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Free Agent Stock Watch: Detroit Pistons

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — For the rest of the regular season and postseason, Hoops Rumors is taking a closer look at players who will be free agents – or could become free agents – during the 2026 offseason. We’ll consider whether each player’s stock is rising or falling due to his performance and several other factors. Today, we’re focusing […]
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Koa Peat, Henri Veesaar Among Players Entering Draft

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Arizona freshman forward Koa Peat has declared for the 2026 NBA draft, formally announcing his decision on social media (Instagram link). A 6’8″ forward, Peat earned a spot on the All-Big 12 third team and the conference’s All-Freshman team after averaging 14.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in 27.8 minutes per game across 36 […]
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Magic Notes: Game 2 Loss, Da Silva, Isaac

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Magic beat the Pistons in Game 1 of their series on Sunday, then were tied halfway through Game 2 and held Detroit to 14 fourth-quarter points on Wednesday. However, a disaster of a third quarter in which the Pistons opened on a 30-3 run and outscored Orlando 38-16 cost the Magic a shot at […]
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Darryn Peterson Declares For 2026 NBA Draft

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Ahead of Friday’s deadline for early entrants to declare for the 2026 NBA draft, Kansas star Darryn Peterson has formally announced that he’ll put his name in this year’s draft pool (Instagram link). While Peterson is no longer widely viewed as a frontrunner to be selected first overall this June, he remains a strong candidate […]
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Southwest Notes: Grizzlies, Wemby, Johnson, Rockets

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — LeBron James irked fans in Memphis earlier this month when he spoke during a YouTube show about how much he dislikes staying in the city and expressed a belief that the Grizzlies should relocate to Nashville. Addressing those comments – and Memphis’ reputation in general – during an appearance this week on the Pardon My […]
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CAA’s Austin Brown Won’t Pursue Bulls’ Front Office Job

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Austin Brown, the co-head of CAA’s basketball division, was repeatedly cited as a possible target for the Bulls after they dismissed front office executives Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley earlier this month, with Shams Charania of ESPN confirming on Monday that Chicago hoped to meet with Brown about the team’s vacancy at the top of […]
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NBA Player Option Decisions For 2026/27

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Certain NBA contracts include player options in the final year. Those option years give the player the opportunity to either opt into the last year of his deal and finish out his contract or to decline the option and hit the free agent market a year early. Several factors play a part in a player’s […]
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Northwest Notes: Jokic, McDaniels, Wolves, Lillard

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The 27 points and 15 rebounds that Nikola Jokic recorded on Thursday essentially matched – or exceeded – the averages he posted during the regular season, but it was a forgettable Game 3 for the Nuggets star, writes Anthony Slater of ESPN. Denver was outscored by 21 points during Jokic’s 35 minutes of action and […]
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Pistons Notes: Bickerstaff, Thompson, Green, Duren, Cunningham

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — After dropping Game 1 at home to the Magic, the Pistons once again struggled to get their offense going in the first half of Game 2. That turned around when the third quarter started, fueled in part by a passionate halftime outburst from head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, ESPN’s Ohm Yungmisuk writes. “He really got on […]
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Devin Booker Fined $35K For Criticizing Officials

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Suns star Devin Booker has been fined $35K for his public criticism of the Game 2 referee crew, the NBA announced (via Twitter). Booker was not shy in expressing his disagreement with the technical foul he received in the third quarter while saving a ball, which he claimed was prompted by the Thunder’s Alex Caruso […]
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Sixers Notes: Embiid, Edgecombe, George, 22nd Pick

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Joel Embiid has been upgraded to “doubtful” for the Sixers‘ Game 3 against the Celtics on Friday, Kyle Neubeck of PHLY Sports notes (via Twitter). The Athletic’s Tony Jones writes that Embiid partially participated in Philadelphia’s practice on Thursday, with coach Nick Nurse describing it as slightly more than a walkthrough. “I think we’re going...
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Nate Ament Declares for 2026 NBA Draft

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Projected lottery pick Nate Ament has declared for the 2026 NBA draft, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports notes, citing Ament’s Instagram (Twitter link). Ament averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists for Tennessee this season and was named to the All-SEC team. The 6’10” forward struggled with efficiency throughout the season, shooting 39.9% from […]
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Playoff Injury Notes: Gordon, Quickley, Durant, Reaves, Lillard, Spurs, LaRavia

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Nuggets got bad news this afternoon, as it was announced that forward Aaron Gordon will miss Game 3 against the Wolves tonight due to a calf injury, Chris Haynes reports (via Twitter). Jason Quick of The Athletic reports, however, that no decision has been made yet about his status (Twitter link), leaving the question […]
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Knicks Notes: Brown, Towns, Robinson, Shamet

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Much of the discussion following the Knicks‘ loss to the Hawks in Game 2 revolved around coach Mike Brown‘s decisions regarding lineups and timeout usage. Heading into Game 3 tonight, Brown says he is still open to changing lineups around based on what is needed, Andrew Crane writes for the New York Post. “Anything’s open […]
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Isaac Bonga, Alpha Diallo Drew NBA Interest This Season

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Plenty of players in the EuroLeague get checked in on by NBA teams during the course of the season, but two were particularly close to moving to the United States this season, according to Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews: Isaac Bonga and Alpha Diallo. Bonga, who plays for Partizan Belgrade in Serbia, had a desire to […]
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