NBA Basketball 3 Days

Last updated: June 21, 2026, 11:30 PM ET

NBA Free Agency & Roster Moves

The Phoenix Suns have been active in securing their backcourt, with guard Collin Gillespie agreeing to a four-year, $48 million deal to remain with the team following a breakout campaign Sources: Gillespie back to Suns for 4 years, $48M. This move follows the team's earlier agreement to bring back free agent guard Jordan Goodwin, who will join Gillespie in Phoenix Sources: Goodwin joining Gillespie in Suns return. Meanwhile, veteran forward Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is exercising his $21.6 million player option with the Grizzlies for the 2026-27 season, opting to stay with the franchise Sources: Caldwell-Pope picks up option with Griz. In other team news, Hawks guard CJ McCollum has finalized a one-year, $21 million contract extension with the franchise McCollum stays with Hawks on 1-year extension.

Front Office & Historical Notes

Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins has embarked on a new career path, agreeing to become the men's basketball general manager at Jackson State ESPN's Perkins takes role as Jackson State GM. This development comes as the league reflects on significant anniversaries and cultural moments. The enduring connection between the New York Knicks and the birth of hip-hop was celebrated, noting that the last time the Knicks claimed a championship, hip-hop was emerging as a cultural force fifty-three years prior How the Knicks and hip-hop united New York. On a different historical note, a look back ten years after the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers completed their historic comeback in the NBA Finals revisits the current whereabouts of key players from that championship squad, including LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Timofey Mozgov Where are the 2016 Cavaliers now? 10 years after t....