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• Rockets Notes: Durant, Finney-Smith, VanVleet, Adams, Smith
In 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 […]...2026
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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 […]...2026
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• Jae'Sean Tate To Miss 4-6 Weeks With Grade 2 MCL Sprain

Houston Rockets wing Jae'Sean Tate is expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks due to a Grade 2 MCL Sprain in his right knee. Tate was injured in the first half of the Rockets loss to the New York Knicks on Saturday night. Houston will be shorted handed with wings and forwards, as head coach Ime Udoka announced that Dorian Finney-Smith will continue to play only one end of back-to-back games. That will...2026
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• Kevin Durant Dismisses Burner Account Accusations As 'Twitter Nonsense'

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant dismissed accusations he operates burner social media accounts that criticized current and former teammates and coaches, calling the controversy "Twitter nonsense" after practice Wednesday. Screenshots purporting to show group messages on X under multiple aliases attributed to Durant went viral Sunday during the NBA All-Star Game. The alleged messages included unf...2026
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• Rockets Notes: Durant, Eason, Finney-Smith, Offense
The Rockets‘ trade for Kevin Durant accelerated their expectations after the incremental success the team experienced last season, but they’ve found it surprisingly difficult to replace the grit brought by Dillon Brooks, writes The Athletic’s William Guillory in a mid-season retrospective of the trade co-written by Doug Haller. Guillory notes that after starting the season [̷...2026
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• NBA Notes: Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, Rockets, Dorian Finney-Smith, All-Stars

Mavericks The season has not gone according to plan for the Mavericks, but Cooper Flagg has been a legitimate bright spot. Tim MacMahon of ESPN polled rival scouts, coaches, and executives, and the reviews on the No. 1 overall pick were glowing. “He’s better than advertised, if that’s possible,” one Western Conference scouting director said. […] The post NBA Notes: Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, R...2026
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• Kevin Durant Dismisses Burner Account Accusations As 'Twitter Nonsense'
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• Southwest Notes: Eason, Finney-Smith, Rockets Trip, Bey, Morant
The Rockets are missing two key regulars for tonight’s game against Chicago. Tari Eason (right ankle sprain) and Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle injury management) are sitting out, Will Guillory of The Athletic tweets. Eason also missed Houston’s loss to Sacramento on Sunday after suffering the sprain against Portland on Friday. Finney-Smith has been eased back […]...2026
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• 7 NBA teams that got better this offseason, ranked by how much they improved

These teams are ready to make a leap next season. There’s still about three months left in the NBA offseason before teams report to training camp for the start of the 2025-26 season, but the championship picture is already starting to take shape. The Oklahoma City Thunder will enter the season as the favorites to repeat, and the Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets look like their two biggest chall...2025
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• 4 NBA free agency winners and 3 losers after wave of 2025 player movement

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Let’s hand out the biggest winners and losers in free agency. NBA free agency remains ongoing, but at this point most of the top players have come off the board. Next season’s NBA championship picture is already taking shape, and there are some clear winners and losers from the offseason. The reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder will head into next ...2025
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• NBA Free Agency Rumors: Timberwolves will officially lose key player + latest on Lakers, Warriors

Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images LeBron James potentially soft-launching a trade request isn’t the only notable news that came out before NBA free agency officially begins. With the official start of NBA free agency just a little over 24 hours away, let’s dive into some of the latest rumors and reporting around what various players and teams will do when it opens. Wolves say...2025
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• Dorian Finney-Smith Undergoes Left Ankle Surgery

Lakers forward Dorian Finney-Smith, who holds a $15.4MM player option for next season, recently underwent surgery to deal with a “lingering” left ankle injury and is expected to be ready for training camp in the fall, sources tell Dave McMenamin of ESPN. According to McMenamin, Finney-Smith has been bothered by his left ankle for “several […]...2025
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• Sources: Lakers' Finney-Smith has ankle surgery
Los Angeles Lakers forward Dorian Finney-Smith had surgery on his left ankle and is expected to be able to participate in training camp ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season, sources told ESPN....2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images These nine NBA teams are still in the mix for winning the 2025 NBA Draft lottery and the rights to Cooper Flagg. It only took about 20 games for the 2024-2025 NBA season to completely reshape what we thought we knew coming into the year. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder emerging as the championship favorites in each conference was to be exp...2024
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• Ben Simmons misses first Nets game due to injury this season

Ben Simmons and Dorian Finney-Smith both missed Wednesday’s 139-114 loss to Boston, with Simmons needing an MRI exam on his tight left calf....2024
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"Kevin Durant Dismisses Burner Account Accusations As 'Twitter Nonsense'"

