NBA Player News

Damian Lillard is out for most of the 2025-26 season due to a torn left Achilles. He previously missed the end of the 2024-25 season with the same injury.

In Lillard's absence, Dalano Banton has been stepping up as the point guard. The Trail Blazers' depth chart shows Jrue Holiday and Scoot Henderson as other options at point guard.

Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers is out for the entire 2025-26 season due to a torn Achilles. He had previously dealt with a right calf injury and a lower back issue in 2025.

In the last recorded games, Haliburton scored 18 points, 2 rebounds, and 7 assists in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Andrew Nembhard is expected to step up as the primary point guard in Haliburton's absence.

Dario Šarić has been traded from the Denver Nuggets to the Sacramento Kings. This transaction was completed on July 1, 2025.

During the 2024-25 regular season, Šarić played 16 games, averaging 12.6 minutes. He scored a total of 56 points, with an average of 3.5 points per game.

Jonas Valančiūnas has been traded to the Denver Nuggets from the Sacramento Kings. This move occurred on July 1, 2025.

This season, Valančiūnas played in 79 games during the regular season. He averaged 10.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.

Georges Niang has been traded to the Boston Celtics from the Atlanta Hawks. The transaction took place on June 24, 2025.

This season, Niang played 78 regular-season games, averaging 10.1 points per game. He also shot 46.2% from the field and 40.7% from beyond the arc.

Terance Mann has been traded to the Brooklyn Nets from the Atlanta Hawks. This transaction took place on June 24, 2025.

Mann played 67 regular season games this season, averaging 7.7 points per game. His field goal percentage stood at 49.6% with 60 three-pointers made.

Kristaps Porzingis has been traded to the Atlanta Hawks from the Boston Celtics. This transaction occurred on June 24, 2025, with Porzingis joining the Hawks as a center.

This season, Porzingis played in 11 postseason games, averaging 20.5 minutes and 7.7 points per game. In the regular season, he played 42 games, all of which he started, and averaged 28.2 minutes per game.

Kelly Olynyk has been traded to the Washington Wizards from the New Orleans Pelicans. This marks another team change for Olynyk, who was previously with the Raptors and Pelicans this season.

Olynyk played 44 games this season, averaging 19.8 minutes and 8.7 points per game.

Jordan Poole has been traded from the Washington Wizards to the New Orleans Pelicans. This trade was finalized on June 24, 2025.

In the recent season, Poole played 67 games, averaging 20.2 points per game. He also averaged 3.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.

Kelly Olynyk has been traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Washington Wizards. This season, he played 44 games, averaging 19.8 minutes per game and scoring 8.7 points per game.

Olynyk's shooting percentages were 50.2% from the field and 41.8% from three-point range. In games he played for the Pelicans, the team averaged 107.9 points per game.