NBA Rumors 2025

Watson is looking forward to the opportunity to be a restricted free agent next summer, according to Bennett Durando of The Denver Post.

Randle is expected to take over as the Timberwolves' primary scoring threat with Anthony Edwards sidelined due to a hamstring injury, according to Chris Hine of The Star-Tribune. "We don't have to overreact, just do what we've been doing," Randle said. "Naturally, the ball is going to find me a little bit more."

Demin knows he needs to drive to the basket more for this game to be fully effective, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post.

Jaylen Brown praised Gonzalez's mentality after his first games in the NBA, according to Brian Robb of MassLive. "I like Hugo's mentality. I like how he comes out; he's ready to go," Brown said.

Randle said in an interview with Mark Medina of Essentially Sports on Saturday that coach Chris Finch was a big factor in his decision to re-sign with Minnesota.

The Lakers have no long-term concerns about Doncic's injuries, Dan Woike of The Athletic reports.

Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has liked what he's seen from Fontecchio so far this season, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sentinel reports.

Drummond's performance against the Hornets on Saturday caught the attention of head coach Nick Nurse, Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Embiid said Saturday that he's still trying to navigate how to be more effective in limited minutes, Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Bogdanovic is expected to be one of the players out of the Clippers' rotation if everyone stays healthy, according to Law Murray of The Athletic.

Smart's effort on the defensive end during Friday's win over the Timberwolves didn't go unnoticed, Thuc Nhi Nguyen of the Los Angeles Times writes.

Doncic has set a new record for most points in the first two games of a season in franchise history, according to Dan Woike of The Athletic.

Johnson is confident about what he can bring to the table as a defender as a rookie, according to Mark Medina of EssentiallySports.com. "People who have seen me play know that I can defend," Johnson said. "I've never really been the one to get picked out too much. So it's really about being solid on defense. Maybe I'll try to be more active in steals. That's the only place where defense shows on the stat sheet."

George set a new career-high scoring mark after scoring 34 points in Friday's win over the Mavericks, and he set that outing as his standard for future performances, according to Varun Shankar of the Washington Post. "You get to create what the Wizards are going to be for the future, and I think there's no better space to be as a player than that. I'm just looking forward to stacking those days to just get better."

The Celtics are likely to pick up Scheierman's contract option for the 2026-27 season, Brian Robb of MassLive speculates.

Pritchard has only made two of his 14 three-point attempts in the first two games of the 2025-26 season, according to Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe.

Gonzalez could be in line for more playing time after impressing in Friday's loss to the Knicks, according to Souichi Terada of MassLive.

Gordon set a new career-high scoring mark after dropping 50 points in Thursday's loss to the Warriors, according to Nick Friedell of The Athletic.

Towns acknowledged after Wednesday's win over the Cavaliers that he's dealing with a quadriceps injury, but that he played through it because "he didn't want to disappoint the fans," according to Vincent Goodwill of ESPN.com. "I've been banged up, and I really haven't gotten a chance to practice or play in the last two preseason games," Towns said. "I didn't want to disappoint the fans. It's not something that's easy to deal with, [but] we made it happen tonight."

Sabonis, who's dealing with a hamstring injury, seems to be ahead of his recovery schedule and could make his season debut Friday against the Jazz, according to Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 Sacramento.

Flagg wasn't happy with his performance during the Opening Night loss against the Spurs on Wednesday, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. "Not great," Flagg said after the game when asked to evaluate his performance.

The Nuggets are considering the idea of sending Holmes to the G League for the majority of the 2025-26 season, according to Bennett Durando of The Denver Post.

Dinwiddie signed a contract with FC Bayern Munich for the remainder of the season on Thursday, according to Eurohoops.

Although Buzelis has some individual goals, he said Thursday that he's willing to do whatever is necessary for the team to be successful, Julia Poe of The Chicago Tribune reports.