It’s unclear if he’ll be available to play, but star center Victor Wembanyama will travel with the Spurs to Los Angeles for Wednesday’s NBA Cup quarterfinal against the Lakers, head coach Mitch Johnson told Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News and other media members (Twitter link). Wembanyama was a full practice participant on Sunday. He was out again Monday — his … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Wembanyama, Smart, H. Jones, Sheppard
Rich Paul: LeBron James Will Finish Season With Lakers
Discussing LeBron James‘ future in the first of the new ‘Game Over with Max Kellerman and Rich Paul’ podcast for The Ringer (YouTube link), James’ longtime agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, said there’s no chance his client won’t finish the 2025/26 season with the Lakers (hat tip to RealGM). “Is LeBron, realistically, a guy who could not be on the Lakers at the end of this … [Read more...] about Rich Paul: LeBron James Will Finish Season With Lakers
Fischer’s Latest: Gafford, Pacers, CP3, Clippers, Turner, Warriors
Earlier today, Shams Charania of ESPN passed along several rumors related to the NBA’s trade market, including the fact that the Pacers are on the lookout for a long-term answer at center and that Daniel Gafford is among the players the Mavericks are willing to discuss in trade talks. In his own look at the trade market on Tuesday, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link) … [Read more...] about Fischer’s Latest: Gafford, Pacers, CP3, Clippers, Turner, Warriors
Hachimura Discusses Scoreless Outing; M. Williams On Failed Trade
Suns forward Dillon Brooks relished beating the Lakers in Los Angeles on Monday as well as the opportunity to trash talk LeBron James, Tim MacMahon writes for ESPN.com.Now a member of the Suns, center Mark Williams admitted he’d have a “little extra” motivation facing the Lakers on Monday after L.A. traded for him in February — only to rescind the deal over to what the team … [Read more...] about Hachimura Discusses Scoreless Outing; M. Williams On Failed Trade
Knicks Notes: Giannis, Paul, Backup PG, Hart, More
Although the Knicks made a “real offer” for Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo in the offseason, an in-season trade looks unlikely at this juncture, reports Ian Begley of SNY.tv (Twitter video link). As Begley explains, Antetokounmpo would likely have to try and force his way to New York for a deal to happen, and even if that were to occur, Milwaukee would be under no … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Giannis, Paul, Backup PG, Hart, More