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October 25th, 2025 at 7:51pm CST by Rory Maher

EuroLeague team Partizan Belgrade has expressed “serious” interest in free agent point guardCameron Payne, reports Marc Stein of The Stein Line (via Twitter).

As Stein notes, the Serbian club is looking for a backcourt replacement in the wake of a serious ankle injury to former NBA guardCarlik Jones, who willreportedly miss three months of action.

Payne has spent most of the past 10 seasons in the NBA after being selected 14th overall in 2015. He appeared in 72 regular season games with the Knicks in 2024/25, averaging 6.9 PPG and 2.8 APG in 15.1 MPG.

The 31-year-old went unsigned for nearly the entire offseason prior tocatching on with Indiana on October 9. However, Payne didn’t play well during the preseason, and the Pacers decided towaive him before ’25/26 began even though they had (and still have) several backcourt injuries.

Here are a few more odds and ends from around the basketball world:

  • Four-year NBA veteranBraxton Key, who spent all of training camp and the preseason with Memphis before being cut last week, has officially signed a rest-of-season deal with Valencia Basket, the Spanish team announced in apress release (hat tip toEurohoops). The 28-year-old forward was named G League Defensive Player of the Year last season and finished out ’24/25 on a standard contract with Golden State.
  • Sonia Raman, who was an assistant coach with theGrizzlies from 2020-24 prior to spending last season as an assistant with the WNBA’s New York Liberty, has agreed to a multiyear contract to become the Seattle Storm’s new head coach, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The Storm also compete in the WNBA.
  • John Hollinger of The Athletic lists 12 players he believes are primed for breakout seasons, including younger stars likeSpurs centerVictor Wembanyama andLakers guardLuka Doncic, as well as more under-the-radar players such asRaptors big manSandro Mamukelashvili andTimberwolvesguardTerrence Shannon Jr. A pair of youngWizards wings —Cam Whitmore andKyshawn George — are also breakout candidates, according to Hollinger.
October 23rd, 2025 at 7:34pm CST by Rory Maher

Afterpreviously reporting thatDavid Duke Jr. was in advanced negotiations with the Perth Wilcats, ESPN’s Olgun Uluc now hears from multiple sources that the free agent guard has officially signed a contract to join the Australian team for the remainder of the 2025/26 season (Twitter link).

The Wildcats, who compete in Australia’s National Basketball League, have been in the market for a replacement forMason Jones, another former NBA guard whom the team parted ways withlast week after he got off to a slow start.

Duke has spent parts of each of the past four seasons in the NBA, playing a total of 55 regular season games with the Nets and Spurs, mostly on two-way contracts. He holds career averages of 4.2 points and 2.0 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .417/.262/.767.

The 26-year-old combo guard was on a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deal with Phoenix for training camp and the 2025 preseason, but wasreleased last Friday.

While Duke’s NBA role has been pretty modest to this point in his career, he has been more productive at the G League level, including averaging 20-plus points per game during the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons. In 42 contests (31.6 MPG) with the Austin Spurs last season, the Providence, Rhode Island native averaged 16.9 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 4.0 APG and 1.6 SPG on .410/.306/.719 shooting.

Duke is the third veteran NBA guard to head overseas on Thursday, joiningSpencer Dinwiddie (Bayern Munich) andJared Butler (Crvena Zvezda).

October 23rd, 2025 at 1:36pm CST by Luke Adams

The Perth Wildcats of Australia’s National Basketball League are in advanced talks on a potential deal for free agent combo guardDavid Duke Jr., according toOlgun Uluc of ESPN, who reports that a contract for Duke would cover the rest of the 2025/26 season.

The Wildcats have been in the market for a replacement forMason Jones, another former NBA guard whom the team parted ways withlast week after he got off to a slow start.

Duke, who was in camp with the Suns until being cut last week, has appeared in NBA games in each of the past four seasons. In 55 total outings for Brooklyn and San Antonio from 2021-25, he has averaged 4.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 11.9 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .417/.262/.767.

The 26-year-old has been more productive in the G League, averaging 16.9 PPG, 5.9 RPG, and 4.0 APG in 42 games for the Austin Spurs last season after putting up more than 20 PPG in each of the two previous years.

