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The biggest storyline this offseason for the Los Angeles Clippers, and arguably the NBA as a whole, has been the league’s investigation into the team’s alleged no-show deal for Kawhi Leonard that helped them circumvent the salary cap. Team owner Steve Ballmer has been at the center of the investigation, started by sports reporter Pablo […]

As the Orlando Magic opened media day on Monday, team president Jeff Weltman provided injury updates on guard Jalen Suggs and forward Moritz Wagner with opening night against the Miami Heat just one month away. Weltman said Suggs remains on track to be ready for the season opener, while Wagner’s recovery from an ACL tear […]

While Nikola Jokic was eligible for a $206.4 million contract extension, the Denver Nuggets star decided to turn that offer down. However, Nuggets fans shouldn’t be panicking about Jokic’s future. By waiting until next offseason, Jokic will be eligible for a contract extension worth nearly $300 million. He understands the business side of the NBA […]

Anthony Davis hopes to help usher in the next great era of Dallas Mavericks basketball, but while doing so, he will be prioritizing his health. The 2020 NBA champion and four-time All-NBA First-Team selection will be wearing protective eyewear, according to NBA correspondent Marc Stein. This change, as mandated by his doctors, will remain in […]

The Denver Nuggets are less than a month away from kicking off their 2025-26 NBA season after an offseason full of free agent acquisitions and trades. One of Denver’s key signings was wing Bruce Brown, who helped the team win a championship in the 2023 season and is hoping to produce similar results once again […]

When the Houston Rockets traded Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and other assets for superstar forward Kevin Durant this offseason, they did so with the mindset of the two-time Finals MVP retiring with the organization after hopefully leading them to championship glory. However, a level of uncertainty surrounded Durant at the time of this trade with […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are entering a new era of basketball in the 2025-26 season. After years of building around Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Desmond Bane, the front office made a bold statement this offseason: it was time to shift gears. Bane, a cornerstone for the franchise and one of the league’s most reliable […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have made a series of roster moves leading up to the start of training camp, but most of those moves have had G League implications rather than actual regular season roster moves. The Lakers still had one two-way contract spot open coming into camp, and they filled that slot on Monday […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is not in attendance at the team’s Media Day on Monday after testing positive for COVID, general manager Jon Horst announced. Antetokounmpo has been stuck in Greece and is unable to travel as a result of his illness. However, there is a chance Antetokounmpo will talk with reporters and the […]

The Boston Celtics are less than a month away from kicking off their 2025-26 season with a roster that will look a whole lot different than the one that won 60-plus games the last two years. Jayson Tatum will likely miss the entire season with a torn Achilles injury, and the team lost several players […]

When Jayson Tatum suffered his torn Achilles injury during the Boston Celtics’ playoff run last season, the trajectory of this franchise changed. Executive Brad Stevens completely flipped Joe Mazzulla’s roster around in the offseason, and the Celtics are now entering the 2025-26 season stuck in a purgatory-like state where expectations are unknown. Although Boston still […]

As the Orlando Magic prepare to open the 2025-26 NBA season, team president Jeff Weltman made clear that the franchise’s young core is now being evaluated by one standard: winning. Speaking at media day Monday, Weltman said Paolo Banchero and the rest of the roster understand the expectations placed on them as they enter another […]

With the franchise’s Media Day upon us, any talk of a logjam at the San Antonio Spurs point guard position – as far as the Spurs themselves are concerned – is overshadowed by the notion that they have three very good options in that spot. The big contract De’Aaron Fox signed to stay with the […]

On Monday, the Los Angeles Clippers will hold their annual media day in preparation for the upcoming 2025-26 season, and one topic that is sure to be brought up by the press is the ongoing investigation into the team by the NBA. The investigation stems from allegations made by sports reporter Pablo Torre that the […]

Recently, the biggest storyline for the Los Angeles Clippers has been the ongoing investigation by the NBA into their alleged attempt to circumvent the NBA salary cap by signing Kawhi Leonard to a no-show deal with the company Aspiration. The Clippers have instead insisted that team owner Steve Ballmer was defrauded by Aspiration, now bankrupt, […]

Undoubtedly, the Indiana Pacers will look different without Tyrese Haliburton. During the NBA Finals, he tore his Achilles tendon and will miss the 2025-2026 season.  However, Halliburton will remain a part of the organization. Something he officially confirmed during Pacers Media Day on Monday, per Tony East of Forbes Magazine. During his recovery over the […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Chapter 18 has yet to be written — it’s a clean slate, as Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti emphasized toward the end of his annual preseason address. After the franchise’s 17-year pursuit of an NBA championship came to an end in 2024-25, Presti sees the benefits for the champion Thunder, as […]

Years of struggles and failing to meet expectations have surrounded the Toronto Raptors since their first NBA championship in 2019. Many All-Star-level players have left the organization, and the Raptors have experienced back-to-back losing seasons for the first time in a decade. As the 2025-26 NBA season approaches, Scottie Barnes is ready to flip the […]

Victor Wembanyama is back, baby! After his 2024-25 season ended prematurely due to a blood clotting issue, the San Antonio Spurs star is ready to get back on the court. Jared Weiss reported that Wembanyama has been cleared by doctors to return to action. “Spurs coach Mitch Johnson says Victor Wembanyama has been medically cleared […]

