On Thursday, Spotrac's Keith Smith published his latest ranking of the worst-value contracts in the NBA. Joel Embiid and Paul George were ranked first and second, respectively.

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The Lakers have sent Kobe Bufkin back to the G League after his 10-day stint, a risky decision that invites NBA interest from elsewhere.

The NBA has become notorious as one of the most luxurious of the major North American sports leagues in terms of contracts offered to its athletes. Paul Pierce isn’t one to pocket watch, but he doesn’t believe everyone deserves the coveted supermax contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

See below for more information on Two-Way Players from the 2025-26 season. NBA G League 101: Two-Way Contracts Beginning in the 2017 offseason, NBA rosters expanded from 15 to 17 players with the addition of two spots for players under “Two-Way Contracts.

Former college basketball star Charles Bediako has been cleared to return to the Alabama basketball program, despite signing multiple NBA contracts since leaving early for the NBA following the 2022-23 season.

Charles Barkley has explained why he and his Inside The NBA colleagues are frustrated with their new ESPN contract, saying the show’s limited airtime has left the team feeling underused since leaving TNT.