Suns letting Khaman Maluach, Oso Ighodaro battle for starting center job
The Suns need a starting center while Mark Williams is sidelined. Jordan Ott isn't particularly interested in picking one yet.
Instead, Phoenix's coach intends to...
Blazers face backlash after firing broadcaster over teenage social media posts
The Trail Blazers’ decision to fire newly hired television play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell isn’t exactly receiving universal applause.
In fact, quite the opposite.
Portland announced Thursday...
Walker Kessler thinks new-look Lakers could be ‘nasty’ defensively
The Lakers changed plenty this offseason. Walker Kessler already has an idea of what their new identity might be.
Nasty. Defensively, anyway.
Kessler came away from...
Blazers fire new play-by-play announcer after old racist, sexist posts surface
The Trail Blazers have fired newly hired play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell less than a day after announcing his addition to the broadcast team.
Portland reversed...
Adam Silver admits Mark Walter’s quick Lakers sale caught him by surprise
NBA commissioner Adam Silver wasn’t particularly stunned by the Lakers’ latest $12.5 billion valuation. He was more surprised that Mark Walter was selling them...
Jalen Duren, Pistons agree to five-year, $200 million contract
All that Jalen Duren drama has finally reached its conclusion.
Duren has agreed to a five-year, $200 million fully guaranteed contract to remain with the...
New-look Lakers put Rob Pelinka’s future under microscope
It's safe to say Lakers head of basketball operations Rob Pelinka has a lot riding on this season. LeBron James is gone. New ownership...
Kenny Atkinson enters season with Cavs’ trust, and plenty of pressure
Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was NBA Coach of the Year two seasons ago. Last year, plenty of people around the league seemed to question...
Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama says he won’t ever promote gambling: ‘Absolutely not’
Victor Wembanyama is willing to sell some things, but sports gambling apparently won't be one of them.
The Spurs star was asked whether he would...
Lakers reportedly had chance to trade for Buddy Hield, passed
Buddy Hield and the Lakers have been connected in trade rumors so many times that you almost expect him to eventually wind up there...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell joins rare company with new Adidas deal
Donovan Mitchell signed one major extension with the Cavaliers this summer. Now he's signed another one with Adidas.
Mitchell has agreed to a new multiyear...
Lakers looking at Jalen Smith as answer to possible roster problem?
The Lakers have one guaranteed player too many. Perhaps Jalen Smith can help them solve two problems at once.
Los Angeles has 16 players on...
Warriors want Frank Vogel’s defense to ‘punch first’
The Warriors want to play better defense this season. Actually, they want to start punching people.
Figuratively, we should probably emphasize.
“We're not being targeted, we...
Nuggets seemingly have already figured out bench bunch
The Nuggets changed much of their bench during the offseason. It doesn't look like it'll take them long to figure out what the new...
Grizzlies have roster crunch to solve before opening night
The Grizzlies have 18 players on standard contracts. They're allowed to keep 15. You can probably figure out what comes next.
Memphis is expected to...
NBA closes its only elite training academy in Africa
The NBA has closed its only elite training academy in Africa, ending an eight-year run for a program that helped develop multiple players who...
Raptors, Jamal Shead agree to three-year, $24 million extension
The Raptors apparently have seen enough from Jamal Shead to know they'd like him to stick around.
Toronto and the third-year guard have agreed to...
NBA execs think lottery change could make league more competitive than ever
The NBA spent years trying to discourage tanking. This season, it may finally find out whether it succeeded.
With the league's new “3-2-1” draft lottery...
Zion Williamson knows you’ve heard it before: ‘I’m not where I want to be’
Zion Williamson showed up for another Pelicans training camp looking leaner, talking about his offseason work and hoping this season will finally be different.
Yes,...
Knicks apparently have $76 million problem with Karl-Anthony Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns is eligible for a four-year, $276 million extension from the Knicks.
The Knicks seem to have another number in mind. A much smaller...
