Hoops Rumors

The Pacers are exercising their option on backup center Tony Bradley, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. The option is worth $2.94MM. However, it doesn’t mean Bradley’s roster spot is necessarily safe. The option is non-guaranteed, so the team could decide at some point during the offseason to let Bradley go. After not playing in an NBA game the previous season, Bradley saw … [Read more...] about Pacers Picking Up Option On Tony Bradley’s Contract

As the Celtics considered how to navigate the tax aprons for the 2025/26 league year entering this offseason, one option they explored was to try to identify prospects who might be willing to accept 80% of the rookie scale amount for the No. 28 pick, writes Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). After the NBA sets its rookie scale for first-round picks each year, a … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Celtics, Pacers, Mathurin, Raptors, Bucks

Big man Samson Johnson is signing with the Pacers, league sources tell Ian Begley of SNY.tv (Twitter link). Indiana will also be signing guards Steven Ashworth and RJ Felton, according to reports from Michael Scotto of HoopsHype and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter links). All three undrafted free agents will be signing non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts, confirms … [Read more...] about Pacers Adding Johnson, Ashworth, Felton On Exhibit 10 Deals

Ryan Nembhard, who led Division I in assists last season, has agreed to a two-way contract with the Mavericks, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. Nembhard, the younger brother of the Pacers’ Andrew Nembhard, logged 134 starts in college. He played two seasons with Creighton before transferring to Gonzaga, where he played two more years. Nembhard averaged 10.5 points on 44.6 … [Read more...] about Ryan Nembhard Agrees To Two-Way Contract With Mavs

With round one of the 2025 NBA draft in the books, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo look ahead to what to expect on day two on Thursday, sharing an updated 29-pick mock draft covering the second round. ESPN’s duo is projecting the Timberwolves to kick off the evening by nabbing Saint Joseph’s forward Rasheer Fleming at No. 31, with Stanford big man Maxime Raynaud going to … [Read more...] about Draft Notes: Second-Round Mocks, Round-One Winners, Trades