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October 27th, 2025 at 11:16pm CST by Rory Maher

After aslow start during the preseason, rookieCedric Coward has quickly shown why theGrizzlies were so high on him entering the 2025 draft. Memphistraded a future first-round pick and two second-rounders in order to move up five spots from No. 16 to draft Coward at No. 11 overall.

The 22-year-old wing, whoearned praise from his coaches and teammates during training camp, averaged an extremely efficient 15.0 points per game over his first two contests. And in Saturday’s victory over Indiana, Coward erupted for 27 points (on 9-of-13 shooting), six rebounds and four assists in just 24 minutes.

“It’s just been waiting to happen,” head coachTuomas Iisalo said, perDamichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal (subscription required). “He’s making those shots in practice and knocking them down at a high clip. Great free-throw shooter, like, all the signs are there.”

AsSharon Brown of The Memphis Flyer writes, Coward doesn’t act or play like a rookie, with an even-keeled demeanor, “quiet confidence,” and excellent work ethic — traits that should serve him well over a long season.

“It’s super important,” Coward said of his poised demeanor. “We’ve got 82 of these things, plus playoffs … You have to take the highs and the lows the same. You can’t just do it one time and be satisfied.”

We have more from Memphis:

  • In addition to Coward, backcourt injuries have also created an opportunity for rookie guardJavon Small, writesMichael Wallace of Grizzlies.com. “He’s worked extremely hard to learn a ton of things in a short amount of time,” Iisalo said of Small, who is on a two-way contract. “He’s doing a great job. He listens. He just absorbs. He has a confidence that really works for us, and he’s become big-time for us in a situation that we really needed him.”
  • Star point guardJa Morant used to be mentioned as one of the future faces of the league until off-court incidents and injuries changed the trajectory of his career, but he tellsNick Friedell of The Athletic he was never interested in filling the role. “There’s a lot that comes with that,” Morant said. “I play basketball for the love of the game, not to be the face of the NBA. Obviously, I hear that a lot. I don’t put no pressure on it. I just go out and just play my game. Me pretty much just going out there and doing that had me in those conversations. Obviously, people have their own opinions, but I really don’t care for it too much.”
  • The Grizzliessigned centerCharles Bassey to a 10-day hardship contract on Monday. Iisalo praised the Nigerian big man’s rebounding prowess and said he’ll get a chance to play for Memphis at some point, as Cole relays (via Twitter).“He will get his opportunity,” Iisalo said of Bassey. “Whether that comes today or in the future games, that remains to be seen.”
October 27th, 2025 at 10:05pm CST by Rory Maher

Lakers guardGabe Vincent is expected to be sidelined for approximately two-to-four weeks after undergoing an MRI on his left ankle, sources tell Shams Charania and Dave McMenamin of ESPN (Twitter link).

NBA insider Chris Haynes reports (via Twitter) that Vincent, who started each of the Lakers’ first three games beforesustaining the injury on Sunday, has a “slight ligament tear” as well as sprained ligaments in the ankle.

According to Dan Woike of The Athletic (Twitter link), Vincent was wearing a walking boot and using crutches ahead of Monday’s game vs. Portland.

The 29-year-old was limited to just 11 games due to a knee injury in his first season with the Lakers after signing a three-year, $33MM deal with Los Angeles in the 2023 offseason. He was much healthier last season (72 games), and was a rotation regular (21.2 minutes per contest) for head coachJJ Redick, averaging 6.4 points while shooting 35.3% from long distance and playing solid defense.

Vincent won a starting job to open ’25/26 after a four-game preseason slate in which he averaged 16.3 PPG and shot 55.6% from three in 22.3 MPG. The hot shooting hasn’t carried over to the regular season yet, as he was 2-of-10 from deep in three games.

Marcus Smart (right quad contusion) was also out Monday for the Lakers, who had a total of seven players unable to suit up, most notablyLuka Doncic (finger, leg injuries) andLeBron James (right sciatica),tweets Khobi Price of The Southern California News Group.

Vincent is in the final year of his contract, which will pay him $11.5MM in ’25/26. He will be an unrestricted free agent next summer.

October 27th, 2025 at 9:25pm CST by Rory Maher

TheMavericks are retiringMark Aguirre‘s No. 24 jersey on January 29, 2026, the team announced today (Twitter video link).

