Hoops Rumors

The Wizards‘ acquisition of Cam Whitmore from the Rockets will be folded into a four-player trade with the Pelicans that was reported last month, a source tells Varun Shankar of The Washington Post (subscriber link). That deal sends Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and the 40th pick in this year’s draft (Micah Peavy) to New Orleans in exchange for CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk and a future … [Read more...] about Wizards Notes: Whitmore, Gill, Centers, Outlaw

The Pelicans have officially signed their two 2025 lottery picks, the team confirmed today, announcing in a press release that guard Jeremiah Fears and big man Derik Queen have inked their rookie scale contracts. Fears, this year’s No. 7 overall pick, raised his stock significantly over the course of his first and only college season at Oklahoma —  he didn’t show up at all on … [Read more...] about Pelicans Sign First-Rounders Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen

After former Nuggets head coach Michael Malone spent years asking for more veteran depth, Denver’s new top decision-makers – led by general manager Ben Tenzer – have made the sort of moves this offseason that he would’ve appreciated, as Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst write for ESPN.com. Even with Jonas Valanciunas‘ NBA future up in the air, the Nuggets did well to bring back … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Nuggets, Lakers, Coward, Queen, Jazz

The Suns and Heat had exploratory talks this week about the possibility of a Bradley Beal trade, according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). However, those discussions “ultimately collapsed,” resulting in a rising belief that the veteran guard will ultimately be bought out by Phoenix. If the two sides do end up working out a buyout agreement, … [Read more...] about Stein/Fischer’s Latest: Beal, Suns, CP3, Bucks, Lillard, Heat