Tyrese Maxey Working Out With New 76ers Teammates LeBron James and Jaylen Brown
[Charania] BREAKING: Cleveland, Denver and the Clippers have agreed on a trade sending Payton Watson to the Cavaliers, Max Strus to LA, and an unprotected 2031 Cavs first-round pick and a 2032 Kings second-rounder to the Nuggets, sources tell ESPN.
The Nash Dribble. Who can imitate this the best in today’s league?
Nikola Jokic will be 36 years old when the Nuggets can use the Cavs’ 2031 first round pick they acquired for Peyton Watson
[Haynes] The Denver Nuggets are pivoting and have their eyes directed on six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan who remains a free agent in demand for contenders, league sources tell me.
James Harden gets roasted for his noticeable weight gain toward the end of his time with the Houston Rockets
[Amin] On NBA denial of ESPN article: It probably did contain significant inaccuracies. Based on our reporting (Pablo Torre Finds Out) I found it hard to believe. I thought, this sounds like the Clippers. We’ve been reporting since September, the NBA has never come out with a statement like that
San Antonio rejects proposed vote on funding for Spurs arena
[Bill Simmons] “Kawhi never actually did any work for Aspiration. Not even one tweet. That’s weird. Uncle Dennis, by multiple accounts, was just asking everybody for under-the-table shit in the summer of 2019 and multiple teams went on the record, ‘Oh yeah, that guy was asking for ownership stakes’”
Peyton Watson will sign a new four-year, $88 million deal to join the Cavaliers, plus a player option and a trade kicker
Why isn’t Dennis Rodman considered the first openly queer active player?
The Denver Nuggets bench for next season: Zeke Nnaji, Alpha Diallo, DaRon Holmes, Trevon Brazile, Tyus Jones, Marvin Bagley, Julian Strawther, and Spencer Jones
Draymond Green surprised with a lion-head goose at his China Tour
[Charania] As part of the deal, the Cavaliers are sending Tre Mann, the 2027 second-rounder from the Clippers and cash to the Washington Wizards for Cam Whitmore, sources said. The Wizards also are sending Julian Reese to the Nuggets, who will waive Reese off his two-way deal.
Kings rookie Darius Acuff was showing off his ELITE offensive bag at Rico Hines basketball runs via ballislife
[Update] The 0.5 LeBron James Club- A compilation of players with half or more of LeBron’s career totals in the primary box score stats.
[Numbers On The Board] Tyrese Haliburton on tearing his Achilles in the Finals
Supermax vs max: Clearing up some common confusion (Luka can no longer get the supermax)
Denver are still over the second apron after the Peyton Watson trade
Celtics owner Bill Chisholm on the Jaylen Brown trade: “I truly believe we have the best front office in the NBA… But man, as a fan, that was tough. I really needed to be convinced to take the fan passion out of it, because I’m a super fan.”
With the sign and trade of Peyton Watson, Jalen Duren remains the sole notable restricted free agent of 2026
The lineup of Jokic/Murray/Gordon/Braun/Watson played a total of 16 minutes together on the Nuggets.
[Stein] Reported on Sunday night that, according to one source briefed on the process, James Harden’s long-awaited new deal with the Cavaliers would be signed “soon-ish.” Cleveland can finally proceed with finalizing Harden’s pact after its Schröder/Strus/Watson five-teamer is official
[Highlight] Brunson and DiVincenzo drill back to back threes to give the Knicks the lead
As the Buss family turns the Lakers into a version of Succession. It is worth remembering that Johnny Buss ran for president in 2024.
[Highlight] The duality of Joel Embiid
[Stein] There is word tonight that the Nuggets believe they can make an appealing pitch to DeMar Derozan to land him in free agency.
[Highlight] Max Strus hits a crazy half court game winner vs the Mavericks
Wemby making Gobert look like an undersized shooting guard.
RETROACTIVELY APPLYING THE 65-GAME RULE
[Charania] As part of the deal, the Cavaliers are sending Tre Mann, the 2027 second-rounder from the Clippers and cash to the Washington Wizards for Cam Whitmore, sources said
JaVale McGee “I didn’t understand how strong the media was. I did one bad play, but I had 15 and six blocks, but y’all didn’t show none of that. I can be the clown in the league. You got the WWE, the villain, the good guy. But both are getting paid.”
Wemby Named Captain of French National Team for Fiba Qualifiers
[Haynes] This will be a 5-team deal that will see Peyton Watson agree to terms on a 4-year, $88M deal with a player option, sources say.
[Murray] Terms from LA Clippers:
Incoming: Max Strus, Max Strus’ hair
Outgoing:
Clippers intend for Strus to be a major rotation piece, so this is not a re-route situation
OG Anunoby is intentionally missing shots in Times Square so people can try to recreate his iconic game-winning tip-in vs. the Spurs in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals.
[Highlight] 6’1” Bryce Cotton soars for the powerful lefty alley-oop dunk off a lob by Rodney Hood (with replays). Utah Jazz vs. Dallas Mavericks - 4/13/2015
Jusuf Nurkic last 3 games before being benched for rest of 2026 season: 17/13/12
[Russo] Clippers rerouting the 2027 Philadelphia 2nd, which they got in the Johni Broome deal, to land Max Strus, even on an expiring, is a pretty good piece of business. They got something for John Collins leaving and turned it all into a very viable rotation piece. Hard to find fault.
D’antoni changed the game.
December 2024 DeAndre Hunter vs January 2026 Peyton Watson
[Highlight] Take a look at the best full-court defense moments from the 2025-26 NBA Season
In the top 25 single game rebounds and RPG in both the regular season and playoffs, Wilt and Bill Russell hold 88⁄100 of those spots.
The Eastern Conference has Risen. With Peyton Watson now a Cavalier, who has the best starting 5 in the East?
Jokic locks up DeAaron Fox and tips the rebound to Murray
[Highlight] 39-year-old Jamal Crawford full highlights vs. Dallas Mavericks (120-109 L) - 51 Points, 5 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steal, 1 Block. 39-year-old Jamal Crawford becomes the oldest NBA player to score 50+ points in a single game. Mavericks vs. Suns - 4/9/2019
Bulls head coach Doug Collins and MJ showed reporters everything was fine between them with a kiss.
What is the greatest single game regular season or playoff game performance of all time?