Hoops Rumors

The NBA has officially announced the six groups of five teams apiece for the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup, also known as the in-season tournament (Twitter link). In order to set the groups, the league splits the Western and Eastern Conferences into five three-team tiers based on last season’s regular season standings, with one club from each tier randomly drawn into each of the … [Read more...] about Groups Set For 2025 NBA Cup

The Celtics traded away two starters this offseason and Derrick White‘s four-year, $118MM extension has kicked in for 2025/26. But he was reasonably sure he wouldn’t be dealt, he told Chris Forsberg of the Celtics Talk Podcast (hat tip to Brian Robb of Masslive.com). “I think every summer is pretty crazy, especially nowadays,” White said. “But I didn’t feel too worried about … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: White, Langdon, Beasley, Johnson, Jakucionis

Rick Brunson, Jalen Brunson‘s father, will remain on the Knicks staff but he’ll have a reduced role under new coach Mike Brown, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post reports. Brunson has been on the staff of 2022, the same year that Jalen Brunson joined the Knicks as a free agent. He was Tom Thibodeau’s top assistant last season but Brown will hire his own associate head coach. … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Rick Brunson, Celtics Offseason Moves, Edgecombe, Edwards

We’re in a quiet transactional period as we wait for the July moratorium to lift tomorrow. There are still a handful of top restricted free agents who have yet to sign new contracts, but with a dearth of cap space around the league, the players don’t have a ton of negotiating leverage, so it could take a while for those situations to play out. John Hollinger of The Athletic … [Read more...] about Community Shootaround: Early Offseason Winners, Losers

The Trail Blazers and Celtics have officially completed their trade sending Jrue Holiday to Portland and Anfernee Simons to Boston, according to a press release from the Blazers. However, the terms are slightly different than what was reported last month. Portland had originally agreed to send the Knicks’ 2030 second-round pick and the Blazers’ own 2031 second-rounder to … [Read more...] about Blazers, Celtics Finalize Holiday, Simons Trade Without Draft Picks

Damian Lillard has a big decision ahead of him after unexpectedly finding himself on the free agent market while recovering from a ruptured Achilles. One of the teams that the soon-to-be 35-year-old is reportedly considering is the Celtics, who, like Lillard, find themselves in a surprisingly uncertain position for next season. According to Ashish Mathur of Dallas Hoops … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Lillard, Yabusele, Whitehead, Hetzel

Signing Damian Lillard could help the Celtics return to title contention in 2026/27, states Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe. A source tells Washburn that Boston is among the cities Lillard would consider and the team has interest in the high-scoring guard, who may not play this season due to a torn Achilles. Washburn recalls that Lillard didn’t want to join the Celtics when … [Read more...] about Damian Lillard Could Be A Target For Celtics

Although there have been a few conversations between the two sides, the Warriors and restricted free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga ahead of the official start of free agency on Monday evening, there’s no real traction toward an agreement, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Jake Fischer and Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link) have published a similar report, … [Read more...] about Warriors Rumors: Kuminga, Horford, Free Agency