suggest that the veteran point guard is starting to look like his old self, writes Jason Quick of The Athletic. “If I never knew Dame […]

The Grizzlies have waived veteran point guard D’Angelo Russell, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Memphis has a roster crunch to deal with this fall, having carried 19 players on standard contracts into the day on Friday. Russell always seemed likely to be one of the odd men out, and cutting him now will […]

Agent Rich Paul spoke at length across multiple episodes of his podcast this summer about why certain destinations would or wouldn’t appeal to his client LeBron James in free agency. However, James himself had been relatively mum about his decision to sign a minimum-salary contract the Sixers until he spoke on Friday’s episode of the […]

The Bulls officially announced a series of additions and promotions within their front office on Thursday as they fill out their staff under executive vice president of basketball operations Bryson Graham during his first year on the job. Among the changes announced by the Bulls was Brian Hagen’s promotion to the role of senior VP […]

The Bulls have signed three NBA veterans — Brandon Boston Jr., Orlando Robinson and Drew Peterson — to training camp contracts and have set their roster for next week’s camp, which begins on September 29 and runs through Oct. 4 (Twitter link via Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic). Boston signed with Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahce in […]

Lakers head coach JJ Redick is bullish about the team’s offseason moves, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN. “I think with this group, probably the first time in my three years here that I feel like the pieces actually fit together,” Redick said. During the same press conference on Thursday, president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka […]

The Raptors signed free agent guards Tyreke Key and Nimari Burnett to Exhibit 10 contracts on Thursday, according to Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter links). While many players signed to Exhibit 10 deals this time of year are quickly waived to secure a bonus for playing for their teams’ G League affiliates, it sounds like […]

Kendrick Perkins believes Jalen Brunson should be ranked ahead of Luka Doncic entering the 2026-27 NBA season after what the New York Knicks star accomplished during last season’s playoffs. ESPN recently released its top 10 NBA players for the upcoming season, with Doncic ranked fourth and Brunson sixth. Nikola Jokic topped the list, followed by […] The post Kendrick Perkins puts Jalen Brunson ahead of Luka Doncic appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed guard Antonio Reeves to a training camp deal, according to HoopsHype. Reeves gives Minnesota another perimeter scoring option as the team prepares for the 2026-27 season after making significant changes to its roster during the offseason. The Timberwolves acquired LaMelo Ball and re-signed Ayo Dosunmu before adding Jonathan Kuminga, while […] The post Timberwolves sign Antonio Reeves to training camp deal appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The San Antonio Spurs have signed guard Jon Elmore and center Malik Williams to training camp deals, according to HoopsHype. Both players bring extensive professional and G League experience to a Spurs roster that has been reshaped around Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox and San Antonio’s young core following last season’s run to the NBA Finals. […] The post Spurs add Malik Williams and Jon Elmore appeared first on TalkBasket.net.