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Knicks Notes: Brown, Starters Minutes, Bridges, McBride Knicks head coach Mike Brown received his first technical foul of the season in Wednesday’s three-point home loss to Oklahoma City, writes Kristian Winfield of The New York Daily News. Brown was upset about a non-call with 2:02 remaining in the first quarter, when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander cut past OG Anunoby and Jalen Brunson tried to […]
05.03.2026 23:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Injury Notes: Flagg, Niederhauser, Nuggets, Demin Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg, who has been out since February 10 due to a left midfoot sprain, is expected to return to action on Thursday in Orlando after missing the club’s past eight games. Co-interim general manager Michael Finley first suggested during a Wednesday radio appearance on 105.3 The Fan that Flagg’s return was imminent, […]
05.03.2026 21:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Kings Sign Killian Hayes To Second 10-Day Deal After his initial 10-day contract with the Kings expired on Wednesday night, guard Killian Hayes has signed a second 10-day deal with the club, agent Yann Balikouzou confirmed to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Hayes’ newest contract is listed in NBA.com’s official transaction log. Hayes made five appearances during his first 10 days with […]
05.03.2026 20:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Anthony Davis Begins Individual On-Court Work, Out At Least Two More Weeks Wizards big man Anthony Davis, out since January 8 due to ligament damage in his left hand, was reevaluated on Wednesday in Los Angeles and continues to make progress in his recovery, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link). According to the Wizards, Davis has been cleared to begin limited individual on-court basketball […]
05.03.2026 19:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Jayson Tatum Could Make Season Debut On Friday Celtics forward Jayson Tatum will return from his Achilles tear this season and could make his 2025/26 debut on Friday vs. the Mavericks in Boston, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Tatum has officially been listed by the team as questionable to suit up for Friday’s matchup with Dallas (Twitter link). According to Charania […]
05.03.2026 18:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Northwest Notes: Anderson, Jazz, Dundon, Caruso, Hartenstein It’s rare for a player added on the buyout market to make a significant impact on his new team, but the Timberwolves believe Kyle Anderson is capable of doing just that, writes Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Besides the fact that the 32-year-old is very familiar with the Wolves, whom he played for from 2022-24, […]
05.03.2026 17:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Checking In On 10-Days, Pending Deals, Open Roster Spots Two important roster-related dates for the 2025/26 NBA season are now behind us — teams can no longer sign players to two-way contracts and players who are waived by their current clubs from here on out won’t be playoff-eligible for a new team. That certainly doesn’t mean there won’t be any players signed or waived […]
05.03.2026 16:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Southwest Notes: Jordan, Murray, Sheppard, Prosper After signing with the Pelicans at the start of the regular season, veteran center DeAndre Jordan made two appearances in his first week on the roster in October, then didn’t see any action until after last month’s All-Star break. He has played regular minutes since then, earning five starts and logging double-digit minutes in each […]
05.03.2026 14:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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NBA’s Two-Way Signing Deadline Has Now Passed The deadline for NBA teams to sign players to two-way contracts was Wednesday, March 4. Since that deadline has now passed, no two-way deals can be signed between now and the end of the 2025/26 season. Clubs will be permitted to begin signing two-way contracts for the ’26/27 season on July 1 (restricted free agents […]
05.03.2026 13:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Hoops Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat: 3/5/2026 Hoops Rumors’ Arthur Hill will hold a live chat Thursday at 11 am Central time (noon Eastern) exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers. Use the link below to ask a question in advance, participate in the live event and read the transcript afterward. Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office […]
05.03.2026 06:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Warriors Notes: Curry, Green, Porzingis, Williams Stephen Curry has been sidelined since January 30 with a lingering right knee injury, leading to some outside speculation whether the 37-year-old star should be shut down for the rest of the season. Warriors teammate Draymond Green addressed that topic on his latest podcast and determined that it’s unlikely to happen, relays Eden Collier of […]
05.03.2026 05:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Central Notes: Zubac, Pacers, Porter, Kuzma, Pistons With the league’s second-worst record, the Pacers don’t have much incentive to play Ivica Zubac, but coach Rick Carlisle said the veteran center will be back on the court before the season ends, according to Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star (Twitter link). Zubac, who was acquired from the Clippers at the trade deadline, is […]
05.03.2026 04:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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And-Ones: Fizdale, Gambling Trial, VanVleet, Extensions In an appearance on the Run It Back podcast, David Fizdale claims that he and Knicks management worked out a plan to tank when he was their head coach during the 2018/19 season to improve their chances of drafting Zion Williamson or Ja Morant (hat tip to NJ.com). Fizdale also states that management promised him […]
05.03.2026 03:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lakers Notes: Redick, Doncic, Reaves, Ayton, Offseason Plans A heated exchange between JJ Redick and Luka Doncic during Saturday’s win over Golden State drew some attention on social media, but the Lakers coach dismissed it as something “very normal” that happens during the course of games, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The incident occurred when Doncic was removed from the game and […]
05.03.2026 02:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Kyshawn George Has Partial UCL Tear, Will Be Reevaluated In Three Weeks Kyshawn George suffered a partial tear of the UCL in his left elbow and will be reevaluated in three weeks, the Wizards announced (via Twitter). The team states that it plans to treat the injury “conservatively,” so there’s no guarantee that George will return before the season ends on April 12. George left Monday’s game […]