Dallas selected Aguirre with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1981 draft. He played parts of eight seasons for the Mavs, averaging 24.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 566 games and making three All-Star appearances before being traded to Detroit in 1989. He went on to win back-to-back championships as a role player with the Pistons.

In a phone interview withBrad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News, Aguirre became emotional multiple times when discussing the jersey retirement. He first found out the news before Wednesday’s season opener.

“I’m sorry about that,” he said. “After so long, it’s still a little shocking to me. It still hasn’t sunk in.”

As Townsend notes, Aguirre will be the fifth former Maverick to have his jersey hang in the rafters of the American Airlines Center, joiningDerek Harper (No. 12),Brad Davis (No. 15),Rolando Blackman (No. 22) andDirk Nowitzki (No. 41).

Townsend asked whether returning to Dallas this summer ahead of the 2025 draft and the news of having his jersey retired has brought closure for Aguirre after spending many years away from the franchise.

“Well, I think it opens it up really, to the fact that I am a Maverick,” Aguirre said. “Yes, I went to Detroit and it was a good stay, but I’m a Maverick. You know? I’m a Maverick. I am.”

Here’s more on the Mavericks:

  • Free agent additionD’Angelo Russell got off to a slow start with the Mavs, playing just 12.0 minutes per contest in the team’s first two losses and going 1-of-9 from the field. He bounced back in Sunday’s victory over Toronto, recording 24 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals in 29 minutes, perMike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News. Russell was a game-high plus-26 in the 10-point victory. “True professional,”Anthony Davis said of Russell. “He’s been in this league long enough. He never wavered. He stayed with the team. He stayed with himself, stayed locked in and came and made plays for us today. He came in and definitely changed the game. I’ve been a teammate of his for a couple of years and I know his ability to change the game and what he can do offensively.”
  • Top pickCooper Flagg had the best game of his young career on Sunday, finishing with 22 points, four rebounds, four assists and zero turnovers in 29 minutes. He also had the game’s top highlight (YouTube link), an and-one dunk over Raptors big manSandro Mamukelashvili, writesTim MacMahon of ESPN. “The fans have showed up for the first three games, and I thought tonight was really the first time we gave ’em something to be excited for and be on their feet for,” Flagg said.
  • Flagg may have suffered a left shoulder injury in Monday’s game vs. Oklahoma City. He had the shoulder heavily wrapped during a timeout, Curtistweets, but was able to check back into the game shortly thereafter, notes Marc Stein (via Twitter).
  • Starting center Dereck Lively suffered a right knee contusion on Sunday, causing him to leave the win early, and was out for Monday’s contest as well. Davis started in the middle withDaniel Gafford still recovering from a right ankle sprain, asGrant Afseth of Dallas Hoops Journal relays.
October 27th, 2025 at 7:55pm CST by Rory Maher

Fourth-year centerJalen Duren will be heading to restricted free agency next summer after failing to come to terms on a rookie scale extension with thePistons before the 2025/26 campaign began.

After making 78 starts last season, Duren started his fourth straight game to open ’25/26 on Monday, giving him an average of 41 starts over the past two seasons. As ESPN’s Bobby Markstweets, the 21-year-old big man has now reached thestarter criteria, increasing size of his qualifying offer by approximately $649K.

Detroit will have to issue Duren aqualifying offer to make him a restricted free agent in 2026, which is essentially a foregone conclusion. According to Marks, Duren’s QO amount had been$8,966,188, but has increased to$9,615,393 as a result of meeting the criteria.

The 13th overall pick in the 2022 draft, Duren has averaged a double-double each of the past two seasons and is off to a solid start again in ’25/26. Through three contests, he has averaged 15.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 20.0 minutes per game.

Ordinarily qualifying offers are just placeholders for players and teams to work out longer-term deals, but two players —Cam Thomas andQuentin Grimes — accepted their one-year QO’s this offseason, giving them the ability to veto trades. They will be unrestricted free agents next summer.

October 27th, 2025 at 6:38pm CST by Rory Maher

Pelicans starZion Williamson is dealing with a bone contusion in his left foot and will miss Monday’s contest vs. Boston, head coachWillie Green told reporters, including Will Guillory of The Athletic (Twitter link).

