NBA Feed: HoopsRumors

Ryan Saunders To Become Lead Assistant For Grizzlies

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — The Grizzlies are hiring Ryan Saunders as their lead assistant under Tuomas Iisalo, Drew Hill of The Daily Memphian tweets. The former head coach of the Timberwolves, Saunders had been an assistant with the Nuggets under Michael Malone since 2022. Saunders was one of several Denver assistants whose contract was not renewed after the season. […]
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Wizards Waive Richaun Holmes

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — The Wizards have waived veteran big man Richaun Holmes, Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype tweets. Holmes’ $13.28MM contract for next season only had a partial guarantee of $250K. He averaged 7.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in 17.2 minutes over 31 games (seven starts) last season. Holmes will be an unrestricted free agent once he clears […]
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Luka Garza Discusses Signing With Celtics

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — After playing a limited role for the Pistons and Timberwolves over the course of his first four NBA seasons, former Iowa star Luka Garza admitted he was motivated to sign with the Celtics because he’ll have an opportunity to earn more playing time, according to Brian Robb of MassLive. “Obviously, the franchise speaks for itself […]
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Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama Cleared For Basketball Activities

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has recovered from the blood clot in his right shoulder and has been medically cleared to resume basketball activities, he told Maxime Aubin of French outlet L’Équipe (Twitter link). “I’m officially cleared to return,” Wembanyama said. “It just happened — I got the green light from the Spurs’ medical staff just […]
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Terry Taylor Signs With Chinese Team

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Free agent forward Terry Taylor has officially signed a contract with the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association, according to his agency (Instagram link). CSE’s announcement says Taylor’s deal covers the 2025/26 campaign, which suggests he signed a one-year contract. After going undrafted out of Austin Peay in 2021, Taylor spent his first three […]
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New York Notes: Porter, Sharpe, McCullar, Knicks

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — While Michael Porter Jr. is grateful for the time he spent with the Nuggets, including winning a championship in 2023, he says he’s ready for a “new chapter” after being traded to the Nets, writes Brian Lewis of The New York Post. “I always said New York was my least favorite NBA city,” Porter laughed. […]
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Bucks President Feigin: Team In ‘Good Place’ With Giannis

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Appearing on NBA TV’s broadcast of the team’s Summer League game against the Clippers on Sunday, Bucks president Peter Feigin was asked for his two cents on where the organization stands with Giannis Antetokounmpo and what the relationship looks like moving forward. “We kind of laugh internally, it’s where we’ve been for 10 years,” Feigin said […]
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Grizzlies, Cam Spencer Amend Terms Of Contract Agreement

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — After initially agreeing to a two-year, minimum-salary contract when free agency opened on June 30, the Grizzlies and Cam Spencer have since amended the terms of that agreement, agents Mark Bartelstein and Ross Aroyo tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). According to Charania, Spencer will now be signing a four-year, $10.5MM contract that includes […]
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Reported Signings That Aren’t Yet Official

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Most of the free agent deals and all of the trades that were reported during or before the July moratorium have since been officially finalized, but there are still a handful of signings that we’re waiting on. Here’s a quick breakdown of the reported free agent contracts that have not yet been formally completed and […]
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Cavs’ Koby Altman Signs Contract Extension

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman has signed a contract extension that will run through the 2029/30 season, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN. Altman last signed an extension back in January 2022. Reporting at the time indicated that deal kept him under contract through ’27/28, so the new extension will tack on two […]
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How Teams Are Using 2025/26 Mid-Level Exceptions

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — In addition to receiving more than $154MM in cap room and being allowed to surpass that threshold in order to sign players using Bird Rights or the minimum salary exception, each NBA team also receives a mid-level exception. The value of this exception varies depending on a club’s total team salary. A team that goes […]
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Summer League Notes: Flagg, C. Porter, Sarr, Raptors

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Mavericks are shutting down No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg for the rest of Summer League after he appeared in the team’s first two games in Las Vegas, reports NBA insider Marc Stein (Twitter video link). Flagg opened his Summer League career on Thursday with a 5-of-21 performance that he referred to as “one […]
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Southeast Notes: Simpson, Ware, Toppin, Magic Coaches

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Hornets guard KJ Simpson is embracing his role as the primary initiator on Charlotte’s summer league team after missing his rookie summer league last year, writes Roderick Boone of the Charlotte Observer. The Hornets’ roster is loaded with guards, and Simpson is aware needing to become more consistent with his offense if he wants to […]
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Knicks To Hire Riccardo Fois To Coaching Staff

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Knicks have made the first hire of the Mike Brown coaching era, adding player development coach Riccardo Fois, reports Fred Katz of the Athletic (via Twitter). Katz adds that Fois is currently in Las Vegas with the Knicks as they watch their summer league squad compete. The Knicks recently missed out on one of […]
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Booker, Brooks, Green Prepare For Upcoming Suns Season

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks are using the trade to the Suns in exchange for Kevin Durant as a chip on their shoulders heading into the upcoming season, writes Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic. “I love the trade. It gives me and Jalen an opportunity,” Brooks said in response to Green asking him about […]
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