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The Boston Celtics will start Payton Pritchard over Anfernee Simons if they can't trade Simons, according to NBA insider Grant Afseth of FastbreakJournal. The Celtics acquired Simons from the Portland Trail Blazers in the Jrue Holiday trade on July 7. Simons will make $27.7 million next season in the final...

An NBA trade idea sending Michael Porter Jr. from the Brooklyn Nets to the Milwaukee Bucks has been created. NBA writer Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Nets and Bucks: Brooklyn Nets Receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks Receive: Michael Porter Jr., 2027 first-round pick (top-1 protected),...

The Houston Rockets have no sense of urgency to sign Kevin Durant to an extension, according to NBA insider Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Durant will make $54.7 million next season in the final year of his contract.  https://twitter.com/ohnohedidnt24/status/1955716338501968097 According to Kurt Helin of NBC Sports, the Rockets could sign Durant...

A three-team NBA trade idea sending Josh Hart from the New York Knicks to the Brooklyn Nets has been created. NBA writer Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Knicks, Nets and Milwaukee Bucks: New York Knicks Receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks Receive: Karl-Anthony Towns, Danny Wolf,...

One Los Angeles Lakers insider doesn't think another move is coming for the team before the 2025-26 NBA season starts. The Lakers have made three moves this offseason. They signed Jake LaRavia, Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart after losing Dorian Finney-Smith to the Houston Rockets. Luka Dončić recruited Ayton and...

Jaren Jackson Jr. told NBA reporter Rohan Nadkarni of NBC News that he wasn't "surprised" the Memphis Grizzlies traded Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic. The Grizzlies, who lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the 2025 playoffs in four games, traded Bane to the Magic...

An NBA trade idea sending Jalen Johnson and Zaccharie Risacher from the Atlanta Hawks to the Milwaukee Bucks has been created. NBA writer Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Hawks and Bucks: Atlanta Hawks Receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks Receive: Jalen Johnson, Zaccharie Risacher, 2026 first-round...

One NBA scout thinks the Miami Heat are "a little better than mediocre." The Cleveland Cavaliers swept the Heat in the first round of the 2025 playoffs. Miami president Pat Riley was busy this offseason. He traded Kyle Anderson and Kevin Love to the Utah Jazz, acquired Norman Powell from the Los Angeles Clippers, traded Duncan Robinson to...

The Boston Celtics are struggling to find a trade for Anfernee Simons, according to NBA reporter Grant Afseth of FastbreakJournal.com. The Celtics acquired Simons from the Portland Trail Blazers in the Jrue Holiday trade on July 7. Simons will make $27.7 million next season in the final year of his contract. "Sources...

NBA superstar Luka Dončić of the Los Angeles Lakers is "pissed" that the Dallas Mavericks "basically told the world that he was fat," according to Lakers Daily. Dončić has lost weight and gotten into strong shape this offseason. “He looks really good,” an NBA scout told Lakers Daily. "I walked...