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The Denver Nuggets and nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook have agreed to a two-year, $6.8 million contract, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The second year of Westbrook’s contract contains a player option, allowing the former league MVP to once again become a free agent ahead of the 2025-26 season. Westbrook joining the Nuggets has been […]

Brook Lopez has been a topic of discussion all offseason for the Milwaukee Bucks. After signing a two-year, $48 million contract last offseason as an unrestricted free agent, Lopez now finds himself making $23 million in the final year of his deal with the Bucks. That is why there have been trade rumors fixated on […]

The 2023-24 NBA season proved to be disastrous for the Memphis Grizzlies due to being hit hard by the injury bug. Not only was Memphis without Marcus Smart, Derrick Rose, Brandon Clarke, and several other key rotational players for most of the season, but All-Star point guard Ja Morant suffered a season-ending shoulder injury that […]

We have officially reached the part of the NBA offseason where teams remain pretty dormant for the most part. With Summer League in Las Vegas concluding and only a few teams having the financial capability to still make moves in free agency, many organizations have scheduled their yearly summer vacations for the start of August. […]

It is safe to say that NBA free agency is essentially over for the summer. Despite there still being impactful talents like Tyus Jones and Isaac Okoro still available for teams to negotiate with, virtually all 30 organizations have made the free agency moves they set out to make. While many teams drastically improved their […]

The Denver Nuggets entered the 2024 NBA playoffs as the defending champions. Despite Nikola Jokic leading the charge as a three-time MVP, no team really feared the Nuggets all that much. This was especially true when LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers came to town as the 7-seed in the Western Conference. […]

The New York Knicks and head coach Tom Thibodeau have agreed on a new 3-year contract extension that keeps him with the organization through the 2027-28 season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Tom Thibodeau has signed a 3-year contract extension with the New York Knicks, per @wojespn. Thibs has led the Knicks to back-to-back Eastern […]

Prior to getting injured last season, Tari Eason and the Houston Rockets were threatening to be a play-in tournament team in the Western Conference. The run that this organization went on during the second half of the season was remarkable, which is why there is a lot of hype surrounding Houston heading into the 2024-25 […]

For years, NBA fans around the globe have been wanting Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James to take the floor together. As these three legends prepare to enter the final years of their respective careers, they have teamed up with one another for what could be the first and only time ahead of the […]

The Miami Heat won the championship at NBA 2K25 Summer League in Las Vegas. That is great and all, but Summer League isn’t necessarily about winning. Instead, teams are focused on the development of second-, third-, and sometimes fourth-year players, as well as the institution of their incumbent rookie class. For those of you who […]

The conclusion of Summer League in Las Vegas essentially signals the end of events this NBA offseason. Luckily, basketball fans around the world will get to watch some of their favorite NBA talents in action during the Olympics in Paris, France, yet most of the drama that comes with every offseason is in the rear-view […]

LAS VEGAS — What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. This is especially true this year for many NBA personnel who were expected to catch their flights out of Paradise, Nevada, after the first week of NBA Summer League. Of course, yours truly has been caught in the mess of the worldwide IT outage that […]

LAS VEGAS — The storylines that come from NBA Summer League always seem to center around trade rumors and free agency discussions. Last year, the focus was fixated on trade situations pertaining to Damian Lillard, Pascal Siakam, and Kyrie Irving. Over the course of the first week at Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, […]

LAS VEGAS — Utah Jazz All-Star Lauri Markkanen has been at the center of conversations being had at NBA Summer League. More specifically, Markkanen has become the focal trade target for the Golden State Warriors, who recently ended their 13-year marriage with Klay Thompson and struck out in attempts to trade for Los Angeles Clippers […]

LAS VEGAS — The 2024 NBA Draft was a busy time for the New York Knicks. As team president Leon Rose and the Knicks’ front office prepared for the first round of the draft, several players stood out to them with their back-to-back picks at 24th and 25th overall. One of these players was Marquette […]

LeBron James, Paul George, and Klay Thompson highlight a very interesting grouping of stars available in NBA Free Agency this year. While there are already those with verbal agreements in place before free agency began, like Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby with the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, respectively, there has been plenty of […]

The big names available in NBA free agency have already decided where they are going. Paul George has signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, Klay Thompson is heading to the Dallas Mavericks, and DeMar DeRozan recently joined the Sacramento Kings. At this point, teams have spent the money that they could, leaving key names still available […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have agreed to a 4-year, $156.5 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. 🚨 Jalen Brunson is signing a 4-year, $156.5M extension with the Knicks, per @wojespn. This deal gives him $113M less guaranteed than he's eligible for in one year. pic.twitter.com/sEcA97omTG — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) July 12, […]

Everyone thought that Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green were going to be with the Golden State Warriors for the entirety of their careers. These three players have been together every single season, winning four titles since 2015. All good things come to an end, and Thompson has decided to depart the golden trio, […]

Big name free agents such as Paul George, Klay Thompson, and DeMar DeRozan have made their free agency decisions regarding what teams they will be playing for during the 2024-25 NBA season. Funny enough, all three stars have switched teams. The NBA now shifts its focus to Summer League in Las Vegas in the middle […]

