Patrick Beverley Rumors

And-Ones: LeBron, Curry, Team USA, 2026 Draft, Beverley, More

November 18th, 2025 at 4:56pm CST by Luke Adams

Asked by Steve Nash on the Mind the Game podcast about the possibility of suiting up for Team USA at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, LeBron James made it clear that’s not in his plans, while Stephen Curry indicated he’s a long shot too, per Anthony Slater of ESPN.

“You already know my answer,” James said. “I will be watching it.”

“God willing, I still have the choice and physical option where I could impact the team,” Curry said. “Never say never, but I highly doubt it. Highly doubt it.”

James and Curry teamed up for Team USA at the Olympics for the first time in 2024, defeating the hosts (France) in Paris in the gold medal game after pulling off a dramatic come-from-behind win in the semifinal against Serbia.

“We can’t top what we just did,” James said. “How we gonna top those last two games?”

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Kansas guard Darryn Peterson is the first player off the board in the first 2026 mock draft published by Jeremy Woo of ESPN. Woo has BYU’s AJ Dybantsa at No. 2, Duke’s Cameron Boozer at No. 3, and Tennessee’s Nate Ament at No. 4, with UNC’s Caleb Wilson rounding out the top five.
More details have emerged related to Patrick Beverley‘s arrest for assault, with TMZ reporting that the former NBA guard is accused of punching his sister in the eye and choking her for between 20 and 30 seconds. Beverley, who has been out of the NBA since the 2023/24 season, was arrested on Friday and was charged with assault of a family/household member.
After parting ways with the Brisbane Bullets earlier this season for personal reasons, former NBA guard Javon Freeman-Liberty reengaged with the team last week and has now re-signed with the Bullets for the rest of the 2025/26 season, reports Olgun Uluc of ESPN (Twitter links). Freeman-Liberty, a former DePaul standout, appeared in 22 NBA regular season games for Toronto in 2023/24.
While the Mavericks had hoped to acquire Dennis Smith Jr.‘s G League returning rights, the Wisconsin Herd – the Bucks‘ affiliate – still holds those rights and is hopeful of having Smith join them soon, league sources tell Marc Stein (Twitter link).

Patrick Beverley Arrested Friday On Assault Charges

November 16th, 2025 at 8:05pm CST by Eli Cohen

Patrick Beverley was arrested on Friday in Texas and charged with assault of a family/household member, per TMZ Sports.

According to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s office, a “family violence incident” between relatives resulted in deputies being sent to the home. Beverley was booked and had a bond set at $40K, which he posted.

“Please don’t believe everything you see on the internet. Hope all is well,” Beverley tweeted on Friday night.

“Patrick Beverley has no criminal record. He cares deeply about his little sister — a young lady, a minor,” Beverley’s lawyer said in a statement sent to TMZ. “Given that, when he unexpectedly found her alone in the home with an 18-year-old man in the middle of the night, he was understandably concerned, as any brother would be about his sister. However, we don’t believe what followed happened the way it’s been described, and we look forward to the opportunity to address that in court.”

Jenna West of The Athletic writes that the investigation remains ongoing and that the police have not released additional details.

Beverley spent 12 seasons in the NBA and appeared in 666 regular season games, but has been out of the league since 2023/24. He spent part of last season with Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel.

Southeast Notes: Wizards, Beverley, Young, Achiuwa, Herro

September 25th, 2025 at 8:37am CST by Dana Gauruder

The Wizards’ expectations for the upcoming season remain modest. It’s all about player development and growth, not wins.

“Roster-wise, we’re still in the early stages of the rebuild,” general manager Will Dawkins told the media on Wednesday, per Chase Hughes of Monumental Sports Network (Twitter link). “This offseason we decided to lean into the youth movement more… we like the unpredictability and the competition it’s going to bring.”

Washington is coming off an 18-64 season and it’s going to be a slow climb to get back to respectability. The Wizards will have to convey their first-round pick to the Knicks if it falls out of the top eight, giving them even more incentive to keep their win total low.

“We will not skip steps,” Dawkins said, per Varun Shankar of the Washington Post. “We will not take shortcuts.”

The Wizards have 13 players under the age of 25 and they’ll battle for playing time.

“We do not have the same level of experience or established players as we’ve had in the previous [seasons], which is fine,” Dawkins said. “We do, however, have depth. And I know we like the unpredictability and the competition that we think it’s going to breed. So for us, we view the upcoming season as a season of opportunity.”

