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File Knicks It looks like Cameron Payne’s time in New York has already come and gone. With the Knicks preparing for a three-man camp battle between Malcolm Brogdon, Landry Shamet and Garrison Mathews, veteran guard Payne is no longer in the mix, per Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. Payne, 31, signed with the […]

File The Rockets know four-fifths of their starting lineup. Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson and Fred VanVleet are locked in. It’s that fifth spot that will be up for grabs when camp tips off later this month. Coach Ime Udoka isn’t tipping his hand. “It’s to be determined,” Udoka told Ben DuBose of RocketsWire

Andrei Cherny, who resigned from his role in 2022, wrote on X that the “claim that the contract with Kawhi Leonard as a ‘no show’ contract is false.”

Getty It doesn’t look like the Bulls will be riding into the Jonathan Kuminga sweepstakes anytime soon. After locking up Josh Giddey on a new deal, Chicago is unlikely to pursue a sign-and-trade for the Warriors restricted free agent, per Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. That doesn’t mean the Bulls are out of the

File The Knicks kicked the tires on free agent center Thomas Bryant, but ultimately decided to move in another direction, according to The Stein Line’s Jake Fischer. Instead of adding frontcourt size, New York opted to shore up its perimeter depth, signing guards Malcolm Brogdon and Landry Shamet, along with wing Garrison Mathews, all to

The entire salary cap circumvention case against Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers rests on this premise: Kawhi Leonard had a “no-show” endorsement contract with Clippers’ sponsor Aspiration. That endorsement paid him $48 million ($28 million in payments, $20 million in now worthless stock options) but there is no evidence he did any promotional

The Washington Wizards will be without one of their top young players to begin the 2025-26 season.  Bilal Coulibaly sustained a torn ligament in his right thumb and underwent surgery to repair the injury, the team announced on Friday. He is expected to be sidelined at the start of the NBA regular season.  Coulibaly, 21,

Under Joe Mazzulla, the Boston Celtics have implemented a five-out offense. That may change this season. 

File photo The Cavaliers need shooting. And Malik Beasley can flat-out shoot. Robert Watson III of SI.com floated the idea, and on paper, it makes sense. Beasley is coming off a career season with the Pistons in which he knocked down 319 threes. That’s not just impressive — that’s historic. Only five players in NBA

Could there be a Knicks trade in the works? Or is this now a high-profile three-way battle for a final roster spot?