Giannis Antetokounmpo Will Miss The 2023 FIBA World Cup

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo announced that he will not be participating in the 2023 FIBA World Cup due to injury. The two-time NBA MVP has been working on getting his knee and other ailments back to full health and after working with medical staff, decided that he was unable to play this summer. With […]

Latvia Basketball Denies Kristaps Porzingis' Injury Program

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis was reportedly working with the Latvian Basketball staff and the Celtics on an injury management program. Since then, the Latvian Basketball officials have denied those reports and stated that Porzingis has been participating in all of the team's activities as normal. Celtics fans and fantasy managers can seemingly breathe a […]

Jayce Johnson Signs Training Camp Deal With Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are signing big man Jayce Johnson to a training camp exhibit 10 deal, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. He'll compete for a two-way contract from the team after becoming the leading rebounder in the G League last year. Johnson averaged 9.4 points, 13.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.3 blocks […]

NBA Christmas Day Games Headlined By Celtics, Lakers

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Christmas Day games for the NBA in the 2023-24 season will be headlined by the Boston Celtics traveling to take on the Los Angeles Lakers. The rest of the slate includes the Bucks at Knicks, 76ers at Heat, Mavericks at Suns, and capped-off by Warriors at Nuggets. […]

Heat, Lakers Not Considering Sign-And-Trade For Christian Wood

Free agent forward Christian Wood is still waiting to find out where he will be playing next year. According to Marc Stein, the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers will not be landing spots if Wood goes somewhere through a sign-and-trade deal. The Heat are already close to $9 million over the first tax apron […]

James Harden Trade Discussions Expected To Pick Back Up

Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden still stands by his trade request and Daryl Morey remains in trade discussions with mainly the Los Angeles Clippers. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, those discussions are expected to pick up again soon. Terance Mann remains one of the keys to a deal between the two sides and […]

Raptors, Pascal Siakam Haven't Had Extension Talks

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam has been in the rumor mill and included in every person's trade machine theories this summer. The 29-year-old All-Star hasn't even discussed an extension with the team according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. Siakam is eligible for a four-year, $192 million extension right now but the two sides haven't had […]

Stanley Umude Signs Training Camp Deal With Detroit

According to Keith Smith of Spotrac, the Detroit Pistons signed Stanley Umude to a non-guaranteed training camp deal on Tuesday. The 24-year-old from Arkansas was with the team last season but only appeared in one game. Across 25 games with their G League affiliate, however, he averaged 15.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per […]

Scoot Henderson Says He Will Win Rookie Of The Year

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson stated in an interview with Playmaker that he will win Rookie of the Year this season. As of right now, the overwhelming favorite is none other than Victor Wembanyama. Henderson has played second fiddle for a long time with the hype surrounding Wembanyama, but this has only fueled his […]

Luka Doncic Collects Big Triple-Double In FIBA Friendly

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic bounced back from a losing performance in Slovenia's first friendly against Greece and registered a big triple-double in their win over Montenegro on Tuesday. The Slovenian superstar ended the game with 34 points, 14 assists, and 13 rebounds as the team grabbed a four-point win. There was a scary moment […]

Oshae Brissett Withdraws From Team Canada With Knee Issue

Boston Celtics forward Oshae Brissett is currently dealing with a knee issue so he is withdrawing from Team Canada as a precaution. The 25-year-old was with the Pacers for the last three seasons and he averaged 6.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game during the most recent season. He recently signed a two-year deal with […]

Cory Joseph Withdraws From Team Canada

Golden State Warriors guard Cory Joseph has withdrawn from Team Canada for their World Cup run this year. The 12-year veteran decided to withdraw so that he could focus on preparation for his season with the Warriors. Joseph hasn't been on a playoff team since the 2018-19 season with the Indiana Pacers. So, he could […]

Jamal Murray Not Traveling With Team Canada

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray isn't going to travel with Team Canada to play three scrimmages in Germany this week. According to Doug Smith, the hope is that he'll be ready for games in Spain and the World Cup. There isn't a clear reason why he's not traveling right now, but it doesn't seem to […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. Voted Best Player At World Cup Training Camp

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. was voted the best player at Team USA's world cup training camp by his teammates. The Athletic conducted the poll and multiple players stated that Jackson was the most impressive. For what seems to be an undersized USA team, Jackson will play an important role in anchoring their defense […]

Ben McLemore Signed One-Year Deal With AEK Athens

Guard Ben McLemore is headed to Europe for the first time in his career as he signed a one-year deal with AEK Athens according to the team's official Twitter. He played in China last season and worked out for multiple NBA teams in Las Vegas this offseason, but didn't receive any opportunities. The former seventh-overall […]

