NBA News
- Revisiting 2025/26 NBA Over/Under Predictions April 17, 2026Before the 2025/26 NBA season got underway, we polled Hoops Rumors readers on the win totals for each of the league’s 30 teams, using over/unders from major betting sites. From the Thunder (62.5 wins) to the Jazz (18.5 wins), our readers made their picks for whether each team’s win total would land over or under […]
- Rockets Notes: Durant, Finney-Smith, VanVleet, Adams, Smith April 17, 2026In a lengthy interview with Varun Shankar of the Houston Chronicle (subscription required), general manager Rafael Stone stated that the Rockets are “very happy” with what they’ve gotten from Kevin Durant since trading for him last summer and expressed satisfaction with the steps forward the team’s younger players have taken over the course of the 2025/26 […]
- Wolves Notes: Edwards, McDaniels, Reid, Nuggets Series April 17, 2026Unlike fellow stars Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham, Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards didn’t have his request for an “extraordinary circumstances” exception approved and won’t be eligible for end-of-season awards this spring. Edwards missed time over the course of the season due to hamstring, foot, and knee injuries, as well as an illness, and ended up […]
- J.B. Bickerstaff Wins Coaches Association Award April 17, 2026Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff has won the Michael H. Goldberg award for the 2025/26 season, earning Coach of the Year honors from the National Basketball Coaches Association, according to a press release. This award, introduced in 2017 and named after longtime NBCA executive director Michael H. Goldberg, is voted on by the NBA’s 30 head […]
- Latest On LeBron James’ Future April 17, 2026LeBron James has yet to make any decisions about his future beyond this season, league and team sources tell Dan Woike and Sam Amick of The Athletic. According to Woike and Amick, a number of options remain in play for the Laker star, including the possibility of retiring this summer. The idea that James wouldn’t […]
- Poll: Who Will Win Friday’s Play-In Games? April 17, 2026The final two spots in the 2026 NBA playoff field are up for grabs on Friday night, with two teams in the East and two teams in the West vying for the No. 8 seed in their respective conferences. In Friday’s early game, it’ll be the Hornets, coming off a thrilling overtime victory over Miami, […]
- Raptors Notes: Barnes, Quickley, Ingram, Walter April 17, 2026Scottie Barnes had an excellent all-around season in 2025/26 and should be a lock for a spot on an All-Defensive team, according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca, who says the two-time All-Star will have to take his game to another level in the playoffs for the Raptors to have “a real shot” in their first-round […]
- Southeast Notes: Diabate, Magic, Snyder, AD, Wizards April 17, 2026The Hornets could be missing their starting center when they play at Orlando on Friday to determine the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Moussa Diabate is questionable to suit up for the elimination game due to left hip soreness, Charlotte announced (via Twitter). A French big man, Diabate recorded eight points, 14 […]
- Heat Notes: Spoelstra, Bam, Powell, Fontecchio April 17, 2026While Erik Spoelstra was upset on Tuesday about the “dangerous play” from LaMelo Ball that caused Bam Adebayo to injure his lower back, the Heat‘s head coach was calmer when he was asked about the incident in Thursday’s exit interviews, per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. “I’m not really thinking about that anymore,” Spoelstra […]
- Warriors Notes: Curry, Green, Horford, Porzingis, Kerr, Payton April 17, 2026Vintage performances from Stephen Curry and Draymond Green sparked the Warriors to a comeback victory in Wednesday’s elimination game against the Clippers, writes Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic. As Anthony Slater of ESPN details, Golden State trailed by as many as 13 points with under 10 minutes remaining, but clutch shots from Curry — […]
- Clippers Notes: Lue, Garland, Kawhi, Offseason, CP3 April 16, 2026The Clippers have registered an NBA-best 15 consecutive winning seasons, but they’ve gone five straight years without winning a playoff series and, after Wednesday’s loss to Golden State, have now failed to make it out of the play-in tournament twice during those five years, writes Law Murray of The Athletic. Following an unceremonious end to […]
- Nuggets, Pacers To Play In Mexico City On Nov. 7 April 16, 2026The Nuggets and Pacers will play a regular season game in Mexico City on Saturday, November 7, the NBA announced in a press release. It will be Denver’s second time playing in Mexico and Indiana’s first. The matchup will mark the league’s 35th game in the country since 1992, per the release. The Nuggets, who […]
- Donovan Mitchell Reiterates Desire To Stay In Cleveland April 16, 2026Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell could be a free agent next year, as he’ll make $50.1MM in 2026/27, with a $53.8MM player option for ’27/28. Mitchell will be eligible this summer for a four-year extension worth a projected $277MM. Sam Amick of The Athletic recently asked Mitchell how he would feel about signing a long-term deal […]
- And-Ones: D. Jones, Prediction Markets, 65-Game Rule, More April 16, 2026Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to plead guilty to charges related to illegal betting, according to reports from Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic and Michael R. Sisak of The Associated Press. Jones, one of nearly three-dozen people arrested in connection to a federal investigation into illegal sports gambling, was accused […]
- Ja Morant Trade Market Expected To Expand In Offseason April 16, 2026The Grizzlies discussed possible Ja Morant trades with a handful of teams prior to February’s deadline, but they didn’t gain traction in those talks, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon and Michael C. Wright, who say that at least one potential trade partner – the Kings – wanted Memphis to attach a first-round pick to the […]
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