NBA News

Oct 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM UTC

Jalen Duren Agrees to Five-Year, $200 Million Deal to Return to Pistons, Ending Restricted Free Agency Standoff

Detroit's All-NBA center ended a four-month contract dispute on the night of the deadline, agreeing to a fully guaranteed deal that ties him to Cade Cunningham and Ausar Thompson.

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Oct 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM UTC

Kyrie Irving Returns After 586 Days, Scores 17 Points in Mavericks' Preseason Win Over Rockets in Macao

Kyrie Irving played for the first time since tearing his left ACL on March 3, 2025, scoring a team-high 17 points as Dallas beat Houston 132-115 in a preseason game in Macao, China.

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Oct 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM UTC

Donovan Mitchell Shrugs Off Backlash Over $273 Million Extension as Cavaliers Prepare to Open in Philadelphia

Mitchell's four-year, $273 million extension with Cleveland has drawn criticism, and he says the only judgment that matters is inside the Cavaliers' locker room. His new-look team opens the 2026-27 season at LeBron James' Philadelphia 76ers.

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Oct 13, 2026 at 4:12 AM UTC

Amen Thompson's Extension With Houston Is Now the Benchmark for the 2023 Rookie Class

Reports put the Rockets guard's five-year rookie-scale extension at $208 million, and with the season about a week away, it is shaping talks for Brandon Miller, Cason Wallace and Jalen Duren.

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Oct 13, 2026 at 3:09 AM UTC

Adam Silver Says NBA Is Developing Chip-Embedded 'Smart Ball' With Wilson to Aid Officiating

The commissioner says a roughly 1-gram chip, already tested in the G League and Summer League, could help officials judge out-of-bounds touches and goaltending, possibly as soon as next year. Some fans are skeptical.

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Oct 13, 2026 at 2:59 AM UTC

Warriors Have No Answers on Kristaps Porziņģis Nine Days Before Opening Night

Golden State opens its season against the Lakers in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, and still cannot say what is keeping Kristaps Porziņģis away or when he might return.

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Oct 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM UTC

Kings Lose Center Maxime Raynaud to Apparent Serious Right Knee Injury in Preseason Game at Warriors

Sacramento's second-year center was wheeled off at Chase Center on Saturday night, and team sources fear he could be out for the foreseeable future. Rookie guard Darius Acuff Jr. also limped to the bench in a 111-106 loss.

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Oct 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM UTC

Knicks Suspend All Contract Extension Talks, Including Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart, Until Later in the Season

The defending champions said Friday they will not negotiate extensions until later in the season, leaving Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Miles McBride and Tyler Kolek in limbo just before the title defense begins.

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Oct 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM UTC

NBA and FIBA Say Europe League Will Go Ahead Without EuroLeague After Merger Rejection

One day after EuroLeague shareholder clubs turned down a formal merger offer, the NBA and FIBA said they remain committed to a new European men's league, while leaving the door open to a deal.

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Oct 10, 2026 at 3:54 AM UTC

Karl-Anthony Towns Says Extension Talks With Champion Knicks Are Far Apart: 'It Don't Look Good'

Before the Knicks' preseason opener in Philadelphia, Karl-Anthony Towns said extension talks haven't come close to a deal and that an agreement before the Oct. 20 regular-season opener looks unlikely.

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Oct 8, 2026 at 6:26 AM UTC

Five Buss Siblings File Formal Opposition to Jeanie Buss in Fight Over Lakers Share Sale

Jimmy, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss filed their case Wednesday against Lakers acting governor Jeanie Buss, who challenged their vote to sell the family trust's remaining shares to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger.

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Oct 6, 2026 at 6:05 AM UTC

2026-27 NBA season preview: Opening day tripleheader and the storylines that will define the year

The NBA opens Tuesday, Oct. 20, with Celtics-Pistons, 76ers-Knicks and Thunder-Spurs on NBC and Peacock. Here are the star moves and contract questions that will shape the season.

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