Williamson has been hampered by a variety of injuries over the course of his NBA career, having played just 214 regular season games through six years in the league. This is the start of his seventh season.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft, Williamson has averaged 27.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.0 steals through two games (35.0 MPG). New Orleans lost both contests by a combined 10 points, but were plus-six in Williamson’s minutes.

Considering he was questionable earlier on Monday, it seems likely that Williamson’s foot issue will be a short-term injury. Still, it’s at least mildly concerning that he’s already missing a game.

Here’s more from New Orleans:

  • On a more positive note, second-year big manKarlo Matkovic will be active for tonight’s game after missing the first two contests of the season due to lower back spasms (Twitter link). 2024 first-round pickYves Missi (right ankle spain) will also return to action following a one-game absence.
  • DeAndre Jordan‘s contract is fully guaranteed, a league source tells Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link). The veteran center, who spent the past two seasons with Denver,signed a one-year, veteran’s minimum deal with New Orleans on Friday. Jordan, 37, will earn a prorated minimum salary of $3,592,381, with the Pelicans taking on a cap hit of $2,269,880.
  • According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link), the Birmingam Squadron — the Pelicans’ G League affiliate — have addedJaden Springer to its roster. The 23-year-old guard made New Orleans’ regular season roster, but waswaived to make room for Jordan.
October 27th, 2025 at 5:33pm CST by Rory Maher

ThePacers are signing free agent guardMac McClung to a multiyear contract, agentGreg Lawrence tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).

McClung’s multiyear deal will be non-guaranteed, sources tell Charania (Twitter link).

To make room for McClung on their standard roster, which is currently full, the Pacers intend to waive centerJames Wiseman, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (via Twitter).

As Keith Smith of Spotractweets, Wiseman’s contract features a $1MM partial guarantee. Assuming he clears the waiver wire, Indiana will carry that $1MM cap hit on its books for the remainder of 2025/26.

The No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 draft, Wiseman signed with the Pacers as a free agent in the 2024 offseason after playing for Golden State and Detroit in his first four NBA seasons. The big man impressed Indiana in the preseason last fall and appeared to have the edge for the backup center role behindMyles Turner, buttore his left Achilles tendon in the club’s regular season opener.

Wiseman, 24,re-signed with the Pacers on a two-year deal (the second season is a team option) in July and was said to be inexcellent shape entering the ’25/26. Just like last season, he appeared in one game for the Pacers this fall, recording four points and four rebounds in 20 minutes during Saturday’s blowout loss in Memphis.

The Pacers were carrying four centers on their roster and have several guards injured at the moment, so swapping out Wiseman for McClung makes sense from a roster composition perspective.

McClung has become a household name among NBA fans by winning the league’s past three slam dunk contests. However, the 26-year-old has still seen limited game action at the NBA level, appearing in just six total regular season contests for four teams from 2021-25. He was on a two-way contract with the Magic for all of last season, but logged just 10 total minutes in two outings for Orlando.

McClung has starred in the G League in recent years, earning a spot on theAll-NBAGL first team in 2024/25 after being namedMVP in ’23/24. In a total of 44 appearances for the Osceola Magic last season, he averaged 23.0 points, 5.4 assists and 3.9 rebounds in 32.4 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .481/.344/.828.

The 6’2″ guard was signed and waived by Chicago this fall and likely would have started ’25/26 with the Windy City Bulls had the opportunity with Indiana not come up. Instead, he’ll be signing his first standard NBA contract with the Pacers, as Charania notes.

October 27th, 2025 at 4:55pm CST by Rory Maher

Hornets wingBrandon Miller has been diagnosed with a left shoulder subluxation — a partially dislocated shoulder — the team announced on Monday (via Twitter).

According to the Hornets, Miller will be sidelined for Tuesday’s game in Miami and will be reexamined when the team returns to Charlotte. The Hornets’ next home game is Thursday vs. Orlando — another update could come before that contest.

Millersustained the shoulder injury in the second quarter of Saturday’s loss in Philadelphia.Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer hears the injury occurred when Miller slipped while trying to fight through a screen.

The 22-year-old also missed Sunday’s game in Washington, which was the second of a back-to-back. Tuesday’s contest will be his second straight absence.

As of a few years ago, the average time missed for in-season shoulder subluxations that did not require surgery was approximately 21 days, according toJeff Stotts of InStreetClothes.com. We’ll have to wait and see whether or not Miller’s ailment requires surgical intervention.

