Skip to main content
Hoopsmachine

NBA News

Stories active in the past 30 days, ending now.

And-Ones: Whitehead, Christopher, Motiejunas, Thomas

Hoops RumorsOutlet infoNBA logoNBA

Former NBA second-round pick Isaiah Whitehead has called it career, announcing on social media that his playing days are over (Twitter link). A 6’4″ guard, Whitehead spent two years at Seton Hall prior to being selected 42nd overall in the 2016 draft. The Brooklyn native spent two seasons with his hometown Nets from 2016-18, averaging […]

Coverage details

Knicks Notes: Brown, McBride, Training Camp

Hoops RumorsOutlet infoNBA logoNBA

Knicks head coach Mike Brown doesn’t get enough credit for the role he played in last season’s championship run, according to assistant coach Rick Brunson. On the Locked on Knicks Squad Show (YouTube link), Brunson said Brown met with all five starters individually at the end of the regular season, when the team was struggling, […]

Coverage details

Southeast Notes: Knueppel, Heat, Cole, Magic, Hawks

Hoops RumorsOutlet infoNBA logoNBA

The Hornets announced Friday that Rookie of the Year runner-up Kon Knueppel has a left hamstring injury and will miss the entire preseason before being reevaluated during the first week of the regular season. Knueppel might end up missing multiple regular season contests, writes Scott Fowler of The Charlotte Observer, since players typically require a […]

Coverage details

Minor Roster Moves: Wizards, Wolves, Nets, Clippers, Pistons

Hoops RumorsOutlet infoNBA logoNBA

The Wizards have signed Reece Beekman, Trevor Keels, Chris Livingston, and Steve Settle to Exhibit 10 contracts, the team announced today (via Twitter). In a corresponding move, KeShawn Murphy has been waived. Beekman (Warriors, Nets), Keels (Knicks, Heat) and Livingston (Bucks, Cavaliers) all have varying levels of NBA experience. Settle spent last season in the […]

Coverage details

Atlantic Notes: Fernandez, Knicks, Clowney, Walker

Hoops RumorsOutlet infoNBA logoNBA

Jordi Fernandez is entering his third season as the Nets’ head coach, but this will be his first chance to truly coach, Brian Lewis writes for the New York Post. The 44-year-old coach has won 46 combined games over the last two seasons, though he is hardly to blame for the team’s struggles as it […]

Coverage details

Mavericks Notes: Aldama, Gafford, M. Johnson, Christie, May

Hoops RumorsOutlet infoNBA logoNBA

Santi Aldama has been limited in his participation in the Mavericks’ training camp as he continues to recover from an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee that he underwent in March, writes Grant Afseth of Dallas Sports Journal. Aldama, who was acquired from Memphis in a July trade, had to miss the World Cup qualifiers […]

Coverage details

Grizzlies Sign Cooper To Two-Way Contract, Waive Lovering

Hoops RumorsOutlet infoNBA logoNBA

More than three months after the agreement was first reported, the Grizzlies have officially signed Carson Cooper to a two-way contract, the team announced today (via Twitter). Cooper spent four years at Michigan State prior to going undrafted in June. The 6’11” big man was a full-time starter as a senior in 2025/26, averaging 11.5 […]

Coverage details

Jaylen Brown Calls Character Claims 'Bizarre' Following Trade To 76ers

RealGMOutlet infoNBA logoNBA

Jaylen Brown said Monday he is still adjusting to life with the Philadelphia 76ers and was bothered by speculation surrounding his offseason trade from the Boston Celtics. Philadelphia sent Paul George and four picks to Boston for the All-NBA wing. Brown's last game with the Celtics was a Game 7 loss to the 76ers in the first round. He described the transition as a gradual process. "There are phases for sure," said Brown. "There is a mental side, emotional side, the physical side. There's a b...

Coverage details

Grizzlies Notes: Edey, Morant, Jerome, Peavy, Saunders

Hoops RumorsOutlet infoNBA logoNBA

Zach Edey continues to progress along the rehab trajectory that the Grizzlies expected and has been medically cleared for on-court activity, according to Chris Herrington of The Daily Memphian (Twitter link). At the team’s media day on Monday, general manager Zach Kleiman said the third-year center is on pace to play in the October 21 […]

Coverage details

Magic Notes: Sweeney, Wagner, Banchero, Isaac, Black, More

Hoops RumorsOutlet infoNBA logoNBA

The Magic’s roster barely underwent any offseason changes after the team finished eighth in the East and was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in 2025/26. However, Orlando does have a new head coach, and Magic players have been impressed by what they’ve seen so far from former Spurs assistant Sean Sweeney. “When […]

Coverage details

Extension Notes: Zion, Bey, AD, MPJ, Wallace

Hoops RumorsOutlet infoNBA logoNBA
front office
analysis

When the Pelicans published their training camp roster on Friday, forward Zion Williamson was listed at 277 pounds, down seven pounds from last season, notes Fletcher Mackel of WDSU in New Orleans (Twitter link). Speaking to reporters on Monday at media day, Pelicans executive VP of basketball operations Joe Dumars confirmed that the team is […]

Coverage details

Nuggets Notes: Watson, DeRozan, Jones, Gordon, Seme

Hoops RumorsOutlet infoNBA logoNBA

The Nuggets’ biggest transaction of the offseason involved a departure rather than an acquisition, as the front office signed and traded up-and-coming wing Peyton Watson to Cleveland in exchange for draft assets in a five-team deal. Ben Tenzer, the team’s executive vice president of basketball operations, spoke about the move during Monday’s media day, praising the […]

Coverage details