Shams Charania: Breaking: Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James is opting into his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN. Paul adds: LeBron “knows the Lakers are building for the future … but he values a realistic chance of winning it all.”Source: x.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? … Read more
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is exercising his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN on Sunday. James, the NBA’s career leading scorer, wants to compete for a championship next season and potentially beyond and will be closely monitoring the Lakers’ moves and whether the team … Read more
Oklahoma City Thunder center/forward Jaylin Williams is signing a three-year, $24 million contract extension with the franchise, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The Thunder declined Williams’ $2.1 million team option and negotiated the new raise with his agents, Marcus Monk and Sean Kennedy of Excel Sports. Williams, 23, missed the first two months of the … Read more
Jun 29, 2025, 09:54 AM ET NBA free agency officially begins Monday at 6 p.m. ET. Which teams will make the biggest splashes? Will the Los Angeles Lakers finally get a rim-running center to pair with Luka Doncic and LeBron James? Which franchises will make a run at restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga? Will the … Read more
Shams Charania: The Oklahoma City Thunder are trading guard Dillon Jones and a second-round pick to the Washington Wizards, sources tell ESPN.Source: x.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto TRADE: The Washington Wizards are trading Colby Jones to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Dillon Jones and a Houston Rockets 2029 second-round … Read more
Kevin PeltonJun 28, 2025, 09:02 PM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system SEATTLE — The Seattle basketball community turned out Saturday to honor legendary former Seattle SuperSonics player, coach and executive Lenny Wilkens, who became the first person to have a … Read more
shares share post pin sms send email By HoopsHype | June 28, 2025 What’s the buzz on Twitter? Andy Larsen @andyblarsen The FOS interview with GSE was a good-news, bad-news deal from a Jazz POV. Good news: Ace Bailey’s NBPA-certified agent is happy that he’s in Utah. Bad news: They still committed to Omar Cooper … Read more
LA Clippers forward Nicolas Batum is declining his $4.9 million player option for the 2025-26 season to become a free agent, sources told ESPN on Saturday. There’s mutual interest between the NBA veteran and the Clippers in a new deal together, sources said. Now heading into his 18th year in the NBA, Batum has already … Read more
Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Great playmaker with very good and creative vision. Good rebounder for his position, too. Not the most efficient scorer, though, including with his jumper and around the basket. Makes an off-ball impact on defense, too. Absolutely exploded in the second half of the season for Chicago, which will undoubtedly help his free-agent … Read more
Michael Scotto: Just In: The Philadelphia 76ers have tendered an $8.7 million qualifying offer to Quentin Grimes, making him a restricted free agent, league sources told @hoopshype. pic.x.com/vCyLFMWJGjSource: Twitter @MikeAScotto What’s the buzz on Twitter? Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto Just In: The Philadelphia 76ers have tendered an $8.7 million qualifying offer to Quentin Grimes, making him … Read more
Imagn Images The Boston Celtics have been incredibly busy this offseason trying to shed salary and prepare for a season without Jayson Tatum as he recovers from an Achilles tear in the playoffs. They already dealt Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers for a package centered around Anfernee Simons, and traded Kristaps Porzingis to … Read more
As the NBA free agency rumors 2025 heats up, the league is currently in the free agency moratorium period, which began on July 1 at 12:01 a.m. ET. This window allows teams and players to begin negotiating contracts but prohibits official signings or trades. Negotiations started as early as June 30 at 6 p.m. ET, … Read more