Jun 30, 2025, 06:57 PM ET NEW YORK — The NBA has set the salary cap for the coming season at $154.647 million, the maximum allowed 10% increase over the level for this past season. The tax level for the 2025-26 season is $187.895 million, the league said Monday. The cap and tax go into … Read more
Free agent forward Jake LaRavia has agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN. The deal, which was negotiated by agents Aaron Reilly and Reggie Berry of AMR Agency, is fully guaranteed. He projects to replace Dorian Finney-Smith in the Lakers’ rotation next season. Finney-Smith has agreed to … Read more
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS Marc Stein lists the Grizzlies as a suitor for Ty Jerome. This isn’t the first mid-level free agent they’ve been linked to. The question here is, how do they add a player like this while also clearing the cap space to renegotiate and extend Jaren Jackson Jr.? pic.x.com/IB0zrjxt3C – 11:40 AM
Free agent forward Dorian Finney-Smith has agreed to a four-year, $53 million deal with the Houston Rockets, sources told ESPN on Monday. Finney-Smith’s agent, Michael Tellem of Excel Sports, negotiated terms of the deal tonight with Rockets executives for the 3-and-D wing. It’s a major acquisition for Houston, one that bolsters their wing depth with … Read more
Restricted free agent Santi Aldama has agreed to a three-year, $52.5 million deal to return to the Memphis Grizzlies, sources told ESPN on Monday. CAA’s Austin Brown, Steven Heumann and Max Sadiman finalized the new deal with the Grizzlies on Monday night for Aldama. Aldama, 24, had a career year in his fourth season, setting … Read more
Jun 30, 2025, 05:28 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti pushed back on how the NBA has been framing the uptick of injuries in recent season, saying it’s “almost insulting” to argue there’s no correlation between the number of games and player loads and how frequently players are getting hurt. Presti spoke … Read more
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto Sources: The Memphis Grizzlies have tendered Santi Aldama his one-year, $5.94 million qualifying offer, making him a restricted free agent. Aldama averaged career-highs in points (12.5), field goal % (.483), 3-point % (.368), rebound (6.4) and assists (2.9) for the Grizzlies. pic.x.com/QF0fkKPyWy – 6:06 PM
The Memphis Grizzlies and All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr. are expected to agree to a five-year, $240 million maximum renegotiation-and-extension, with a player option in the final year of the deal in 2029-30, sources told ESPN. Editor’s Picks The new contract adds four years to the existing 2025-26 season on Jackson’s deal. The head of CAA … Read more
Jun 30, 2025, 05:34 PM ET With summer in full swing, attention turns to the NBA 2K26 Summer League, which will begin in Salt Lake City and San Francisco (California Classic) on Saturday before heading to Las Vegas on July 10. Eyes will be on No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg and his Dallas Mavericks … Read more
Jun 30, 2025, 05:46 PM ET Mike Brown will have a second meeting with the New York Knicks for their head coaching job and has emerged as a strong candidate, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday. Brown, 55, was the unanimous choice for NBA Coach of the Year in his first season with the … Read more
Jun 30, 2025, 05:28 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti pushed back on how the NBA has been framing the uptick of injuries in recent season, saying it’s “almost insulting” to argue there’s no correlation between the number of games and player loads and how frequently players are getting hurt. Presti spoke … Read more
Getty Images NBA free agency is here. Players can officially begin negotiating with teams across the league beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Monday evening. There will be a flurry of activity this week. But many of the biggest names who could’ve been part of the free-agent pool stayed put without testing the waters. LeBron … Read more