NBA Feed: HoopsRumors

Knicks, Guerschon Yabusele Agree To Two-Year Deal

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Knicks are in agreement on a two-year, $12MM deal with free agent forward/center Guerschon Yabusele, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), who reports that the new contract will include a second-year player option. Based on their cap situation, the Knicks appear set to use their full taxpayer mid-level exception on Yabusele. That […]
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Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Agree To Four-Year Super-Max Extension

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Thunder and reigning Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have agreed to a four-year, super-max contract extension, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The contract will begin in 2027/28, adding four years to the two left on Gilgeous-Alexander’s current deal and locking him up through the ’30/31 season. While Charania refers to it as […]
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Latest On Knicks’ Head Coaching Search

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Mike Brown‘s second interview for the Knicks‘ head coaching vacancy will take place on Tuesday, according to Ian Begley of SNY.tv, who reports (via Twitter) that team owner James Dolan will be part of that meeting. As Begley observes, it’s common for a team’s owner to sit in on interviews during the late stages of […]
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Nuggets To Hire J.J. Barea As Assistant Coach

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Nuggets are adding former NBA guard J.J. Barea to their coaching staff as an assistant under new head coach David Adelman, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Barea will be a front-of-bench assistant in Denver, Charania adds. Marc Stein first reported the Nuggets’ interest in Barea, who had been coaching the Guaynabo Mets […]
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Lakers Rumors: DFS, Ayton, LeBron, Wiggins, LaRavia

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — After Dorian Finney-Smith turned down his $15.4MM player option for the 2025/26 season, the Lakers offered him a new contract, but it only covered two seasons, according to Dan Woike of The Athletic. The veteran forward instead agreed to a four-year, $53MM deal with Houston. As Woike explains, the Lakers want to maintain as much […]
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NBA 2025 Free Agency: June 30 Recap

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Even after several of this year’s top free agents – including James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Naz Reid, Julius Randle, and Fred VanVleet – reached contract agreements with their respective teams well before the first day of free agency, it was still an eventful June 30 in the NBA, with news of deals coming in both […]
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Hoops Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat: 7/1/2025

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Hoops Rumors’ Arthur Hill will hold a live chat Tuesday at 11 am Central time (noon Eastern) exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers. Use the link below to ask a question in advance, participate in the live event and read the transcript afterward. Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription […]
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NBA Minimum Salaries For 2025/26

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — An NBA team that has spent all its cap space and doesn’t have any of its mid-level or bi-annual exception available still always has the ability to sign a player to a minimum-salary contract, unless that club is right up against its hard cap. Teams with cap room or with access to the non-taxpayer mid-level […]
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Values Of 2025/26 Mid-Level, Bi-Annual Exceptions

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The salary cap for the 2025/26 NBA league year has officially been set, with the league announcing that the cap will be $154,647,000, a 10% increase on last year’s number. Under the league’s current Collective Bargaining Agreement, the values of the mid-level, room, and bi-annual exceptions are tied to the salary cap and the percentage […]
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Free Agency Rumors: Monk, Pistons, Westbrook, Yabusele, Clippers

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Pistons may be pursuing a trade for Kings guard Malik Monk, writes Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (via Twitter). Dennis Schröder is expected to sign with Sacramento and could get there via a sign-and-trade deal that sends Monk to Detroit. With Schröder expected to join the Kings and Malik Beasley‘s NBA future up […]
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Gary Trent Jr. Remains With Bucks On Two-Year Deal

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — Free agent guard Gary Trent Jr. has agreed to a two-year, $7.5MM deal to remain with the Bucks, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. The second year includes a player option. It’s slightly above the veteran’s minimum, so Milwaukee apparently used its non-Bird rights, which allows a team to re-sign a player for up to 120% of their […]
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NBA Maximum Salaries For 2025/26

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Now that the NBA has set its salary cap for the 2025/26 league year at $154,647,000, we have a clear idea of what maximum-salary contracts will look like for the coming season. Listed below are the maximum-salary contracts for players signing contracts that start in 2025/26. The first chart shows the maximum salaries for a […]
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Trendon Watford Joining Sixers On Two-Year Deal

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — Trendon Watford is leaving the Nets and joining another Atlantic Division team, the Sixers, on a two-year minimum deal worth $5.3MM, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. Watford played two seasons in Portland before joining the Nets after the Trail Blazers waived him prior to the 2023/24 season. He’s appeared in a combined 107 games with Brooklyn […]
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Free Agent Rumors: Kings, Schröder, Horford, More

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Finding a point guard was a top priority for the Kings when free agency opened on Monday. According to NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link), the team arranged meetings via Zoom with both Dennis Schröder and Russell Westbrook. Sacramento was also planning to meet with Malcolm Brogdon, sources tell Jake Fischer of The Stein Line […]
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Jordan Clarkson To Sign With Knicks

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Jordan Clarkson will sign with the Knicks once he clears waivers on Wednesday evening, reports NBA insider Chris Haynes (via Twitter). The Knicks have been expected to target Jordan Clarkson since news broke that he would be waived by the Jazz, writes Steve Popper of Newsday Sports (Twitter link). Clarkson agreed to a buyout with […]
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