Hoops Rumors

While he has been overshadowed to some extent by former Duke teammates Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, Sixers guard VJ Edgecombe has been one of the NBA’s very best rookies so far this season. As Tony Jones of The Athletic writes, Edgecombe is further along his development than anticipated and showed again on Tuesday why Philadelphia made the right call drafting him with the No. … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Edgecombe, Wizards, Hall, Williams, Cavs

After recently confirming to Marc J. Spears of Andscape that he continues to work toward a potential NBA comeback, former No. 1 overall pick and three-time All-Star Ben Simmons spoke to Sam Jane of The Athletic about why he has been in no rush to sign a new contract. As Simmons explains, recurring back issues have resulted in him playing – and living – through pain for several … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Simmons, NCAA, Rookies, Tanking, 2026 Draft

Lakers guard Luka Doncic and Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively, in the first returns of fan voting for the All-Star Game, NBA Communications tweets. Doncic leads all players with 1,249,518 votes. The top five from the Western Conference includes Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Thunder guard Shai … [Read more...] about Doncic, Antetokounmpo Lead Early Fan Voting For All-Star Game

The Sixers are counting on Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George to be their team leaders, but they haven’t been on the court together long enough to build any kind of chemistry, writes Tony Jones of The Athletic. Friday’s game against Chicago marked just the fourth time this season that all three players have been available. They each turned in fine individual … [Read more...] about Sixers Notes: Embiid, Maxey, George, Beauchamp, Oubre