05.03.2026 00:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Knicks Notes: Robinson, Alvarado, Sochan, Diawara The load management plan that the Knicks instituted for Mitchell Robinson has been successful so far, writes Jared Schwartz of The New York Post. Robinson has already appeared in 44 games, which tops his totals from the past two seasons, and he’s on pace for his highest number of games played since 2021/22. Coach Mike […]
05.03.2026 00:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Eastern Notes: Knueppel, McCain, Edgecombe, Suggs, Carter Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg appeared to be the frontrunner for this season’s Rookie of the Year award after he scored 49 points against Charlotte on January 29 in his first NBA meeting with Kon Knueppel. However, that was no longer the case by the time the two teams faced one another again on Tuesday, writes […]
04.03.2026 23:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Northwest Notes: Hyland, Dort, Nuggets, Blazers In an excellent profile, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic explores the journey Bones Hyland has taken to end up with the Timberwolves, detailing the tragic 2018 fire that burned down Hyland’s childhood home and took the lives of his grandmother and 11-month-old cousin. Hyland, who jumped out of a second-floor window to safety, tore the […]
04.03.2026 22:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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And-Ones: Yurtseven, Metu, KD, Wiseman, Dybantsa A pair of former NBA big men have signed new contracts and are set to resume their playing careers. Former Heat and Jazz center Omer Yurtseven, who averaged 5.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 113 NBA regular season appearances from 2021-24, has signed a G League deal and will join the Rockets‘ affiliate, […]
04.03.2026 21:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nuggets To Sign David Roddy, Waive Tamar Bates The Nuggets are making a change to one of their two-way contract slots ahead of Wednesday’s deadline, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, who reports (via Twitter) that current two-way player Tamar Bates is being waived in order to create space for the team to sign forward David Roddy. Roddy, who will turn 25 later […]
04.03.2026 19:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Grizzlies Signing Rayan Rupert To Two-Way Contract Less than 24 hours after his 10-day contract with the team expired, the Grizzlies will re-sign guard Rayan Rupert to a two-way deal, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). The 43rd overall pick in the 2023 draft, Rupert averaged just 3.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in 12.0 minutes per game across 139 appearances in […]
04.03.2026 19:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Warriors GM Dunleavy Talks Curry, Kerr, Kuminga, Porzingis If Milwaukee had been willing to make a deal at last month’s trade deadline, the Warriors likely would’ve given up several of their future first-round picks – and swaps – to acquire star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. However, speaking to Tim Kawakami on his TK Show podcast (Spotify link) on Tuesday, general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. […]
04.03.2026 19:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Central Notes: Strus, Ivey, Bulls, Rollins Cavaliers wing Max Strus still isn’t ready to make his season debut following offseason foot surgery, but recent imaging on his foot has shown “progressive healing” and he has advanced to participating in individual on-court workouts, the team announced on Tuesday in a press release. According to the Cavs, Strus will go through a “structured […]
04.03.2026 18:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Grizzlies, Olivier-Maxence Prosper Agree To Two-Year Contract The Grizzlies are promoting forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper from his two-way contract to their 15-man roster, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link), who hears from agents Todd Ramasar and Mike Simonetta that the two sides have agreed to a new two-year deal. No corresponding roster move will be necessary for Memphis, since a spot opened […]
04.03.2026 16:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon Aiming To Return Friday Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon has Friday’s game vs. New York circled as a target date for his return from a hamstring injury, a source close to the player tells Sam Amick of The Athletic. While Gordon hopes to be back on the floor for that contest, Amick cautions that he’ll need to get clearance from […]
04.03.2026 15:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pelicans Signing Josh Oduro To Two-Way Contract The Pelicans have reached an agreement on a two-way deal with big man Josh Oduro, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). A 6’9″ forward/center who went undrafted out of Providence in 2024, Oduro had brief stints with the Pelicans during each of the past two preseasons and has spent his pro career to date […]
04.03.2026 14:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pelicans Only Team With Two-Way Opening As Deadline Looms It’s Wednesday, March 4, which means today is the last day that teams can sign players to two-way contracts for the 2025/26 season, as we outlined earlier this week. As the day begins, 87 of the 90 two-way slots around the NBA are currently occupied, with two more set to be filled shortly. The Hawks […]
04.03.2026 14:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Southwest Notes: Barnes, Flagg, Poulakidas, Finney-Smith Spurs forward Harrison Barnes saw his ironman streak end on Tuesday. He missed his first game since 2021 because he woke up from a pregame nap with a sore left ankle, according to the Associated Press. Barnes had a streak of 364 consecutive games played before sitting out against the Sixers. He missed his first […]
04.03.2026 04:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Northwest Notes: Sandfort, Harkless, Nuggets Rotation, Wallace, Avdija Payton Sandfort, signed on Monday by the Thunder on a two-way contract, will “fit in well,” coach Mark Daigneault told Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman (Twitter link) and other media members. “He’s a great professional and he’s a really good guy,” Daigneault  said. “He hasn’t played a lot this year. He’s been injured, but he’s […]
04.03.2026 03:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pacific Notes: Garland, Leonard, Kleber, Thiero, Bouyea Darius Garland made his long-awaited Clippers debut on Monday. The former Cleveland guard, the centerpiece of the deal for Los Angeles in the trade that sent James Harden to the Cavs, had 12 points, two rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes in a win over Golden State. Garland hadn’t played since Jan. 14 due […]
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