It’s an unfortunate setback for the former No. 2 overall pick, who was limited to just 27 games last season due a right wrist injury which required surgery. Miller recorded 25 points and seven assists in the Hornets’ season opener.

With Miller out most of the past two games,Kon Knueppel,Collin SextonandSion James have seen an uptick in playing time.

October 27th, 2025 at 3:31pm CST by Rory Maher

Spurs centerVictor Wembanyama has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week, whileBucks forwardGiannis Antetokounmpo has won the award in the East, the NBA announced today (via Twitter).

Wembanyama had a remarkable first week of the season, averaging 33.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists (against just 0.7 turnovers), 1.7 steals and 6.0 blocks in leading San Antonio to an unblemished 3-0 record. The French big man’s shooting slash line was .569/.364/.733.

This is the second time Wembanyama has been named Player of the Week, per the Spurs.

Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee to a 2-1 record last week and put up an absurd stat line of 36.0 PPG, 16.0 RPG, 7.0 APG and 1.0 BPG on .683/.667/.629 shooting.

The Greek superstar claimed his 28th weekly award and became the first player in league history to record at least 100 points, 40 rebounds and 15 assists in the first three games of the season, per the Bucks.

According to the NBA (Twitter link), the other nominees in the West wereStephen Curry,Luka Doncic,Austin Reaves andShai Gilgeous-Alexander.LaMelo Ball,Jalen Brunson,VJ Edgecombe,Tyrese Maxey,Donovan Mitchell andNorman Powell were nominated in the East.

October 27th, 2025 at 2:50pm CST by Dana Gauruder

The Rocketsplan to file for aDisabled Player Exception due toFred VanVleet‘s knee injury, Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sportstweets.

If granted, the exception would be worth $12.5MM — 50 percent of VanVleet’s $25MM salary. The DPE allows a team to sign a player up to the value of the exception without using cap space.

The DPE would allow the Rockets to sign a player to a one-year contract, trade for a player in the final year of his contract, or place a waiver claim on a player in the final year of his contract. In order for the exception to be granted, an NBA-designated physician must determine that the player is “substantially more likely than not” to be sidelined through at least June 15 of that league year.

Just over a month ago, VanVleetunderwent surgery to repair to torn ACL in his right knee. He’s expected to miss the entire season.

VanVleet coincidentally met with the media Monday for the first time since the injury. VanVleet said he was in top shape prior to injuring his knee during an offseason workout in the Bahamas.

“Just being so excited, and I probably was in the best shape of my life leading up into this season, and just super excited about being out there getting off to a good start,” he toldDanielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle and other media members. “So that was that was definitely disheartening to get hurt at that stage before the season.”

VanVleet, the Rockets’ starting point guard the past two seasons, said there’s no timeline for his return.

“No, no timeline,” he said.“Just taking it slow, day-by-day, and it’s definitely like a week-by-week, day-by-day thing. We’ll see where we’re at towards the end of the year.”

VanVleet holds a $25MM option on his contract for next season. He’s aiming to be back and better than ever.

“I’m gonna come back a much better person, player, everything in between,” VanVleet said, per Lerner.“That’s just the way that I approach things, who I am as a person. The nature of the rehab is so slow, like just take so many things for granted, being able to have to learn how to walk again and like baby steps. So to beable to build yourself back up from ground zero, I have no doubt that I’ll come back a more complete, better, player and person.”

October 27th, 2025 at 1:46pm CST by Dana Gauruder

The Rip City Remix, the Trail Blazers’ G League affiliate, acquired 2024 NBA first-round pickDillon Jones from the South Bay Lakers for two future first-round picks and the rights toWill Richardson, Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress reports (Twitter link).

Jones was the No. 1 pick in the G League draft, which washeld on Saturday.

The 23-year-old small forward was drafted out of Weber State by Oklahoma City with the 26th pick last summer. He appeared in 54 games as a rookie, but only played 10.2 minutes per night and averaged 2.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists.

The Thunder traded Jones to Washington in June to clear a spot on their roster. The Wizards waived him prior to their season opener and still owe him $2,753,280 for the remainder of the season, as he went unclaimed.

The decision by the Remix to acquire Jones could potentially mean that the Trail Blazers are interested in adding him to their roster in some capacity. However, they would have to make a corresponding move, since they have a full 15-man roster and all three of their two-way spots are filled.

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