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Here are five NBA rookies who could make more noise than expected in their first season in the league.

File photo The Miami Heat have 14 players on standard contracts following the trade of Haywood Highsmith to Brooklyn and the signing of Dru Smith over the weekend. That leaves them one short of the maximum, but they cannot add a 15th without crossing the luxury tax line, as relayed by Anthony Chiang of the

N’Faly Dante barely had a cup of coffee in the NBA last season, just getting in four games for the Rockets and playing a total of 51 minutes. However, the undrafted center out of Oregon showed promise in the G-League, averaging 15.1 points and 9.8 rebounds for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. That was enough

File photo Guard Lester Quinones has agreed to a deal with the Orlando Magic, where he will compete for a spot on the regular season roster or potentially land a two-way contract, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Quinones, 24, split last season between the New Orleans Pelicans and Philadelphia 76ers, appearing in 13 NBA

France’s national basketball team is missing many of the players who led them to a silver medal in the Paris Olympics last summer. That absence opens the door for the NBA’s top two picks from the 2024 draft to shine.

On Saturday, Doncic suffered an injury during a Slovenian national team warm-up game against Latvia. Doncic is currently preparing for the 2025 FIBA EuroBasket tournament. 

HW File Five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman made it clear where he stands in the greatest-of-all-time debate. Appearing on streamer N3on’s latest broadcast, Rodman didn’t hesitate when asked who tops the list. “We know who that is,” Rodman said. “Jordan all day long…” Rodman, who won three titles alongside Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen during

HW File Cavaliers power forward Evan Mobley took a big leap last season under coach Kenny Atkinson. But none of that seems to matter to former NBA guard Jeff Teague. Few players in the league showed more progress than Mobley in 2024-25. He raised his scoring to a career-best 18.5 points per game, stretched the

HW File Knicks Karl-Anthony Towns is eligible to add two more years onto his current deal with the Knicks, but there’s been little movement on that front this NBA offseason. As Stefan Bondy of the New York Post points out, Towns has until October 20 to sign an extension. His current contract runs through the

In an NBA offseason where very few teams had room under the salary cap, the Brooklyn Nets took on a great deal of unwanted salary — but didn’t get a big return.