Alex Kirschenbaum

6 days ago | hoopsrumors.com | Alex Kirschenbaum

After acquiring six-time All-Star forward Jimmy Butler midway through 2024/25, the Warriors’ offseason will be focused on building out their roster with an eye towards a longer playoff run next spring. In a new summer preview piece, Yossi Gozlan of Third Apron notes that Golden State possesses the draft picks and movable contracts needed to make some key personnel improvements. Per Gozlan, restricted free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga‘s next deal could prove crucial to helping the club level up.

6 days ago | hoopsrumors.com | Alex Kirschenbaum

All-Star Spurs center Victor Wembanyama has been maximizing his summer. The 7’4″ big man, whose 2024/25 sophomore season was cut short early by a blood clot issue, spent two weeks with monks at Shaolin Temple in China. Reflecting on the stint during an appearance on “The Shop” with Lakers All-Star LeBron James, former seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and streamer Kai Cenat, Wembanyama spoke fondly of his time abroad, writes Larry Holder of The Athletic.

6 days ago | hoopsrumors.com | Alex Kirschenbaum

Nuggets reserve big man Dario Saric has picked up his $5.4MM player option for the 2025/26 season, sources inform Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link). Saric was inked to a two-year, $10.6MM deal last summer via Denver’s taxpayer mid-level exception. He was a relative disappointment, and quickly fell out of the team’s rotation. The 31-year-old played just 16 regular season contests, averaging 3.5 PPG, 3.1 RPG, and 1.4 APG in 13.1 MPG. He was out of David Adelman‘s playoff lineups entirely.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Alex Kirschenbaum

Heat Refusing to Include Key Young Player in Kevin Durant Trade Talks originally appeared on Athlon Sports. With just five days left before the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, 11-time All-NBA superstar power forward Kevin Durant remains on the Phoenix Suns.

1 week ago | hoopsrumors.com | Alex Kirschenbaum

The Thunder collapsed in Game 6 of their ongoing NBA Finals series against Indiana on Friday, with the blowout defeat’s 108-91 score not nearly reflective of how grisly things got. The Pacers led by as many as 31 points, while the Thunder went 8-for-30 from distance and turned the ball over a whopping 21 times. Now, the series is knotted up as it returns to Oklahoma City for a conclusive Game 7 on Sunday. Per Marc J.