BREAKING: The Philadelphia 76ers are trading guard Jared McCain to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2026 Rockets first-round pick and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.
The Warriors are unlikely to re-sign both Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford this offseason, per @timkawakami 🚨
Despite both being interested in a potential return, Golden State isn’t inclined to bring them back.
Youngest players to lead their team in both PPG and RPG entering the Conference Finals:
Victor Wembanyama (22 years old)
Jayson Tatum (22 years old)
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Isaiah Thomas has been hired by the Celtics as a pro and college scout, per @AdamHimmelsbach 🙌
He's been with the team this week at the NBA Scouting Combine ☘️
Donovan Mitchell:
"A friend of mine got fined for talking about flop...I feel like that's what I gotta do at this point. I'm trying to get to the bucket...I'm just not getting the calls. I don't know why. I don't flop maybe that's why"
Boston at $188M with five trade exceptions totaling $45M is a war chest hiding in plain sight.
The $27.7M TPE alone can absorb an All-Star caliber player without sending a single dollar back. Add the $8.2M and $4.7M exceptions and Boston can add three rotation players through trades using only exceptions.
Tatum and Brown are locked in. White at $17M remains one of the best value contracts in the league. Pritchard off the bench at a fraction of what comparable scorers make.
The roster has two gaps: center (Queta on a team option is a placeholder) and wing depth behind Tatum and Brown. The $27.7M TPE is perfectly sized to address the center position.
Boston's front office has spent three years turning departing players into trade exceptions instead of dead money. That discipline is now paying off in the form of $45M in cap-free acquisition tools during a championship window.