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- Stein: Mavs Eventually Plan To Promote Ryan Nembhard December 6, 2025Within an interesting story about how Ryan Nembhard ended up on a two-way contract with the Mavericks after going undrafted in June, Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link) reports that Dallas has “already committed” to promoting the rookie to a standard deal as soon as the team is able to do so. As […]
- LaMelo Ball Exits Friday’s Game With Left Ankle Injury December 6, 2025Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball was unable to finish Friday’s game at Toronto, having been ruled out in the second half with left ankle soreness, the team announced (via Twitter). According to Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer, Ball had a “slight limp” when he headed back to the locker room less than two minutes […]
- Rivers: Bucks To Take Cautious Approach To Giannis’ Recovery December 6, 2025Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was diagnosed with a right calf strain on Wednesday, with ESPN’s Shams Charania subsequently reporting that the Greek superstar was expected to be sidelined roughly two-to-four weeks. Head coach Doc Rivers says Milwaukee will take a cautious approach to Antetokounmpo’s recovery, and thinks the two-time MVP will be out closer to […]
- Bulls Notes: Collins, White, Dosunmu, Spiral, Buzelis December 6, 2025Veteran big man Zach Collins will make his 2025/26 season debut on Friday when the Bulls face Indiana, head coach Billy Donovan told reporters, including K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network (Twitter link). Collins suffered a non-displaced fracture in his left wrist during a preseason game in mid-October and subsequently had surgery to address […]
- Hawks’ Porzingis, Johnson Returning Friday Against Denver December 5, 2025Hawks center Kristaps Porzingis, who has missed the past four games with an unspecified illness, will return to action on Friday against Denver, as Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN relays (Twitter links). Head coach Quin Snyder said before Friday’s game that Atlanta will be keeping a close eye on Porzingis, adding that the Latvian big man […]
- Pistons Notes: Sasser, Robinson, Cade, Duren, More December 5, 2025Third-year guard Marcus Sasser could make his season debut for the Pistons on Friday, having been listed as questionable to suit up against Portland, tweets Hunter Patterson of The Athletic. Sasser, who starred in college at Houston prior to being selected 25th overall in the 2023 draft, missed the first 22 games of 2025/26 after […]
- Siegel’s Latest: H. Jones, Poole, Pacers, Warriors, Cavs, Heat December 5, 2025The Pelicans have long signaled that forward Herbert Jones is off limits in trade talks, and that stance didn’t change when Joe Dumars was hired to run the front office in the spring, writes Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. However, according to Siegel, with the Pelicans off to a miserable 3-20 start to the season and […]
- Trade Notes: Giannis, Rockets, Vucevic, Middleton December 5, 2025Discussing Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s potential trade value during the latest episode of The Hoop Collective podcast (YouTube link), ESPN’s Brian Windhorst expressed some skepticism that the Bucks would be able to extract a massive package of future draft picks for their star forward if he asks out of Milwaukee. “What I’m telling you is when I […]
- Community Shootaround: Chris Paul December 5, 2025Chris Paul is technically still a member of the Clippers. The veteran point guard won’t become trade-eligible until December 15, and waiving him now would result in roster- and cap-related complications for an L.A. team that has less than $1.3MM in breathing room below its hard cap. However, Paul has played his last game for […]
- And-Ones: First-Time All-Stars, 2026 Draft, NBA Cup, More December 5, 2025The 2026 NBA All-Star Game is still over two months away, but a number of players around the league are emerging as legitimate candidates to appear in the game for the first time, writes Zach Harper of The Athletic. Harper points to Bulls guard Josh Giddey, Hawks forward Jalen Johnson, Pistons center Jalen Duren, and […]
- Clippers Sign RayJ Dennis, Waive Jahmyl Telfort December 5, 2025December 5: Both transactions are now official, according to the Clippers. Having signed on Friday, Dennis will be eligible to be active for as many as 37 games for the rest of the season. December 3: The Clippers are planning to sign free agent guard RayJ Dennis to a two-way contract, reports Michael Scotto of […]
- Paolo Banchero Cleared To Return For Magic December 5, 2025Magic forward Paolo Banchero has been upgraded to available for Friday’s game vs. Miami, the team announced today (via Twitter). It will be the first time Banchero has played since November 12. Banchero, who has missed Orlando’s past 10 games due to a left groin strain, was initially listed on Thursday as questionable for Friday’s […]
- Clippers Notes: Next Steps, Leonard, Harden, LaVine December 5, 2025What’s the best path forward for the 6-16 Clippers? Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst of ESPN spoke to executives and scouts about that topic, with one of those execs pointing out that it’s in the best interest of 29 teams to come up with an answer that question, since L.A. owes the defending champion Thunder […]
- Sixers Notes: Maxey, Embiid, George, McCain, Oubre December 5, 2025Entering Thursday’s game vs. Golden State, Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey was off to the third-best scoring start in franchise history through 20 games, writes Tony Jones of The Athletic. Maxey’s 649 points this fall trailed only Allen Iverson‘s 681 in 2005/06 and Wilt Chamberlain‘s 661 in 1965/66 in terms of the best all-time 20-game starts […]
- Fischer’s Latest: Giannis, Knicks, Nets, Hawks, Spurs, Warriors December 5, 2025When the Bucks briefly explored the possibility of a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade over the summer, the Knicks were the only team they spoke to, with the star forward having reportedly expressed some interest in the idea of playing in New York. Given Antetokounmpo’s apparent affinity for the Big Apple, the Nets have long believed they […]
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