We have more odds and ends from around the basketball world:

  • Devon Henderson and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic pass along some of the most interesting comments made by NBA commissionerAdam Silver during his media rounds prior to the start of the 2025/26 season, including his latest remarks on potential expansion and the All-Star format. Most notably, given today’sbig news, Silver toldChris Mannix of SI.com this week that the league continues to talk to betting companies about potentially reducing the range of prop bets available to gamblers.
  • The National Basketball Players Association issued the following statement in the wake of the arrests ofTerry Rozier,Chauncey Billups, andDamon Jones on Thursday (Twitter link):“The integrity of the game is paramount to NBA players, but so is the presumption of innocence, and both are hindered when player popularity is misused to gain attention. We will ensure our members are protected and afforded their due process rights through this process.”
  • The disappearance of incentives and bonuses in NBA contracts has had an impact on rookie scale extensions, according toJohn Hollinger of The Athletic. As Hollinger explains, including likely and/or unlikely incentives in a deal used to be an effective way to bridge the gap between the contract a player was seeking and the one his team was willing to pay. However, because they count against the aprons, teams have essentially stopped handing them out — not a single veteran contract signed this offseason included incentives. In Hollinger’s view, players likeTari Eason,Bennedict Mathurin, andMark Williams would have been more likely to work out deals under the previous CBA, when those bonuses were more common.
  • Veteran NBA reporter Marc Stein has joined Amazon Prime Video’s NBA coverage for the 2025/26 season, reportsRyan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports. According to Glasspiegel, Stein won’t have an on-air role — he’ll be working behind the scenes and will be responsible for making sure that facts and figures are “journalistically sound” before they’re used by the studio team or game announcers. Amazonpreviously hired Chris Haynes as its league insider and Marcus Thompson of The Athletic to report feature stories.
October 23rd, 2025 at 10:35am CST by Luke Adams

Free agent point guardJared Butler has signed with Crvena Zvezda, the team announced on Thursday (via Twitter). The club, which is based in Belgrade, Serbia, competes in the EuroLeague as well as the ABA League.

Butler, 25, has been in the NBA for each of the past four seasons, appearing in 148 regular season games during that time. He earned his most prominent role with the Wizards and Sixers in 2024/25, appearing in 60 total games for the two teams and averaging 9.0 points, 3.7 assists, and 1.8 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per night, with a .448/.355/.824 shooting line.

After signing a non-guaranteed training camp contract with the Suns in July, Butler made a strong case for a spot on Phoenix’s regular season roster this fall. He averaged 15.5 points, 4.2 assists, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.8 steals in 20.9 minutes per game over the course of four preseason outings, including an impressive a 35-point, nine-assist performancelast Tuesday.

However, the Suns, operating slightly above the luxury tax line, opted not to carry a 15th man into the season and cut Butler last week. He became a free agent after clearing waivers and immediatelydrew interest from a handful of European teams, including KK Partizan, Olympiacos, and Crvena Zvezda.

According to a report fromKonstantinos Melayes of Sport24 (hat tip toBasketNews.com), the Serbian club promised Butler a starting role and significant minutes.

October 23rd, 2025 at 8:54am CST by Luke Adams

After having been linked to multiple EuroLeague teams, includingOlympiacos, free agent point guardSpencer Dinwiddie has officially signed with Bayern Munich, the German clubannounced in a press release. The deal doesn’t include an NBA out clause, according to the team.

An 11-year NBA veteran, Dinwiddie signed a one-year, minimum-salary contract with Charlotte in July. Although the deal was fully guaranteed, the 32-year-old became the victim of a preseason roster crunch for the Hornets, whowaived him last Thursday in order to set their regular season roster.

Dinwiddie spent last season in Dallas and played a more significant role than expected due to theLuka Doncic trade and a series of injuries affecting guards likeKyrie Irving andDante Exum. He was one of the only Mavericks players who made it through the season without dealing with any major health issues.

In 79 games (30 starts), Dinwiddie averaged 11.0 points, 4.4 assists, and 2.4 rebounds in 27.0 minutes per night, with a shooting line of .416/.334/.802.

Dinwiddie’s new team competes in both the EuroLeague and Germany’s top league (Basketball Bundesliga). Bayern just missed the EuroLeague playoffs last year after finishing with a 19-15 record, losing to Real Madrid in the play-in tournament for the final spot. However, the club is a powerhouse in the German league, having won each of the past two domestic titles. Dinwiddie will look to help make it three in a row for Bayern in 2025/26.

