The Portland Trail Blazers will buy out the final year of center Deandre Ayton’s contract and make him a free agent, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday night.Ayton, 26, is owed $35 million f… MORE

The Portland Trail Blazers will buy out the final year of center Deandre Ayton’s contract and make him a free agent, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday night.Ayton, 26, is owed $35 million f… MORE
The Houston Rockets and forward Jabari Smith Jr. agreed to a five-year, $122 million extension of his rookie contract, ESPN and The Athletic reported Sunday.Smith, 22, has averaged 13.0 points and… MORE
Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis has declined his player option and will sign a three-year, $44 million contract to stay with the team, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.Portis, 30, had… MORE
James Harden declined his player option in order to sign a new two-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers worth $81.5 million, ESPN reported Sunday.The 11-time All-Star guard will return to th… MORE
The Utah Jazz are set to acquire center Jusuf Nurkic from the Charlotte Hornets for Collin Sexton and a 2030 second-round draft pick, ESPN reported Sunday.Nurkic, 30, averaged 8.9 points and 7.8 re… MORE
Miami Heat guard/forward Duncan Robinson declined his $19.9-million early termination option in order to become a free agent, but remains open to a new deal to remain with the team, ESPN reported Sund… MORE
The Philadelphia 76ers picked up the one-year, $8.4 million contract option for forward Kelly Oubre Jr. in 2025-26, ESPN reported Sunday.Oubre, 29, averaged 15.1 points with 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 as… MORE
The Minnesota Timberwolves continued their offseason spending spree, signing forward Julius Randle to a three-year, $100-million contract extension, ESPN reported Sunday.The deal to retain Randle c… MORE
Guard Malik Beasley is under federal investigation in connection with allegations that he was tied to gambling activity on NBA games and prop bets, ESPN reported Sunday.The allegations date to the… MORE
Bojan Bogdanovic announced his retirement Sunday after 10 NBA seasons with six teams, citing injury.”Sometimes in life, you don’t choose the moment. The moment chooses you,” the 6-foot-7 forward wr… MORE