NBA Feed: HoopsRumors

Mavericks Notes: Thompson, Flagg, Nembhard, Offseason

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — The Mavericks wrapped up their second straight non-playoff season Sunday night, and Klay Thompson‘s time with the organization may be nearing an end, Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News writes in a subscriber-only piece. Thompson has one season remaining at nearly $17.5MM on the three-year contract he signed when he decided to leave Golden […]
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Doesn’t Rule Out Extension With Bucks

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — With the Bucks‘ season officially over, the focus can fully turn toward Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s future, writes Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Big changes appear to be on the horizon in Milwaukee, starting with Doc Rivers’ revelation Sunday night that he won’t be returning as head coach. An Antetokounmpo trade is also expected at some point during […]
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NBA’s Play-In Field, Top-Six Playoff Seeds Set

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The NBA wrapped up its 2025/26 regular season on Sunday, locking in the top six teams in each conference and lining up the teams and seeds for this year’s play-in tournament. While most of the top seeds had already been secured ahead of Sunday’s regular season finale, there were still some meaningful outcomes in today’s […]
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Southeast Notes: Jaquez, Herro, Carrington, Cain

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Heat entered the season hoping for a bounce-back performance following last season’s 10th-place finish in the East, but it has been a disappointing year in Miami, where the Heat once again find themselves entering the postseason as the No. 10 seed in the East. While the team might not have achieved its regular season […]
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Central Notes: Rivers, Buzelis, Donovan, Furphy

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — With Doc Rivers not returning next season as head coach of the Bucks, the team will face some significant questions beyond the status of star Giannis Antetokounmpo. While there has been speculation that Rivers could move into a front office position with the team, it appears that the idea of taking a step away from […]
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Doc Rivers Will Not Return As Bucks Coach

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Doc Rivers will not be the Bucks‘ head coach next season, per ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). Sharania writes that Rivers is departing his role. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reiterates previous reports that the expectation around the league is that Rivers could join the Bucks’ front office in a role that has yet to be […]
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Raptors Clinch Final Playoff Seed In East

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Raptors have clinched a playoff spot in the East after beating the Nets 136-101. This will be Toronto’s first playoff appearance in four years. Scottie Barnes closed out his season with an 18-point triple-double, while RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram contributed 26 and 25 points, respectively. “It’s a big relief,” Barnes said about reaching […]
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Injury Notes: Wembanyama, Leonard, Curry, James, Highsmith

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Two days after hitting the 65-game criteria, Victor Wembanyama is out for the Spurs‘ season finale against the Nuggets. “He’s doing well but just a little sore and felt it was the appropriate decision,” said head coach Mitch Johnson, per Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News. Wembanyama is dealing with a sore ribcage following […]
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Knicks Notes: Anunoby, Brown, Injury Report, First Round

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — The Knicks got a scare during Friday night’s victory over the Raptors as starting forward OG Anunoby missed the second half of the game with an ankle injury, seemingly suffered when he tripped on the foot of Scottie Barnes early in the second quarter, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. While Anunoby […]
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Patrick Dumont Discusses State Of Mavericks

HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) — Patrick Dumont has experienced the extreme highs and lows of NBA ownership in his 27 months as governor of the Mavericks, from a trip to the NBA Finals to the drama surrounding former president Nico Harrison after his controversial decision to trade Luka Doncic. As Brad Townsend writes for the Dallas Morning News in an exclusive sit-down […]
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The Players Who Could Be Financially Impacted By The 65-Game Rule

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Earning a spot on an All-NBA team is the simplest way for a player to become eligible for a Designated Veteran or Rose Rule contract, allowing them to earn a higher maximum salary than they'd typically qualify for (35% instead of 30% for veterans, or 30% instead of 25% for players coming off rookie contracts). […]
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And-Ones: Raynaud, C. Jones, Bazley, Montero

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Kings center Maxime Raynaud is expected to join Team France this summer ahead of the 2027 World Cup qualifiers, according to Maxime Aubin of L’Equipe (Twitter link). The 2025 second-round pick could be an All-Rookie selection, having averaged 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds through 73 games, including 55 starts (26.4 minutes per contest). “I’ve seen […]
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Draft Notes: Boozer, Momcilovic, Bonke, Tobiason, More

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — In an interview with Mark Medina of EssentiallySports, Duke forward Cameron Boozer made his case for being selected No. 1 overall in the 2026 NBA draft. “There are a lot of great candidates, for sure,”  Boozer told EssentiallySports. “… But what I think separates me is my competitiveness and my winning. It’s my willingness to […]
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Ten Postseason Seeds Up For Grabs On Final Day Of Regular Season

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — While we’ve known which 20 NBA teams will be competing in the 2025/26 postseason for some time, 10 seeds are still in flux entering April 12, the final day of the 2025/26 regular season. Most importantly, three Eastern Conference teams are still vying for the final guaranteed playoff spot ahead of Sunday’s slate of games, […]
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Lakers Converting Nick Smith Jr. To Two-Year Standard Deal

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Lakers are converting Nick Smith Jr.‘s two-way contract into a two-year standard deal, agent Lucas Newton tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Smith signed a two-way deal with the Lakers in late September, a few days after he was waived by the Hornets, who selected him 27th overall in the 2023 draft. Charlotte […]
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