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"Sources: Finney-Smith declines option with Lakers"

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"Sources: Lakers' Russell to Nets in 4-player trade"

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"Sources: Nets trading star guard Irving to Mavs"

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"Dorian Finney-Smith agrees to four-year, $52 million extension with Mavericks, per report"

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"Mavs star Luka Doncic brands himself ‘selfish’ after monster triple-double vs. Bulls"

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"Nuggets' Jokic overpowers Mavericks in the clutch"

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"Key NBA dates and deadlines for the rest of the season"

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"2018 offseason salary cap digest: Dallas Mavericks"

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"WATCH: Chris Paul teaches Mavericks rookie Finney-Smith a dazzling lesson"

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" Having overcome obstacles, Finney-Smith ready to tackle NBA"

• Rockets Gauging Dorian Finney-Smith’s Trade Value?

Houston is exploring the trade market in search of a potential backcourt upgrade, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, who hears from sources that the Rockets have looked into what sort of return they could get for forward Dorian Finney-Smith and second-round draft capital. A veteran three-and-D wing who signed with Houston last summer, Finney-Smith […]...2026
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• Rockets Notes: Green, Finney-Smith, Durant, Sheppard
Former Rockets guard Jalen Green reflected on his time in Houston, along with the trade that sent him to the Suns, in a lengthy post on The Players Tribune. Green was part of the price the Rockets paid, along with Dillon Brooks and the 10th pick in this year’s draft, to acquire Kevin Durant. Although […]...2025
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• 7 NBA teams that got better this offseason, ranked by how much they improved
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• Lakers rumors about Dorian Finney-Smith’s exit are swirling. What will Luka Doncic think of them?

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images Did the Lakers piss off a close friend of Luka Doncic while they’re trying to get him to sign an extension? Luka Doncic and Dorian Finney-Smith have been close friends dating back to their stint on the Dallas Mavericks together. Even before reuniting on the Lakers in the wake of Doncic’s shocking trade to L.A. last year, the then-Mavericks star ha...2025
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• 4 NBA free agency winners and 3 losers after wave of 2025 player movement
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• Deandre Ayton, Lakers Agree To Two-Year, $16.6M Deal

Deandre Ayton and the Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a two-year deal worth $16.6 million with a starting salary of $8.1 million. Ayton will have a player option for the 2026-27 season. Ayton agreed to a buyout with the Portland Trail Blazers on the eve of free agency. Ayton gave back $10 million of his $35.6 million 2025-26 salary with the Blazers. The Lakers have been searching for an upgrade ...2025
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• Lakers Rumors: DFS, Ayton, LeBron, Wiggins, LaRavia
After Dorian Finney-Smith turned down his $15.4MM player option for the 2025/26 season, the Lakers offered him a new contract, but it only covered two seasons, according to Dan Woike of The Athletic. The veteran forward instead agreed to a four-year, $53MM deal with Houston. As Woike explains, the Lakers want to maintain as much […]...2025
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• NBA free agency instant grades for every major 2025 signing and trade

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Let’s grade the 2025 free agency moves in the NBA. The champagne has barely dried on the Oklahoma City Thunder’s championship parade, but the NBA offseason is already in full swing. Kevin Durant was traded to the Houston Rockets before Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, and a wild offseason full of trades and surprising draft selections have played out eve...2025
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• Lakers Preserving 2027 Cap Space With Goal Of Signing Max Contract Free Agent

The Los Angeles Lakers have approached their offseason decisions with the goal of preserving cap space for 2027 when they expect to have enough room to sign a max salary free agent, reports ESPN's Dave McMenamin. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic are among the potential free agents in 2027 if they don't sign extensions before then. The Lakers signed Jake LaRavia to a two-year, $12 million dea...2025
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• Lakers Preserving 2027 Cap Space With Goal Of Signing Max Free Agent

The Los Angeles Lakers have approached their offseason decisions with the goal of preserving cap space for 2027 when they expect to have enough room to sign a max salary free agent, reports ESPN's Dave McMenamin. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic are among the potential free agents in 2027 if they don't sign extensions before then. The Lakers signed Jake LaRavia to a two-year, $12 million dea...2025
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• Kevin Durant Dismisses Burner Account Accusations As 'Twitter Nonsense'
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• Southwest Notes: Durant, Finney-Smith, Roddy, Shammgod, Pelicans
Trading for Kevin Durant and adding Dorian Finney-Smith in free agency should solve the outside shooting woes that have bogged down the Rockets‘ offense, writes Kelly Iko of The Athletic. He notes that Houston went just 5-of-17 from beyond the arc in a Game 7 loss to Golden State while averaging just 78.0 points per […]...2025
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• Deandre Ayton, Lakers Agree To Two-Year, $16.6M Deal
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• JJ Redick just made the type of history no NBA coach wants to make