October 22nd, 2025 at 12:11pm CST by Luke Adams

A pair of point guards who were waived by NBA teams within the past week are drawing interest from clubs in Europe, according to league insider Marc Stein (Twitterlinks), who reports that bothSpencer Dinwiddie andJared Butler have suitors overseas.

While Stein doesn’t specifically identify any of the teams in the mix for Dinwiddie, he says Turkish powerhouse Anadolu Efes isnot among that group. As for Butler, Stein suggests the Serbian team Crvena Zvezda has emerged as the frontrunner, echoing reporting fromStavros Barbarousis of Eurohoops. KK Partizan and Olympiacos are also among the teams linked to Butler, who is considered likely to end up with Crvena Zvezda.

Dinwiddie and Butler are among the most notable players who were part of the final wave of preseason cuts around the NBA. Dinwiddie waswaived by the Hornets last Thursday despite having signed a guaranteed one-year contract with the team earlier in the offseason. Butler wasreleased by the Suns a day later despite a strong preseason that included a 35-point, nine-assist performancelast Tuesday.

Here’s more from around the international basketball world:

  • Former Nuggets forwardVlatko Cancar and Olimpia Milano have parted ways, the team confirmed in a statement (story via BasketNews.com). Cancar signed with the Italian club as a free agent this summer, but has dealt with a knee issue in recent weeks, which may have played a part in his release.
  • Another former NBA forward is leaving his team in Europe, as Spanish club Baskonia and former first-round pickLuka Samanic are going their separate ways, writesNikola Miloradovic of Eurohoops. The expectation is that Samanic, the 19th overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, will return to Cibona, his home team in Zagreb, Croatia. He had a brief stint with Cibona last season as well.
  • While they’re losing Samanic, Baskonia has officially signed guardKobi Simmons to a two-month contract, the EuroLeague teamannounced in a press release. Simmons, who made 42 NBA appearances for four teams between 2017-24, will add depth to an injury-plagued Baskonia backcourt.
  • Former Sixers and Grizzlies shooting guardDakota Mathias is headed to Australia, having agreed to a deal with the Brisbane Bullets, reports Olgun Uluc of ESPN (Twitter link). Mathias signed an Exhibit 10 contract with Indiana in 2024 but hasn’t appeared in an NBA game since 2022.
  • Free agent guardDavid Duke Jr., who has appeared in NBA games in each of the past four seasons with Brooklyn and San Antonio, is drawing interest from teams in Australia’s National Basketball League, according to Uluc (Twitter link). Duke was waived last week by the Suns and seems likely to open the season with Phoenix’s G League affiliate unless he finds a situation overseas that he likes more.
October 21st, 2025 at 12:17pm CST by Luke Adams

Highlighting some of the storylines and potential milestones to watch as the 2025/26 NBA season gets underway,Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press observes that the league is setting a series of records related to international players this fall.

According to Reynolds, there are a record 135 players born outside of the U.S. on the league’s 30 opening night rosters. Of those 135 players, 71 are from Europe, which also represents a new high watermark. In total, 43 non-U.S. countries are represented on NBA rosters, tying a league record, Reynolds writes, and each team has at least one international players on its roster.

The rising level of talent from Europe and elsewhere around the world is one reason why the NBA has been moving forward on plans to launch a new professional league based in Europe. According toAris Barkas of Eurohoops, NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum told reporters this week that the goal is to get NBA Europe off the ground within the next couple years. Tatum also specifically identified seven countries the league is eyeing for permanent franchises in that league.

“In phase one, our plan is Spain, U.K., France, Italy, Germany, maybe Turkey, and maybe Greece,”Tatum said.“But there will be some open spots in the ecosystem, so in the early phase, (others) will be able to qualify.”

