Recent Keith Smith Features

Western Conference Trade Deadline Fallout The NBA Trade Deadline has passed. Keith Smith breaks down the fallout for what they did, why they did it and what work is left to do for each team of the Western Conference. Keith Smith ■ Feb 12, 2026
Eastern Conference Trade Deadline Fallout The NBA Trade Deadline has passed. Keith Smith breaks down the fallout for what they did, why they did it and what work is left to do for each team of the Eastern Conference. Keith Smith ■ Feb 09, 2026
2026 NBA Buyout Market A look at some key players to keep an on eye on for the 2026 NBA buyout market. Keith Smith ■ Feb 05, 2026
Pistons Acquire Kevin Huerter In Three-Team Trade that Sends Jaden Ivey, Mike Conley To Bulls In a three-team trade, the Pistons acquire Kevin Huerter, Dario Saric and a first-round pick, the Bulls acquire Jaden Ivey and Mike Conley, and the Timberwolves receive cash considerations. Keith Smith ■ Feb 04, 2026
Jazz Acquire Jaren Jackson Jr From Grizzlies In Eight-Player, Three-Pick Swap The Jazz acquire Jaren Jackson Jr., John Konchar, Jock Landale and Vince Williams Jr. from the Grizzlies in exchange for Kyle Anderson, Walter Clayton Jr., Taylor Hendricks, Georges Niang and three 1st-round picks Keith Smith ■ Feb 03, 2026
Trail Blazers Acquire Vit Krejci From Hawks For Duop Reath, Two Second-Round Picks The Trail Blazers acquire Vit Krejci| from the Hawks in exchange for Duop Reath and two second-round picks. Keith Smith ■ Feb 01, 2026
Cavs Acquire Dennis Schroder, Keon Ellis From Kings For De’Andre Hunter In a three-team trade, the Cavaliers acquire Dennis Schroder, Keon Ellis and Emanuel Miller, the Kings acquire De’Andre Hunter, and the Bulls acquire Dario Saric and two 2nd-round picks. Keith Smith ■ Feb 01, 2026
2026 Western Conference Trade Deadline Primer A break down each team's cap/tax picture, notable exceptions, draft pick situation and most likely player to be traded as the 2026 NBA Trade deadline approaches. Keith Smith ■ Jan 29, 2026
2026 Eastern Conference Trade Deadline Primer A break down each team's cap/tax picture, notable exceptions, draft pick situation and most likely player to be traded as the 2026 NBA Trade deadline approaches. Keith Smith ■ Jan 26, 2026
2026 NBA Worst Value Contracts Taking a look at the worst valued contracts in the NBA this season. Keith Smith ■ Jan 23, 2026
2026 Best Value NBA Contracts Taking a look at the best valued contracts in the NBA this season. Keith Smith ■ Jan 19, 2026
Wizards Acquire Trae Young From Hawks For CJ MCollum Corey Kispert The Atlanta Hawks trade Trae Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. Keith Smith ■ Jan 07, 2026
NBA 2026 Contract Guarantees A team-by-team look at the players across the NBA where a decision is to be made on whether to guarantee their salary or not. Keith Smith ■ Jan 05, 2026
Upcoming NBA Key Dates Keith Smith ■ Jan 02, 2026
NBA 10 Day and Two-Way Candidates to Watch As the 10-day contract period opens up in the NBA and with Two-Way spots still open, Keith Smith provides a list of candidates you should know. Keith Smith ■ Dec 31, 2025
NBA Trade Season Unofficially Opens Early buyers and sellers as the trade season unofficially opens with the majority of the players across the league becoming trade-eligible. Keith Smith ■ Dec 11, 2025
Breaking Down Chris Paul And The Clippers Breakup Cutting ties with Chris Paul is more complicated than it seems for Clippers Keith Smith ■ Dec 03, 2025
The Thunder Are Ready To Break The Second Apron Era The Thunder are the NBA's best team and they aren't going away anytime soon. Keith Smith ■ Nov 24, 2025
Initial 2026 Cap Space and Spending Power Projections An early look at the 2026 cap space and spending power projections. Keith Smith ■ Nov 18, 2025
Picking Up the Pieces of the Pelicans The Pelicans replaced a generational talent with another generational talent and got it all wrong. Where do they go from here? Keith Smith ■ Nov 03, 2025
NBA Players Playing For Their Next Contract A deep dive into five groups of NBA players who are playing for their next contract right now. Keith Smith ■ Oct 28, 2025
2025 NBA Opening Night Financials NBA Opening Night is here! A financial primer before all of the games begin. Keith Smith ■ Oct 21, 2025
NBA Veteran Extension Eligible Players Keith Smith ■ Oct 20, 2025
2025 NBA Opening Night Roster Watch The 2025-26 NBA regular season is right around the corner. Teams have until Monday, October 20 to set their opening night rosters. We take a deep-dive into each team's roster outlook going into opening night. Keith Smith ■ Oct 16, 2025
Next Contract Series: Austin Reaves Breaking down Austin Reaves' contract options as we head into the 2025-26 NBA season. Keith Smith ■ Oct 16, 2025
How NBA Teams Spent This Offseason Oklahoma City Thunder are champions in more than one way in the last three months. First, the won the 2025 NBA Finals. Next they won the overall spending title of the offseason exceeding $800 million in total value contracts. Looking back at how all of the NBA teams spent this offseason from free agency to extensions to rookie signings. Keith Smith ■ Sep 17, 2025
