NBA Feed: HoopsRumors

Free Agent Notes: Porzingis, Yabusele, Sharpe, Valanciunas

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Although multiple reports have suggested Kristaps Porzingis appears to be leaning toward re-signing with the Warriors, he declined to commit to staying with Golden State after Thursday’s loss to Cleveland. The Latvian center is extension-eligible and will be an unrestricted free agent this summer if he doesn’t sign a new deal before then. “It’s hard […]
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NBA Investigating Bucks As Giannis Insists He’s Healthy

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The NBA is investigating the Bucks for potentially violating the player participation policy as well as possible inconsistent statements regarding the health status of superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). According to Charania, the league has already interviewed Antetokounmpo, the team and its doctors. The two sides have presented...
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Nets Rule Out Porter, Wolf For Rest Of Season

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Nets have formally ruled out forwards Michael Porter Jr. and Danny Wolf for the rest of the 2025/26 season, head coach Jordi Fernandez told reporters, including C.J. Holmes of The New York Daily News. More to come…
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Mike D’Antoni To Be Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Longtime NBA head coach Mike D’Antoni will be part of the 2026 class inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 (Twitter link). D’Antoni was selected as a finalist for the 2026 class in February. He’ll technically be inducted as a contributor. A 6’3″ guard who played […]
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Luka Doncic Diagnosed With Grade 2 Left Hamstring Strain

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Lakers guard Luka Doncic has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, the team announced on Friday (Twitter link via Khobi Price of The California Post). While the Lakers formally ruled Doncic out for the rest of the regular season, they didn’t give any indication how much time he might miss beyond that. […]
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How Non-Bird Limitations Will Affect Free Agents In 2026

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — As we detailed this week in an updated Hoops Rumors Glossary entry, a player who doesn't qualify for Bird rights and Early Bird rights at the end of an NBA season almost always qualifies for Non-Bird rights, which give teams a small amount of flexibility to re-sign that player in free agency without requiring salary […]
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Hornets’ PJ Hall Out Indefinitely With Right Ankle Fracture

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Hornets big man PJ Hall has been diagnosed with a right ankle fracture, according to the NBA’s official injury report. The news was first noted by Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer (via Twitter). Hall, a second-year center out of Clemson, is on a two-way contract with the Hornets. Charlotte has yet to make an […]
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Bulls Notes: Donovan, McClung, Giddey, Jones, Ivey

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — Billy Donovan is seriously giving thought to leaving the Bulls at the conclusion of the season, Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reports. Siegel hears that Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd was North Carolina’s top choice to become its head coach.  However, Lloyd agreed to a five-year deal to stay at Arizona, which makes Donovan the Tar […]
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Peyton Watson “Week to Week” With Hamstring Injury

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — Nuggets guard Peyton Watson is considered week-to-week due to a hamstring injury, coach David Adelman told the media on Friday afternoon, according to DNVR Nuggets (Twitter link). He’ll be out for Saturday’s game against San Antonio and, presumably, several more games. Watson exited the Nuggets’ win over the Jazz on Wednesday with right hamstring tightness. […]
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Pacific Notes: Doncic, Jackson, Harris, Gillespie

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — If Lakers star Luka Doncic can’t play the remainder of the regular season — which seems likely due to his hamstring injury — he would be the first scoring leader to not make an All-NBA team since 1976, according to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press. He needs to play in one more game to […]
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Caldwell-Pope Expected To Exercise $21.6MM Option

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — Grizzlies guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is expected to exercise his $21.6MM option for the 2026-27 season, Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype reports (Twitter link). It’s the last year of a 3-year, $66MM deal negotiated by Rich Paul of Klutch Sports. It comes as no surprise that KCP chose to take the guaranteed money rather than test […]
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Hornets Notes: Knueppel, Miller, White, Williams

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Kon Knueppel continued his remarkable rookie year Thursday night by setting the Hornets‘ franchise record for most three-pointers in a season, writes Steve Reed of The Associated Press. Knueppel hit four shots from beyond the arc in a win over Phoenix, giving him a league-leading 261 and surpassing Kemba Walker‘s total of 260 during the […]
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Central Notes: Atkinson, Mitchell, Pistons, Trent, Bucks

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — The Cavaliers clinched a playoff spot with Thursday’s win at Golden State, which Donovan Mitchell called the “bare minimum” of what the team hopes to accomplish, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com writes in a subscriber-only story. With that out of the way, coach Kenny Atkinson talked to reporters about finding the best possible matchup for the […]
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Wolves Notes: Reid, Dosunmu, DiVincenzo, Garnett

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — The Timberwolves lost Thursday night at Detroit, but there’s hope that Naz Reid may have finally broken out of his prolonged slump, writes Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Reid scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in 31 minutes while shooting 4-of-9 from three-point range as Minnesota put up a fight against the East’s top […]
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Fischer’s Latest: Draft Prospects, Anti-Tanking Measures, Expansion Draft

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Darius Acuff‘s performance while leading Arkansas to the Final Four has moved him into the upper echelon of NBA draft prospects, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line writes in a subscriber-only piece. Darryn Peterson of Kansas, who’s expected to be a top-three selection, is still considered the best guard on the board, according to Fischer, […]
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