Hoops Rumors

Acquiring a point guard is one of the top priorities for the Mavericks in the 2025 offseason, writes Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News. With star Kyrie Irving recovering from ACL surgery and not expected to get back on the court until at least January, the team will need help at the position this fall. In a mailbag for the Morning News, Curtis discusses how Chris Paul will … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Mavs, DSJ, Brown, Spurs, Pelicans

Appearing Thursday on The Pat McAfee Show (Twitter video link), Chris Paul stated that family concerns will shape the remainder of his NBA career. They will factor into how much longer the 40-year-old guard wants to continue playing as well as where he might sign this offseason. “It’s with my family more than anything,” Paul said. “My son just turned 16. My daughter is 12. The … [Read more...] about Chris Paul To Put Family First In Career Decisions

While numerous rival NBA executives believed that the Knicks had a replacement lined up before firing Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday, that’s not the case, Marc Stein reports in his latest Substack article. The Knicks have fostered the notion that this decision was made by team president Leon Rose but many of the same executives are skeptical of that story, Stein says, considering … [Read more...] about Latest On Knicks’ Coaching Job

Rockets forward Jeff Green intends to play two more seasons in the league — and he hopes both are with Houston, writes Matt Young of The Houston Chronicle. Green, 38, is an unrestricted free agent this summer after agreeing to a two-year, $16MM deal with the Rockets upon winning his first title for Denver in 2023. The 6’8″ pro averaged just 12.4 minutes per game in 2024/25, by … [Read more...] about Texas Notes: J. Green, Rockets, Draft, Mavericks

As we outlined last month when we passed along the list of prospects invited to the NBA’s draft combine, a player who is invited to the combine and declines to attend without an excused absence becomes ineligible to be drafted. Many of the prospects who were granted excused absences from the combine in Chicago were international players whose teams were still playing. According … [Read more...] about And-Ones: European Prospects, Extension Candidates, Dynasties