archiveAugust 2025

Paige Bueckers added her name to elite company this week, joining Oscar Robertson and Elvin Hayes in a scoring feat that has stood for more than half a century. According to OptaSTATS, Bueckers became just the third player ever to score 40 or more points in both an NCAA Tournament...

An NBA trade idea sending Fred VanVleet, Reed Sheppard, Steven Adams and Jeff Green from the Houston Rockets to the Phoenix Suns has been created. NBA writer Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Rockets and Suns: Houston Rockets get: Devin Booker Phoenix Suns get:...

NBA superstars Luka Dončić and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers "have maintained communication dating back to the onset of the summer," according to Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints. James facetimed Dončić on August 2 to congratulate him on his extension with the Lakers, who were the third seed in the...

NBA superstar Luka Dončić of the Los Angeles Lakers is "focused on becoming more comfortable shooting off the catch," according to Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints. Dončić wants to be more effective without the ball in his hands next season since the Lakers have two talented playmakers, LeBron James and Austin...

NBA superstar LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers had no words for the major Derrick Rose news on Thursday. Instead, James reacted to the Rose news with emojis. https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1958563860035907804 Derrick Rose and LeBron James were briefly teammates on the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017-18 before Cleveland traded Rose to the...

The Sacramento Kings have been "trying very hard" to trade Malik Monk this offseason, but they haven't found a taker, an NBA source told Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal. Monk will make $18.8 million next season. The Kings offered the shooting guard to the Golden State Warriors for restricted free agent...

Derrick Rose will get his No.1 jersey retired by the Chicago Bulls during the 2025-26 NBA season. The ceremony will take place on January 24, 2026, following the Bulls' game against the Boston Celtics at the United Center. https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1958544627536916848 The Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the first overall pick in...

An NBA scout believes the Los Angeles Lakers should start Marcus Smart over Rui Hachimura next season, according to Lakers Daily. Smart signed with the Lakers after getting bought out by the Washington Wizards. Luka Dončić recruited the former Boston Celtics guard to Los Angeles. The NBA scout thinks Lakers...

The Dallas Wings are signing 6-foot-2 forward Amy Okonkwo to a seven-day hardship contract, a source told dallassportsjournal.com/. She will be available for Friday’s matchup against the Seattle Storm. The move comes as Dallas continues to battle injuries that have left the roster depleted. Tyasha Harris (left knee surgery) and...

Kelsey Plum banked in the winning shot just before the final buzzer, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Dallas Wings 81–80 on Wednesday night to spoil rookie Paige Bueckers’ career-high 44-point performance at Crypto.com Arena. Bueckers was nearly flawless, going 17-of-21 from the field, 4-of-4 from three, and 6-of-6...