The Clippers have exercised their 2025/26 option on Kobe Brown‘s rookie contract, Law Murray of The Athletic tweets. Brown is due to make $2,654,692 next season. Brown, 24, was the 30th overall pick in 2023 out of Missouri. He saw action in 44 regular-season games as a rookie, though he only averaged 9.0 minutes per game. He posted averages of 2.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.6 … [Read more...] about Clippers Exercise 2025/26 Option On Kobe Brown’s Contract
Pacific Notes: Curry, Melton, Zubac, Davis, Ellis
Warriors star guard Stephen Curry will miss at least the next two games due to a left ankle sprain, Kendra Andrews of ESPN writes. Curry underwent an MRI on Monday to determine the extent of the injury. He suffered it during Sunday night’s home opener against the Clippers during the third quarter. He returned to the game with eight minutes remaining in the fourth, then twisted … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Curry, Melton, Zubac, Davis, Ellis
Atlantic Notes: Celtics, Walker, Claxton, Hart, Raptors
The Maine Celtics, Boston’s G League affiliate, officially announced their training camp roster this weekend ahead of the 2024/25 NBAGL season. The roster features several players who were in camp with the NBA team earlier this month, including Ron Harper Jr., Jay Scrubb, Tristan Enaruna, and Dmytro Skapintsev. However, there’s one notable absence among the players waived by … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Celtics, Walker, Claxton, Hart, Raptors
Rookie Scale Option Decisions Due On Thursday
The NBA’s transaction wire has been pretty quiet since the regular season got underway on Tuesday, but we can still expect one last flurry of moves in October. The deadline for teams to exercise their 2025/26 team options on rookie scale contracts arrives on Thursday (October 31), and several of those decisions have yet to be reported or announced. Unlike player or team options … [Read more...] about Rookie Scale Option Decisions Due On Thursday
Western Notes: Rockets, KD, Butler, LeBron, Nuggets, Kings
Confirming recent reporting from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Marc Stein writes in his latest Substack story that the messaging out of Houston suggests the Rockets are unlikely to make a major in-season trade in 2024/25. Still, Stein has spoken to multiple rival teams who are “hesitant to dismiss Houston’s trade ambitions so readily.” Those clubs believe the Rockets’ front office … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Rockets, KD, Butler, LeBron, Nuggets, Kings