NBA NewsThursday, Oct 1, 2026

Raptors guard Jamal Shead has agreed to a three-year, $24 million contract extension with the franchise, his agent, KJ Smith, told ESPN.

All-NBA center Jalen Duren has agreed to a five-year, $200 million fully guaranteed contract to return to the Detroit Pistons, agent Chafie Fields told ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Detroit Pistons have sent a fully guaranteed five-year, $200 million contract offer to center and restricted free agent Jalen Duren.

Duren's extension links him to the Pistons for five more years and takes a high-risk gamble of accepting a one-year qualifying offer off the table.

Dalton Knecht's career with the Los Angeles Lakers could potentially be over just two years after the franchise selected him in the first round of the 2024 draft.

Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell has signed a new multi-year contract extension with Adidas - a deal that will take him through a 10th signature shoe with the same brand, becoming the seventh active NBA player to accomplish the feat.

Sixers coach Nick Nurse envisions LeBron James setting the table for the offense this season. "I consider him a great offense creator," Nurse said.

The Mavericks are expected to retain Moussa Cisse through October 1, guaranteeing the remainder of his $2,185,116 salary for the 2026/27 season, according to Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News (Twitter link). Cisse’s contract, which was initially non-guaranteed, became partially guaranteed for $1,092,558 when he stayed on Dallas’ roster through Sept. 1. A 6’11” […]

The Suns have exercised their fourth-year option on Ryan Dunn and their third-year option on Khaman Maluach, the team announced today (Twitter links). Both players were already set to earn guaranteed salaries this season. The moves will lock in Dunn’s $5,025,553 salary and Maluach’s $6,617,160 cap hit for 2027/28. The 28th overall pick in the […]

Wizards big man Tristan Vukcevic has been diagnosed with a left hip impingement, the team announced today (via Twitter). According to the Wizards, Vukcevic will be a partial participant in training camp while going through the rehab process. The plan is for the injury to be reevaluated in four weeks, which means he’ll miss at […]

The New York Knicks announced a series of transactions, as they continue tinkering with their training camp roster. New York waived John Konchar and N'Faly Dante, who had been signed to non-guaranteed camp deals. The Knicks signed Jaden Akins to a two-way deal, after signing-and-waiving him twice previously this offseason. New York also signed veteran center Tony Bradley to a training camp deal. In addition, the Knicks signed-and-waived Toby Okani. This was done in order to meet roster minimu...

Coming off a career year, Tyrese Maxey said he doesn't want to be judged by how he does individually but by how the 76ers do as a team this year.