Among players who made 20-plus appearances, Okogie trailed only Dyson Daniels, Alex Caruso and Paul Reed in steals per 100 possessions ( 3.7, per NBA.com). His 4.8 deflections per 36 minutes were ninth-most among players who logged 500-plus minutes.

Adam Silver's first and second aprons have made it almost impossible for teams to retain their veteran players once they reach a certain earning stage.

If the Nuggets don’t offer the former Iowa State star Curtis Jones a 2-way contract, then some other NBA team sure as heck will.

Cap space is drying up across the NBA as many contenders are now left with just veteran minimum contracts with which to pursue players.

Including veterans and some sharpshooting wings that shift momentum at both ends, these are the NBA’s elite 3-and-D specialists right now.

(Last season 49-33) They have been to back-to-back Western Conference Finals and Anthony Edwards is still improving — do not sleep on this team. The Timberwolves locked up Julius Randle and Naz Reid, but losing Nickeil Alexander-Walker is going to sting. A lot.

Yuki Kawamura has been on a journey to make it to the NBA, and the Chicago Bulls are his latest stop. He joined their roster and has been a central part of the Summer League team. He’s playing his way into future conversations, insider K.C. Johnson said.

As we near the end of NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas, we have some sense of which players drafted outside the lottery may return positive value.

While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's exclusion might be one of the biggest snubs, there were other players who represented the Oklahoma City Thunder among the 100 players. One was Kevin Durant. He came in at No. 13 in the rankings.

Peacock, the flagship NBCUniversal streaming outlet that will add NBA games to its lineup this fall, is raising the price of its subscription plans by $3. Starting next week, Peacock Premium will cost $10.

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