NBA NewsFriday, Feb 20, 2026

The Pistons are running away at the top of the Eastern Conference, and it’s very likely the Knicks will have to go through them in the postseason.

The Lakers are headed toward a pivotal offseason, one that will shape how they build around Luka Doncic moving forward. And according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, the Lakers’ top priority has already been identified. It is not LeBron James. It is Austin Reaves. McMenamin reports that re-signing Reaves sits at the top of the […] The post Re-signing Austin Reaves sits atop Lakers’ offseason agenda appeared first on Hoops Wire .

CLEVELAND — Random dribbles from the Cavaliers’ 112-84 home win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. 1. Well, that’s one way to start life after the All-Star break. If you’re the Cavs, you turn the game into 48 minutes of garbage time. 2. They did it with high energy from the opening tip (here’s looking […] The post Dribbles: Cavs get right back at it, waste no time with Nets appeared first on Hoops Wire .

The Cavaliers are still spending big. Just not as big as they once were. Coming out of the All-Star break, only seven NBA teams remain in luxury tax territory. That number is down sharply from earlier this month, when 14 teams were staring at tax bills, per Bobby Marks of ESPN. The trade deadline did […] The post Cavs still lead NBA tax board, even after cutting the bill way down appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Cavaliers The Cavaliers remain in a holding pattern with Max Strus, but the expectation internally has not changed. It has been more than six weeks since the team said Strus would undergo a follow-up evaluation on his surgically repaired left foot, with next steps to follow. There has been no official update since, and there […] The post NBA Notes: Cavs, Max Strus, Suns, Devin Booker, Mavericks appeared first on Hoops Wire .

One former teammate thinks he sees where LeBron James‘ free agency is headed. Iman Shumpert isn’t pretending to have inside information, but he does have perspective. And this week, he offered a prediction that caught attention when it comes to James and what might come next. Appearing on FanDuel TV’s Run It Back, Shumpert suggested […] The post Ex-Cavs teammate Iman Shumpert predicts LeBron James will willingly take pay cut appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton recently shared the moment he understood he would not take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Pacers star discussed the experience on the Mind the Game podcast while continuing his recovery from a torn Achilles. Haliburton is sidelined for the entire 2025-26 season after suffering the injury in Game […] The post Tyrese Haliburton on realizing his Paris Olympics role was limited appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Sochan’s availability in the buyout market would’ve been a shocker before this season.

I get that tanking is seen as really bad. I get that the league is going to do what they can to fix it. Saying tanking is worse that gambling scandals is about 20 bridges too far. Waving away gambling scandals like that is insanity.

Epic Duel Between The Two! The post Darius Acuff and Labaron Philon: Dynamic Performers! appeared first on Ballislife.com .

Well well, another All-Star week is in the books and this one actually was good? But this is fantasy, so not only do we not care content-wise, but when Kawhi scores 304 points in five minutes or whatever it was, that’s way too much fantasy for me bro. Please, blog, may I have some more?

The Dallas Mavericks, with Cuban as a stakeholder, raised prices nearly 9% ahead of the 2025–26 season, despite fans’ ire over trading All-Star Luka Dončić the previous season.