Ashish Mathur
Ashish Mathur is an NBA writer for Hoops Wire. He has covered the NBA since 2015 for ClutchPoints, Sportscasting, Heavy Sports, NBA Analysis Network, Fadeaway World, Athlon Sports and DallasHoopsJournal. You can follow Ashish on X @amathur25.
LeBron James Takes $3 Million Less To Keep Lakers Under 2nd Apron; Gary Trent Jr., Spencer Dinwiddie 2 Names To Watch
According to NBA insiders Shams Charania and Jovan Buha of The Athletic, LeBron James is taking $3 million less in his new deal to...
Trade Proposal Sends Trae Young To Magic, Markelle Fultz And Wendell Carter Jr. To Hawks
One NBA analyst proposed that the Orlando Magic acquire Trae Young from the Atlanta Hawks.
Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea...
Report: Kenny Atkinson Hire Has Convinced Teams Jarrett Allen Will Remain With Cavaliers
According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Cleveland Cavaliers' hire of Kenny Atkinson has convinced teams that Jarrett Allen isn't going anywhere.
Atkinson coached Allen...
Report: 1 Team Interested In Lauri Markkanen Believes Jazz Will Trade Him ‘In The Near Future’
According to NBA insider Marc Stein, one team interested in Lauri Markkanen believes the Utah Jazz will trade him "in the near future."
The Jazz...
Report: Darius Garland Was ‘Pissed’ When He Read He Would Request Trade If Cavaliers Extended Donovan Mitchell
According to NBA reporter Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, Darius Garland was "pissed" when he read rumors stating that he would request a trade from...
Report: Buddy Hield Chose Warriors Over Lakers, Pistons
According to NBA reporters Shams Charania, Mark Puleo, Anthony Slater and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, Buddy Hield chose the Golden State Warriors over...
Report: Nuggets Remain Interested In Trading For Clippers’ Russell Westbrook
According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Denver Nuggets remain interested in trading for Russell Westbrook.
Westbrook, who picked up his 2024-25 player option worth...
Trade Proposal Sends Cameron Johnson, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura To Cavaliers, Darius Garland, Caris LeVert To Lakers, D’Angelo Russell, Christian Wood To Nets
One NBA analyst proposed a three-team trade idea between the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets.
Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report proposed the...
Report: Cavaliers Team To Watch In Potential Sign-And-Trade Deal For Hornets’ Miles Bridges
According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Cleveland Cavaliers are a team to watch in a potential sign-and-trade deal for Charlotte Hornets forward Miles...
Report: Lakers, Kings, Heat, Spurs Interested In DeMar DeRozan
According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings, Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs are interested in DeMar DeRozan.
DeRozan is...
Report: Lakers Have Shown Little Recent Interest In Hawks’ Trae Young
According to NBA insider Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Los Angeles Lakers have shown little recent interest in trading for Atlanta Hawks guard Trae...
Report: Cavaliers Interested In Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith, Cameron Johnson
According to NBA insider Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Cleveland Cavaliers are interested in Brooklyn Nets wings Dorian Finney-Smith and Cameron Johnson.
The Nets, who...
Report: Spurs, Kings, Heat, Warriors Trying To Trade For Jazz Star Lauri Markkanen
According to NBA insider Zach Lowe of ESPN, the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors are trying to trade...
Report: Agents, Execs, Players Didn’t Think Donovan Mitchell Would Stay With Cavaliers
According to NBA reporter Jason Lloyd of The Athletic, players, execs and agents didn't think Donovan Mitchell would stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Boy, were...
