Cooper Flagg (pictured) headlines the West as a potential franchise cornerstone amid a draft with a sea of question marks, rebuilds, and long-term plays. Some teams leaned into their identity while others bet on raw upside or cultural fit. With blockbuster trades, draft stashes, and value swings shaping the night, here we present the Western … Read more
The Oklahoma City Thunder have won the the title and the 2025 NBA Draft is in the books. That means the NBA offseason is officially upon us, with free agency set to open at 6 p.m. ET on Monday night. Free agency, though, isn’t what it used to be. The new trend in the league … Read more
The WNBA expansion teams in record-breaking deal will bring professional women’s basketball back to Cleveland and Detroit, while launching a brand-new franchise in Philadelphia. This historic announcement will increase the league’s total number of teams to 18 by the year 2030—marking the largest single expansion in WNBA history. Why This Expansion Is Historic The WNBA … Read more
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto Just In: The Charlotte Hornets declined to tender Tre Mann his one-year, $6.94 million dollar qualifying offer, sources told @hoopshype. Mann becomes an unrestricted free agent after averaging 14.1 points, including 40% from 3-point range, 3.0 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 13 games pic.x.com/q6jSoVO4Bx – 11:30 AM
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
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
Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan The Brooklyn Nets would’ve risked losing $14 million in cap space by tendering Day’Ron Sharpe and Ziaire Williams their qualifying offers. They could re-sign them to salaries below their respective cap holds to maximize their cap space. $45-52 million in cap space right now. pic.x.com/qMV2vLUl0R – 4:32 PM
Free agent forward Ziaire Williams intends to sign a two-year, $12 million deal to return to the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN on Monday. The second season is a team option, the sources said. Nets officials and Aaron Mintz of CAA negotiated the new contract. Editor’s Picks Williams averaged a career-best 10 points and 4.6 … Read more
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports Relationships are usually the foundation for doing business in the NBA. Wizards executives Michael Winger and Will Dawkins and Pelicans executive Troy Weaver have all known each other since their time together with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The trio also recently worked together in Washington before Weaver left for New Orleans … Read more
For the past seven years, the interests of LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers broadly aligned. James rescued the Lakers from their post-Kobe Bryant odyssey. Even as he aged, James remained one of the best players in the NBA. Merely having him on their team opened a championship window. While the last few years … Read more
Jun 30, 2025, 10:02 AM ET NEW YORK — The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030. Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia the season after, assuming they get approval from the NBA … Read more
With the NBA’s 2025 free agency period is set to begin at 6 p.m. ET on Monday, a lot has already taken shape with big names coming off the board. LeBron James, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Julius Randle, Fred VanVleet and Naz Reid have all either exercised contract options or agreed to new deals to … Read more