We have more odds and ends from around the basketball world:

  • Fourteen of the NBA’s 30 teams will open the season as projected taxpayers, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks (Twitter link), though he acknowledges that number will certainly change in the coming months. The Raptors (over the luxury tax line by just $772K), Nuggets ($402K), and Suns ($274K) are among the prime candidates to duck out of tax territory by February’s trade deadline.
  • Keith Smith of Spotrac also takes look at teams’ cap situations around the NBA, identifying where every club is operating relative to the aprons, tax line, and salary cap.
  • In an extensive preview of the 2025/26 season,a panel of ESPN writers ranked all 30 teams entering the year, from theThunder at No. 1 to theWizards at No. 30.
  • Within the past year, several NBA stars have taken on general manager or assistant GM roles with their alma maters, includingStephen Curry atDavidson,Trae Young atOklahoma, andDamian Lillard atWeber State.Lindsay Schenll of The Athletic explores that trend, noting that the titles are mostly ceremonial but that those stars are willing to help fundraise, recruit, or do whatever else the program might ask of them.“I may not talk to every recruit, but if there is a high-level recruit, you best believe I’m gonna talk to the kid,”Young said.“If there’s a kid I feel like we’re not going after hard enough, I might bring it to their attention. … I’m not gonna overstep. But there’s definitely opinions I’m gonna mention.”
  • Sovereign wealth funds based in Abu Dhabi and elsewhere in the Middle East have become increasingly involved in the NBA as investors in recent years.ESPN’s Brian Windhorst explores how this partnership between the league and those investors came about and where it’s headed in the future.
October 19th, 2025 at 8:01pm CST by Eli Cohen

Jaxson Hayes is dealing with a light sprain in his right wrist, but believes that he’ll be ready to go for theLakers‘ regular season opener on Tuesday, reports Dan Woike of The Athletic (via Twitter).

Hayes left Friday’s preseason game early after injuring his wrist, but he says he’s ready to play through the injury. He is slotted to serve as the primary backup toDeandre Ayton this season after starting a career-high 35 games for the Lakers last season.

Hayes also spoke at greater length abouthis intention to become eligible for a Slovenian passport and play international basketball alongside Lakers’ teammateLuka Doncic, reports Dave McMenamin of ESPN (Twitter video link).

“We have the same agent, and my parents and his parents are all kind of working on it right now,” Hayes said. “But they came to me with the idea… I wanted to play on that stage, and I’m gonna do whatever it takes to get on that stage.”

Hayes added that Doncic and his family had been discussing the idea with him for the last year and a half. Woike confirmed (via Twitter) that Hayes is serious about the plan.

We have more Lakers news:

  • The Lakers unleashed theirLeBron James-less opening night starting five in the preseason finale,writes McMenamin. The unit featuredGabe Vincent andRui Hachimura alongside Doncic,Austin Reaves, and Ayton. McMenamin reports that Vincent, who averaged 16.2 points on 55.6% shooting from three during his strong preseason, was informed of his promotion on Friday morning. “I do think in that lineup there’s lot of shooting around Luka and [Ayton], and Gabe is another ball-handler, another tough defender, said head coachJJ Redick. “I think he fits in well, but you have to take a look at every matchup we play against and have to make a decision there.” The Lakers went just 1-5 during the preseason.
  • Redick shared some minor injury updates on Sunday afternoon, as relayedvia Twitter by SoCal News Group’s Khobi Price.Chris Manon, on a two-way deal, was a full participant after previously suffering a Grade 2 ankle sprain.Bronny James and rookieAdou Thiero were modified participants as they look to return from ankle and knee injuries, respectively.
  • There’s a specific part of the Lakers’ offensive approach that Redick is concerned about heading into the season. “We’ve got to figure out our lobs,” Redick said, as reported by Price (Twitter video link). Redick added that a good lob connection is based on “concentration plus control.” Reaves expanded on that, discussing the difference between running the two-man game with Ayton as opposed to Hayes orAnthony Davis. “Every player is not the same,” he said. “I can throw some lobs to Jaxson that I can’t throw to DA. I can throw pocket passes to DA that I can’t throw to Jaxson. So it’s just reading personnel on the court and getting reps every single day together.”
October 17th, 2025 at 12:52pm CST by Luke Adams

Speaking to reporters at a Thursday press conference to formally introduceErik Spoelstra as Team USA’s new men’s basketball head coach, managing directorGrant Hill said that winning a World Cup for the first time since 2014 is the “first order of business” for the national team, perJoe Vardon of The Athletic.

