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6 Most Underrated NBA Teams Heading Into the 2026-27 Season
The NBA’s projected win totals reveal six teams that could be underrated heading into the 2026-27 season, including the 76ers, Raptors and Rockets....
Bill Simmons Said LeBron James Was Going to Cavaliers, Then Something Happened
Bill Simmons suggested LeBron James was going to return to Cleveland before something changed. Here’s what we know about the mystery surrounding his free agency....
Sacramentp Kings Nightmare Rebuild Could Make Them the NBA’s Worst Team
The Sacramento Kings endured a disastrous offseason. Could their roster make them one of the NBA’s worst teams at the worst possible time?...
The Clippers Just Got Themselves Into a Five-Year Rut
The Clippers are facing a bleak future after losing five first-round picks and $30 million in the NBA’s punishment over the Kawhi Leonard investigation....
Jaylen Brown’s Boxing Debut Raises a Bigger Question for the Sixers
Jaylen Brown made his boxing debut in Nigeria, but taking that kind of risk while playing in the NBA is exactly why the Sixers are hard to trust....
Joe Lacob Has a Bold Plan for the Warriors' Next Era
The Warriors may be nearing the end of the Stephen Curry era, but Joe Lacob could already be positioning Golden State for its next dynasty....
The 5 NBA Figures Under the Most Pressure Heading Into the 2026-27 Season
LeBron James, LaMelo Ball, Mitch Johnson, Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Bob Iger are among the NBA figures facing major pressure in 2026-27....
Ben Simmons agrees to 1-year, $3.5M deal with Kings
Former No. 1 overall draft pick Ben Simmons agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Sacramento Kings, his agents confirmed to ESPN on Friday.,The three-time All-Star point guard returns after sitting out the 2025-26 campaign while recuperating from chronic back issues.,Simmons, 30, last pla...
Rockets sign G Amen Thompson to extension
The Houston Rockets announced a contract extension with guard Amen Thompson on Thursday.,The five-year, rookie-scale extension is worth $208 million and includes a 10% trade kicker, according to ESPN.,"Amen represents everything we want our organization to be about," general manager Rafael Stone sai...
Report: Rockets, Amen Thompson reach 5-year, $208M extension
Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson has agreed to a five-year, $208 million rookie-scale contract extension, ESPN reported Thursday morning.,Per the report, Thompson's deal includes a 10% trade kicker.,Thompson, 23, is entering the final season of a four-year rookie contract he signed in 2023. He wi...
NBA fines Clippers $30M, strips 5 1st-rounders in Kawhi Leonard probe
The NBA fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million and stripped away five first-round draft picks to punish the franchise for violating salary cap circumvention rules involving star forward Kawhi Leonard, who was ordered to pay $700,000, the league announced Wednesday.,The NBA's investigation, condu...
76ers bring in 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall, 2 others
The Philadelphia 76ers signed three players including 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall, the team announced on Tuesday.,Guard Jameer Nelson Jr. and forward Saint Thomas also signed contracts, with the team not disclosing terms.,Fall, 30, played last season for the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball A...