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The Miami Heat have waived big man Precious Achiuwa and three others ahead of the regular season, a source close to the team informed Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald on Friday. Miami has also released guard Ethan Thompson, center Dain Dainja, and guard Bez Mbeng, according to Chiang. All four players were signed to […]
The Dallas Mavericks have requested waivers on Dalano Banton, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, and Dennis Smith Jr., the team announced Friday. All three NBA veterans were on non-guaranteed contracts for training camp. Per Spotrac, Banton’s deal contained both Exhibit 9 and Exhibit 10 language, meaning he’s now eligible for a bonus worth up to $85,300 if he […]
Joel Embiid started for the Philadelphia 76ers in their preseason finale on Friday night, his first game action in nearly eight months. The seven-time All-Star hadn’t played in a game for the Sixers since Feb. 22 against the Brooklyn Nets before undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in April. The procedure occurred just over […]
San Antonio Spurs swingman Lindy Waters III will miss the team’s final preseason game Friday, the 2025-26 season opener, and potentially “another game or two” due to an upcoming procedure to correct a lingering eye issue, a team spokesman announced. Lindy Waters III Signed One-Year Deal With Spurs Per Spotrac, Waters joined the Spurs over […]
The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly waiving forward Chris Livingston, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday. Livingston, the last pick in the 2023 NBA draft, re-signed with the Bucks on a one-year, $2.3 million deal in the offseason. Although Livingston’s salary on his previous contract wasn’t guaranteed for the 2025-26 season, his newest deal was […]
San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan will miss the team’s 2025-26 season opener at Dallas on Oct. 22 after an MRI confirmed a sprained left wrist. Sochan was injured at practice Wednesday during a five-on-five drill as he neared a return from a strained calf. Sochan injured his calf in August while practicing with the […]
Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid reportedly will not be playing in back-to-backs games during 2025-26 season, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes. “Joel Embiid, he’s been looking good in practice,” Haynes said. “People that I’ve spoke spoken with, have said he’s turning the corner, and he’s turned the corner so much, and before I get […]
The NBA issued a $35,000 fine to Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga for the actions that led to his ejection late in the first half of a preseason win in Portland on Tuesday night. The league fined the former first-rounder for “making inappropriate contact with and continuing to pursue a game official.” Jonathan Kuminga […]
If Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards were to get traded, he hopes to receive the news directly from ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania rather than from social media. “If you know I’m finna get traded, you better motherf—king text me,” Edwards told Charania in a video posted on his YouTube channel. “Don’t leak that […]
New Orleans Pelicans big man Kevon Looney has been diagnosed with a proximal tibiofibular ligament sprain in his left knee and will be re-evaluated in two to three weeks, the team announced Wednesday. The injury occurred during New Orleans’ preseason game against the South East Melbourne Phoenix on Oct. 5. The Pelicans said they further […]
