Jun 30, 2025, 08:00 AM ET It’s the most exciting time of the NBA year! With the 2025 draft in the rearview mirror, all 30 teams are feverishly working their whiteboards behind the scenes. Who’s on the move? Who’s staying put? We’ve already seen two major trades from the 2024 Boston Celtics championship team, with … Read more
Zach KramJun 30, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. The top five NBA free agents in ESPN’s … Read more
Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images A somehow underrated former No. 1 pick who looks like a future All-NBA guy. It is a bit scary that he missed so much time in 2024-25 due to injury but that was the first time he’s missed such an extended period since getting to the NBA, so shouldn’t be a huge … Read more
Numerous rival teams have pinpointed Memphis as the team poised to enter Monday’s business at the forefront of the Ty Jerome chase.Source: marcstein.substack.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS I assume Charlotte is out on Ty Jerome if Sexton is gonna be a Hornet? That would make Memphis the presumptive front-runner for him … Read more
Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan ICYMI @SamQuinnCBS and I just discussed: 🔴 Lonzo Ball for Isaac Okoro 🔵 Naz Reid re-signing 🔴Sam Merrill re-signing 🔴 Davion Mitchell re-signing 🔴 Pistons opening up cap space for Nickeil Alexander-Walker? 🟣 Where do the Lakers go from here? 🟢 Anfernee Simons teams pic.x.com/L7t48MpHFI – 11:02 PM
The speculation was rampant all around the league when news of James’ decision broke, with rival executives wondering if this was a precursor to a trade request (James, remember, has a no-trade clause and could thus control any such move). Or, of course, it could be yet another attempt to apply pressure to the front … Read more
Ace Bailey: “Blessed to Be Here” – Utah Jazz Rookie’s Draft Night, Comments & Early Outlook Ace Bailey’s NBA Draft journey was one of the most closely watched stories of 2025. Selected fifth overall by the Utah Jazz, the Rutgers standout had previously skipped pre-draft workouts and raised questions about his willingness to go to … Read more
Getty Images Deandre Ayton and the Portland Trail Blazers are finalizing a buyout that will make the center a free agent, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Ayton, who turns 27 next month, arrived in Portland from the Phoenix Suns in 2023 as part of the three-team deal that sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks. … Read more
Team sources say LeBron James and the Lakers did not discuss deals that would have added years to his Lakers tenure that began in 2018, either by way of extension or with him opting out and signing a new deal. Conversely, James and his camp signaled months ago that there would be no discounts offered … Read more
Deandre Ayton is finalizing a contract buyout with the Portland Trail Blazers to become a free agent, sources told ESPN. Ayton, who turns 27 next month, had $35.6 million left on his contract, which was set to expire next summer. He is now free to sign with any team, including those in both aprons, despite … Read more
Getty Images The Utah Jazz have traded guard Collin Sexton and a 2030 second-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for big man Jusuf Nurkić, the teams announced Sunday. Sexton has spent the last three seasons in Utah and will play for his third NBA team next season. Sexton, 26, averaged 18.4 points, 4.2 assists and … Read more
Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey has been one of the biggest talking points of the offseason because of the drama in the days leading up to the 2025 NBA Draft. With Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper locks to go No. 1 and No. 2 on draft night, all eyes were on Bailey, who had canceled a workout with the … Read more