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After an 18-year NBA career, French forward Nicolas Batum announced his retirement. This was no surprise, Batum had hinted at retirement for a couple of years and said outright before last season that it would likely be his last. In July, the Clippers declined the team option to bring him back next season. Advertisement The No. 25 pick of the …

Today, Marc Stein reported that New York expects to carry 14 standard contracts rather than 15. That means the five veterans brought to camp (Bruce Brown, John Konchar, Ochai Agbaji, Drew Eubanks, and James Wiseman) are effectively duking it out for one job unless the Knicks clear some cash. From the latest Stein Line: “It’s believed that the Knicks will …

Doc Rivers, the 13-year NBA player who later became a championship and Hall of Fame coach, will return to NBC and the broadcast booth this season as a game analyst. “I loved playing the game, I loved coaching it, and I’ve always loved talking about it,” Rivers said. “I have great memories working with NBC, and I’m excited to be …

BREAKING NEWS — Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn just uncovered a new diary from Paul McCartney, suggesting the original lyrics to the 1968 hit “Hey Jude” were much different. Just as “Yesterday” originally came to Macca in a dream as a song about scrambled eggs, contemporaneous notes reveal that the seven minute epic was initially about future Minnesota Timberwolf Julius Randle‘s …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor welcomes YouTuber and independent sports journalist Joon Lee for a wide-ranging conversation on analytics and their impact on modern sports. Joon shares insights on why teams like the Thunder and Dodgers are ahead of the curve, and why Boston Celtics fans might be frustrated by the team’s data-driven strategies. Advertisement The duo …

The Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly named Los Angeles-based lawyer John Gibson as the team’s interim governor and CEO in the absence of now-suspended owner Steve Ballmer, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday. Gibson previously served as the lead trial counsel for the Clippers and was involved in the litigation surrounding the sale of the team from former owner Donald Sterling …

“There was not as much discussion around Seattle as there was around Las Vegas,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said of the expansion discussion at last week’s Board of Governors’ meeting in New York. There were a few reasons for that, primarily Las Vegas has more potential ownership groups in the mix, there are questions about where this new team will …

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. Oso Ighodaro Center, 6’11”, 235 pounds, 24 years old, 3rd season Advertisement Oso Ighodaro has had a lot …

Much of the conversation around the Philadelphia 76ers this offseason has revolved around the star-studded projected starting five, with LeBron James and Jaylen Brown joining the incumbent trio of Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, and VJ Edgecombe. However, depth is vital over the course of a long NBA campaign. Mike Gansey addressed that issue in part with the free agent signings …

This is the time of year when there are very few trades, and it’s even rarer to see one with names players would recognize, but on-and-off talks between Atlanta and Charlotte have bubbled to the surface. This summer, Atlanta has discussed trading Buddy Heild to Charlotte for Dorian Finney-Smith, reports Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. That deal has yet …

The Dallas Mavericks are less than a week away from kicking off training camp in advance of Cooper Flagg’s second season in the NBA. Flagg’s personal trainer, Matt MacKenzie, sat down with RG.org to discuss what Flagg has been up to this offseason and what we can expect from his pairing with Kyrie Irving in year two. The discussion was …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bucks fans and fans across the country. Now that Giannis is gone, the question of who leads the team in trade value is pretty interesting. As you’ll see in my personal trade value rankings (dropping on Wednesday), I …

Hoo boy. OK, so the obvious place you have to start with Gary Trent Jr. is his contract. It is the elephant in the room. There’s natural resentment toward Trent because of the contract. I get that. However, to me, the ire of fans shouldn’t go toward the player; it should go toward the GM, who—in his flailing desperation to …

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 …