NBA Feed: HoopsRumors

Draft Notes: Amini, Torresani, M’Madi, 2025 Class

HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) — 6’8″ Dominican-Iranian forward Mohammad Amini has withdrawn his name from this year’s draft, sources inform Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress (Twitter link). Amini does not number among ESPN’s top 100 prospects. Amini is currently plying his trade for French club Nancy Basket. Last season, he averaged 6.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 1.1 APG and 0.8 SPG, while […]
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Pacers’ Jarace Walker Likely Done For Finals

HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) — Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle revealed in a press conference Sunday that reserve wing Jarace Walker is likely done for the rest of the series, per Tony East of ClutchPoints (Twitter link). Walker has missed the entire NBA Finals so far with a sprained right ankle. “He is doing better,” Carlisle said. “He is off […]
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Knicks Notes: Thibodeau, Bickerstaff, Kidd, Coach Search

HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) — Detroit head coach J.B. Bickerstaff seemingly came to the defense of now-former five-year Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau, without explicitly naming the team or coach, writes Matt Ehalt of The New York Post. During a conversation on ESPN Radio’s “Joe & Q” on Friday, Bickerstaff appeared to allude to Thibodeau’s recent firing, after he had […]
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Lakers Expected To Keep Trey Jemison, Re-Sign Christian Koloko

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — The Lakers are likely to bring back two-way players Trey Jemison and Christian Koloko next season, Jovan Buha of The Athletic said in a recent video Q&A session (YouTube link, hat tip to BasketNews). Jemison signed a two-year, two-way contract in January, so Buha expects L.A. to keep him as one of its three two-way […]
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Magic To Acquire Desmond Bane From Grizzlies In Three-Player Deal

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — The Grizzlies will trade Desmond Bane to the Magic in exchange for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, four unprotected first-round picks and one first-round pick swap, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). More to come …
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Rockets Notes: Smith, Adams, VanVleet, Sheppard

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. is focused on improving his ball-handling skills in preparation for his fourth NBA season, he tells Ari Alexander of KPRC in Houston (Twitter video link, hat tip to Ben DuBose of Rockets Wire). Smith felt it was important to get back to work quickly after the Rockets were knocked out […]
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And-Ones: Howard, Jordan, Shoe Deals, 2019 Redraft

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Dwight Howard was ejected Saturday during his BIG3 debut for getting into a fight with former NBA player Lance Stephenson, BasketNews relays. The scuffle began after Howard, who plays for the Los Angeles Riot, appeared to get elbowed in the chest by Stephenson of Miami 305. Howard swatted Stephenson’s arm away, and they began exchanging […]
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Spurs, Rockets, Heat On Kevin Durant’s Wish List

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — The Spurs and Rockets are Kevin Durant‘s preferred trade destinations, league sources tell Sam Amick of The Athletic, who provides an overview of the status of trade talks along with Athletic writers Kelly Iko and Jon Krawczynski. Amick cautions that Durant’s desire to play in San Antonio or Houston doesn’t mean he’ll wind up in […]
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Pacers Notes: Game 4 Loss, Haliburton, Mathurin, Nesmith, Carlisle

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — The Pacers were on their way to taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals Friday night when their offense inexplicably hit a wall, writes James Boyd of The Athletic. The crisp passing and constant motion they’ve displayed throughout the series disappeared in the fourth quarter, allowing Oklahoma City to rally for a 111-104 […]
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Celtics Notes: Centers, Horford, Kornet, Tatum, Draft

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — The Celtics should be in the market for center help this summer, Brian Robb of MassLive states in a mailbag column. Kristaps Porzingis is a prime candidate to be traded because of his $30.7MM salary for next season, while Al Horford and Luke Kornet are both headed to free agency. There’s no guarantee that Horford, […]
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Mouhamed Faye, Ben Henshall To Pull Out Of NBA Draft

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Potential second-round pick Mouhamed Faye will take his name out of this year’s draft, agent Matteo Comellini tells Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Twitter link). Faye, 20, will consider options in both the EuroLeauge and the NCAA for next season, according to Givony. The 6’10” Senegalese center played this year with Reggie Emilio in Italy, where he […]
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Latest On Kevin Durant

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Although the Suns cannot aggregate salaries in trades, they have been exploring ways to move below the second tax apron to ease some of the restrictions they’re currently facing. According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link), as part of the Kevin Durant trade talks, Phoenix’s front office has larger constructs involving Grayson […]
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Igor Kokoskov To Be Named Head Coach Of Anadolu Efes

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Former NBA head coach Igor Kokoskov, who has been an assistant on Quin Snyder‘s staff with the Hawks the past two seasons, will be returning to Europe to be the new coach of Turkish club Anadolu Efes, according to Aris Barkas of Eurohoops. Basketball Sphere first reported that Efes was interested in hiring Kokoskov, with […]
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2025 NBA Offseason Preview: Houston Rockets

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — After getting back to .500 (41-41) in 2023/24 for the first time in four years following a full-scale rebuild, the Rockets were expected to take another step forward in '24/25. After all, six of their top eight players in minutes per game in '23/24 were still on rookie scale contracts, so it seemed safe to […]
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Steven Adams To Sign Three-Year Extension With Rockets

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Rockets and Steven Adams have agreed to a contract extension, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that the veteran center will receive a three-year, $39MM deal. As ESPN’s Bobby Marks notes (Twitter link), Adams was extension-eligible until June 30, the last day of the current league year. More to come…
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