Thunder season preview: How much better can defending champions get?

On Thursday, Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti noted that, for the last six years, the reigning champions haven’t made it out of the second round the following season. The odds... Read more »

Lakers coach JJ Redick says LeBron James is ‘in a great spot mentally’

A question was posed to Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick on Thursday during Los Angeles Lakers media day, an inquiry that said the quiet part out loud. The reporter asked if Pelinka... Read more »

Lakers extend JJ Redick: Coach gets contract extension after first season in Los Angeles

Getty Images Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick met with the media on Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles ahead of the start of the 2025-26 Lakers season, and Pelinka made a rather surprising... Read more »

Kings reportedly back in play for potential Jonathan Kuminga trade

Sacramento and Golden State talked about a Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade this summer. The Kings reportedly offered Malik Monk (or maybe Dario Saric or another player) and a lottery-protected first-round pick. The Warriors... Read more »

Rockets trade targets: Derrick White, Andrew Nembhard, more players of interest after Fred VanVleet’s injury

The Fred VanVleet news is crushing. No way around it. Just when the Rockets had positioned themselves on the top shelf of the contender conversation by trading for Kevin Durant and signing... Read more »

Fantasy Basketball Forwards 2025-26: Top 50 rankings, season outlooks, key stats

We’re less than a month away from the start of the 2025-26 NBA season, which makes this a great time to go through our positional rankings at Rotoworld. We’ll be starting in... Read more »

Jazz’s Ace Bailey parts ways with controversial manager Omar Cooper after dramatic NBA Draft saga, per report

Getty Images Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey is in search of a new manager. The No. 5 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft has parted ways with Omar Cooper, according to The Athletic,... Read more »

Knicks’ Jalen Brunson reflects on Tom Thibodeau’s firing: ‘He’s meant a lot to me’

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson ascended to stardom under Tom Thibodeau. His father, Rick Brunson, played under Thibodeau when Thibodeau was an assistant for the Knicks and the Houston Rockets. Then... Read more »

Fred VanVleet injury: Rockets star suffers torn ACL, could miss entire 2025-26 season, per report

Getty Images Houston Rockets star point guard Fred VanVleet has suffered a torn ACL, putting his availability for the 2025-26 season in serious doubt, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday. Shortly after the Rockets... Read more »

Fred VanVleet’s brutal injury a blow to Rockets’ title chances. Can they find point-guard help?

Houston Rockets starting point guard Fred VanVleet suffered a torn right ACL last week during a team minicamp scrimmage in the Bahamas, multiple sources told Yahoo Sports. VanVleet, 31, is expected to... Read more »