NBA NewsYesterday, Oct 5, 2026

LeBron James' endorsement deal with Fanatics includes on-demand helicopter service, according to Front Office Sports' Daniel Roberts and TMZ Sports.

Here’s Charlotte Hornets big man Naz Reid on what he’s seen from Brandon Miller so far. (via Charlotte Hornets): “I mean, his patience. His consistency. I think his leadership is starting to kinda form, and that’s big in a younger guy. I was with Ant [Edwards] who I started to see his shift and his […] The post Naz Reid sees Brandon Miller’s leadership becoming like Anthony Edwards’ was in 4th year appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The Knicks won a championship together. Draymond Green doubts they’ll be able to keep everyone together. New York enters its title defense with Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart and Miles McBride all eligible for extensions. None has a new deal, and Green believes the unresolved talks could affect more than next season’s payroll. “Someone’s going to […] The post Draymond Green predicts Knicks’ championship core won’t stay together appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Darius Garland believes the Los Angeles Clippers will recover from NBA's sanctions and the Kawhi Leonard trade, telling Marc J. Spears of ESPN's Andscape he is leaning on a phrase his mother often repeats: "This too shall pass." "It's a lot that happened," said Garland. "But this too shall pass. I'm not really worried about this year. The next five years are really going to determine what happens. We stand in the present, stand where our feet are right now. That's all we can do is just work, ...

The Utah Jazz signed forward Taylor Funk. Funk spent last season with the San Diego Clippers in the NBA G League. Funk appeared in 41 games in 2025-26, averaging 11.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 26.2 minutes. The 6-foot-8, 230-pound forward also posted six games of 20 or more points last season. Funk brings two additional years of G League experience. He played for the Capital City Go-Go in 2024-25 after splitting the 2023-24 season between the Go-Go and the Maine Celtics.

According to NBA reporter Marc Stein, Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski is one of the likely candidates for a contract extension this week, joining the likes of Brandon Miller in Charlotte, Anthony Black in Orlando) and Cason Wallace in Oklahoma City.

Erik Spoelstra has gained a new appreciation for Giannis Antetokounmpo's playmaking after just a few weeks together. The Miami Heat coach compared the two-time MVP to the "great big point guard" who played for Pat Riley in the 1980s, a clear reference to Magic Johnson. Spoelstra made the remark after Saturday's 129-105 preseason win over the Toronto Raptors in Quebec City, Antetokounmpo's first preseason game with the Heat. "He makes great plays," said Spoelstra. "We knew that about him. We f...

The Lakers changed plenty around Luka Doncic this summer. They may still need one more forward who can defend and hold his own offensively. Mat Issa of FanSided offered three hypothetical trade targets: P.J. Washington, Herbert Jones and Derrick Jones Jr. Two have already played alongside Doncic in Dallas. Washington might be the cleanest fit. […] The post Three forwards who could make sense for Lakers in a trade appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The Magic have signed Mike Sharavjamts, the team announced Monday (Twitter link). It’s an Exhibit 10 deal, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel, who reports (via Twitter) that Sharavjamts will be waived later in the day. If Sharavjamts spends at least 60 days with Orlando’s G League team, the Osceola Magic, he’d be […]

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What was learned from Lakers’ first shootaround of 2026-27?

Wizards big man Alex Sarr was a full participant in Monday’s practice, which included 5-on-5 with contact, writes Greg Finberg of Wizards Central (Substack link). Sarr underwent surgery in June to address a fracture in his right foot and was a partial participant in the first five days of training camp. Monday represented his first […]