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Former NBA guard Patrick Beverley ripped Hawks star guard Trae Young on a podcast, stating “I’ve talked to people who played in Atlanta. They don’t wanna play there. Why? They don’t think he’s a good leader. They don’t think he’s a good teammate. You can make all the money you want. You can have all the leading assists you want. You can do all that. If you don’t win, that s— won’t matter. If you don’t win, when you retire they’re gonna forget your name.” Young offered this response, per The Athletic’s John Hollinger: “You don’t know what it’s like to be in my position, you don’t know what it’s like to put my shoes on. The numbers generate the way they do. But I promise you — there’s not a selfish bone in my body.”
Precious Achiuwa agreed to a one-year contract with the Heat. It’s a non-guaranteed deal and comes with a $2.3MM cap hit not becoming fully guaranteed until Jan. 10. The addition of Achiuwa adds some much-needed size to the Heat’s roster, joining Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware as the only centers on Miami’s standard roster, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald notes. At least in the short term, the move does not have an impact regarding Terry Rozier, Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel tweets. Rozier is guaranteed $24.9MM this season on his $26.6MM salary — waiving him would bring Miami under the luxury tax.
Tyler Herro will not be ready for the start of the season after undergoing ankle surgery. How will the Heat replace him in the short term? Davion Mitchell will likely move into the starting lineup alongside offseason acquisition Norman Powell, who figures to have a prominent role offensively with Herro sidelined, according to Chiang. Pelle Larsson could see more minutes and even Rozier could force his way into the mix with a strong training camp.

12 NBA Teams Sent Evaluators To NBL Blitz

September 2nd, 2025 at 10:04am CST by Luke Adams

The NBL Blitz, the annual preseason showcase ahead of Australia’s National Basketball League season, took place last week. The event was shorter than usual and was held in Canberra instead of on the sunnier Gold Coast, but 12 NBA teams still had representatives in attendance, according to Olgun Uluc of ESPN, who recaps some of the key storylines from the Blitz.

New Zealand Breakers forward Karim Lopez, a projected 2026 lottery pick, didn’t take part in the tournament due to a back injury, but Uluc notes that NBA scouts had their eye on another potential 2026 first-round pick, Melbourne United’s Dash Daniels, the younger brother of NBA Defensive Player of the Year runner-up Dyson Daniels. Ben Henshall of the Perth Wildcats and Malique Lewis of the South East Melbourne Phoenix were among the other 2026 draft-eligible prospects who drew interest.

Multiple NBA evaluators told Uluc that they were also keeping a close eye on Jaylin Galloway, who had a brief stint as a Bucks two-way player at the end of the 2023/24 season before rejoining the Sydney Kings in Australia. The 22-year-old wing had an impressive showing for Australia at the FIBA Asia Cup and spoke about his desire to make it back to the NBA. Officials from NBA teams were evaluating at the NBL Blitz whether Galloway’s game would translate stateside, per Uluc.

Here are a few more notes from Uluc:

Former first-round pick Dylan Windler re-signed with the Perth Wildcats this spring, but his eventual goal is to return to the NBA, as Uluc relays. “Ultimately, I wanna play at the highest level and get back in the NBA,” he said. “I think this league is good enough, and has enough talent and competition, and enough scouts and eyes on it at all times that, if you do play well, you’re always in a position to get back there.”
The Wildcats still have an import spot open and have considered a handful of former NBA players for that slot, according to Uluc, who notes that Perth reached out to free agents like Zavier Simpson, Jahmir Young, and Emmanuel Mudiay earlier in the offseason. After Simpson and Young signed elsewhere and Mudiay chose to continue mulling his options, the Wildcats have more recently looked into Kobi Simmons and Yuri Collins, sources tell ESPN. Uluc hears that longtime NBA guard Patrick Beverley had interest in joining the Wildcats, but Perth didn’t “meaningfully engage” with Beverley.
Some of the NBA team representatives who attended the NBL Blitz were curious about what the league’s Next Stars program would look like moving forward, Uluc writes. A number of prospects who went through that program – such as LaMelo Ball, Josh Giddey, and Alex Sarr – have become lottery picks and productive NBA players, but the emergence of lucrative NIL opportunities in the NCAA figures to diminish the appeal of the Next Stars program for non-Australian prospects.

International Notes: Sanogo, Procida, Mirotic, Beverley

July 25th, 2025 at 4:00pm CST by Luke Adams

Former UConn star Adama Sanogo spent most of his first two professional seasons on two-way contracts with the Bulls after going undrafted in 2023. Now, the 6’9″ forward is set to continue his career overseas.

Sanogo has reached an agreement to sign with Trapani Shark, the Italian team announced in a press release on Friday. Club president Valerio Antonini first announced the deal on social media (Twitter link).

