Yearly Archives: 2026

Lakers tender non-qualifying offer to Chris Mañon

After a standout season in the G League, the Lakers have tendered a non-qualifying offer to two-way guard Chris Mañon, making him a restricted free agent. Mañon earned G League First Team All-Defense honors with the South Bay Lakers last season. In his rookie season, Mañon was effectively a non-factor with the parent Lakers after signing his two-way deal, scoring …

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REPORT: ‘Can’t rule out’ Knicks reunion with pending free agent

It’s been a few days of hearing increasing whispers about the future (or rather a lack of it) of Mitchell Robinson in New York, but outside of that, we’ve talked more about cap machinations, draft-day trades, and all sorts of other things about what or what not to do following James Dolan’s second-apron mandate. Well, with free agency opening on …

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Heat’s top NBA free agency targets after Giannis Antetokounmpo trade

The Heat are expected to remain busy this offseason. And in reality, they have no choice. The three-time NBA champions made a big swing earlier this week, landing Giannis Antetokounmpo after a year-long pursuit, and now they’re looking to add role players to fill out the rest of their roster in hopes of being title contenders. Advertisement Multiple reports, including …

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Danny Ainge Has A Type — Does Darryn Peterson Fit It?

When we think of a type, we’re usually thinking of the type of person we’d like to date. For many of us, it’s finding literally anyone who treats us nicely, is okay with a little heft in the middle, and can put up with an unhealthy obsession with Jazz basketball (sobs softly). But this is a basketball article! And when …

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Nets decline team option on Ziaire Williams … what’s next?

The Brooklyn Nets on Sunday declined their $6.25 million team option on Ziaire Williams, making him an unrestricted free agent and calling into question his future in Brooklyn. While, the Nets could re-sign him, there’s also a possibility that he could sign elsewhere and Brooklyn would lose him for nothing. Indeed, not long after the news broke, there was report …

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Everything Spurs fans need to know about free agency

The start of free agency is just hours away. While teams won’t be able to actually sign contracts until July 6th, they can start negotiating on June 30th, and there are a lot of interesting names both in the free agency pool and on the trade block. We’ve already had the massive Giannis Antetokounmpo to Miami move, and there could …

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Illinois Basketball’s Top 2027 Recruiting Targets by Position

After making a late addition to the 2026-27 roster in early June (in-state 2026 recruit Lincoln Williams), Illinois has seemingly turned its full summer recruiting attention to the 2027 and 2028 classes. (Keep in mind, though, that the Illini do have a remaining roster spot open for the upcoming season.) With Brad Underwood and his staff continuing to sprinkle in …

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Nets Daily Off-Season Report – No. 10

So how we feeling? Better, it seems, than we did 1) at the end of the season; 2) after the Lottery; 3) when the Canyon of Heroes was filled with orange and blue. It wasn’t just the trade for Julius Randle, the selection of Micbael Brown Jr. (and Joshua Jefferson) in the first round or the possibilities ahead. At its …

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Jaylen Brown goes off on ‘AI hoops’ after claim he’s ‘the seventh-best player on a team’

Basketball’s war on analytics permeated social media again this weekend. And this time, possibly soon-to-be-traded Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown took center stage, seizing on dismissive comments made about him from an anonymous NBA front office source. Advertisement The comment was reported (but not endorsed) by ESPN front office Insider and former Nets assistant general manager Bobby Marks. “There’s mixed …

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Hornets trade Miles Bridges to Suns days after LaMelo Ball stunner

The Hornets have completed another franchise-altering move, trading forward Miles Bridges just days after stunning the NBA by sending franchise point guard LaMelo Ball to the Timberwolves. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Bridges was dealt to the Suns along with a 2029 first-round pick and a 2027 second-rounder for veteran shooters Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale, along with an unprotected …

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Warriors remain hot on LeBron James but could pursue mystery targets

NBA teams can officially start negotiating with free agents beginning at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Warriors are “expected to top out at” around $15 million for LeBron James and are reportedly interested in acquiring Collin Sexton and Anfernee Simons. Since the offseason began, there has been plenty of speculation that the Warriors want to pair James with Steph Curry, Draymond …

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REPORT: Charlotte continues to hit the reset button

Just three days after shipping LaMelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Charlotte has reportedly traded Miles Bridges to the Phoenix Suns in another franchise-altering move. The reported deal sends Bridges, a 2029 first-round pick, and a 2027 second-round pick to Phoenix in exchange for Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale, and an unprotected 2033 first-round pick. Charlotte has now moved on from …

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Report: Mavericks discussing a trade to bring in Kawhi Leonard

With the 2026 NBA Draft in the rearview, the Dallas Mavericks are shifting focus to free agency and trades to refurbish their roster around Cooper Flagg. A number of sources are now reporting that Dallas has not only inquired about the availability of Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, but that the two teams have had discussions about an actual …

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Blake Hinson, Utah Jazz legend, halts the jersey number carousel

Around and around and around it goes. Darryn Peterson’s prophesied selection with the second overall NBA Draft pick brought about a struggle that has spanned through generations — his preferred jersey number had already been claimed. For NBA basketball players, a jersey number is much more than an arbitrary digit (unless you’re Dwight Howard, I suppose); it’s an identity synonymous …

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Mikal Bridges, NBA Champion – Yahoo Sports

Everyone in life is under some sort of pressure. Whether it’s a massive responsibility in your job, your family, or your education, there’s always something riding on your decisions. That’s a fact of life. Advertisement Pressure can be a good thing, it can get the most out of you. As the old saying goes, pressure creates diamond. But it can …

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Grading the Suns’ Miles Bridges trade

You never know when or where an NBA transaction is going to strike, especially this time of year. I took the gamble. I loaded my family and the dogs into the truck and headed for the coast this weekend. The destination was Huntington Beach, California. Surf City, USA. I figured nothing major would happen as I felt the team was …

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