The Short- and Long-Term Implications for Jonathan Kuminga and the Warriors Jonathan Kuminga is currently an unsigned Restricted Free Agent. Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors don't seem don’t seem particularly close on a deal either. We'll breakdown the short- and long-term implications for both Kuminga and the Warriors on his next deal. Keith Smith ■ Sep 15, 2025
Next Contract Series: Trae Young Breaking down different contract options for Trae Young, both now and next summer. Keith Smith ■ Aug 29, 2025
Next Contract Series: Kevin Durant Kevin Durant was traded to the Houston Rockets this offseason and is in the last year of this 4 year $194 million contract. Therefore, it's a great time to take a look at the contractual options for Durant spanning from a veteran extension with the Rockets now through what he could be looking at if he reaches free agency next offseason. Keith Smith ■ Aug 18, 2025
2025 NBA Offseason Reset As we enter August, we look at some NBA free agent situations and roster questions remaining. Keith Smith ■ Aug 04, 2025
Western Conference Summer League Notes Keith Smith dumps out his Summer League notebook for the Western Conference. Keith Smith ■ Jul 22, 2025
Eastern Conference Summer League Notes Keith Smith dumps out his Summer League notebook for the Eastern Conference. Keith Smith ■ Jul 21, 2025
Western Conference Offseason Moves and Remaining Spending Power Breaking down the Western Conference offseason moves and remaining spending power after the first couple of days of NBA Free Agency are in the books. Keith Smith ■ Jul 02, 2025
Eastern Conference Offseason Moves and Remaining Spending Power Breaking down the Eastern Conference offseason moves and remaining spending power after the first couple of days of NBA Free Agency are in the books. Keith Smith ■ Jul 02, 2025
2022 Draft Class Rookie Scale Extension Updates and Projections A look at 2022 NBA Draft class who will be up for Rookie Scale extensions and predictions of what those extensions could look like. Keith Smith ■ Jun 28, 2025
Cavaliers Acquire Lonzo Ball From Cavaliers For Isaac Okoro Cleveland acquired Lonzo Ball from Chicago in exchange for Isaac Okoro Keith Smith ■ Jun 28, 2025
Post-Draft 2025 Cap Space and Spending Power Projections Breaking down where NBA teams now project to be going into the new league year now that the 2025 NBA Draft is behind us. Keith Smith ■ Jun 27, 2025
2025 NBA Draft First Round Trades Breaking down the 2025 NBA Draft trades that were conducted during the first round. Keith Smith ■ Jun 26, 2025
Oklahoma City Thunder 2025 Offseason Preview The Oklahoma City Thunder 2025 offseason preview is here! Breaking down their cap space and tax situations, players under contract, free agents, extension candidates and much more! Keith Smith ■ Jun 25, 2025
Indiana Pacers 2025 Offseason Preview The Indiana Pacers 2025 offseason preview is here! Breaking down their cap space and tax situations, players under contract, free agents, extension candidates and much more! Keith Smith ■ Jun 25, 2025
Hawks Acquire Kristaps Porzingis In Three Team Trade With Celtics, Nets In a three-team trade, Atlanta acquires Kristaps Porzingis and future second-round pick, Boston acquires Georges Niang and future second-round pick and Brooklyn acquires Terance Mann and 2025 #22 first-round pick. Keith Smith ■ Jun 24, 2025
Wizards Acquire C.J. McCollum, Kelly Olynyk From Pelicans For Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey Washington acquires C.J. McCollum, Kelly Olynyk, future second-round pick from New Orleans in exchange for Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey, 2025 #40 second-round pick Keith Smith ■ Jun 24, 2025
Celtics Acquire Anfernee Simons From Trail Blazers For Jrue Holiday Boston acquires Anfernee Simons, 2030 Knicks second-round pick, 2031 Trail Blazers second-round pick from Portland in exchange for Jrue Holiday Keith Smith ■ Jun 24, 2025
New York Knicks 2025 Offseason Preview The New York Knicks 2025 offseason preview is here! Breaking down their cap space and tax situations, players under contract, free agents, extension candidates and much more! Keith Smith ■ Jun 23, 2025
Rockets Acquire Kevin Durant From Suns For Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, 2025 #10 Pick Houston acquires Kevin Durant from Phoenix in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, 2025 1st-round pick (#10) and five 2nd-round picks Keith Smith ■ Jun 22, 2025
Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 Offseason Preview The Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 offseason preview is here! Breaking down their cap space and tax situations, players under contract, free agents, extension candidates and much more! Keith Smith ■ Jun 21, 2025
Denver Nuggets 2025 Offseason Preview The Denver Nuggets 2025 offseason preview is here! Breaking down their cap space and tax situations, players under contract, free agents, extension candidates and much more! Keith Smith ■ Jun 19, 2025
2025 Top 50 NBA Free Agents Breaking down and ranking the Top 50 2025 NBA free agents. Keith Smith ■ Jun 19, 2025
Projecting 2025 Player and Team Options Projecting the 2025 NBA Player and Team Options as the 2025-26 NBA new league year and free agency approaches. Keith Smith ■ Jun 19, 2025
Mark Walter To Buy Majority Interest In Los Angeles Lakers At $10B valuation Keith Smith ■ Jun 18, 2025
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