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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...

Dallas Wings guard DiJonai Carrington has been upgraded to probable for Tuesday night’s matchup against the Seattle Storm, signaling a likely return after missing the team’s last nine games with a rib injury. Carrington suffered the injury on June 20 while drawing a charge late in the fourth quarter of...

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić and new guard Marcus Smart are "working hard" on their bodies this offseason, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Dončić recruited Smart to the Lakers, who signed the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year after he was bought out by...

NBA personnel view the Los Angeles Lakers as a logical landing spot for Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday, according to NBA insider Grant Afseth of FastbreakJournal.com. The Trail Blazers acquired Holiday from the Boston Celtics in the Anfernee Simons trade. Holiday will make $32.4 next season. "Multiple sources recently...

NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints revealed why Bradley Beal didn't want to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. Beal, who was bought out by the Phoenix Suns and signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, would have came off the bench with the Lakers. "Bradley Beal did not hold interest in...

The Sacramento Kings want to sign Russell Westbrook despite adding Dennis Schröder, according to NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Westbrook, who played for the Denver Nuggets last season, is an unrestricted free agent. The Kings acquired Schröder from the Detroit Pistons in a sign-and-trade deal. "The word from NBA...