NBA reporter Keith Smith of Spotrac spoke to a Los Angeles Lakers exec in Las Vegas at Summer League about LeBron James, who picked up his 2025-26 player option worth $52.6 million. The Lakers exec told Smith that the franchise is "happy" LeBron is still on the team. “Whenever you...

A blockbuster three-team NBA trade idea sending LeBron James and Bronny James from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Cleveland Cavaliers has been created. NBA writer Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Lakers, Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets: Cleveland Cavaliers Receive: F LeBron James, G Bronny...

NBA reporter Keith Smith of Spotrac spoke to a Dallas Mavericks front executive at Summer League in Las Vegas and the exec made a bold prediction for next season. The Mavericks will be led by Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson and Cooper Flagg until Kyrie Irving returns from his left ACL tear....

NBA reporter Keith Smith of Spotrac spoke to an anonymous Dallas Mavericks coach about the D'Angelo Russell signing. The Mavericks signed Russell to a two-year, $11.6 million deal this offseason in free agency. The lefty is expected to start at point guard next season while Kyrie Irving rehabs his left...

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg only played in two Summer League games in Las Vegas. The plan all along was for the first pick in this year's NBA Draft to play just two games. However, Flagg asked the Mavericks if he could play in the team's third Summer League game....

One NBA analyst proposed that the Los Angeles Lakers trade for Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday. Siddhant Gupta of Fadeaway World proposed the following trade idea between the Lakers and Trail Blazers: Los Angeles Lakers get: Jrue Holiday Portland Trail Blazers get: Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Dalton Knecht Holiday...

Keith Smith of Spotrac spoke to an NBA general manager at Summer League in Las Vegas who said it's "possible" LeBron James and/or Giannis Antetokounmpo get traded this offseason. While the GM doesn't think LeBron and/or Antetokounmpo will get moved, he told Smith that he can't go to the beach...

The Boston Celtics traded Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers and Kristaps Porziņģis to the Atlanta Hawks to reduce their payroll for the 2025-26 NBA season. A Celtics front office executive told NBA reporter Keith Smith of Spotrac that it "sucked" to trade Holiday and Porziņģis. “Still figuring it...

James Harden signed off on the Los Angeles Clippers signing Chris Paul despite not having the "greatest relationship" with him on the Houston Rockets, according to NBA insider Brian Windhorst of ESPN. "And you know look, there had to be an understanding with James Harden," Windhorst said. "He and James...

One NBA insider who covers the Los Angeles Lakers for ESPN "would be shocked" if Luka Dončić doesn't sign an extension with the purple and gold this offseason. Ramona Shelburne, the veteran ESPN insider/reporter, expects Dončić and the Lakers to agree to an extension in August. “I'm going to say...