NBA Feed: HoopsRumors

Vlad Goldin Discusses Signing Two-Way Deal With Heat

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Viewed as potential second-round pick heading into last month’s draft, former Michigan center Vladislav Goldin didn’t hear his name called, making him an unrestricted free agent. He quickly agreed to sign a two-way contract with the Heat, a move that became official earlier this week. According to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald, the 24-year-old […]
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Community Shootaround: Early Offseason Winners, Losers

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — We’re in a quiet transactional period as we wait for the July moratorium to lift tomorrow. There are still a handful of top restricted free agents who have yet to sign new contracts, but with a dearth of cap space around the league, the players don’t have a ton of negotiating leverage, so it could […]
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Scouts, Execs View Cavs As Favorites To Win East Next Season

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Cavaliers claimed the top seed in the Eastern Conference last season by going 64-18. In part due to injuries, Cleveland had a rocky playoff showing, losing its second-round series vs. Indiana in five games. Due to the Achilles tears of Jayson Tatum (Celtics) and Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers), the East is viewed as being up […]
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International Notes: Valanciunas, Ibaka, Nwora, Neto

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — While there’s still no resolution on his NBA contract situation, Jonas Valanciunas appears to be moving forward with his reported plan to sign with the EuroLeague club Panathinaikos. According to Antonis Stroggylakis of Eurohoops, Valanciunas arrived in Athens on Friday with the intent of undergoing a physical and finalizing the terms of a lucrative three-year […]
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Knicks Notes: Brown, Exum, Ayton, Nori

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Mike Brown has verbally agreed to a deal to become the head coach of the Knicks, according to Sam Amick of the Athletic (via Twitter), who adds that Brown is expected to officially sign his contract early next week. In a look at what the two-time Coach of the Year will bring to the Knicks, […]
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Guerschon Yabusele Talks Knicks Deal, Sixers’ Offer

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Knicks didn’t have a lot of financial flexibility coming into the 2025 offseason but will still manage to come away with a pair of players who figure to play rotation minutes in Jordan Clarkson and Guerschon Yabusele. Yabusele had been linked to the Nuggets, Spurs, and Bucks before ultimately agreeing to a two-year, $11.7MM deal […]
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Bulls RFA Giddey Reportedly Still Seeking $30MM Annually

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Bulls and restricted free agent Josh Giddey are having “good dialogue” during the first week of free agency, says Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times (Twitter link). However, according to Cowley, Giddey’s camp is “dug in” on matching the contract extension Jalen Suggs signed with Orlando last fall. Reports since October have continually cited […]
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Kel’el Ware Looking To Reward Heat For Belief In Him

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — After an encouraging rookie season with the Heat, Kel’el Ware‘s name popped up in trade speculation this summer in connection with Miami’s pursuit of former Suns star Kevin Durant. Ultimately, the Heat decided to make Ware off limits in any potential deal for Durant, which was believed to be one key reason why Phoenix preferred […]
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Bulls Sign Noa Essengue To Rookie Contract

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Bulls have officially signed their first-round pick, announcing (via Twitter) that forward Noa Essengue has finalized his rookie scale contract. The No. 12 overall pick is expected to receive a four-year, $25.33MM deal that is fully guaranteed for the first two seasons, with team options on the third and fourth years. He’ll make $5.43MM […]
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Western Notes: Nuggets, Lakers, Coward, Queen, Jazz

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — After former Nuggets head coach Michael Malone spent years asking for more veteran depth, Denver’s new top decision-makers – led by general manager Ben Tenzer – have made the sort of moves this offseason that he would’ve appreciated, as Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst write for ESPN.com. Even with Jonas Valanciunas‘ NBA future up in […]
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Nets Sign Nolan Traore To Rookie Contract

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Nets have now locked up four of their five first-round picks, officially signing French point guard Nolan Traore to his rookie scale contract on Friday, per Brian Lewis of The New York Post (Twitter links). Brooklyn had announced deals for Egor Demin, Ben Saraf, and Danny Wolf on Thursday, but Traore’s deal was delayed […]
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Scotto’s Latest: Rollins, Hornets, Bucks, Ayton, Valanciunas

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — After having his qualifying offer withdrawn by the Bucks earlier this week, free agent guard Ryan Rollins is drawing interest from a handful of teams around the NBA, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, who says the Suns, Trail Blazers, Spurs, and Lakers are among the clubs with Rollins on their radar. A reunion with […]
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2025/26 NBA Two-Way Contract Tracker

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Two-way contracts allow NBA teams to carry three extra players in addition to the 15 on their regular season roster. These players generally bounce back and forth between the NBA and G League, but remain under team control and can’t be poached by rival franchises. First introduced in 2017, two-way deals have undergone some rule […]
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Magic Sign Second-Rounder Noah Penda

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Magic have officially signed No. 32 overall pick pick Noah Penda to his first NBA contract, the team announced today in a press release (Twitter link). Orlando didn’t reveal the details of Penda’s new deal, but Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel reports (via Twitter) that he was signed using the second-round pick exception, […]
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Vlatko Cancar Confirms Move To EuroLeague

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Making an appearance on DNVR Sports’ Denver Nuggets podcast on Thursday (YouTube link), veteran forward Vlatko Cancar confirmed that he plans to sign with Olimpia Milano as a free agent. Reporting earlier this week indicated that Cancar was expected to sign a two-year contract with the Italian club, which competes in the EuroLeague. “After the […]
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