The U.S. finished seventh at the 2019 World Cup and fourth in 2023, failing to secure a medal at either event. Typically, the World Cup rosters featured less established stars than the Olympic squads, and that likely won’t change going forward, according to Vardon, who points toCooper Flagg andEvan Mobley as a couple possibilities for the 2027 team. For his part, Hill is in no rush to lock in on any specific players quite yet.

“We have some time, and one of the great things is to see who emerges,” Hill said. “You have two years before the World Cup, and it seems like every season there are players who take a step in their development and become better players, All-Star players, players whose games translate to international play.

“It’s great to get these players in the pipeline. The great thing is, yes, the world is getting better, but we are too. We still have some great players in this country, great young players. And you know, it’s on me to get out and recruit and you know, sort of share with guys the importance of doing this.”

Here are a few more odds and ends from around the basketball world:

  • Fred Katz of The Athletic identifies five role players around the NBA who could end up being pivotal contributors for their respective teams this season, includingBucks guardKevin Porter Jr.,Cavaliers wingDe’Andre Hunter, andTimberwolves guardTerrence Shannon Jr.
  • Aftersigning him last month, the Perth Wildcats have parted ways with former NBA guardMason Jones, asOlgun Uluc of ESPN writes. Jones, who was named the MVP of the 2025 G League Finals in April, struggled in his first five games in Australia’s National Basketball League, shooting just 34.7% from the floor, including 27.6% on three-pointers. The Wildcats are exploring the market for a new import guard to replace him, per Uluc.
  • FormerNuggets assistant general managerTommy Balcetis is joining Zalgiris Kaunas as the Lithuanian club’s head of innovations,according to BasketNews. Balcetis wasconsidered a potential candidate to run Denver’s front office after the team firedCalvin Booth in the spring, but the Nuggets opted to promoteBen Tenzer into that position anddidn’t renew Balcetis’ contract.
  • NBA rookies and award winners will wear patches on their jerseys this season as part of the league’s partnership with Fanatic/Topps.Dan Hajducky of ESPN has the details on the new program.
October 17th, 2025 at 8:39am CST by Luke Adams

Within a story breaking down theKings‘ decision to signRussell Westbrook,Sam Amick of The Athletic says that “hordes” of opposing scouts have been attending Sacramento games during the preseason, since teams around the league anticipate that the Kings will be sellers at February’s trade deadline.

Westbrook is among several players on the Kings’ roster who will have something to prove this season, according to Amick, who notes that head coachDoug Christie falls into that category too.

As Amick details, citing league sources, the new contract that Christie signed in the spring when he was named the team’s permanent head coach is only guaranteed for two seasons, with a third-year team option. And his salary is only about $2MM annually in those first two years, followed by a significant increase if his option is exercised. In other words, Christie will have plenty of motivation to show during the next couple years that he deserves to keep his job.

We have more from around the Pacific Division:

  • Malik Monk, who played with Westbrook in Los Angeles, is excited to have his former teammate join theKings, as Sean Cunningham of KCRA News relays (Twitter video link). Referring to Westbrook as “probably one of the best teammates I had,” Monk added that he thinks Westbrook can hold his own as an undersized power forward and defend opposing fours, which would help the club whileKeegan Murray (thumb surgery) is sidelined.
  • After teaming up withLuka Doncic as members of theLakers, centerJaxson Hayes wants to do so in international basketball competitions too. Hayes told reporters this week that he’s working on getting Slovenian citizenship in the hopes of representing the country in future competitions, perEurohoops. A spokesperson for the Slovenian Basketball Federation confirmed that discussions are ongoing about adding a naturalized player at the center spot, but declined to offer specifics or confirm that Hayes is the player in question.“We are aiming to secure this player for a longer period to ensure the team’s stability in the coming years,” that spokesperson said.
  • Speaking toLaw Murray of The Athletic about the offseason deal that sent him from Utah to Los Angeles and his expectations for the coming season,John Collins said theClippers were “one of the first teams” he thought of when his name began to pop up in trade rumors. His head coach and teammates also expressed excitement about the fit.“It’s great. We get a big player like John on the floor, alongsideKawhi (Leonard), teams have a nightmare as far as matching up,”Tyronn Lue said.“You want to put a smaller guy on John, or a smaller guy on Kawhi? … (Collins’) versatility on both sides of the basketball is a huge thing for us.”

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