8/26/26 - Kuminga signs with Minnesota for two-years $13 million
8/12/26 - Russell Westbrook retires after 18 seasons
7/7/26 - Six team trade
Memphis Grizzlies receive Isaiah Stewart, D’Angelo Russell, AJ Johnson, GSW 1st (Top-20 PROT, via DAL), ’29 HOU 2nd (via DAL), ’29 LAL 2nd (via WAS), ’32 MEM/PHI/UTA (more favorable, via WAS)
Washington Wizards receive Khris Middleton, ’33 DAL 2nd
Milwaukee Bucks receive Caris LaVert, ’27 MIL 2nd (via DET), ’27 BKN/DAL (least favorable)
Detroit Pistons receive John Collins, Gary Harris, Taurean Prince, ’29 DET/MIL/NYK (2nd most favorable), ’31 DAL 2nd (via MEM), ’32 DET 2nd (via MEM)
Los Angeles Clippers receive LAC: A 2028 2nd via DET (protected 31-55)
Dallas Mavericks receive Santi Aldama, Marcus Sasser, rights to Tarik Biberovic
7/4/26 - Free agent tracker (latest news)
7/3/26 - Lakers trade Deandre Ayton to Washington for Jaden Hardy, 2031 second round pick, 2032 second round pick
7/1/26 - Celtics to trade Jaylen Brown to 76ers for Paul George, 2028 first round pick, 2028 second round pick, 2030 second round pick, 2031 first round pick
7/1/26 - Tobias Harris signs with Spurs for two years, $31 million
7/1/26 - Jaxson Hayes headed to Utah for 2 years, $12 million
7/1/26 - Oubre headed to Pacers for 2 years, $17 million
7/1/26 - Lakers agree to deals with Collin Sexton and Sandro Mamukelashvili (four years, $52 million)
7/1/26 - Lakers land Quentin Grimes for four years, $60 million
7/1/26 - Lakers obtaining Walker Kessler (four years, $140 million) for 2028 first round pick swap, 2030 first round pick swap, 2031 first round pick, 2033 first round pick
7/1/26 - Mitchell Robinson leaving Knicks for Boston
7/1/26 - Vucevic returning to Orlando for 1 year, $3.9 million
7/1/26 - Norman Powell agrees to 2 year deal for $45 million with Chicago
7/1/26 - Marcus Smart agrees to 2 year, $13 million deal with Houston
7/1/26 - John Collins joins Pistons for three years, $51 million
7/1/26 - Luke Kennard to sign with Suns for two years, $13 million
6/30/26 - Kawhi Leonard to be traded from Clippers to Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, 2 first-round picks, 1 pick swap, and 2 second-round picks
6/30/26 - LeBron leaving Lakers after eight seasons
6/29/26 - Ja Morant traded from Memphis to Portland for Kris Murray and Jerami Grant
6/28/26 - Miles Bridges, 2027 second-round pick, 2029 first-round pick traded from Charlotte to Phoenix for Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale, 2033 first round pick
6/26/26 - Isaiah Joe traded from OKC to Detroit for two future second-round picks
6/25/26 - LaMelo Ball and Josh Green traded from Charlotte to Minnesota for Naz Reid, 2033 first round pick, first round pick swaps in 2028, 2029, 2030, second round picks in 2029, 2032, 2033.
6/23/26 - Wizards select Dybantsa with first pick in the draft. Utah takes Darryn Peterson. Grizzlies take Cameron Boozer. Bulls take Caleb Wilson. [I wrote that before the draft and those were consensus picks, which turned out to be correct.]
6/23/26 - Portland hires Micah Nori as head coach
6/22/26 - Dusty May leaving Michigan for the Dallas Mavericks
6/22/26 - Julius Randle and no. 28 pick traded from Minnesota to New Jersey. New Jersey sends Nic Claxton to Chicago. Minnesota acquires Brooklyn's no. 33 pick. What did Chicago give up? Mo Gueye to Minnesota. This allowed Minnesota to sign Ayo Dosunmo for five years, $112 million.