Devin Carter was one of the biggest risers throughout the pre-draft process, as he went from a potential first-round pick to a sure-thing lottery pick. It was the Sacramento Kings that ended up with the two-way combo guard, as he replaces Davion Mitchell, who was recently traded to the Toronto Raptors. Carter is going to […]

There is no better time in the NBA than when all 30 teams assemble their rosters and head to Las Vegas, Nevada for NBA Summer League. Once again, the league will be hosting Summer League at the Thomas and Mack Center on the campus of UNLV starting on July 12 for their 11-day showcase. From […]

With Kawhi Leonard withdrawing from participating with Team USA in the Olympics, conversations sparked as to who should fill the final roster spot. Various members of the USA Basketball Select Team, including Cooper Flagg, were viewed as potential candidates to replace Leonard. But it was Boston Celtics guard Derrick White who got the nod over […]

The time has come for NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. All 30 teams from around the league have assembled their rosters for this summer’s showcase, as many organizations are searching for that next impactful talent they can lean on during the 2024-25 season. Plenty of talent has set their NBA foundation in Summer League, […]

The landscape of the NBA has changed since the Boston Celtics claimed their 18th championship in team history. While there may not have been as much movement in terms of free agency signings and trades being made due to the league’s new financial rules, plenty of big names now find themselves on new rosters. Paul […]

With the Paris Olympics right around the corner and Team USA in Las Vegas for training camp, Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard has decided to back out of participating in this summer’s events. Leonard has been dealing with knee and leg injuries over the last year, and USA Basketball released an official statement on […]

When the NBA offseason began, there were questions about how teams would navigate the first and second tax aprons that carry new penalties and roster implications. Virtually every team has evaluated their financial situation and made moves accordingly, yet the NBA trade market remains stagnant. Other than a couple of moves, most of the trades […]

One of the biggest moves of the offseason came when DeMar DeRozan officially decided to part ways with the Chicago Bulls. In doing so, the six-time All-Star joined the Sacramento Kings by way of a sign-and-trade that sent Chris Duarte and two second-round picks to the Bulls. The San Antonio Spurs were the third team […]

DeMar DeRozan is officially off the market after he and the Sacramento Kings came to an agreement on a three-year, $70 million contract via a sign-and-trade agreement with the Chicago Bulls. Other than Paul George going from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Philadelphia 76ers, this was the biggest seismic change we have seen in […]

The Miami Heat and Haywood Highsmith have agreed to a two-year, $11 million contract in free agency, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Highsmith, 27, is yet another product of the Heat’s developmental system, which is why he was a valuable name on the open market. Numerous teams had expressed a level of interest in pursuing […]

Things are much different for the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry entering the 2024-25 NBA season. Although Curry’s focus is on the upcoming Olympics and seizing what is very likely his last opportunity to win a gold medal, the future of the Warriors’ superstar has once again become a key talking point around the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and veteran big man Daniel Theis have agreed to a 1-year contract, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. After Jonas Valanciunas decided to leave in free agency, opting to sign a 3-year, $30 million contract with the Washington Wizards, the Pelicans were left scrambling for answers in their frontcourt. This is especially […]

Compared to previous years, this NBA offseason has been pretty anticlimactic. There have been no blockbuster trades other than the one between the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets involving Mikal Bridges, and there truly hasn’t been much movement in NBA free agency other than Paul George joining the Philadelphia 76ers and Isaiah Hartenstein […]

The Orlando Magic and star forward Franz Wagner have agreed to a five-year, $224 million max contract extension that could reach upwards of $270 million in total depending on whether he can reach certain career milestones, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. At just 22 years old, Wagner has already cemented himself as one of […]

The Toronto Raptors recently pulled off a trade with the Sacramento Kings ahead of the start of free agency. After the Kings drafted combo guard Devin Carter with the 13th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, they decided to change up their roster slightly and cut down on some long-term costs in a trade […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers hired Kenny Atkinson recently to be their next head coach after deciding to move on from JB Bickerstaff in the offseason. As the recent Golden State Warriors assistant gets used to his new digs in Cleveland, Atkinson has already started to assemble his coaching staff for the 2024-25 season. Atkinson has hired […]

After trading for Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets ahead of the start of NBA free agency, the New York Knicks have expanded on their deal to acquire the two-way wing. Due to the fact that this trade has yet to be finalized, the Knicks have found a way to give themselves a little extra […]

Klay Thompson is no longer a member of the Golden State Warriors. Did you ever think that sentence would be true? After 13 years with the Warriors, Thompson has departed in free agency, opening the door for general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. and the entire Golden State front office to be aggressive in the final […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and veteran free agent sharpshooter Joe Ingles have agreed on a one-year contract, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. After leaving the Utah Jazz in 2022 and spending one season with both the Orlando Magic and Milwaukee Bucks, Ingles is now set to reunite with former Jazz teammates Mike Conley Jr. and Rudy […]