The Hornets suddenly have a lot more offensive talent. What they may not have is someone who organizes all of it. ESPN identified Charlotte’s biggest roster hole as a pass-first…

It’s safe to say Dean Wade isn’t the biggest name to join the 76ers this offseason. He may not even be in the top four. But the Sixers sure appreciate…

LeBron James is still getting used to Philadelphia. The 76ers, meanwhile, are already getting used to him. Tony Jones of The Athletic writes that James’ impact has been evident both…

Walker Kessler wasn’t just another Lakers offseason target. He was Luka Doncic’s guy. Los Angeles made a major investment in Kessler this summer, sending future first-round picks to Utah in…

DeMar DeRozan can score. Nobody needs preseason basketball to prove that. The question for the Nuggets is how quickly they can make his style fit with everything else they already…

Aaron Gordon finally looks healthy again. That alone is a pretty encouraging development for the Nuggets. Gordon scored 25 points with six rebounds in 23 minutes Sunday against Chicago, shooting…

Cavaliers Mario Hezonja looked much more comfortable in his second preseason appearance with the Cavaliers. Mack Perry of Sports Illustrated highlighted Hezonja’s all-around performance against Orlando, when the veteran forward…

A Michael Jordan jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $14 million, setting a record for basketball memorabilia. The game-worn, autographed Bulls road jersey is the one Jordan wore…

Sixers The 76ers apparently aren’t rushing to replace Ariel Hukporti. Hukporti suffered a season-ending Achilles tear in Philadelphia’s preseason opener, leaving Adem Bona, Dominick Barlow and Jabari Walker as the…

The Cavaliers made four roster moves Sunday, signing Jaxson Robinson and Noam Yaacov to Exhibit 10 contracts while waiving Curtis Jones and Kadary Richmond. Robinson is already familiar with the…

Plenty of Cavaliers fans still aren’t quite sure what to make of James Harden. Sunday night probably helped. Harden made his preseason debut and looked awfully comfortable doing it, scoring…

Plenty of Cavaliers fans still aren’t quite sure what to make of James Harden. Sunday night probably helped. Harden made his preseason debut and looked awfully comfortable doing it, scoring…

The Warriors made a pair of roster moves Sunday, signing Tyler Burton to an Exhibit 10 contract and waiving Miles Kelly. Golden State added Burton after previously acquiring his G…

Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t exactly shrug off the Knicks’ decision to table extension talks. “It was news to me,” Towns said Sunday, via James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. “Very…

The Wizards made a pair of roster moves Sunday, signing guard Alondes Williams to an Exhibit 10 contract and waiving forward/center Skal Labissiere. Williams is back with Washington after a…

Kyrie Irving waited more than 19 months for this. Then he scored on the Mavericks’ first possession. Irving returned Sunday after missing all of last season while recovering from a…

Here is the current list of 2026 NBA free agents, organized by position. This list includes both unrestricted and restricted free agents and is updated regularly. Ages are shown in…

Kings Keegan Murray is back on the floor, though his left ankle still requires some management. Murray made his preseason debut Saturday against Golden State after missing Sacramento’s first two…

Ben Simmons is back on an NBA court. That alone meant something to him. Simmons made his preseason debut with the Kings on Saturday after sitting out the entire 2025-26…

The Kings may have suffered a significant blow Saturday night. Center Maxime Raynaud injured his right knee during Sacramento’s preseason game against Golden State, and there is concern that he…

Kyrie Irving is finally ready to play again. The Mavericks guard is expected to return Sunday in China, marking his first game action since tearing the ACL in his left…

Ja Morant’s first preseason game with Portland was a mixed bag. His attitude apparently hasn’t been. Morant finished with eight points, five assists and four turnovers in 19 minutes Wednesday…

Nikola Vucevic is back in Orlando, and apparently the uniform still fits. The veteran center returned to the Magic in free agency this summer, more than five years after the…

Joe Mazzulla still wants his players available as often as possible. He just isn’t going to pretend every body handles an NBA season the same way. With the Celtics adding…

