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Klay Thompson officially agreed to a two-year deal to join Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Miami Heat after clearing waivers on Sunday.

In his buyout agreement with the Mavericks, veteran wing Klay Thompson gave back approximately $9.8MM of his $17.5MM salary for 2026/27, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Thompson will make back some of that money in his new deal with the Heat, which will reportedly pay him about $13MM over the next […]

In the latest edition of his “Game Over” podcast with Max Kellerman, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul explains that he worked to “protect” Peyton Watson by discouraging him from trying to play in the postseason while he was dealing with a strained left hamstring (Twitter video link from NBA writer Damien Peters). “You’ve got to remember, […]

While Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving believes the team improved this offseason, he's not immediately crowning them NBA champions.

It would have been easy for Dejounte Murray to sit out all of last season while recovering from a torn Achilles tendon, but the Pelicans guard explains in an interview with Cyro Asseo of HoopsHype why it was important for him to return to action. More than a year elapsed from the time Murray suffered […]

Boston Celtics controlling governor Bill Chisholm was a recent guest on WEEI radio in Boston. Chisholm touched on a number of topics, including his feeling that the Celtics need their own arena. "No, but I do think we need to have an arena that is consistent with the quality and the excellence of the Celtics. We need to create the best fan and player experience we can," Chisholm said when asked if his team needs a new arena. The Celtics share TD Garden with the Boston Bruins, whose parent com...

The 2026 NBA offseason delivered external additions to all 30 rosters.

Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves added some temporary ink to teammate Luka Dončić.

Months after he lifted a championship, New York Knicks star Josh Hart is still thinking about his blown layup in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

The Los Angeles Lakers traveled overseas for a chemistry-building trip in star point guard Luka Doncic's home country of Slovenia:

Hoops Rumors is checking in on the 2026 offseason for all 30 NBA teams, recapping the summer’s free agent signings, trades, draft picks, departures, and more. We’ll take a look at each team’s offseason moves and consider what might still be coming before the regular season begins. Today, we’re focusing on the San Antonio Spurs. […]

The Cavaliers orchestrated a complicated five-team sign-and-trade on Thursday, parting ways with Dennis Schröder, Max Strus, an unprotected 2031 first-round pick and a 2032 second-round pick in order to sign restricted free agent Peyton Watson to a four-year, $88MM contract. Cleveland also landed Cam Whitmore and the draft rights to Ismael Kamagate in that deal, […]