As of Friday, seven of the NBA’s 30 teams are carrying at least 15 players on fully guaranteed contracts and are unlikely to have many additional offseason acquisitions in store. Another nine teams are carrying 14 players on fully guaranteed deals, while 10 others have 12 or 13 guaranteed contracts on their books. As our roster counts page shows, that leaves four clubs carrying … [Read more...] about NBA Teams With Fewest Players On Guaranteed Contracts
Central Notes: Beasley, Pistons, Cavs
Free agent former Pistons swingman Malik Beasley has touched back down in Detroit, reports Robert Snell of The Detroit News (subscriber link). After paying back $38K in delinquent money owed, he has moved back into his apartment. Per Snell, the 6’4″ sharpshooter remains amenable to re-signing with the Pistons for the 2025/26 season. His free agency this summer has been marred … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Beasley, Pistons, Cavs
Brazil Wins FIBA AmeriCup 2025
In a Sunday night final in which both teams struggled to score, Brazil beat Argentina by a final score of 55-47 to win the gold medal at AmeriCup 2025 in Nicaragua, according to FIBA. Brazil’s 55 points marked the lowest ever by a champion, per the press release, while the 102 combined points between the two sides were the fewest in any AmeriCup game. It was a rematch of the … [Read more...] about Brazil Wins FIBA AmeriCup 2025
Cavaliers Notes: Strus, Merrill, Wade, Tyson, Hunter, Ball
In a subscriber-only mailbag for Cleveland.com, Chris Fedor states that Max Strus was slated to be the Cavaliers‘ starting small forward this fall prior to suffering a Jones fracture in his left foot last week, which required surgery. Fedor cautions that while the team gave a three-to-four month timeline for Strus to return to basketball activities, his actual absence will … [Read more...] about Cavaliers Notes: Strus, Merrill, Wade, Tyson, Hunter, Ball
And-Ones: Fall, F. Jackson, Z. Simpson, ESPN
The Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association have added a trio of former NBA players for the 2025/26 season, according to Alberto De Roa of HoopsHype. Center Tacko Fall and guards Frank Jackson and Zavier Simpson have reportedly joined the CBA team. Fall, a 7’6″ big man who appeared in 37 NBA games for the Celtics and Cavaliers from 2019-22, is no stranger to … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Fall, F. Jackson, Z. Simpson, ESPN