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Getty The Cavaliers have officially announced the signing of veteran center Thomas Bryant, giving them 14 standard contracts heading into training camp next week in Florida. While the Cavs didn’t disclose terms, Hoops Wire has learned Bryant’s deal is for one year and non-guaranteed. It’s a low-risk move to add depth behind Jarrett Allen and […]

Getty Kawhi Leonard’s ongoing situation with the Clippers continues to peel back layers. What started with Pablo Torre’s reporting on the Aspiration scandal — where the Clippers are accused of funneling money through a defunct bank to pay Leonard — has now widened into a look at what Leonard’s camp was asking for in contract

Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain suffered a UCL tear in his right thumb during a workout Thursday, according to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, who reported that McCain and the Sixers are seeking a specialist opinion to determine how they’ll handle the injury. The Sixers selected McCain out of Duke with the No. 16 overall pick in

File photo Talk about a gut punch. The Rockets had just pushed themselves into the NBA contender conversation by trading for Kevin Durant and signing Dorian Finney-Smith. And then — boom — starting point guard Fred VanVleet goes down with a torn ACL before training camp even tips. Brutal. As Brad Botkin of CBS Sports

Subscribe to The Big Number Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine break down the Houston Rockets’ outlook after Fred VanVleet’s devastating ACL injury and reveal just how big a blow it is to Houston’s contender status. Can Amen Thompson and Reed Sheppard fill that void or does losing VanVleet put

File photo Las Vegas has the Wizards pegged at 21.5 wins, which sounds low — until you remember how bad they were last season. Washington managed just 18 victories, and even that number overstated things. Their minus-12.4 scoring margin wasn’t just the worst in the league, it was the third-worst in NBA history, as written

File photo NBA insider and former Grizzlies front-office man John Hollinger of The Athletic isn’t sold on the Trail Blazers hitting their projected win total of 34.5 this season. On the surface, it looks doable. Portland won 36 games last year and closed strong, going 23-18 in the second half. But Hollinger points out two

File photo Celtics star Jayson Tatum isn’t ruling out a return this season as he recovers from Achilles surgery. “I haven’t said I’m not playing this season,” Tatum said on ESPN’s First Take (via HoopsRumors). “The most important thing is a full recovery, being 100%, not rushing it at all. But also, I don’t go

With the NBA season approaching, Jayson Tatum is speaking candidly about the Achilles tear that abruptly ended his 2025 postseason and is threatening to sideline him for the entire upcoming season. It was a devastating injury that struck down an All-NBA player in his prime and prefaced an unexpected breakdown of a Celtics roster one

The Rockets just got the worst kind of preseason news, as Fred VanVleet tore his right ACL during an offseason workout and is expected to miss the entire 2025-26 season. Inevitably, the conversation has turned to free agents.