Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum hasn't ruled out playing in the 2025-26 NBA season. Tatum tore his right Achilles tendon on May 12. He underwent surgery the next day. https://bsky.app/profile/bobbykrivitsky.bsky.social/post/3lzj63ob4ys2g The Celtics traded Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers and Kristaps Porziņģis to the Atlanta Hawks this offseason after...

NBA star Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks is "ahead of schedule" in his ACL recovery, sources told DallasHoopsJournal. Irving tore his left ACL on March 3 against the Sacramento Kings. The Mavericks won't rush Irving back. Neither side has put a timetable for his return to the court. Irving...

The Golden State Warriors are expected to sign Al Horford, De'Anthony Melton, Gary Payton II and Seth Curry after the Jonathan Kuminga situation gets resolved, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Kuminga will likely sign the qualifying offer with the Warriors. "There is a strong expectation...

Houston Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet has torn his ACL, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN. VanVleet will probably miss the entire 2025-26 season. Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports is reporting that VanVleet tore his right ACL during a team minicamp in the Bahamas. VanVleet appeared in 60...

During an interview with DJ Siddiqi of RG, Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday opened up about his NBA future. Holiday is 35 years old. He's been in the NBA since 2009. "Just kind of going with it," Jrue Holiday said. "I've been blessed enough to play for this long,...

An NBA trade idea sending Jaylen Brown from the Boston Celtics to the Atlanta Hawks has been created. NBA writer Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Celtics and Hawks: Atlanta Hawks get: Jaylen Brown Boston Celtics get: Jalen Johnson, Zaccharie Risacher, 2029 first-round pick...

NBA coaches, scouts and executives expect Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg to win the 2025-26 Rookie of the Year Award, according to ESPN. The Mavericks selected Flagg with the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Duke. Flagg, 18, averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals...

Most NBA coaches, scouts and executives expect LeBron James to be with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2026-27, according to ESPN. James, 40, is the oldest active player in the NBA. He turns 41 in December and becomes an unrestricted free agent next offseason for the first time since 2018....

NBA coaches, scouts and executives expect Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić to win the 2025-26 MVP Award, according to ESPN. Jokić is a three-time MVP. He won MVP in 2021, 2022 and 2024. " the best player, and they'll be better," said a West scout. Jokić finished second in MVP...

Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis played 5-on-5 this week for the first time since undergoing eye surgery in July, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Davis, 32, had surgery to repair a detached retina. https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1969499480480190971 Davis only appeared in nine regular-season games with the Mavericks in...