Cole Swider Signing With Miami

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, guard Cole Swider is signing a deal with the Miami Heat. The deal's specifics haven't been disclosed but the former Laker has found a home in Miami as they still try to work out some sort of trade to bring in Damian Lillard. Swider appeared in just seven […]

Kawhi Leonard, Clippers In "No Rush" To Sign Extension

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard is eligible for a contract extension and has been in talks with the team for a few weeks. Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN was on The Lowe Post podcast and said that the two sides are in "no rush" to agree on an extension and that things are quiet right […]

Spurs Considered Paying $21 Million Per Year For Austin Reaves

Los Angeles Lakers forward Austin Reaves has already signed a new four-year deal with the team that is worth $56 million. According to Michael Scott of HoopsHype, however, the San Antonio Spurs once considered offering the up-and-coming wing $21 million a season which would have pushed his total contract to $84 million. Ultimately, they decided […]

Jose Alvarado Will Miss World Cup

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado (leg) will miss the FIBA World Cup next month due to a leg injury. The Pelicans didn't give the point guard permission to play for Puerto Rico because of the stress reaction in his tibia that forced him to miss the end of last season. They performed an MRI […]

USA Basketball Is Pursuing Joel Embiid To Play In 2024 Olympics

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has the chance to play for either the United States or France in the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics. According to Grant Hill while he was talking to Marc Stein, USA Basketball is still pursuing the MVP big man to play for them in the summer games. The official rosters haven't […]

Pistons, Zavier Simpson Agree To One-Year Deal

According to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report, the Detroit Pistons and guard Zavier Simpson have agreed to terms on a one-year deal. The last time the 26-year-old out of Michigan suited up in an NBA game was with Oklahoma City for four games in the 2021-22 season. Last year, he averaged 16.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, […]

Trail Blazers Waive Jeenathan Williams

The Portland Trail Blazers waived guard Jeenathan Williams on Friday, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The 24-year-old appeared in five games for the team at the end of last season and posted averages of 10.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game on 61.5% shooting from the floor. Williams was a late-season […]

Thanasis Antetokounmpo Returning To Milwaukee

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Thanasis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have agreed on a two-year deal to return and play alongside his brother. The 31-year-old has played a deeper bench role for the team over the last four seasons and has averaged 2.7 points and 1.8 rebounds across 8.4 points per game. […]

2023 NBA Summer League Winners And Losers: Forwards

So, Rotoballers, we've gone from the NBA Draft to free agency to summer league and now we have a bit of a dead period with the next part of NBA basketball being training camp. Sure, there's also the FIBA World Cup approaching, but a lot of the hype is going to be around workout videos […]

Some Executives Didn't Support Trading Away Jordan Poole

Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole was traded to the nation's capital for an aging Chris Paul ,who is nearing the end of his career. According to Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area, there were some executives that didn't support sending away the 24-year-old guard because it meant swapping him for someone "with so little […]

Mavericks Still Interested In Clint Capela And Upgrading At Center

The Dallas Mavericks are focused on upgrading at center, according to NBA Insider Marc Stein. They remain interested in trading for Clint Capela and the team isn't ruling out a sign-and-trade that involves Christian Wood. Since Wood is still a free agent, the sign-and-trade would have to be somewhere he would want to play. This […]

Nets Sign Patrick Gardner To Training-Camp Deal

The Brooklyn Nets are signing center Patrick Gardner to a training-camp deal, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. The undrafted rookie out of Marist played for the Miami Heat during summer league and averaged 5.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 11.7 minutes per contest. In his lone year at Marist, Gardner posted 19.1 points, 6.6 […]

Kendall Brown Signs Two-Way Contract With Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are signing guard Kendall Brown to a two-way deal, according to Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files. The 20-year-old was on a two-way contract with the team last season as well and saw six games of action with the main roster and 10 games with the G-League affiliate. During summer league a few […]

Jaylen Brown Signs Supermax Extension

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown is officially getting a five-year supermax extension worth a whopping $304 million, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. There is no player option, as the entire contract is guaranteed with no incentives, and it even includes a trade kicker. This makes Brown the highest-paid player in the league, and […]

2023 NBA Summer League Winners And Losers: Centers

What's up, Rotoballers! Let's get to wrapping things up in terms of the 2023 NBA Summer League. The center position has a lot of different archetypes that can stick in the league but we're starting to see a bit of a renaissance with the big men that have taken over the league. Which prospects can […]