Why an NBA Scout Doesn’t Buy the Timberwolves’ New Era With LaMelo Ball A preview of Minnesota’s 2026–27 season, through the lens of an NBA scout. Sports Illustrated · Sep 25
Four Potential Paths Forward for Jalen Duren and the Pistons Ausar Thompson’s recent contract extension just made the Duren saga even messier. Sports Illustrated · Sep 23
Despite Ageless Steph Curry, Anonymous NBA Scout Says Warriors Are ‘Going to Be In Trouble’ This Season An anonymous NBA scout discusses the Warriors’ season outlook after a loud but ultimately uneventful offseason. Sports Illustrated · Sep 14
NBA Roster Spots Check-in: Which Teams Could Make Tweaks Ahead of Regular Season? As we inch closer toward a new NBA season, here’s a look at the teams who have available roster spots in the waning moments of a wild summer across the league. Sports Illustrated · Aug 31
The Bennedict Mathurin Deal Still Leaves Pelicans Roster With More Questions Than Answers The Pelicans adding Bennedict Mathurin isn’t the worst move in the world, but still leaves us with more questions than answers about New Orleans’s goals this year. Sports Illustrated · Aug 30
Did Jonathan Kuminga Fumble the Bag? Looking Back at Each Rejected Deal Before Timberwolves Contract A look at back at each contract offer Jonathan Kuminga had over the last two offseasons. Sports Illustrated · Aug 28
Jonathan Kuminga Agrees To Two-Year $13M Deal With Minnesota Timberwolves Bypassing Lucrative Lakers Offer Jonathan Kuminga rejected a richer three-year Lakers offer to sign a two-year, $12.4 million prove-it deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, keeping control of his next contract. International Business Times UK · Aug 27
Nuggets' Shocking Peyton Watson Trade Could Free up $10M+ in Cap Space for DeMar DeRozan or Jonathan Kuminga The Denver Nuggets traded Peyton Watson to the Cleveland Cavaliers, gaining financial flexibility and draft picks, potentially paving the way for future roster enhancements. International Business Times UK · Aug 20
Predicting Landing Spots for the Top 10 NBA Free Agents Still Available As we inch toward the start of training camp, there’s plenty of talent still out there in NBA free agency. Here’s how Sports Illustrated believes things will pan out. Sports Illustrated · Aug 19
Why Cavaliers’ Trade of Dennis Schröder to Hornets Is More Significant Than It Seems Cleveland’s trade of Dennis Schröder to Charlotte was a move to set up another move. Sports Illustrated · Aug 15
The Five Biggest NBA Offseason Questions That Still Must Be Answered After LeBron James Decision After over a month of activity, the NBA offseason has slowed to a crawl. But there are still plenty of questions that need answering before next season kicks off. Sports Illustrated · Aug 3
NBA Offseason Winners and Losers: LeBron James’s Impact, What to Make of Miami Even though the Heat landed Giannis Antetokounmpo, they are not an automatic winner. Plus, lingering questions around Kawhi Leonard cloud the outlook for multiple franchises. Sports Illustrated · Jul 31
Lakers Land Thybulle for $3.3m After Kuminga Talks Stall, Blazers Offered Non-Guaranteed Deals The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Matisse Thybulle to a one-year deal, enhancing their perimeter defence. This move follows unsuccessful negotiations with Jonathan Kuminga and creates a roster management challenge. International Business Times UK · Jul 20
Top Five NBA Free Agents Still Available, From LeBron James to Jalen Duren The initial rush of NBA free agency is about over at this point. And what a rush it was. This year’s free agency period saw a ton of player movement on both the Sports Illustrated · Jul 6
Sports Illustrated · May 1 Hawks Offseason Preview: Top Free Agents After Season Ends in Brutal Fashion vs. Knicks Here’s what to know about the Hawks’ offseason plans.
Sports Illustrated · May 1 Hawks Season Grades: Atlanta Is Building a Contender Despite First-Round Loss to Knicks Grading the Hawks’ season after it came to an end at the hands of the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 24 A First-Round NBA Playoffs Collapse Could Signal the End of This Knicks Core A lifeless showing against the surging Hawks exposed cracks in New York’s foundation and could accelerate sweeping changes this offseason.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 24 Three Takeaways As Hawks Steal Series Lead vs. Knicks CJ McCollum led the Atlanta Hawks to a Game 3 win over the New York Knicks and a 2-1 series lead. The Knicks are in trouble.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 8 Kristaps Porziņģis Confident Mysterious Illness Is Under Control After Second Warriors Game Kristaps Porziņģis believes he will be on the floor more often for the Golden State Warriors despite dealing with an illness.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 25 Hawks Trade for Jonathan Kuminga Pays Off With Season-Best Performance in Debut Jonathan Kuminga made his debut for the Atlanta Hawks and poured in a season-high 27 points off the bench.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 11 New Report Details Explosive Midseason Meeting Between Steve Kerr, Jonathan Kuminga Before Hawks Trade A new ESPN report detailed the frayed relationship between the Warriors coach and young forward.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 6 Steve Kerr Backs Warriors' Trade Despite Kristaps Porziņģis Injury Concerns Steve Kerr said the Warriors wouldn’t have traded for Kristaps Porziņģis if they didn’t think he could be healthy.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 6 Warriors Missed Out on Multiple Stars at Trade Deadline The Warriors tried to land Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jaren Jackson Jr. and almost got one of them before ending up with Kristaps Porzingis.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 6 Grading Every Major Deal From the NBA Trade Deadline A look at how each team did in all the major deals at the NBA trade deadline.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 5 Steve Kerr Addresses Warriors Trading Jonathan Kuminga to Hawks Golden State bid the forward farewell after a tumultuous five-year stint.