Hoops Rumors

Nets forward Cameron Johnson is considered one of the most players most likely to be moved at this year’s trade deadline, and people around the NBA believe Brooklyn will be open to listening on center Nic Claxton as well, according to Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst of ESPN. However, at least one league executive who spoke to ESPN pointed out that Johnson’s and Claxton’s … [Read more...] about Trade Rumors: Johnson, Claxton, Butler, Suns, Raptors, Sixers

Of the four in-season trades already completed in 2024/25, two largely revolved around centers. More big men could be on the move prior to the February 6 trade deadline. According to NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer (Substack link), the Jazz are “actively exploring the market” for forward/center John Collins. The same is true of the Wizards and Jonas Valanciunas, though … [Read more...] about Trade Rumors: Bigs, Hornets, Raptors, Cavaliers

Immanuel Quickley‘s five-year contract with the Raptors features annual base salaries of $32.5MM, with $2.5MM in additional bonuses per year. However, those incentives, which are based on various individual and team benchmarks, were considered unlikely to be earned this season and will remain that way in 2025/26, according to Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca, who reports (via … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Quickley, Boucher, Robinson, Nets

Backup guard Cameron Payne had his second-highest scoring output of the season for the Knicks on Sunday, pouring in 18 points in 14 minutes during the team’s romp past Milwaukee. “He’s someone who’s very capable of scoring the ball at a high level,” forward Josh Hart told Andrew Crane of the New York Post. “Obviously, playing behind (Jalen Brunson), sometimes he doesn’t get … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Payne, Knicks’ Trades, Raptors Rebuild, George

Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt hasn’t played an NBA game in more than 11 months, with his last appearance coming in Boston on February 1, 2024. However, he continues to inch closer to making his season debut, having been assigned to the South Bay Lakers for a practice this morning and subsequently being recalled to practice with the NBA club (Twitter links via Dave McMenamin … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Vanderbilt, Warriors, Agbaji, Richardson