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The Knicks filled out their training camp roster with familiar and expected names. Tyler Nickel, a second-round pick this year, and Kevin McCullar Jr., a second-round pick in 2024, were both officially signed Sunday to two-way contracts, the team announced. Advertisement The moves pushed the Knicks to 20 bodies for training camp this week, one short of the maximum. Tyler …

It’s been discussed all offseason, but a transformative era for the Los Angeles Lakers finally starts this week with training camp. Head coach JJ Redick and President of Basketball Operations Rob Pelinka brought in the Luka Dončić era with a joint press conference on Thursday and answered many of the questions we’ve grappled with all summer. This week, though, we …

The Washington Wizards have signed four players to Exhibit 10 contracts, the team announced Sunday. The team also announced it waived KeShawn Murphy, who recently signed an Exhibit 10 deal. He’s a candidate to sign back with the Capital City Go-Go. Advertisement Beekman, 24, spent four seasons at Virginia before going undrafted in 2024. He spent his rookie season with …

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Training camp is nearly upon us. Now is the time for Mitch Johnson and the rest of the San Antonio Spurs coaching staff to see how roster plans will come to life. That means experimenting with lineups in practice and the preseason before the season starts on October 20th. This season should be a lot of fun from a lineup-combination …

For the first time in his NBA career, Joel Embiid is far down in the pecking order in terms of interesting narratives for this Sixers franchise. You have LeBron James taking a minimum deal to seek a ring in Philadelphia of all places, where we haven’t hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy since 1983. Jaylen Brown has arrived via trade from …

WE ARE SO BACK! Almost, at least… The Utah Jazz will begin preparations for the highly anticipated 2026-27 season this week, starting Monday, September 28th, with media day. It feels like years ago that we sat in our living rooms together on Mother’s Day and watched as the Utah Jazz won the second overall pick in the NBA draft. Somehow …

We so back the Bulletin is already here. Meanwhile, JB was doing his thing on SNL and Deuce McBride has some saucy comments to share with a fellow Knickerbocker scribe ahead of his contract year. Here’s the latest from around some places, and remember, we’re just 24 hours from Knicks Media Day! On his contract situation and wanting to remain …

Since being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in July, Jaylen Brown has embarked on a global series of side quests. In August, Brown faced his fear of heights by skydiving over the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Advertisement In early September, Brown stepped in the ring for a boxing exhibition in Lagos, Nigeria to support his non-profit, The 7uice Foundation. …

Entering Sunday morning, the Knicks were the only team in basketball that had not filled one of their three two-way spots. Hell, they were the only team to have more than one open two-way spot, having all three of them open. There’s no method or reason why it took this long, but the Knicks finally did it. They’ve filled two …

Now that Kawhi Leonard is officially a Toronto Raptor, it’s time to safely look ahead to the 2026-27 season. While the seven-time All-Star is entering his 15th season at 35-years-old, there’s reason to believe that Leonard could produce his greatest year as a professional. Here are three predictions that suggest the best is yet to come for the superstar. Advertisement …

The King of New York — Knicks Finals MVP Jalen Brunson — hosted the season 53 premiere of Saturday Night Live, and the laid-back Brunson showed off some of his comedic chops. Of course some of Brunson’s teammates were there — Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Brunson’s usual comedic foil, Josh Hart — and they were part of …

Joe Mazzulla spanned the globe this summer to spend time with his players, arriving in Spain, Portugal, Dallas and Omaha. His most remote happened 20 minutes south of Des Moines, Iowa. “It was one of the biggest things that’s happened in Indianola in a long time, I’ll tell you that,” Frank Garza, Luka’s father, told CLNS Media/CelticsBlog on the Celtics …

For nearly three months, the internal reasonings for many of the Lakers’ offseason decisions hadn’t been divulged. The biggest among them: Why the Lakers were comfortable investing as much as they did to acquire Walker Kessler from the Jazz via sign-and-trade. The Lakers paid a steep price to acquire Walker Kessler. Wally Skalij for CA Post Yes, Kessler has statistically …

Looking to shore up their roster ahead of Monday’s training camp, the Knicks have signed rookie Tyler Nickel and returning forward Kevin McCullar Jr. to two-way contracts. Nickel landed with the Knicks as the 47th overall pick in this year’s draft, and he was one of their biggest standouts during Summer League play. Advertisement The sharpshooting forward averaged 12.2 points …

The Orlando Magic are good. That is what makes their offseason so interesting. They won 45 games last year despite missing Franz Wagner for most of the season, then took a 3-1 lead on Detroit in the first round before losing three straight games and getting eliminated in Game 7. Instead of responding by changing the roster, Orlando mostly chose …

For the second time in a week, veteran sharpshooter Buddy Hield has been traded. Charlotte, which acquired Hield on Tuesday in the Dorian Finney-Smith trade, has now moved him to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Rob Dillingham and cash, a trade both teams confirmed Sunday morning. The cash in the trade covers that Hield makes $2.8 million more than …

New York brought back most of its championship roster, but lost backup center Mitchell Robinson. It’s a loss for Knicks fans not just because Robinson is an excellent rotation big, but because he was the longest-tenured member of the team. To leave after a title for the rival Celtics just stings. But I’m weirdly intrigued by the possibility that New …

Final Score: Sixers 109, Celtics 100 Series Score after result: Sixers win series, 4-3 Embiid‘s stat line: 34 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 12-of-26 FGs, 1-of-4 3PTs, 1 block, +11 rating Is it a bit much to say Sixers fans were confident heading into this Game 7? Maybe it is given Philadelphia’s reputation as postseason choke artists that was built …

We still have to wait just a little over a month before UNC plays their first meaningful basketball game in the Dean Smith Center, but the anticipation is agonizing. With a brand new squad, a brand new coach, and brand new overall energy in the building, it is hard to keep focus on everything else going on in Chapel Hill. …

For those of you who have been involved with the Open Thread over the years might recall that from time to time I moonlight as a musician. Last night I had a gig at this great spot in Leon Springs and I saw this flier posted: Pierre Parker, younger brother of Spurs legend Tony Parker, is hosting a basketball camp …

Devin Carter is a second-generation NBA player. His father, Anthony Carter, was a basketball journeyman who put together a thirteen-year career in the NBA playing for six different teams. Anthony got into coaching right after retirement, moving through the G-League, with stops in Austin, Sacramento and finally Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where his work as an assistant coach for the …

Every day, we’ll take a closer look at another member of the 2026-27 Phoenix Suns, examining what they bring to the roster and what their role could mean for the season ahead as we count down to training camp and the preseason. Guard, 6’4″, 186 pounds, 24 years old, 6th season Advertisement There are make-or-break seasons, and then there is …

Just before the season, there’s always something that seems to ragebait NBA fans, and it’s ESPN’s annual Top 100 list. Over the years, there have been some questionable decisions made on the list that people (including players) have had to say something about when they don’t see their names. There will always be some argument when it comes to any …

Stanford outlasted Georgia Tech Saturday, Sept. 26, in an offensive shootout at Stanford Stadium that could prove to be momentum-building for the Cardinal as they get their first ACC win of the season. The Cardinal completely flipped the switch in the second half against Georgia Tech, showing up as a different team from their last two outings against Miami and …