Even if Gilgeous-Alexander won't reach that milestone, the NBA's richest players grow even richer. When former MLB pitcher Nolan Ryan became the first professional athlete to sign a contract that would pay him a million dollars per year in 1979, it was the day's top sports story in The New York Times.

The Knicks have focused on re-tooling their reserves after the stunning dismissal of former head coach Tom Thibodeau, and the franchise's newly-minted lead strategist Mike Brown would surely appreciate the team bringing in a wise veteran with endless postseason D.N.A. this summer.

The San Antonio Spurs are acquiring Kelly Olynyk from the Washington Wizards for Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley and a 2026 second-round pick, a team source confirmed to The Athletic.

The NBA announced that the salary cap has been set at $154.647 million for the 2025-26 season, while the tax level is $187.895 million. The first apron level is set at $195.945 million, and the second apron level is $207.824 million. The salary cap and tax level went into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

Horford has been heavily linked to the Warriors on the open market as Golden State star Stephen Curry also hinted as much recently. Per The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, Curry sounds optimistic about Horford joining the Warriors for next season. “He’s a champion, great player,” Curry said. “When…if, when all that stuff happens, I’ll talk about it.”

Could the Golden State Warriors be closing in on the addition of veteran big man Al Horford? Warriors star Steph Curry was asked about the possibility on Thursday and seemed to hi

Marvin Bagley III has become something of a journeyman in his NBA career. Next stop: Washington. The Washington Wizards reportedly signed Bagley to a one-year contract on Thursday, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Bagley will return to the Wizards after being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies at last season's trade deadline.

NBA free agency in the summer of 2025 felt like it was over as soon as it started. The first 48 hours of free agency brought a rash of signings and a few big trades, but things quieted down quickly with almost zero available cap space around the league.

Sports takes an updated look at how the NBA's teams stack up with its post-playoffs, post-draft, post-free agency power rankings.

Grading the Phoenix Suns’ Free Agency So Far originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It has been a busy offseason thus far for the Phoenix Suns, though most of their moves came before NBA free agency officially began.