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Daishen NixUSAPG - 2
Austin ReavesOklahomaSG - 3
Joel AyayiGonzagaSG - 4
Aaron HenryMichigan StateSG - 5
Matthew HurtDukePF - 6
McKinley Wright IVColoradoPG - 7
Chaundee BrownMichiganSF - 8
Carlik JonesLouisvillePG - 9
Sam HauserVirginiaSF - 10
Trendon WatfordLSUPF - 11DJ StewardDukePG
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Vrenz BleijenberghBelgiumSF - 13
Justin ChampagniePittsburghSF - 14
Isaiah MillerUNC GreensboroPG - 15
Matt MitchellSan Diego StateSF - 16
John Petty JrAlabamaSG - 17
Duane Washington JrOhio StatePG - 18
AJ LawsonSouth CarolinaSG - 19
Yves PonsTennesseeSF - 20
Jose AlvaradoGeorgia TechPG - 21
Amar SyllaSenegalPF - 22Moses WrightGeorgia TechPF
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Marcus GarrettKansasPG - 24EJ OnuUSAC
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JaQuori McLaughlinUC Santa BarbaraPG
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2026 NBA buzz: Latest free agency and trade updates
We're tracking deals, trades, rumors and buzz across the NBA, including the latest on Keon Ellis, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and more.
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Sources: Marcus Smart agrees to 2-year, $13M deal with Rockets
Free agent guard Marcus Smart has agreed on a two-year, $13 million deal with the Houston Rockets, plus a player option for the second season, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
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Sources: Rockets agree to 1-year deal with Bogdan Bogdanovic
Free agent Bogdan Bogdanovic has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Rockets, sources told ESPN.
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2026 NBA free agency: Grades for offseason signings, extensions
We're grading the biggest free agent signings and extensions, including Hardaway's deal with Miami.
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Sources: Sixers to land Dean Wade on four-year, $39M deal
Free agent forward Dean Wade agreed to a four-year, $39 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN.
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Some markets for NBA Europe league receive $1B bids, sources say
The NBA has received finalized bids from more than 20 groups vying to participate in NBA Europe, a European basketball league it plans to launch in October 2027, sources familiar with the negotiations told ESPN.
