2026 NBA Training Camp Live Updates, Latest News and Rumors from Day 1

At media day, LeBron James tried to quiet the noise over him choosing to live outside Philadelphia by saying he'd split his time between Philly and New York.

And while that may be true, it doesn't look like he's pressed enough for time to stay in Philadelphia on the first day of camp.

For a billionaire, the daily helicopter flights to and from work aren't a big deal, but he'd probably endear himself to the city a little quicker if he fully embraced it.

Of course, if the Sixers shoot out of the gate with plenty of wins, no Sixers fan will really care about LeBron's living arrangement.

At this point in his career, any news on Kawhi Leonard being limited in a practice is far from shocking, but it's still notable that he wasn't a full participant in the Toronto Raptors' first practice.

At the same time, no organization has done a better job of managing Leonard's often fragile health and availability than the Raptors were in 2018-19. This is likely part of an effort to repeat that success. And it's not like he just sat on the sidelines all day.

If Leonard is upright in the playoffs, as Toronto appears intent on having happen, this team is a title contender. Expect it to be very careful with his health all year.

In the last few months, the NBA handed down the biggest punishment it ever has to the Los Angeles Clippers, LeBron James left the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics traded Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in a deal that shocked most league observers.

So it should probably come as little surprise that the move that's been brewing for years sort of came and went without a bang. Giannis Antetokounmpo has been hinting at his desire to leave the Milwaukee Bucks for so long that the moment it actually happened sort of felt anticlimactic.

But make no mistake. Giannis is still good enough for this move to eventually prove the most consequential from the last offseason. And the team is now working to make that the case.

After his first practice with the Miami Heat, head coach Erik Spoelstra called the experience "surreal."

If he can figure out how best to implement his new superstar, the results may be too.

The Oklahoma City Thunder unloading Luguentz Dort, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins had to be motivated, at least in part, by the fact that the younger players on the roster are about to get a lot more expensive.

And the first name on that docket might be guard and defensive ace Cason Wallace, who's averaged 8.5 points, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals in 27.0 minutes over his last two seasons.

For OKC, paying anywhere near his max (over $200 million for five years) would be ludicrous, but they might not be able to afford to lowball him either.

Wallace could become a full-time starter with Dort gone, and his production will likely go up as a result. If he has a big 2026-27 without that extension in place, keeping him in restricted free agency in 2027 will be tougher.

Given what he's done so far, something around $100 million for four years may seem steep, but it could also age into a bargain.

Fresh off winning a championship for the New York Knicks, and with two seasons left on his current deal (2027-28 is a $61 million player option), Karl-Anthony Towns is eligible for a mammoth extension worth $276 million over four years.

And although Towns reiterated his desire to stay in New York at media day, current reporting suggests that particular deal won't get done before this season.

Given the timeline, that's understandable. There's no real sense of urgency for either side. An extension could get done in 2027, too. And it makes sense for everyone involved to be focused on a title defense in 2026-27.

The lack of an extension will be a talking point here and there, but it isn't quite time for alarm bells.

As you can see above, the Detroit Pistons are up to $200 million over five years for restricted free agent Jalen Duren (who is currently holding out of training camp).

That would make him one of the 10 highest-paid centers in the league. In terms of total dollars, it's more than the four-year, $189 million max he could sign with an another team as an unrestricted free agent in 2027.

But this is, pretty clearly, no longer entirely about the money. And while some negotiation should be expected, things like the weight clauses in Duren's earlier offers are borderline ridiculous.

And it's understandable that Duren would be annoyed, especially in the wake of Ausar Thompson's five-year, $155 million extension.

For most of this summer, it felt like Duren and the Pistons would eventually settle at a middle ground that would have him back with the team that he just helped finish with the East's best regular-season record.

Now that we're into an actual holdout, a sign-and-trade is starting to feel like a real possibility. And according to ESPN's Marc J. Spears, a handful of teams may be interested.