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Jrue Holiday trade revised as Celtics won’t get draft picks from Blazers after reported review of medicals

Jrue Holiday is officially a member of the Portland Trail Blazers, but, in the press release, the Blazers announced a trade that looks different than the one that was reported two weeks ago. Anfernee Simons is still going to the Boston Celtics in a guard-for-guard swap, but the Celtics are no longer getting two second-round … Read more

Rockets GM explains Kevin Durant trade, aggressive offseason: ‘We’re not a developmental team anymore’

This offseason, the Houston Rockets traded for future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant, who will turn 37 in September. They also signed 32-year-old forward Dorian Finney-Smith and 31-year-old center Clint Capela. Houston is squarely in win-now mode. “We’re not a developmental team anymore,” Rockets general manager Rafael Stone told reporters Monday in his first public … Read more

Tyrese Haliburton to miss entire 2025-26 NBA season with torn Achilles tendon, Pacers confirm

Tyrese Haliburton will miss the entirety of the 2025-26 season, the Indiana Pacers announced, after he tore his Achilles tendon in the NBA Finals. Haliburton played through a calf strain with the Pacers’ season on the line, and it proved costly in the decisive Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Achilles tears require extensive … Read more

Bradley Beal contract buyout explainer: Why Suns want to move on, plus landing spots for veteran scorer

The Phoenix Suns thought they’d built a championship team when they traded for Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal to pair with Devin Booker. Two years and zero playoff wins later, the Suns are dismantling that team. The process began in June, when they traded Durant to the Houston Rockets. It is seemingly continuing now, with … Read more