NBA Notes: Heat, Tyler Herro, Knicks, Josh Hart, Thunder
Heat
Tyler Herro needed a minute to shake off the rust. Then he needed no time at all.
In his season debut Monday night, Herro poured...
Pistons keep climbing, tie ’90 and ’04 champs with 13th straight win
The Pistons used to be the team everyone circled on the schedule. A free win. A skid extender. A breather.
Now? They’re the ones doing...
Cavs run out of bodies and runway in loss to rolling Raptors
Well, that was a rough way to wrap a back-to-back.
The Cavaliers showed up in Toronto on Monday with only 10 available bodies, playing their...
NBA Transactions: Kobe Bufkin, Walter Clayton Jr, DaRon Holmes II
Nov. 24, 2025
• The Grizzlies signed Kobe Bufkin to a new contract.
Nov. 23, 2025
• The Jazz recalled Walter Clayton Jr. from the Salt Lake...
Jazz’s Lauri Markkanen linked to Pistons, but price remains steep
Rival executives keep bringing up the same name when talking about potential Pistons trade targets: Lauri Markkanen.
Jake Fischer of The Stein Line reports that...
Lakers signing Drew Timme to two-way deal, waiving Christian Koloko
The Lakers are making a move at the back end of the roster.
Shams Charania of ESPN reports the team is waiving Christian Koloko to...
Report: Few teams showing trade interest in Mavericks’ Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis may be one of the biggest names on the market, but the interest level doesn’t match the résumé.
According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps,...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Cam Johnson, Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Wolves
Nuggets
The Nuggets look like a serious threat to the defending champs, and that’s with Cameron Johnson still trying to find his footing.
As ESPN’s Tim...
For Lakers, lots of offense the plan until further notice
The Lakers knew exactly who they were last season by midwinter. They went 19-7 in January and February, climbed into the top five defensively...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell, Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named NBA players of week
Donovan Mitchell is back in the spotlight, and the Cavaliers will happily take it.
The Cavs’ All-Star guard has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Donovan Mitchell, Hawks, Trae Young, Heat
Cavaliers
ESPN’s Jamal Collier posed the question that’s been floating around Cleveland for weeks: Can the Cavs rediscover last season’s elite offense?
They haven’t been bad,...
NBA Notes: Celtics, Anfernee Simons, Sixers, Jared McCain, Raptors
Celtics
Anfernee Simons is making the most of his minutes, and Boston isn’t complaining.
The Celtics guard has stacked back-to-back 23-point nights, a notable bump after...
NBA Notes: Thunder, Jalen Williams, Lakers, Deandre Ayton, Grizzlies
Thunder
The Thunder just keep rolling. Even without Jalen Williams, OKC crushed Portland on Sunday and moved to an outrageous 17-1.
But Williams’ early-season absence comes...
Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in alleged rigged poker operation
Chauncey Billups stood in a Brooklyn federal courtroom on Monday and pleaded not guilty, a month after his arrest in a sweeping underground poker...
