Heat likely sitting out buyout market as youth minutes take priority
The Heat are usually aggressive when the buyout market opens. This year might be different.
According to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald, the Heat...
Hawks pick a lane, and a rival scout likes the direction
The Hawks finally chose a path, and at least one NBA scout thinks that matters.
A scout who had long been bearish on Atlanta’s ceiling...
Keon Ellis already feels the Cavs vibe, with a push from Matthew Dellavedova
The Cavaliers debuted three new faces at Rocket Arena last Wednesday, and the building responded the way Cleveland always does. Loud. Locked in. Ready.
For...
Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo: ‘This is my team, and I love it’
After months of noise, speculation, and hypothetical trade boards, Giannis Antetokounmpo remained with Bucks at the deadline.
The Bucks listened to calls. They did not...
Mat Ishbia says he expects Suns to stay steady after the break
The Suns hit the All-Star break right where they wanted to be, and team owner Mat Ishbia isn’t looking for anything fancy the rest of...
Steph Curry, Dame Lillard already eyeing next season’s 3-point competition
While the NBA's slam dunk contest appears to be on life support, the league's All-Star weekend 3-point competition is not only alive and well,...
Larger fines, loss of draft picks could await teams that blatantly tank
NBA commissioner Adam Silver touched on a lot during All-Star Weekend. Expansion. Relocation. Media rights. But the topic that stuck was tanking.
And not subtly.
With...
NBA All-Star Game may have found its pulse again
For a moment Sunday, the All-Star Game felt like a real game again.
The tell wasn’t the score or the format. It was Victor Wembanyama...
NBA Notes: Pistons, JB Bickerstaff, Blazers, Damian Lillard, Sixers
Pistons
The rise in Detroit has been fast. Even J.B. Bickerstaff admits that.
The Pistons have gone from the bottom of the East to the top...
Blazers’ Deni Avdija makes history, embraces spotlight after first All-Star nod
Deni Avdija didn’t light up the box score in his first All-Star Game.
That wasn’t really the point.
Avdija finished with five points, four assists and...
Warriors signing Jeenathan Williams to two-way contract
The Warriors are taking another look at a familiar type.
Golden State is signing Nate Williams to a two-way contract, per Jake Fischer of The...
Victor Wembanyama: ‘I’m never stepping onto the court not caring’
Victor Wembanyama didn’t need to be told what the All-Star Game was missing.
He felt it. And more importantly, he played like it mattered.
As Wembanyama...
Sixers to sign Cameron Payne after buyout with Serbian club
Cameron Payne is headed back to 76ers, with perhaps a little paperwork still in the way.
League sources tell The Stein Line's Marc Stein that...
LeBron James sounds reflective on All-Star Sunday, future still undecided
LeBron James took a moment on All-Star Sunday to zoom out.
At this stage of the career, that tends to happen.
The 21-time All-Star reflected on...
