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Early NBA Salary Guarantee Dates For 2026/27

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — An NBA player who has a non-guaranteed salary for a given season will, by default, receive his full guarantee if he remains under contract through January 7 of that league year. Because the league-wide salary guarantee date is January 10, a player must clear waivers before that date if a team wants to avoid being […]
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Lakers Notes: LeBron, Friedman, Zaidi, Pelinka, Senior

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Discussing his future on the latest episode of the Mind the Game podcast with co-host Steve Nash (YouTube link), Lakers forward LeBron James said he’ll need to take some time before he decides whether or not to continue his career and what the 2026/27 season might hold for him. “I haven’t even really thought about […]
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Florida’s Rueben Chinyelu Withdrawing From Draft

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — After testing the NBA draft waters this spring, big man Rueben Chinyelu is returning to Florida for his senior season, the Gators announced today (Twitter link). Chinyelu, who won a national championship as a sophomore in 2024/25, averaged a double-double as a junior, scoring 10.9 points and grabbing 11.2 rebounds in just 24.5 minutes per […]
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Hoops Rumors Glossary: Qualifying Offer

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Players eligible for restricted free agency don’t become restricted free agents by default. In order to make a player a restricted free agent, a team must extend a qualifying offer to him — a player who doesn’t receive one becomes an unrestricted free agent instead. The qualifying offer, which is essentially just a one-year contract […]
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Cavs Notes: Game 1 Loss, Harden, Atkinson, Mitchell

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — After coming back from a 22-point deficit to defeat the Cavaliers in overtime in Game 1, the Knicks weren’t shy about discussing their late-game offensive strategy, as Vincent Goodwill of ESPN writes. “It was no secret,” head coach Mike Brown told reporters. “We were attacking (James) Harden.” As Zach Kram of ESPN details, the Knicks […]
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Eastern Notes: Sixers, Nelson, Giannis, Wizards, Nets

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — After Marc Stein reported that Sixers assistant general manager Jameer Nelson is a candidate for an “expanded role” following Daryl Morey‘s exit and Jake Fischer confirmed that Nelson has many supporters within the organization, Tony Jones of The Athletic hears from multiple league sources that the former NBA point guard is a legitimate candidate to […]
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Jalen Williams, Dylan Harper To Undergo MRIs After Game 2 Exits

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Thunder forward Jalen Williams and Spurs guard Dylan Harper both left Game 2 of the Western Conference finals early on Wednesday due to hamstring injuries, according to reports from Tim MacMahon of ESPN and Michael C. Wright of ESPN. Williams was on the floor for just over seven minutes in the first quarter before checking […]
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Hoops Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat: 5/21/2026

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Hoops Rumors’ Arthur Hill will hold a live chat Thursday at 11 am Central time (noon Eastern) exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers. Use the link below to ask a question in advance, participate in the live event and read the transcript afterward. Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office […]
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Heat Notes: Jakucionis, 13th Pick, Offseason, Playoff Implications

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Heat‘s Kasparas Jakucionis wasn’t named to the All-Rookie team, but he already has his sights set on another target. The 6’5″ point guard was recently called up by the Lithuanian national team for July’s European World Cup qualifying tournament, reports Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Twitter). The competition will overlap slightly...
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Masai Ujiri Presser: Coaching Search, Flagg, Irving, Finley

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Mavericks‘ recently-hired president, Masai Ujiri, spoke to the press on Wednesday. During the press conference, he laid out his initial priorities and his long-term focus for the team. One of the most pressing concerns is finding the team’s next head coach, after it was announced on Tuesday that Jason Kidd and the organization had […]
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Warriors Notes: Roster Changes, Offseason Focus, Draft Workouts, Armstrong

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Warriors got their most pressing bit of summer business done early when they extended head coach Steve Kerr for two more years. Now, their focus will turn to shaping the roster into a more competitive team. General manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. previously made comments expressing his confidence in the roster the team put out […]
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De’Aaron Fox Out For Game 2

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — De’Aaron Fox will miss Wednesday’s Game 2 as he continues to struggle with a right ankle sprain, Shams Charania reports for ESPN (Twitter link). The Spurs were without their All-Star point guard in their Game 1 victory, and they turned to Dylan Harper to fill his shoes. The rookie contributed a historic game for a […]
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NBA Announces 2025/26 All-Rookie Teams

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The NBA has officially revealed its All-Rookie teams for the 2025/26 season (Twitter links). The First Team is made up the top four picks in the 2025 draft, along with the No. 11 overall selection, while the Second Team consists of four additional lottery picks and one second-rounder. A panel of 100 media members selected […]
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Blazers Notes: Henderson, Williams, Avdija, Krejci, Layoffs

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Trail Blazers are entering an offseason of upheaval, with a new owner and a search for a new head coach underway. They also have decisions to make about several key players this summer, including the highest-drafted young player on the roster: Scoot Henderson. This year was supposed to be the season that Henderson, who […]
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2026 NBA Offseason Preview: Memphis Grizzlies

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — When the Grizzlies traded Desmond Bane to Orlando for a package headlined by four first-round picks last summer after winning 48 games in 2024/25, it didn't necessarily suggest that Memphis was throwing the towel in on the '25/26 season. Carrying Bane, Ja Morant, and Jaren Jackson Jr. on maximum-salary or near-max deals probably wasn't viable […]
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