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images JJ Redick entered a club of his own in the Lakers’ Game 4 loss to the Timberwolves. With the Lakers trailing 2-1 in their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and facing a (probably insurmountable) 3-1 deficit in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, head coach JJ Redick made a decision: He was either going to sink or swim with the guys who got him ...2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline
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• LeBron James’ dunk was so good it shouldn’t be possible for a 40-year-old

LeBron casually uncorked a dunk that shouldn’t be possible for a 40-year-old man. LeBron James is the oldest player in the NBA, but there are times when he still feels like one of the most athletic. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar turned 40 years old in Dec., and he’s still playing some amazing basketball. It looked like LeBron might finally be losing ground to father time this season, but he’s w...2025
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• NBA’s 9 best players on the trade market right now, ranked

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Here are the best players on the NBA trade market. The NBA trade deadline isn’t until Feb. 6, but the deal zone has officially open. Recently signed free agents are now eligible to be traded, meaning all the deals one might concoct on their local trade machine can now theoretically actually go through. The NBA already has a pretty clear picture of buyer...2024
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• LeBron James is losing to Father Time, and the Lakers are cooked

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Only trades for more help can save the Lakers from falling off a cliff. The Los Angeles Lakers’ first 14 games provided a fleeting moment of hope that perhaps a new head coach really could fix all their problems. Since then, the Lakers have descended into the cold reality of their long-time mediocrity, slipping down the Western Conference standings as th...2024
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• LeBron James’ dunk was so good it shouldn’t be possible for a 40-year-old
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• LeBron James is losing to Father Time, and the Lakers are cooked
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick
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• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images The 2024 NBA Draft lacked excitement from the very start of the cycle due to the absence of a consensus No. 1 overall player. The 2024 class wasn’t terrible, but it always felt more like a role player draft than one with future franchise cornerstones. The fact that this was the draft that immediately followed Victor Wembanyama’s class made it seem...2024
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• Finney-Smith plays in front of dad for 1st time

Dorian Finney-Smith played in front of his father for the first time after Elbert Smith was released from prison following a nearly 29-year sentence....2024
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• The Pistons’ record NBA losing streak, explained by stats, memes, and jokes

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Pistons era of futility has the whole internet laughing The Detroit Pistons are in the NBA record books for all the wrong reasons. The Pistons have now lost 27 consecutive games, breaking the single-season NBA record for the longest losing streak. Detroit is on the precipice of breaking more records for futility among America’s four major professional...2023
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• Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith gets emotional reunion after dad’s 28-year incarceration

The Nets granted Finney-Smith a one-day leave to travel to Virginia and greet his father, Elbert Smith, as he was released from Greensville Correctional Center....2023
• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Here are our favorite team and player fits from the 2023 NBA Draft. It’s foolish to judge a selection in the NBA draft exclusively on present day fit. Rosters around the league change far too quickly for that, especially when 19 of the 30 first round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft were teenagers. It’s going to take years before we can properly evalua...2023
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• Suns’ Devin Booker savagely trolls Luka Doncic with in-game acting job after hard foul
Devin Booker has no chill. The Phoenix Suns shooting guard added insult to injury with his moment of mockery directed towards Luka Doncic. The Suns star was sent flying on a hard foul from Mavs forward Dorian Finney-Smith. Booker was seen seemingly in pain on the baseline, until he turned over and revealed that he […] The post Suns’ Devin Booker savagely trolls Luka Doncic with in-game...2022
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• VIDEO: Mavs star Luka Doncic gives birth to a new meme thanks to Dorian Finney-Smith
A happy Luka Doncic is the best Doncic. After all, the Dallas Mavericks superstar is a gift that keeps on giving whenever he is cheerful. Case in point: Saturday’s showdown against the Sacramento Kings saw the Mavs playmaker drop another meme-worthy moment, thanks to Dorian Finney-Smith’s epic scoring display. With Doncic in street clothes after […] The post VIDEO: Mavs star Luka...2022
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• Sources: Nets trading star guard Irving to Mavs

