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Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor answers listener questions about NBA Summer League, free agency and more! Which rookies have impressed KOC the most in Las Vegas so far? Kevin also reacts to Wemby’s new contract with the Spurs, the latest LeBron James rumors, breakout candidates for the upcoming season and much, much more. Advertisement (0:20) NBA Summer …

Subscribe to The Dunker Spot We have a fun episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones react to the opening weekend of Las Vegas Summer League play. From there, they check in on the LeBron Sweepstakes and other signings around the league. Advertisement On the WNBA side, the guys react to the Los …

As the LeBron James saga plows forward like it’s an early 2010’s summer, the conclusion appears to be drawing near. And, like the early 2010’s, it’s ESPN’s Brian Windhorst leading the reporting. On the Hoop Collective podcast, Windhorst said that James is contacting players on some of the interested teams. This, of course, then gets sent back to the respective …

LAS VEGAS — In Tyler Herro’s mind, he is entering a new chapter in his career — he’s been traded from the only NBA team he knew, Miami, back to where he was born, Milwaukee, and that’s what he wants to focus on. He’d rather forget the altercation he had with former Heat teammate Bam Adebayo outside a Las Vegas …

Milwaukee Bucks guard Tyler Herro says he wants to “move on” from his altercation with former Miami Heat teammate Bam Adebayo after it was reported that Adebayo hit him in the face. According to multiple media reports, Herro was approached by Adebayo at the Resorts World Hotel in Las Vegas on July 10. Advertisement Herro was at the hotel watching his AAU team practice when Adebayo …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. With a half dozen NBA Summer League games tonight in Las Vegas, several NBA lottery picks are set to take the court, including Washington Wizards No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa, via Kalshi. Advertisement Dybantsa’s matchup against Caleb Wilson and the Chicago Bulls headlines …

It is no secret to the league that a reunion of LeBron James and the team that drafted all the way back in 2003 would be hard to pass on. The Cleveland Cavaliers, as reported by Marc Stein, are regarded by teams pursuing James as “the scenario to beat”. Stein includes teams who view this as the case to be …

There are no bad contracts in the NBA, at least not for players. Get your money. There are bad contracts for teams, though, as the second apron acts as a de facto salary cap. The league is so flush with talent at this point that front offices can no longer afford to misallocate any of their financial resources. They must …

Bruce Thornton has us acting like Bart Simpson at a whiteboard: “I will not overreact to Summer League. I will not overreact to Summer League. I will not…”. OK, fine: I might overreact to Summer League. Through two games, Thornton is averaging 22.0 points, 4.5 assists, and 4.0 steals in two games. Advertisement Sure, he’s shooting 37.1% from deep. That’s …

As the Phoenix Suns tipped off their third Summer League game against the Milwaukee Bucks, a rolling monsoon made its way into the Valley of the Sun. Dust, wind, rain, lightning, thunder. ’Twas the first big storm of the summer, and it coincided with the storm brewing on the court in Las Vegas. For the first time this summer, the …

Found this post recently. The Ringer put together a list of the top 100 NBA players ending the 2025-2026 season. It should be noted that players are listed with the Teams they were with on June 16, so techincally Tobias Harris is listed with the Pistons, but his addition to the Spurs in the upcoming season gives the Silver& Black …

Tyler Herro says he is focusing on helping the Milwaukee Bucks and not looking in the past following his altercation with former Miami Heat teammate Bam Adebayo in Las Vegas last week. Herro, who was dealt last week to the Bucks as part of the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade, told ESPN’s Ramona Shelbourne that he wants to “move on” from the …

Lowry’s legacy is bigger than himself, and every basketball fan should know that 7. 7. is for #7 Kyle Lowry calls it a career, and he couldn’t have asked for a better ending to it. The franchise legend signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Raptors seven days ago, capping off a storied career in the most poetic way possible. …

In Monday’s NBA Summer League play, Cam Boozer continued to impress. He racked up 21 points in 29 minutes, and also had 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 assists. Passing is a part of his game that people will eventually just see as part of what he does, but he’s really, really good at it. Look at the following video. …

There’s one hard and fast rule when it comes to evaluating player performance at NBA Summer League: it’s only okay to overreact if it strengthens your pre-existing beliefs and narratives. There are worse ways to spend one’s time in Las Vegas than searching for confirmation bias on the frantic courts of summer league. In reality, the only universally agreed upon …

Utah Jazz guard Trey Alexander was taken off the court on a stretcher after collapsing on the floor during an NBA Summer League game on Monday, July 13, against the Chicago Bulls. Alexander collided with the Bulls’ Caleb Wilson, drawing a foul on his drive to the basket. After the play ended, Alexander dropped to the ground clutching his side …

Detroit Pistons guard Chaz Lanier caught fire from deep in Monday’s Summer League game against the New York Knicks. The second-year player out of Tennessee made eight 3-pointers in the 86-75 loss to the Knicks. Lanier led all players with 24 points. Detroit selected the guard with the 37th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. As a rookie last …

LAS VEGAS — The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Ziaire Williams, a source confirmed to the California Post on Monday. Williams’ deal will be for $3 million, and will put them at 15 players signed to standard roster contracts once the addition becomes official. The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to terms on …

LeBron James’ free agency has spent weeks in rumor purgatory. Now, it may finally be nearing decision time. After weeks of pitches, recruiting calls, golf sightings, and prediction-market chaos, ESPN’s Shams Charania said Monday on NBA Today that James is inching closer to choosing where he will play in his 24th NBA season. LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles …

LAS VEGAS — Everything has changed for Austin Reaves.  He signed the richest contract in NBA history for a player who went undrafted. He’s no longer playing with LeBron James, who championed him during their five seasons together.  Advertisement He’s under more pressure than ever.  But he also has a cheat code. A release valve on the pressure cooker, if …

Danny Green thinks the Spurs messed up. The San Antonio champion, who was part of the team’s title-winning team in 2014, sounded off on the firing of team play-by-play man Jacob Tobey amid his alleged affair with Loren Waters — the sister of Spurs player Lindy Waters III. Advertisement While Tobey has been in the headlines for his behavior, Green …

LAS VEGAS — Dillon Jones logged zero minutes in the NBA Finals but made his contributions to the title as a pseudo-adviser to coach Mike Brown. As a member of the 2025 championship Thunder, Jones offered experience in how to deal with the circumstances. Advertisement Brown not only sought his young player’s counsel, he implemented at least one suggestion by …

The Spurs have filled at their required 14th roster spot, and it’s with another returning face. For the second year in a row, Jordan McLaughlin is returning on a minimum deal worth $3.3 million for one year, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. McLaughlin came to San Antonio with De’Aaron Fox from the Kings in February of 2025 and has been a …

Once again, Austin Reaves is showing how badly he wants to win with the Lakers. Prior to the start of free agency, Reaves agreed to a reported four-year, $185 million deal to stay in Los Angeles. However, with some time for the Lakers to plan for the future after agreeing to other deals, the two sides adjusted the contract with …

CJ McCollum “wasn’t surprised” by the Knicks’ first championship in 53 years. The Hawks guard says he told OG Anunoby they could win it all during the first round of the playoffs, despite Atlanta winning the first two games of the series. Advertisement “I wasn’t surprised they won. I actually told OG [Anunoby] at the free-throw line, ‘I think you …