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Basketball Insiders (Zach Wolpin) —
Ahead of the 2025-26 regular season, the Celtics are still finalizing their roster. On Thursday, October 16, the team waived rookie RJ Luis. Boston then converted Ron Harper Jr.’s Exhibit 10 deal into a two-way contract for the 2025-26 season. The 25-year-old has played at least one regular-season game in each of the last three […] The post Ron Harper Jr. signed a two-way...
Basketball Insiders (James Foglio) —
Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid reportedly will not be playing in back-to-backs games during 2025-26 season, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes. “Joel Embiid, he’s been looking good in practice,” Haynes said. “People that I’ve spoke spoken with, have said he’s turning the corner, and he’s turned the corner so much, and before I get...
Basketball Insiders (James Foglio) —
The San Antonio Spurs have exercised their 2026-27 rookie-scale team options on Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, according to Jared Weiss of The Athletic. Victor Wembanyama’s Sophomore Season Was Cut Short Wembanyama will now earn $16.86 million next season in the final year of his four-year, $55.17 million rookie contract. The 7-foot-5 big man will […] The post Spurs...
Basketball Insiders (Zach Wolpin) —
In less than one week, the 76ers will play their first game of the 2025-26 season. The team will be in Boston on Wednesday, October 22, vs. the Celtics. For that matchup, the Sixers are expected to be without one of their key players. All-star forward Paul George is still recovering from offseaosn knee surgery. […] The post Philadelphia’s Paul George (knee) is expected to miss...
Basketball Insiders (James Foglio) —
The NBA issued a $35,000 fine to Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga for the actions that led to his ejection late in the first half of a preseason win in Portland on Tuesday night. The league fined the former first-rounder for “making inappropriate contact with and continuing to pursue a game official.” Jonathan Kuminga […] The post Warriors’ Jonathan...
Basketball Insiders (Vivek Jacob) —
Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey underwent right knee surgery and so will miss at least the next four weeks, the team announced. Ivey played in one preseason game before the issue emerged. According to head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, it wasn’t specifically something from the game that caused the injury. “It was something that was developing […] The post Pistons’ Jaden...
Basketball Insiders (Vivek Jacob) —
Milwaukee Bucks guard AJ Green has committed to a four-year, $45 million extension with the Milwaukee Bucks. ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to report. Green was undrafted in 2022 but has seen his sharpshooting skills elevate him to all the way to this moment. He has shot 42.1 percent from deep for his career and […] The post AJ Green Agrees 4-Year, $45M Extension With Bucks ...
Basketball Insiders (Antonio Kozlow) —
The Philadelphia 76ers enter the 2025–26 NBA season under intense scrutiny. Despite holding a top-five draft pick, expectations remain sky-high for a roster built around Joel Embiid and Paul George. Three-time NBA champion Danny Green believes no team faces more pressure than Philadelphia. “They’ve been talking about blowing it up each year,” Green said. “What […] The post Former...
Basketball Insiders (Antonio Kozlow) —
Cleveland’s High Stakes Season The Cleveland Cavaliers enter the 2025–26 season among the favorites to win the Eastern Conference and reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2018. Their roster is anchored by Donovan Mitchell, and Cleveland enters with strong expectations after posting a 64–18 record last year. Mitchell, now in his ninth […] The post Cavaliers Eye Breakthrough...
Basketball Insiders (Zach Wolpin) —
With the 2025-26 regular season less than a week away, teams are still making final roster cuts. The Charlotte Hornets are one of them. On Thursday afternoon, NBA insider Shams Charania shared the Hornets’ latest roster decision. He reported that veteran PG Spencer Dinwiddie was waived by Charlotte. He signed a one-year, $3.63 million deal […] The post The Charlotte Hornets are...
Basketball Insiders (Zach Wolpin) —
In the 2025 playoffs, the New York Knicks were close to punching a ticket to the NBA Finals. However, the team lost in six games to the Indiana Pacers during the conference finals. After significant injuries to other teams in the East, the Knicks are one of the favorites to win the conference. Recently, former […] The post NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins predicts the Knicks to lose the...
Basketball Insiders (James Foglio) —
If Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards were to get traded, he hopes to receive the news directly from ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania rather than from social media. “If you know I’m finna get traded, you better motherf—king text me,” Edwards told Charania in a video posted on his YouTube channel. “Don’t leak that […] The post Anthony Edwards...
Basketball Insiders (Zach Wolpin) —
As the 2025-26 season is less than a week away, teams are ready for a fresh start. Not every franchise has the same type of optimism for the upcoming year. Several teams have young players who need time to develop. That is true for the Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards. They have two of the […] The post Nets, Wizards, and Hawks have the three youngest rosters heading into 2025-26 ...
Basketball Insiders (Zach Wolpin) —
On Wednesday, October 15, the Lakers and Mavericks met for a neutral-site game in Las Vegas. It was the second-to-last preseason game for Los Angeles. In the end, they lost 121-94 to Dallas. Several key players sat for the Lakers in this matchup. They were without Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Deandre Ayton, Austin Reaves, and […] The post Lakers’ Jaxson Hayes could obtain a...
Basketball Insiders (James Foglio) —
New Orleans Pelicans big man Kevon Looney has been diagnosed with a proximal tibiofibular ligament sprain in his left knee and will be re-evaluated in two to three weeks, the team announced Wednesday. The injury occurred during New Orleans’ preseason game against the South East Melbourne Phoenix on Oct. 5. The Pelicans said they further […] The post Pelicans’ Kevon Looney...