The NBA offseason offers players an opportunity to identify and address their weaknesses. For Brooklyn Nets forward Noah Clowney, step one was building a body prepared to match the physicality of the league’s big men. Clowney appears to have taken a significant step in that regard. The third-year forward packed on muscle this offseason, weighing […]

Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors just made media day a storyline instead of a formality. Multiple reports say Kuminga won’t be in the building on Monday as his contract standoff with Golden State drags on, a decision that underscores how far apart the sides remain after a summer of posturing, proposals, and not […]

Rong “Krystal” Niu, better known to basketball fans as Red Panda, has been a consistent fixture across NBA, WNBA, and college basketball since decades. The Chinese-American acrobat made her NBA debut back in 1993 and has performed in hundreds of halftime shows in addition to being a former America’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent […]

Heading into his third NBA season, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Craig Porter Jr. is taking a proactive approach. His voice is as urgent as it’s ever been, exuding a stern tone when describing how he plans to attack training camp and earn the organization’s trust from top to bottom. “Just being one of those guys when […]

The Brooklyn Nets will spend the next several seasons focused on developing their historic 2025 draft class. They’re also focusing on the development of youth players in the local community. BSE Global, the parent company of the Nets and Liberty, opened a state-of-the-art youth training facility across from Barclays Center on Friday. The 18,600 sq. […]

With retirement possibly on the horizon for veterans Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Jimmy Butler, the Golden State Warriors are building on the future to ensure continuity and remain in contention for the upcoming years. On Sunday, NBA insider Shams Charania reported that the Warriors signed rookie Will Richard to a four-year deal, adding him […]

The Golden State Warriors continue to make moves to round out the remaining spots of their roster after signing Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton, bringing back veteran guard Gary Payton II. Payton agreed to a new deal with the Warriors on Sunday evening, per NBA insider Brett Siegel. The guard has been with the team […]

Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey was eager to bring Quentin Grimes back for the 2025-26 campaign. Morey made that much clear during Media Day, as nothing was set in stone days before training camp. Still, the 76ers GM remained optimistic. Now, Grimes appears to be headed toward an $8.7 million qualifying offer […]

Recently, the Los Angeles Lakers signed head coach JJ Redick to a contract extension after what was an up and down first year at the helm in Los Angeles. While the Lakers won a considerable amount of games this season and earned home court advantage in the first round, Redick’s decision-making in their series vs […]

As the Chicago Bulls prepare for the 2025-26 season, there are expectations that the team could take a step up from last season, where they were eliminated from the play-in tournament by the Miami Heat. With rumors surrounding the Bulls on the moves the team can make, one beat reporter suggests trading star Coby White. […]

Earlier this week, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum posted a video on his YouTube channel chronicling his recovery from the torn Achilles he suffered last season versus the New York Knicks, featuring clips of himself playing basketball in a Celtics gym. The fact that Tatum is already at this stage of his recovery process less […]

Veteran big man Al Horford’s anticipated signing with the Golden State Warriors became official this weekend when news of the deal was announced, ending his tenure with the Boston Celtics. Horford had been linked to the Warriors since the start of free agency, but the Jonathan Kuminga saga had been holding up the team’s expected […]

With NBA training camp just around the corner, most NBA teams will shuffle their rosters over the next couple of weeks as they finalize their regular season roster, and also fill out their G League teams. The Minnesota Timberwolves made a roster move this weekend with the signing of Alize Johnson for training camp, as […]

Free agent combo guard De’Anthony Melton has confirmed his commitment to join the Golden State Warriors, league sources told ClutchPoints on Sunday afternoon. While the specifics of his contract are still in the process of being finalized as a result of Jonathan Kuminga’s restricted free agency, Melton will be returning to the Warriors for the […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — The 2025 Oklahoma City Thunder is the second-youngest championship team in NBA Finals history. The association’s youngest champs in over 40 years is a testament to a competitive Western Conference, according to GM Sam Presti ahead of the defending champion’s 2025-26 campaign. Now, Presti believes that the same competitive conference can push Oklahoma City to […]

The Golden State Warriors and veteran big man Al Horford are finalizing a multi-year contract, league sources told ClutchPoints. Horford, 39, entered free agency this offseason after spending the last four seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning a championship with the organization in 2024. This was Horford’s second stint in Boston, as he previously played […]

Gilbert Arenas is not holding back on what he sees as a misstep by the Los Angeles Lakers. The former NBA All-Star believes the franchise should have extended LeBron James rather than letting him play out his contract. “If I were the owner, I would have made a deal with him,” Arenas said on his […]

The Dallas Mavericks are about to get ready to rev things up for the NBA season, but there’s still time for them to go out and enjoy themselves. That’s what Cooper Flagg was caught doing as he was present at the Ryder Cup, and he ended up running into one of the best to play […]

Earlier this week, a video was released on Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum’s YouTube account showing the star back in action at the team’s practice facility less than five months after Tatum tore his Achilles in their playoff loss to the New York Knicks in May. In the video, Tatum could be seen jogging up […]

One of the biggest unresolved issues of this offseason for the Philadelphia 76ers is the contract status of shooting guard Quentin Grimes. Grimes took over as the team’s primary scorer down the stretch of last year’s injury-riddled season, but there have been questions about whether that was a late-season anomaly or a sign of things […]