Jayson Tatum is back, healthy and looking at training camp a little differently this time around. The Celtics star missed nearly all of last season while recovering from a ruptured…

Josh Hart sounds a little more relaxed about his contract situation than he did a month ago. The Knicks announced Friday that they are pausing extension talks with eligible players…

Knicks Landry Shamet is making a pretty strong case for a larger role. Kento Kato of Sports Illustrated points out that Shamet has scored 23 points in just 27 preseason…

The Cavaliers’ rebounding problems showed up again in their preseason opener, and Zach Weiss of Sports Illustrated believes the solution has to come from the entire roster. Weiss argued that…

Kings general manager Scott Perry says the now-infamous team dinner involving owner Vivek Ranadivé was not what some reports made it out to be. In fact, Perry was pretty emphatic.…

Stephen Curry hears the criticism. He just isn’t particularly interested in letting it define the final chapter of his Warriors career. Speaking with NBC Sports Bay Area, Curry acknowledged that…

The Lakers made a pair of roster moves Friday, waiving William Kyle III and signing Rafael Castro. Castro received an Exhibit 10 contract, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The…

The Cavaliers added two more players to their training camp roster, signing Jaxson Robinson and Noam Yaacov to camp contracts. The moves were first reported by Paul Garcia of Spot…

Pacers The early returns on Tyrese Haliburton and Ivica Zubac are encouraging. Haliburton returned Wednesday after missing all of last season with a torn Achilles, while Zubac is still getting…

Warriors Brandin Podziemski has his extension. The Warriors guard agreed to a five-year, $110 million rookie-scale extension, according to Shams Charania. The deal is fully guaranteed and includes a mutual…

The Kings are pushing back on a report that owner Vivek Ranadivé used a recent team dinner to roast players, coaches and executives. Zach Lowe said Thursday on The Zach…

Warriors The Warriors still don’t know when Kristaps Porzingis will be able to return. Steve Kerr said Thursday that there is no timetable for Porzingis, who remains away from the…

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers know they can score. They’d rather not have to win that way every night. After finishing last season 15th in defensive rating, they’ve made getting back…

The NBA apparently disagrees with Bruce Brown. Strongly. After Brown suggested this week that the league’s new collective bargaining agreement has made life tougher on “middle” class players, the NBA…

TNT no longer carries NBA games. But anyone who followed the league for the previous few decades probably still has a hard time separating one from the other. That’s part…

Celtics Devin Carter looked like a guy trying to remind people why he was a lottery pick. Carter, the No. 14 overall pick in 2024, scored 17 points with five…

The Knicks are putting all contract extension talks on hold. New York announced Thursday that it will pause negotiations with extension-eligible players until later in the season, as frelayed by…

JJ Redick could have walked back the championship talk. Instead, the Lakers coach doubled down. Redick said before training camp that he believed Los Angeles could develop into a “championship-level”…

Jeanie Buss’ agreement to remain in charge of the Lakers came with more protection than was previously known. A legal filing in the ongoing Buss family dispute revealed details of…

LeBron James finally got his first taste of life with the 76ers. His initial assessment? Give it some time. James made his Philadelphia preseason debut Thursday in a 114-108 loss…

CLEVELAND — Random dribbles from the Cavaliers’ 124-113 preseason-opening loss to the Celtics on Thursday. 1. It wasn’t often pretty, but that’s what this time of year is for. It’s…

The NBA preseason is underway, which means it’s also time for everybody’s favorite October exercise; Ranking teams before the games actually count. Here’s the complete 1-through-30 order, along with a…

Steve Kerr has seen what happens when an NBA city loses its team. He hopes Portland never has to find out. With the Trail Blazers and the city still working…

DAZN is about to become a very familiar name to Cavaliers fans. Apparently, the company hopes that’s only the beginning. DAZN executive Pete Oliver said the streaming service is interested…

Heat The Heat played at the NBA’s fastest pace last season, and there’s a good argument for keeping it that way now that Giannis Antetokounmpo is in Miami. That was…

Knicks Mike Brown made it pretty clear Wednesday that five Knicks have nothing to worry about. Everyone else does. Brown told reporters that Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony…