News from around the NBA 2026-2027

[Mainstreet]

I guess some things around the NBA are no harm, no foul.

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/2077779821669580973

Shams Charania

@ShamsCharania


NBA spokesperson on Bam Adebayo-Tyler Herro incident: "After discussing with the players involved and the NBPA, everyone would prefer to move on from this unfortunate circumstance, and no further action will be taken by the league."

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[Mainstreet]

I suspect there are a lot of unseen dominoes by fans in where Lebron plays this coming season.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[leclerc]

Bam! Brother's gonna knock you out.

Almost like that Chemical Brothers song.

 

[Chaplin]

Crazy, OKC just trade Lu Dort.

 

[leclerc]

Seems it (Dork trade) was for cap relief. Will not miss Dirt playing in the west. Is FTA still learning to walk by himself?

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[Mainstreet]

More on the Dort trade.

Shams Charania

@ShamsCharania
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1h


Oklahoma City has now acquired seven second-round picks this offseason, shed $224 million in payroll and tax and positioned themselves comfortably under the second apron via the trades of Dort, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins. Rather than simply declining Dort's $17.7 million team option to save the money, the Thunder picked it up, acquired three future assets, created a $17M trade exception and place their 2025 championship stalwart in position for a new long-term deal in Atlanta which was not viable in OKC.

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[leclerc]

Well done.

 

[GatorAZ]

Every team is under the 2nd apron.

 

[Mainstreet]

Every team is under the 2nd apron.

This is surprising. Looks like the Suns were a guinea pig.

 

[Yuma]

More on the Dort trade.

Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
·
1h


Oklahoma City has now acquired seven second-round picks this offseason, shed $224 million in payroll and tax and positioned themselves comfortably under the second apron via the trades of Dort, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins. Rather than simply declining Dort's $17.7 million team option to save the money, the Thunder picked it up, acquired three future assets, created a $17M trade exception and place their 2025 championship stalwart in position for a new long-term deal in Atlanta which was not viable in OKC.

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That's 3-D chess. I feel like we are playing top rated checkers now. They are outclassing our front office by 1,000 percent.

 

[Mainstreet]

That's 3-D chess. I feel like we are playing top rated checkers now. They are outclassing our front office by 1,000 percent.

It's like they are earning double digit interest on their assets, so it keeps replenishing.

And Dort wasn't even drafted.

The Suns and other NBA teams will be playing catch up into infinity.

 

[Hoop Head]

That's 3-D chess. I feel like we are playing top rated checkers now. They are outclassing our front office by 1,000 percent.

Presti has always been viewed as a top tier GM and he's proven that in OKC. A small market with a cheap owner has been a contender or playoff team since it moved from Seattle. He learned in San Antonio under Pop and Co before being the 2nd youngest GM ever hired at 30 years old back in 2007. His draft resume is excellent and he regularly takes advantage of other teams in trades also.

I'm surprised another team hasn't lured him away.

 

[Yuma]

Presti has always been viewed as a top tier GM and he's proven that in OKC. A small market with a cheap owner has been a contender or playoff team since it moved from Seattle. He learned in San Antonio under Pop and Co before being the 2nd youngest GM ever hired at 30 years old back in 2007. His draft resume is excellent and he regularly takes advantage of other teams in trades also.

I'm surprised another team hasn't lured him away.

I was advocating for our Billionaire owner to do just that.

 

[Adrian]

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[Adrian]

Legion Hoops
@LegionHoops
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34m
Anthony Edwards on playing with LaMelo Ball:

“It’s definitely going to be ups and downs. First year together maybe a lot of downs. We’ll celebrate both of them.”

(via
@FanaticsFest
, h/t
@NBA__Courtside
)

 

[Adrian]

Michael Scotto
@MikeAScotto
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1h
The Dallas Mavericks are waiving two-way forward Tyler Smith, league sources told
@hoopshype
. Smith averaged 4.7 points in 13.8 minutes per game during 12 games played for Dallas last season. Smith was originally the 33rd pick of the 2024 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.