Ben Simmons could retire from the NBA, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. The New York Knicks remain interested in Simmons, who played for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers last season. Simmons appeared in 33 games with the Nets in 2024-25 before getting bought out....

The Chicago Sky will miss the WNBA playoffs again this year and Angel Reese isn't happy about it. During an interview with Julia Poe of the Chicago Tribune, Reese said the Sky can't be putrid again next season. "I’m not settling for the same s−−− we did this year,” Reese...

Toronto Raptors owner Larry Tanenbaum called three sponsors to meet Kawhi Leonard's demand of an extra $15 million in endorsement money in 2019, according to NBA insider John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports. Leonard left the Raptors for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2019 during free agency. The future Hall of...

When NBA legend Kawhi Leonard was an unrestricted free agent in 2019, his uncle and chief business partner, Dennis Robertson, asked teams for improper benefits, according to The Athletic. Leonard left the Toronto Raptors for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2019. "Sources at the time said Robertson asked team officials...

NBA big man Nikola Vučević of the Chicago Bulls is retiring from the Montenegro National Team. Montenegro lost to Great Britain by a final score of 89-83 to get eliminated from EuroBasket 2025. "It sucks for me to finish this way," Nikola Vučević said, via BasketNews. "I would have loved...

The Dallas Mavericks selected Cooper Flagg with the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Duke. The forward is entering a great situation, as the Mavericks have three future Hall of Famers in Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson to mentor him. Flagg won't be Dallas' best...

An NBA trade idea sending Zion Williamson from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Charlotte Hornets has been created. NBA writer Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Pelicans and Hornets: Charlotte Hornets receive: Zion Williamson New Orleans Pelicans receive: Miles Bridges, Tidjane Salaün, Liam McNeeley, a...

The one-year, $7.9 million qualifying offer remains the most attractive offer to Golden State Warriors restricted NBA free agent Jonathan Kuminga, according to Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area. The Warriors offered Kuminga a two-year, $45 million contract. Kuminga declined the offer because the second year of the deal...

The Dallas Mavericks didn't consult franchise icon Dirk Nowitzki before trading Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2024-25 NBA season. Nowitzki doesn't have a big role with the Mavericks right now, but he told Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News that he's "always a phone call away"...

During an interview with Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News, NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki opened up about what advice he has for Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg. Nowitzki, the greatest player in Mavericks franchise history, hasn't met Flagg in person yet, but the two have spoken via text message....