NBA Feed: HoopsRumors

Southeast Notes: Hornets, Mitchell, Burks, Hawks

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Hornets have the ignominious honor of holding the league’s longest active absence from the playoffs, leaving them with many questions to answer heading into the off-season, according to The Charlotte Observer’s Roderick Boone. In a mailbag column, Boone writes that he expects the team to add more veteran presence to the young core, similar […]
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Pacers Notes: Nesmith, Bradley, Haliburton, Turnovers

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Pacers’ starting small forward, Aaron Nesmith, is still playing through a right ankle sprain suffered during Game 3 against the Knicks, and Game 5 proved more difficult than Game 4 in that regard, writes Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star. However, he’s not letting himself off the hook for a 16-minute, three-point performance. “It […]
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Knicks Notes: Towns, Shamet, Brunson, Game 5

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Karl-Anthony Towns was listed as a game-time decision due to a left knee contusion heading into the Knicks‘ Game 5 homestand against the Pacers, but that didn’t stop him from putting his best foot forward as the Knicks staved off elimination with a 111-94 victory. “Shoutout to our medical staff. They gave me a chance […]
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2025 NBA Offseason Preview: Philadelphia 76ers

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — If you're looking to make the point that winning the offseason doesn't guarantee success the following season, it would be hard to find a better case study than the 2024/25 Sixers. Armed with more cap room than any other NBA team entering the summer of 2024, the 76ers made a huge splash on the free […]
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Wolves Rumors: Durant, Ownership, Connelly, FAs, Conley

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Timberwolves and Suns both operated above the second tax apron during the 2024/25 season, which means it would have been extremely difficult for the two teams to construct a trade that sent Kevin Durant to Minnesota at the February deadline. Still, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said on the latest episode of the Hoop Collective podcast […]
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Kings Hiring Mike Miller, Chris Darnell As Assistant Coaches

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Kings are adding veteran assistant coach Mike Miller to Doug Christie‘s staff, according to James Ham of The Kings Beat (Twitter link). Sacramento is also hiring Chris Darnell as an assistant, reports NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link). Miller spent over three decades as an assistant and head coach at the college level from […]
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Zion Williamson Accused Of Rape, Abuse

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — A woman who says she dated Zion Williamson between 2018 and 2023 has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles accusing the Pelicans forward of rape and “physical, emotional, and financial” abuse, according to reports from TMZ and Margaret Fleming of Front Office Sports, who obtained copies of the suit. As TMZ details, the lawsuit alleges […]
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And-Ones: 2025 Draft, Withdrawals, Finals, Scariolo

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — In the wake of the NCAA’s withdrawal deadline, ESPN draft experts Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo have updated their big board of this year’s top 100 draft-eligible prospects. There are no surprises at the very top of their list, with Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, and V.J. Edgecombe continuing to hold the first four […]
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Nuggets Parting Ways With Several Assistant Coaches

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Nuggets will not renew the contracts for several assistants on their coaching staff, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes, who reports (via Twitter) that the team is parting ways with the following coaches: Ryan Saunders, a Nuggets assistant since 2022 who previously worked for the Wizards and Timberwolves, including a stint as the head […]
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NBA Announces 50 Withdrawals From 2025 Draft Pool

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — A total of 50 players have notified the NBA that they wish to be removed from the list of early entrants eligible for the 2025 NBA draft, the league announced today (via Twitter). The NCAA’s early entry withdrawal deadline passed on Wednesday night at 10:59 pm CT, meaning that players wishing to retain their college […]
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How All-NBA Nods For Cunningham, Mobley Affect Pistons’, Cavs’ Cap Situations

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — A year ago, four players signed maximum-salary rookie scale extensions that included Rose Rule language, putting each player in position to earn a starting salary worth 30% of the 2025/26 salary cap – rather than 25% – on his new deal if he met certain performance criteria. Magic forward Franz Wagner and Raptors forward Scottie […]
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Central Notes: Cavs, Omoruyi, Pistons, Holland, Bucks

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — While it would be a no-brainer for the Cavaliers to re-sign Ty Jerome if their cap situation allowed for it, he may be a luxury the team can’t afford, according to Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron (Substack link). Previewing Cleveland’s major offseason decisions, Gozlan notes that the club likely didn’t expect Jerome to break […]
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Knicks Notes: Robinson, Payne, Game 5, Defense

HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) — Knicks center Mitchell Robinson helped New York extend its postseason in a 111-94 Game 5 victory over Indiana, writes Peter Botte of The New York Post. Robinson has been starting in the stead of guard Josh Hart since Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. That said, Hart is still having a bigger minutes impact […]
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Timberwolves Notes: Offseason, Game 5, Conley, Edwards, Free Agents

HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) — Fresh off reaching their second consecutive Western Conference Finals, the now-eliminated Timberwolves have some interesting questions to answer this summer. Mark Deeks of HoopsHype and Bobby Marks of ESPN both supplied offseason previews for Minnesota. Deeks notes that, provided big men Julius Randle and Naz Reid both pick up their player options, the Timberwolves will […]
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Mavericks Notes: Two Timelines, Offseason, Point Guards

HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) — Armed with the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft as well two 2025 All-Stars on the wrong side of 30, the Mavericks are gearing up for a “two-timeline” approach, much like the Warriors strived to do when they had an opportunity to surround aging incumbent stars with lottery picks in 2020 and ’21, writes […]
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