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Austin Reaves is expected to sign a new contract with the Los Angeles Lakers next offseason, according to NBA insider Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Reaves has a player option for the 2026-27 season. The undrafted guard will likely decline that player option and sign a new deal with the Lakers....

An NBA trade idea where the New York Knicks acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks has been created. NBA writer Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Knicks, Bucks and Brooklyn Nets: New York Knicks Receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks Receive: Karl-Anthony Towns, Danny Wolf, 2026...

NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints revealed where Kevin Love wants to play after the Utah Jazz buy him out. Love, who turns 37 in September, wants to play for the Los Angeles Clippers or Los Angeles Lakers. "Word around the league surrounding Kevin Love is that he wants to...

The Boston Celtics are trading Georges Niang and two future second-round picks to the Utah Jazz for RJ Luis Jr. and signing Chris Boucher, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN. The Celtics acquired Niang from the Atlanta Hawks in the Kristaps Porziņģis trade. https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1952824522052088018 https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1952829181558943800 The Celtics have...

NBA insider James L. Edwards III of The Athletic doesn't think the New York Knicks should sign Ben Simmons. The Knicks have shown interest in Simmons, who played for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers last season. The LSU product is an unrestricted free agent. "Ben Simmons has been...

The New York Knicks are monitoring Giannis Antetokounmpo’s situation with the Milwaukee Bucks "very closely," according to NBA reporter James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. If Antetokounmpo requests a trade from the Bucks, the Knicks will likely pursue the NBA superstar very hard. New York made the conference finals...

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is expected to miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season recovering from his left Achilles tear. Lillard will be 36 when he makes his second Trail Blazers debut in 2026-27 and one NBA executive thinks the future Hall of Famer "may need to play...

NBA legend LeBron James has been in "constant communication" with the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. LeBron has not had any trade or buyout talks with the Lakers. "James is locked into preparing for the 2025-26 season, and that is proven by his constant...

NBA superstar Luka Dončić of the Los Angeles Lakers is "no longer carrying any baggage" from his exit from the Dallas Mavericks. Dončić has fully moved on from the blockbuster trade, according to his manager, Lara Beth Seager. “He’s moved on,” Seager told Dan Woike of The Athletic. "I think...

The Golden State Warriors are signaling that they expect Jonathan Kuminga to be on their roster next season, according to NBA insider Sam Amick of The Athletic. The Warriors don't want to trade Buddy Hield or Moses Moody in a sign-and-trade deal involving Kuminga. https://twitter.com/sam_amick/status/1952477469627515182 Jonathan Kuminga wants to leave...