Hornets

Last season’s Rookie of the Year, Stephon Castle, will make his preseason debut on Monday, Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express News reports. He missed the Spurs’ first three preseason contests with a right knee contusion. Castle suffered the injury during the team’s Oct. 4 Silver & Black scrimmage after banging knees with Victor Wembanyama. With De’Aaron Fox expected … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Castle, Eisley, Thompson, Rockets Preseason, China

NBA preseason basketball is back and opinions are flying after all of the offseason shakeups. While small exhibition samples aren’t worth extrapolating major takeaways from, preseason allows us our first look at the new crop of rookies (outside of Summer League competition). Rookie preseason performances likely won’t translate cleanly to NBA competition against regular-season … [Read more...] about 5 Rookies Who Are Shining In NBA Preseason Thus Far

The Charlotte Hornets appear to have a Ryan Kalkbrenner problem despite the rookie's impressive performance in their latest preseason game. … [Read more...] about Ryan Kalkbrenner’s breakout game only proves what Hornets fans fear about him

Nets owner Joe Tsai raised some eyebrows by stating during a recent panel appearance that his team is prioritizing a good draft pick in 2026 and that, as a result, “You can predict what kind of strategy we will use for this season.” Asked on Sunday about that remark, head coach Jordi Fernandez deftly put a positive spin on it, tweets Brian Lewis of The New York Post. “He says … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Nets, Giannis, Barlow, Sixers, Plumlee

James, who turns 41 in December, did not participate in any of the Lakers' training camp before Thursday's news. … [Read more...] about LeBron James out at least three weeks with sciatica: Fantasy impact, roster fallout