NBA Feed: HoopsRumors

Chris Duarte Signs With Spanish Team

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Former NBA first-round pick Chris Duarte has signed with Unicaja Malaga, the Spanish club announced in a press release. It’s a two-year deal for Duarte, with a team option on the second year. Duarte, 28, was selected 13th overall in the 2021 draft out of Oregon and spent his first two seasons in Indiana before […]
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Free Agent Rumors: Kuminga, CP3, Horford, Westbrook, Lillard

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Kings are “very engaged” on Warriors restricted free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga, according to Matt George of ABC 10 in Sacramento (Twitter links). While the Kings have seemingly been extremely willing to discuss Malik Monk in trade scenarios, Monk likely wouldn’t be involved in any deal for Kuminga, says George, noting that Golden State […]
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Eastern Notes: Giannis, Nets, Hawks, Pistons

HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) — In the wake of Tuesday reports stating that Giannis Antetokounmpo is looking forward to teaming up with Myles Turner while not being “pleased” about how Damian Lillard‘s release was handled, Shams Charnaia of ESPN (YouTube link) stressed that the Bucks star won’t be making any decisions on his future simply based on what happened on […]
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Durant Trade Expected To Be Completed As Seven-Team Deal

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — When the Suns and Rockets agreed a week-and-a-half ago to a deal that will send Kevin Durant to Houston, they negotiated it as a two-team trade. However, after the July moratorium lifts on Sunday and that trade can be officially completed, it’s expected to be finalized as a seven-team mega-deal, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks […]
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Coaching Rumors: Knicks, Borrego, Shammgod, Magic, Mavs, More

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — After being denied permission to speak to five NBA head coaches already under contract with rival teams, the Knicks shifted their focus to Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins, with Jenkins falling behind after “projecting less enthusiasm for the job,” writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. The team spoke to other candidates, including James […]
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Nets To Re-Sign Tyson Etienne On Two-Way Deal

HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) — The Nets are re-signing free agent guard Tyson Etienne to a two-way contract, according to SNY.tv’s Ian Begley (Twitter link). After spending most of last season in the G League with the Long Island Nets, Etienne earned a promotion to a two-way contract in March. The 6’2″ pro suited up for seven games with Brooklyn […]
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Jazz Sign First-Rounders Ace Bailey, Walter Clayton Jr.

HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) — The Jazz have put out a press release officially announcing that they’ve signed first-round draft picks Ace Bailey and Walter Clayton Jr. to their rookie scale contracts. Bailey, considered by many draft experts to be the third-best prospect in this year’s draft behind only Cooper Flagg and Rutgers teammate Dylan Harper, didn’t conduct any workouts […]
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Bucks Waive Chris Livingston

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Bucks have waived forward Chris Livingston, according to the official transaction log at NBA.com. Livingston had two years left on the contract he signed with Milwaukee as a second-round pick in 2023, but his $2.22MM salary for 2025/26 was non-guaranteed as long as he was placed on waivers on or before July 15. As […]
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Jalen Bridges To Sign Camp Deal With Celtics

HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) — The Celtics have added free agent forward Jalen Bridges to their Summer League squad and plan to bring him to training camp to compete for a roster spot, sources inform Jay King of The Athletic (Twitter link). Bridges, who was on a two-way contract with the Suns during his 2024/25 rookie season, will likely end […]
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Mavs To Name Frank Vogel Associate Head Coach

HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) — The Mavericks are intend to make Frank Vogel their associate head coach under Jason Kidd, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Vogel served as a coaching consultant for the team last season. Generally considered a defense-oriented coach, Vogel has had a good deal of success during prior stops with the Pacers (2011-16), the Lakers […]
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Deandre Ayton To Sign With Lakers

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — After officially clearing waivers on Wednesday, center Deandre Ayton has agreed to sign with the Lakers as an unrestricted free agent, confirms Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link) first reported that rival teams with interest in Ayton were expecting him to commit to the […]
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Heat Rumors: Young Core, Adebayo, Herro, Rozier, Wiggins

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — It has been a relatively quiet free agency period so far for the Heat, who agreed to re-sign Davion Mitchell on Saturday and worked out a sign-and-trade deal sending Duncan Robinson to Detroit, but haven’t made any veteran roster additions outside of Simone Fontecchio, who will be sent to Miami in that trade with the […]
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Mavericks To Re-Sign Dante Exum

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Mavericks and Dante Exum have reached an agreement on a one-year deal that will extend the veteran guard’s stay in Dallas, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). According to Charania, Exum considered two other contenders before agreeing to re-sign with the Mavericks. The expectation is that he’ll take on some added ball-handling responsibilities […]
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Kings Sign Maxime Raynaud To Three-Year Deal

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Kings have signed former Stanford big man Maxime Raynaud to a three-year contract worth $5.95MM, sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). The deal is fully guaranteed for the first two seasons, with a team option for 2027/28, Scotto adds. It has been officially completed, per NBA.com’s transaction log. Sacramento completed the signing […]
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Free Agent Notes: Simmons, Knicks, Shamet, Ayton, Bonga, More

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Knicks have “checked in” on former No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons, reports Ian Begley of SNY.tv. Simmons has also met with three other teams and is expected to make a decision on his next destination soon, sources familiar with the situation tell Begley. Simmons is a three-time All-Star who has made a pair […]
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