NBA NewsMonday, Jul 13, 2026

For the first time, Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum will begin the upcoming season without All-Star Jaylen Brown, embarking on a new chapter that should define his career. Entering his tenth season with the Celtics, Tatum is positioned to lead a well-balanced group of veterans and young, talented players. New but familiar faces such as 2026 […] The post How Celtics’ Jayson Tatum is entering a career-defining era in 2026-27 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

LAS VEGAS — On his way to becoming the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, a narrative followed Darryn Peterson that Evan Mobley and Anthony Edwards know well. The point guard missed 11 games at Kansas because of cramps, which left fans and pundits questioning both his will to win and love […] The post Jazz ‘s Darryn Peterson dispels predraft narrative with ‘NSFW’ Summer League admission appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Keon Ellis was searching for a new home this offseason. After being traded by the Sacramento Kings at the deadline and then benched by the Cleveland Cavaliers late in the year, the fifth-year guard wanted a team that would appreciate what he could offer. The Brooklyn Nets, specifically Ellis’ former coach Jordi Fernandez, offered just […] The post Jordi Fernandez ‘pulled hard’ for Nets free agent signing ahead of pivotal season appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Lakers have had quite the eventful offseason, headlined by the fact that LeBron James will be leaving in free agency for a team yet to be announced. The Lakers also signed Austin Reaves to a max contract, solidifying him as Luka Doncic’s backcourt partner for the long term. Recently, Lakers general manager […] The post Lakers’ Rob Pelinka breaks silence on Austin Reaves’ $185 million contract appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Chris Forsberg shares his initial takeaways from the Celtics' Summer League games so far.

Positional flexibility is the best ability for LeBron to utilize.

The Celtics go 2-0 at Las Vegas Summer League

The Utah Jazz are seeing great things in the future for rookie point guard Darryn Peterson. He’s even already starting to add to his NBA montage of highlights in the Summer League. On Sunday, the former Kansas Jayhawks star got another great addition to his highlight reel when he went up for a poster dunk […] The post Darryn Peterson puts Clippers defender on a poster in Summer League appeared first on ClutchPoints.

As the Summer League is taking place, that wasn’t the biggest news that happened in Las Vegas over the weekend. Everyone is still talking about former Miami Heat teammates Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro getting into an altercation, and it all stemmed from DMs from Instagram that were leaked. It was Herro who was speaking […] The post Danny Green doesn’t think Tyler Herro is ‘brightest tool in shed’ after Bam Adebayo fiasco appeared first on ClutchPoints.

During his eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James won a championship, established himself as the all-time scoring king, achieved several other milestones, shared the court with his son and defied Father Time like no NBA player before him. When initially reflecting on all those accomplishments and memories, it was fair to wonder […] The post Rich Paul makes it crystal clear how done LeBron James was with Lakers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Clippers have been taking part in the Las Vegas NBA Summer League this week as they look to get a better read on some of their young talent. That group is headlined by Keaton Wagler, the point guard who was drafted fifth overall out of Illinois this past month. Wagler had a […] The post Clippers’ Keaton Wagler proving top-5 status has teammate going bananas on live TV appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Mikel Brown Jr. isn’t the Nets’ only first-round rookie, or even the only one, with a delayed debut.