NBA Feed: HoopsRumors

Rockets Notes: Sengun, Eason, Smith Jr., Sheppard

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — The Rockets’ 115-96 victory in Game 4 of their first-round series against the Lakers on Sunday gave them a glimmer of hope they can erase a 3-0 deficit. Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday and Houston center Alperen Sengun is optitmistic his team can bring the series back to Houston for a Game 6. “The […]
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Pistons Notes: Turnovers, Cunningham, Duren, Stewart, Weaknesses

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — The Pistons are on the verge of becoming the seventh No. 1 seed in NBA history to lose a first-round series to a No. 8 seed. They’re down 3-1 after Monday’s 94-88 road loss to the Magic. Turnovers, 3-point shooting and Jalen Duren‘s lack of production have all been factors in their poor showing. Cade […]
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Durant Ruled Out For Game 5 On Wednesday

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — Kevin Durant has been ruled out for Game 5 of the Rockets’ first-round series against the Lakers on Wednesday, Law Murray of The Athletic tweets. Durant has only appeared in one game during the series. He missed the last two games due to a left ankle sprain and bone bruise. He didn’t participate in practice […]
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Spurs Notes: Barnes, Fox, Vassell, Johnson

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — The Spurs hold a 3-1 advantage in their first-round series against the Trail Blazers and can close it out tonight. Veteran forward Harrison Barnes experienced a championship with Golden State, so he knows what it takes to make a deep playoff run. Relying on the identity they have built during the season is a key […]
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NBA’s Lottery Reform Plan Includes 16 Teams, Flattened Odds

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — Major reforms to the draft lottery system could be on the horizon next year. The NBA has disclosed to its 30 GMs a new anti-tanking, draft reform termed the “3-2-1 lottery” that includes expanding the lottery to 16 teams, flattened odds and a “relegation zone” where the bottom three teams will be penalized with fewer […]
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Warriors Notes: Kerr, Green, Offseason, Giannis

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — At the end of an extensive, in-depth interview with Charles Bethea of The New Yorker (subscription required), Steve Kerr spoke as if he isn’t ready to step down as the Warriors‘ head coach. Kerr said he doesn’t want to “abandon” Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and the rest of the team, and said he still enjoys […]
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And-Ones: NBA Europe, D. Jones, Expansion, NCAA

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Officials representing the NBA, FIBA, and Euroleague Basketball met in Switzerland on Tuesday and released a statement after that sit-down announcing that they had “constructive” discussions about the future of European basketball and “potential opportunities for collaboration.” The three parties agreed to continue those conversations in the coming weeks. The NBA...
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Northwest Notes: Jones, McDaniels, Blazers, Jazz

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — After he made just 15-of-48 shots (31.3%) during the Nuggets‘ two losses in Minnesota, Nikola Jokic submitted a more characteristic performance in Game 5 on Monday, racking up a triple-double (27 points, 16 assists, 12 rebounds) while knocking down 9-of-15 field goal attempts. Perhaps even more importantly, Denver’s supporting cast stepped up in a major […]
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Franz Wagner Has Calf Strain, Game 5 Status Uncertain

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Magic forward Franz Wagner, who underwent an MRI on Tuesday after exiting Monday’s game due to calf tightness, has been diagnosed with a right calf strain, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). According to Charania, Wagner’s status for Game 5 of the series is up in the air and will depend on his response […]
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Celtics’ Brad Stevens Named Executive Of The Year

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — For the second time in three years, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens has been named the NBA’s Executive of the Year, the league announced today (Twitter link). Stevens, who also won the award in 2024, is the 12th individual to claim Executive of the Year honors multiple times, according to the NBA. The […]
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Suns Notes: Ott, Booker, Gillespie, Offseason, Lawsuit

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Suns became the first of this year’s 16 playoff teams to be eliminated from the postseason, falling at home on Monday as the defending champion Thunder completed a four-game sweep. It was the third straight conference quarterfinal sweep for Oklahoma City, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN, who notes that the team is 12-0 […]
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Central Notes: Bulls, Lewin, Donovan, Pacers, Mobley

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — After previously identifying Matt Lloyd, Bryson Graham, and Dennis Lindsey as finalists for the Bulls‘ head of basketball operations job, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line adds another name to that list, reporting (via Twitter) that Celtics assistant general manager Dave Lewin met with Chicago and is advancing to the round of in-person interviews. A […]
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Austin Reaves Trending Toward Game 5 Return?

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Lakers guard Austin Reaves is optimistic about his ability to suit up for Game 5 of the team’s first-round series against Houston on Wednesday night, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Reaves, the Lakers’ second-leading scorer during the regular season, has been out for nearly four weeks after suffering an oblique strain on April […]
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Injury Notes: Wagner, Edwards, Nuggets, Embiid

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Magic forward Franz Wagner exited Monday’s game vs. Detroit in the third quarter due to what the team referred to as right calf soreness. Speaking after the game to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel and Josh Robbins of The Athletic (Twitter links), Wagner explained that he felt his calf tighten up about a minute […]
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Atlantic Notes: Barnes, Pritchard, Stevens, Maxey

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Raptors won Game 4 over the Cavaliers despite missing 26 of 30 three-point attempts and shooting just 32.0% from the field. That’s a feat no team in playoff history has ever accomplished, writes Josh Lewenberg of TSN. It was an anomalous victory, which makes sense, because it was led by their anomalous star, Scottie Barnes. […]
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