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Klay Thompson did not sign up for this. When he joined the Dallas Mavericks, there was no question about their intentions. Luka Dončić was an in-prime MVP candidate. The Mavericks were positioned to compete for the NBA championship. Nico Harrison infamously had other plans. It all worked out, but nobody...

Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker has won the Kia Most Improved Player of the Year Award for the 2025-26 season. The Hawks acquired Alexander-Walker from the Minnesota Timberwolves last summer. Alexander-Walker averaged 20.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game this season. He averaged just 9.4 points per game...

The Milwaukee Bucks are hiring Taylor Jenkins as their new coach, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, and Giannis Antetokounmpo had zero involvement in the hiring process. Antetokounmpo hasn't spoken to the Bucks' upper brass since the trade deadline. The future Hall of Famer was nearly traded in February. He...

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr's desire to speak candidly on social and political issues has at times caused internal frustration, according to Nick Friedell of The Athletic. Kerr could leave the Warriors this offseason. He just finished the final year of his contract. "League and team sources said...

A source close to Karl-Anthony Towns told Vincent Goodwill of ESPN that the big man wants to spend the rest of his NBA career with the New York Knicks. Towns has been the subject of trade rumors going back to last offseason. "He so badly wants things to work here,"...

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick is "disappointed" Luka Dončić is not a 2025-26 NBA MVP finalist. Redick, who has a close relationship with Dončić, blamed "media momentum" for Dončić's MVP snub. The 2025-26 NBA MVP finalists are Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Nikola Jokić of the...

San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson has won the 2025-26 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. Johnson appeared in all 82 games during the regular season. "I feel like it's just a testament to the hard work, the dedication that I've had to myself, to doing what I love...

The Los Angeles Lakers don't expect Luka Dončić to play in the Houston Rockets postseason series, but Austin Reaves could, per Shams Charania of ESPN. Dončić is recovering from a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, while Reaves is healing from a Grade 2 left oblique strain. Both players got hurt...

San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama has won the 2025-26 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. Wembanyama is the first player in NBA history to unanimously win Defensive Player of the Year. He's also the youngest player to win the award. https://twitter.com/NBAPR/status/2046352480372404454 https://twitter.com/NBAPR/status/2046352943150936297 https://twitter.com/NBAPR/status/2046354097012388224 Wembanyama appeared in 64...

A blockbuster offseason NBA trade proposal sending Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Indiana Pacers has been constructed. In a story called "Bold NBA Trades That Should Happen This Offseason," Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report assembled the following trade proposal between the Bucks and Pacers: Indiana Pacers Receive: PF...