The saga of Warriors restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga drags on now into mid-August, which was a predictable situation once the team decided against trading him at the February deadline. Good players who get to restricted free agency are almost always in an impossible situation,

The Los Angeles Lakers selected Adou Thiero in the second round of the 2025 NBADraft, and Rob Pelinka compared him to a top defensive wing.The post Lakers GM Compares Rookie to $212 Million All-Defensive Champ appearedfirst on Heavy Sports.

In this season with a maturing roster, the Grizzlies' results against the NBA's best weren't good. The Grizzlies were 0-4 against Oklahoma City, losing those games by 24, 13, 17 and 21 points.

Since trading away future Hall of Fame swingman Jimmy Butler during his absolute prime in 2017, the team has made the playoffs just once. Butler, meanwhile, has made the playoffs every season and has appeared in two NBA Finals.

Blanks was an up-and-coming NBA executive when the Suns hired him as general manager in 2010, but he wasn’t able to build them into a winner — with or without Steve Nash.

The 2024-25 NBA.com GM Survey is back with GM's responding to 50 different questions about the best teams, players, coaches and offseason moves.