Damian Lillard went to bed on Monday night trapped on a sinking ship. He was a member of a Milwaukee Bucks team desperately trying to reshape its roster to appease Antetokounmpo without him, as Lillard will presumably miss most or all of the 2025-26 season recovering from a torn Achilles tendon. In the best-case scenario, … Read more
German floor general Dennis Schroeder just broke a record when he came to terms with the Kings on a three-year, $45 million contract. By signing with Sacramento, Schroeder became the first international player in NBA history to play for at least 10 different teams. Prior to taking ownership of the record alone, Schroeder was tied with … Read more
Well… there’s your free agency stunner. After months of speculation about one of the crazier offseasons ever coming in 2025, the summer’s transaction cycle started relatively slowly. The Celtics shed some contracts and the inevitable Kevin Durant trade came and went, but there were no real surprises when the movement began on Monday. And then, … Read more
The Indiana Pacers just spent two and a half months becoming national darlings throughout the NBA playoffs because of their fearlessness and never-quit attitude. It fueled them against the top-seeded Cavaliers, who they knocked off in five games. That was shocking enough on its own. It then carried them through a tough six-game series against … Read more
The FIBA Under-16 AmeriCup took place in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, during the first week of June, featuring the top young basketball talent from across the Americas competing for gold. Team USA entered the event with an undefeated record since the tournament’s inception in 2009 and continued its dominance in 2025, finishing with a perfect 6-0 … Read more
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl has agreed on a four-year, $104M contract extension, sources confirm. ESPN first. He’ll pick up his $19.5M player option for 2026-27 and add 3 years to his deal. Trade kicker included, sources say. Poeltl hopes to be a Raptor for life, I’m told pic.x.com/uawW1d9Phk – 2:46 PM
Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl has agreed on a four-year, $104 million contract extension with the franchise through 2029-30, sources tell ESPN. Poeltl will pick up his 2026-27 player option at $19.5M and add three additional years to his deal. The Raptors and Poeltl’s agents, Michael Tellem and Sam Goldfeder of Excel Sports, discussed several … Read more
The biggest shocker of 2025 NBA free agency so far happened Tuesday morning as the Milwaukee Bucks made a pair of major moves. Myles Turner is leaving the Indiana Pacers to join the Bucks. And the Bucks are waiving nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard to make it happen. Turner was one of the biggest names on … Read more
The Milwaukee Bucks became the story of NBA free agency on Tuesday when they made a pair of shocking moves. News first broke that the team was signing Myles Turner to a four-year, $107 million deal, which was stunning on its own, but folks quickly wondered how Milwaukee — which did not have $27 million … Read more
Free agent guard Dennis Schroder has agreed to a three-year, $45 million deal with the Sacramento Kings, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Kings officials and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports finalized the deal Tuesday. Schroder joins a Kings backcourt that includes Malik Monk, Keon Ellis and Zach LaVine. Sacramento traded longtime point guard De’Aaron Fox … Read more
Getty Images The Sacramento Kings are signing veteran point guard Dennis Schröder to a three-year, $45 million deal, ESPN reported Tuesday. Schröder is set to play for his fourth NBA team since the start of last season and 10th overall. He had stints with the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors and Detroit Pistons during the 2024-25 … Read more
The Sacramento Kings are trading center Jonas Valanciunas to the Denver Nuggets for Dario Saric, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday. Valanciunas, 33, has two years and around $20 million left on his deal while Saric is on an expiring contract. The Kings acquired Valanciunas at the trade deadline last season, and he appeared … Read more