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Isaiah Stewart is ready to make his mark on the N.B.A. after a down season at Washington led many to overlook him. "I just have to remind them," Stewart said. "I have to wake them back up."

Holiday, the veteran New Orleans Pelicans guard, would be a key upgrade for Milwaukee as the Bucks await Giannis Antetokounmpo's decision on signing an extension.

Now this is big. James Harden, one of the best players in the NBA, and one of the league’s most potent offensive superstars in many years, is reportedly ready to move on from the Houston Rockets. Where would Harden lik...

Saying he'd be eager to play for "whatever team that picks" him, James Wiseman on Monday said he's only worked out for the Warriors and Hornets so far, not the Timberwolves, who have the No. 1 pick.

Pelicans head coach Stan Van Gundy has shaken up the coaching staff by promoting WNBA legend Teresa Weatherspoon to assistant coach. Weatherspoon had previously served as the Pelicans’ two-way player development coach....

The Chicago Bulls will not extend a $7.1 million qualifying offer to Kris Dunn, making him an unrestricted free agent this month, reports NBC Sports’ KC Johnson. A defensive specialist, Dunn was not part of the plans f...

Rodney Hood, who tore his ACL in December 2019, is declining his player option and will become a free agent, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Andre Drummond has told the Cavaliers he will exercise his $28.7 million contract option and stay with them this season instead of entering free agency.

SLAM 229 features the NBA champions, the Purple and Gold. LeBron James and Anthony Davis' climb to the mountaintop is chronicled in these pages. The rest of the inside of 229 has stories about three-time title winner Dan...

Portland Trail Blazers wing Rodney Hood will not exercise his player option, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports, instead the 28-year-old will gauge his value on the open market. Hood, a year removed from a torn Achilles...

Jabari Parker will remain in Sacramento. Here’s the Sacramento Bee: Kings forward Jabari Parker has reportedly exercised his player option and will remain in Sacramento for the 2020-21 season. Sources told The Athletic...

The Orlando Magic have announced that they’ve signed rookie forward Chuma Okeke, who was drafted 16th overall by the Magic in the 2019 NBA Draft. Okeke, 22-years-old, missed the 2019-20 season after tearing his left AC...

The Boston Celtics will know by 5pm EST whether or not Gordon Hayward will pick up his $34.2 million player option for the 2020-21 season. As of now, Hayward’s feelings towards the Celtics are clearly complicated, with...

After the departure of Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, both James Harden and Russell Westbrook are reportedly want out of Houston. According to The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor, the Charlotte Hornets are “most like...

Dallas Mavericks star big man Kristaps Porzingis will miss the start of the 2020-21 season, Tim Bontemps of ESPN reports, as he continues to rehabilitate a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee. Porzingis suffered the ...

After an impressive postseason performance, Denver Nuggets forward Jerami Grant will gauge the free agent market. Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reports that the 25-year-old will not exercise his player option. The versati...

DeMar DeRozan grew up in Los Angeles, then ultimately stuck around to play college ball at the University of Southern California. He’s spent a good portion of his life in LA, but hasnt actually had the chance to repres...

Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond will pick up his 2020-21 player option, Marc Stein of the New York Times. The big man will earn $28.7 million in the fifth and final year of his rookie scale contract extension. ...

The Milwaukee Bucks are in the midst of acquiring Bogdan Bogdanovic from the Sacramento Kings, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. The 28-year-old is a free agent, so he’d be acquired via a sign-and-trade deal. To the ...

The 2020 NBA draft is Wednesday evening. Here’s the New York Post with a Knicks note: Isaac Okoro, the Auburn small-forward defensive specialist, would seem just what Dr. Thibodeau ordered. Knicks head coach Tom Thibod...

The Bucks are about to upgrade their backcourt. Here’s the New Orleans Times-Picayune: The New Orleans Pelicans are trading the star two-way guard to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Eric Bledsoe, George Hill and th...

The Portland Trail Blazers are in the final stages of acquiring Robert Covington from the Houston Rockets, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. The Rockets will bring back Trevor Ariza in the swap, as well as Portland’s...