The Nets are trading Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, a 2029 first-round pick and two second-round picks, sources told ESPN....2023
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• The Best Reactions to Kyrie Irving’s Dallas Trade
In huge news today, the Dallas Mavericks have finally gotten Luka Doncic some help by trading for Kyrie Irving. The Nets get two players from Dallas – Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith. Let’s have a look at some of the best reactions NBA Twitter has to offer: The NBA gonna NBA.. it’s that time of […] The post The Best Reactions to Kyrie Irving’s Dallas Trade appeared first on B...2023
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• The Next NBA Stars to Change Teams
There could be some significant player movement on the horizon, including some star players. Here are the most likely big-name players to be on the move next season. KYRIE IRVING Kyrie Irving isn’t an easy player to hold onto, but Dallas wouldn’t have traded Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and three picks so that Irving could play […] The post The Next NBA Stars to Change ...2023
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• Nets trading Kyrie Irving to Mavericks for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, draft picks: Sources
The Brooklyn Nets are trading Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, a first-round and multiple second-round draft picks, league sources told The Athletic on Sunday. The move comes two days after Irving requested a trade from the Nets. This is a developing......2023
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• Kyrie Irving trade: Mavericks land Nets All-Star for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, first-round pick

Irving will join Luka Doncic to help the Mavericks reach the NBA Finals...2023
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• Dorian Finney-Smith agrees to four-year, $52 million extension with Mavericks, per report
The Mavs locked up one of the NBA's best 3-and-D players after trading away Kristaps Porzingis on Thursday...2022
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• Kyrie Irving traded to Mavericks: Trae Young, Spencer Dinwiddie, more react to Nets' blockbuster deal

The Nets traded Irving for Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and multiple draft picks on Sunday...2023
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• Dorian Finney-Smith gets honest on the additions of Christian Wood, JaVale McGee
The Dallas Mavericks made some noise this offseason, both positive and negative. While they did lose Jalen Brunson to the New York Knicks, Luka Doncic and Co. managed to sign two bigs in JaVale McGee and Christian Wood, with the latter coming over to the Mavs in a trade with the Houston Rockets. There is […] The post Dorian Finney-Smith gets honest on the additions of Christian Wood, JaVale ...2022
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• Rockets Notes: Durant, Eason, Finney-Smith, Offense
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• 7 NBA teams that got better this offseason, ranked by how much they improved
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• 4 NBA free agency winners and 3 losers after wave of 2025 player movement
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• Deandre Ayton, Lakers Agree To Two-Year, $16.6M Deal
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• NBA free agency instant grades for every major 2025 signing and trade
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• Dorian Finney-Smith Undergoes Left Ankle Surgery
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• Sources: Lakers' Finney-Smith has ankle surgery
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• JJ Redick just made the type of history no NBA coach wants to make
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• Scotto’s Latest: Finney-Smith, Grimes, Kleber, Toppin, Tucker, Collins, Clarkson, Sexton, Kessler
The Lakers’ acquisition of Luka Doncic in the three-team blockbuster with the Mavericks and Jazz could improve their odds of retaining veteran forward Dorian Finney-Smith, according to Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype. Scotto previously reported that Finney-Smith was expected to decline his $15.4MM option for next season in order to enter unrestricted free agency. Doncic […]...2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline
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• Lakers rumors about Dorian Finney-Smith’s exit are swirling. What will Luka Doncic think of them?
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• The latest LeBron James news raises more questions than it answers

Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images LeBron James is definitely, probably, maybe not demanding the Lakers trade him, according to the latest comments from his agent, Rich Paul. Normally, a player opting into a contract would be a pretty cut-and-dry piece of news signifying that they are remaining with their current team. As he has been wont to do throughout his career, however, LeBro...2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Bobby Portis, Grant Williams, Kelly Olynyk and more featured in latest whispers

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images The Bucks and Mavericks talking a Bobby Portis for Grant Williams trade is your most surprising update from Monday’s NBA trade rumors. The NBA trade deadline (Thursday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. ET) is now less than three days away, so let’s check in on some of the latest NBA trade rumors floating around from various insiders around the association. A Bucks-...2024
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• NBA trade rumors: 4 players on the block, and the asking prices for them

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Your latest heaping of NBA trade rumors with two weeks until the deadline. With just two weeks to go until the Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline, the flurry of early deals still hasn’t completely expedited the league’s annual game of transactional musical chairs. Several teams that might be selling are still asking for quite a bit for their players on the block...2024
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• The Pistons’ record NBA losing streak, explained by stats, memes, and jokes
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• Luka Doncic’s incredible one-handed 3 is shot of NBA season so far

Luka Magic happened again Luka Doncic wasn’t going to let his Dallas Mavericks lose to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. Doncic had already delivered Dallas an opening-night victory over the San Antonio Spurs to spoil Victor Wembanyama’s NBA debut, and he was even more electric against Brooklyn. The Mavs beat the Nets, 125-120, behind a crunch-time takeover for the ages from Doncic, capped by a...2023
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• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
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