Dana Gauruder

3 days ago | hoopsrumors.com | Dana Gauruder

Ace Bailey may be the most polarizing player at the top half of the lottery. Bailey, once projected to go off the board with the No. 2 or 3 pick, could drop a few notches after his unconventional pre-draft approach. The Wizards, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Keith Pompey, are hoping that’s the case. Sources told Pompey that the Wizards want to select the Rutgers freshman with the sixth pick.

3 days ago | bvmsports.com | Dana Gauruder

By Dana Gauruder via Hoops Rumors, June 24th 2025 at 8:17pm CST by Dana Gauruder Mavericks star guard Kyrie Irving is declining his $43MM player option and intends to sign a three-year, $119MM contract with the team, ESPN's Shams Charania reports (Twitter link). The contract will include a player option for the 2027/28 season. The nine-time All-Star is recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee, which he injured in early March. The first-year salary will be lower than the option he declined.

3 days ago | yardbarker.com | Dana Gauruder

The nine-time All-Star is recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee, which he injured in early March. The first-year salary will be lower than the option he declined. That will enable Dallas to use the $5.7M taxpayer mid-level exception to pursue a lead guard in free agency to run the team while Irving recovers, according to Marc Stein.

3 days ago | hoopsrumors.com | Dana Gauruder

The Celtics pulled off a tremendous swap by not only getting off of Jrue Holiday‘s contract but also getting draft capital in return, John Hollinger of The Athletic opines. Holiday has three years and $104.4MM left on his deal and it was fair to wonder whether the Celtics would have to attach a first-rounder or two to deal him. Instead, they’ll receive Anfernee Simons and two second-rounders from the Trail Blazers.

3 days ago | hoopsrumors.com | Dana Gauruder

Nuggets president Josh Kroenke said that Nikola Jokic will receive a contract extension offer this offseason, the Denver Post’s Bennett Durando tweets, though the superstar center could receive an even bigger deal by waiting another year. “We’re definitely gonna offer it,” Kroenke said during a Tuesday press conference.