LA Clippers in Limbo: Kawhi Trade Stays Frozen While the Kids Impress
The Kawhi Leonard trade sits frozen pending an NBA investigation, but Keaton Wagler's shooting gave Clippers fans a look at what comes next.
The Kawhi Leonard trade sits frozen pending an NBA investigation, but Keaton Wagler's shooting gave Clippers fans a look at what comes next.
LeBron James still hasn't picked his next team, but the Lakers aren't waiting around — a remade roster, a six-game summer league win streak and a Kuminga standoff defined the week.
The Grizzlies took a roster full of rookies to the summer league championship game, and No. 3 pick Cam Boozer left Las Vegas with First Team honors — the first real payoff of a brutal rebuild.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is wearing No. 7 in Miami, LeBron James is still on the market with the Heat among his finalists, and a play-in team just became a contender overnight.
Brayden Burries hit a buzzer-beating winner and earned All-Summer League First Team honors, giving Milwaukee its first real glimpse of life after the Giannis trade.
LaMelo Ball met the Twin Cities media on July 15 after a four-team blockbuster that cost the Wolves Naz Reid, Julius Randle and a decade of draft capital.
New Orleans closed Vegas at 2-2 — its first summer wins since 2023 — while Jamahl Mosley's call to rest Derik Queen and Jeremiah Fears kept talk radio busy.
A month after ending a 53-year title drought, the Knicks went 1-4 in Vegas, found a shooter in Tyler Nickel, and kept striking out on backup centers.
Lu Dort is a Hawk, the summer league squad went 0-8, and rookies Aday Mara and Bennett Stirtz still made Oklahoma City's week feel like a win.
Orlando's new coach watched his young core go 4-1 in Vegas while Noah Penda and Jase Richardson made the case that the Magic's best additions were already in-house.
LaMelo Ball was introduced in Minnesota this week while Charlotte wrapped a bumpy summer league — and the Hornets' post-star rebuild came fully into focus.
Brooklyn finished summer league 3-2 behind No. 6 pick Mikel Brown Jr., and the front office is set to open extension talks with leading scorer Michael Porter Jr.
Boston announced a preseason schedule headlined by two Jaylen Brown reunions with Philadelphia, wrapped a 3-2 summer league, and doubled down on Paul George.
The Atlanta Hawks moved former No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher for defensive ace Lu Dort, wrapped a 3-2 Vegas Summer League, and put every local game on free TV — all in one week.
New Orleans reworked its supporting cast, bringing in Jordan Poole and others to complement its foundation.
Oklahoma City kept its championship-caliber core together and leaned on continuity and depth.
San Antonio locked up its generational star long-term, cementing one of the brightest futures in the league.
Charlotte moved its franchise guard to Minnesota, signaling a clear-eyed pivot toward the future.
Indiana's summer was about rotation reinforcement and continuity around its up-tempo identity.
Houston made complementary moves around an emerging core, positioning itself to keep climbing in the West.