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In his first two seasons with the Toronto Raptors, Ja’Kobe Walter has put up solid numbers. His rookie campaign saw him average 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game in 20 minutes of action. He followed that up with a sophomore season averaging 7.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game in similar floor time. It’s easy …

Last regular season was a step backwards for the Cleveland Cavaliers. They struggled through injuries and lacked much of the cohesion that made them a 64-win juggernauts the year before. It’d be easy to blame Kenny Atkinson for last regular season being a disappointment. Many of the things that worked the previous year simply didn’t this time. The Cavs never …

Former Villanova 5-star forward/wing — and Big East Freshman of the Year — Cam Whitmore is getting another shot in the NBA, this time with the Denver Nuggets. ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported the news on Friday: Denver signed Whitmore to a one-year, two-way contract after the 22-year-old was traded from Washington to Cleveland in a five-team deal (which …

LeBron James and Jaylen Brown are in Philadelphia, Giannis Antetokounmpo is in Miami, and Kawhi Leonard is back in Toronto. But did any of these moves produce a team better than the defending champion Knicks? Or the two best teams in the West: San Antonio and Oklahoma City? With the NBA season one month away, it’s time for my preseason …

The preseason is approaching fast, but it sounds like the roster for the upcoming season is still fluid. Atlanta has signed and waived four names (Devon Higgs, Keyshawn Bryant, Lamont Butler, and Will Baker) in recent days — names that will likely end up on the roster of the College Park Skyhawks. Advertisement But even the 15 standard NBA contract …

With training camp about to begin, our 2026-2027 Houston Rockets Players Previews kick off with their trio of two-way contracts. These are some new names among the two-way group this year, so pay keep your eye on these three this preseason. Quadir Copeland Copeland is a 23-year-old 6’6″ guard who came over to the team after being undrafted this summer. …

February 11, 2027. The NBA trade deadline. Between now and then, contenders will emerge, sellers will reveal themselves and new names will hit the market. In this February Forecast, we’re identifying potential Celtics targets before the deadline picture comes into focus. First up: Ryan Rollins. Who? Rollins is a 24-year-old, do-it-all guard with good size who has steadily worked his …

Athleticism is not a blanket term when it comes to its application in NBA games. There are a thousand different ways athleticism can manifest itself on a basketball court beyond slamming home an alley-oop. These days, it feels like NBA teams are looking less at how a player tests on their max vertical leap, and more at their balance, deceleration, …

Pat Riley has been hunting a superstar since LeBron James left in 2016. On the eve of the 2026 NBA Draft, he got one, sending Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Kasparas Jakucionis to Milwaukee for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis. That was the easy part. Advertisement Miami then let Norman Powell, its only All-Star last season, sign …

The Dallas Mavericks are in the process of reinventing themselves after the disastrous Luka Doncic trade, and the past few months have reshaped the franchise ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season. Former Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri was hired this offseason to be the Mavericks’ new team president, and former ESPN NBA draft analyst Mike Schmitz, most recently an …

Year one with Kevin Durant didn’t go as the Houston Rockets hoped. The 2026-27 NBA season is shaping up as a basketball do-over. The Rockets will largely run it back with their roster mostly intact after a disappointing first-round playoff exit in the wake of their much-hyped Durant acquisition. Houston is hopeful the return of veteran point guard Fred VanVleet, …

Coach Tyronn Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers could struggle to make a significant run during the 2026-27 season. The organization has fallen from playoff contention to a team likely dropping near the bottom of the Western Conference as a result of its offseason. Advertisement The NBA announced disciplinary action against the team on Sept. 2 after an external law …

As far as NBA offseasons go, this was a wild one. There were blockbuster trades — with Giannis Antetokounmpo heading to the Miami Heat and Jaylen Brown going from the Boston Celtics to their Atlantic Division-rivals, the Philadelphia 76ers. Advertisement There were culture-swinging free agency decisions — most notably NBA icon LeBron James, the league’s leading scorer, opting to break …

Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post, your home for open conversation with your fellow Carolina Panthers fans. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. Advertisement You know the drill. If …

Warriors reportedly signing NBA Summer League standout to final two-way spot originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors reportedly are filling their third and final two-way spot on their roster, and it’s going to a potentially surprising player. Advertisement Golden State is signing big man Graham Ike to a two-year, two-way contract, ClutchPoints’ Kenzo Fukuda reported Sunday, citing …

Steve Kerr has seen and heard it all. That includes the white-knuckled chants calling for him to be fired or retire. So, how should Warriors fans feel about Kerr’s decision to return as Golden State’s coach? Advertisement They should be thanking their lucky stars. We all know that Kerr helped transform the Warriors into the league’s modern day dynasty, winning …

If any Gonzaga Bulldog deserves this opportunity in the NBA, it’s forward/center Graham Ike, after going undrafted in the 2026 NBA Draft and grinding on an Exhibit 10 contract over the summer. According to Luca Evans of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Golden State Warriors have signed the former big man on campus to their third and final two-way contract. …

Similar to what the Phoenix Suns did with point guard David Stockton, the Los Angeles Lakers signed forward Anton Watson to a training camp deal and immediately waived the former Gonzaga Bulldog on Friday, Sept. 18. He will most likely join the G League’s Coachella Valley Lakers. Over the course of seven games in the NBA Summer League with the …

First and foremost, I want to start today’s session by saying that I like the acquisition of Duop Reath. It shows that Brian Gregory consistently looks for ways to create competition throughout the roster, and that’s a good thing. Iron sharpens iron, as they say in blacksmith houses. I like that Reath brings the archetype of a stretch five, something …

Los Angeles Lakers superstar guard Luka Dončić is heading back to America after spending much of the offseason in his home country of Slovenia. This means that Dončić has to leave his two daughters (Gabriela, who was born November 2023, and Olivia, who was born last December) in Slovenia, with his ex-fiancée, Anamarie Goltes. Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic reacts …

The Lakers season is around the corner and Luka Dončić is returning to Los Angeles. Dončić, who led the league in scoring last season (33.5 points) and was third in assists (8.3) is expected to leave Europe for Los Angeles on Sunday ahead of Media Day on September 28, according to Sportklub. Advertisement On Sunday, the Lakers superstar took to …

Only one more Off-Season Report left! Don’t tell us about this being a quiet off-season! It hasn’t been easy finding a lot to write home about! There was big news like Mikel Brown Jr.’s debut and Egor Demin’s growth. The arrival of Julius Randle is intriguing. He does have a habit of exploding when joining a new team after all. …

Been moving back to Mexico since I departed from Spain on Wednesday morning. Yeah, that’s more than half a week, but that’s also what happens when you arrive and your place isn’t ready to live in, you have to split time between there and a shared AirBnB place, you have to spend a night in each of the four rooms …

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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/Forward, 6’3″, 215 pounds, 28, 6th season Advertisement The 2025-2026 Phoenix Suns season was defined by surprises. Few …