Sanogo was the leading scorer and rebounder for the national champion Huskies in 2022/23 before going pro. The 23-year-old only appeared in 13 NBA games across two seasons for Chicago, but played a significant role for the Windy City Bulls, averaging a double-double (19.2 PPG, 11.6 RPG) across 67 games and earning a spot on both the NBAGL All-Rookie Team and the All-NBAGL Third Team in 2024.

Sanogo was waived by the Bulls in February.

We have a few more updates from around the international basketball world:

Italian wing Gabriele Procida, the No. 36 overall pick in the 2022 draft whose NBA rights are held by the Jazz, has officially signed a three-year contract with Real Madrid, the Spanish club announced in a press release. Procida is still just 23 years old and remains a candidate to come stateside at some point, so it’s worth noting that his new deal includes NBA outs in both 2026 and 2027, as Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com reports.
After spending the past two seasons with Olimpia Milano, former NBA forward Nikola Mirotic has left the Italian club to sign with AS Monaco Basket, according to a press release from the team. Mirotic, who averaged 12.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in 319 NBA outings from 2014-19, unexpectedly turned down a lucrative NBA contract offer in 2019 to return to Europe and has been playing overseas since then.
Former NBA guard Patrick Beverley is weighing the possibility of investing in Hapoel Tel Aviv after playing for the Israeli club last season, team owner Ofer Yannay said during an appearance on The Baseline Podcast (YouTube link). “Patrick is now considering becoming a shareholder of Hapoel, to invest money in Hapoel,” Yannay said, per BasketNews.com. “This is something that we are negotiating on.” Beverley started last season with Hapoel Tel Aviv before leaving the team in February following a suspension.

And-Ones: Tax Aprons, Depth, Giannis, Beverley, Ibaka

February 21st, 2025 at 6:12pm CST by Luke Adams

There were some concerns leading up to the trade deadline that the new apron-related restrictions affecting many teams around the NBA would reduce the amount of in-season activity on the trade market. That certainly wasn’t the case, as 25 clubs made at least one deal during the first week of February and a record number of players were on the move.

As Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontemps write in an ESPN.com Insider story, the action on the trade market suggests that teams are comfortable managing the first-apron restrictions.

“I think what we’ve seen is the real penal place to be is the second apron, and mostly because of the [rule against aggregating contracts],” one executive told Windhorst. “If you’re in the first apron, it’s harder, and you may need a third team, but it is manageable.”

As Windhorst points out, while several teams operating near or above the first tax apron made major trades, the three teams that remained above the second apron were relatively quiet. The Celtics completed only a minor salary-dump deal, the Timberwolves didn’t make a trade, and Phoenix was unable to find a path to acquire Jimmy Butler after trying for weeks.

The Suns did make a pair of smaller in-season deals, but the Jusuf Nurkic trade was essentially a salary dump and the acquisition of Nick Richards required them to pursue a player on a very modest contract ($5MM per year) due to their inability to aggregate contracts.

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Elsewhere in their Insider-only ESPN.com story, Windhorst and Bontemps explore how teams with youth and depth are having more success than ever this season, while many clubs that have had to rely more heavily on older veterans – such as Philadelphia and Phoenix – are struggling. “With the style of the games and the pace of play, the league has never been more physically demanding,” one general manager told Windhorst. “It wears guys down and out.” One coach who spoke to ESPN noted that there’s a history of teams winning with “men, not with boys,” but acknowledged, “It’s hard to win with a lot of old men because even if they’re great, they get hurt.”
Speaking to Vassilis Skountis and Rigas Dardalis of Cosmote TV, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo confirmed that he plans to suit up for Greece in the 2025 EuroBasket tournament (story via Eurohoops.net). “If I am healthy, I will be there,”Antetokounmpo said. The Greek national team clinched its EuroBasket berth with an overtime win over the Czech Republic on Friday.
Following the loss of guard Dennis Smith Jr., EuroLeague powerhouse Real Madrid is rumored to be eyeing veteran free agent Patrick Beverley, as Alessandro Maggi of Sportando relays. Real Madrid’s roster may undergo additional changes involving former NBA players, per Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops, who passes along rumblings that big man Serge Ibaka and the team are considering parting ways.

Patrick Beverley Parts Ways With Hapoel Tel Aviv

February 13th, 2025 at 3:06pm CST by Rory Maher

Veteran guard Patrick Beverley has officially parted ways with Hapoel Tel Aviv, with the Israeli team describing the move as a mutual decision, according to BasketNews.com.

A former second-round pick, Beverley started his career in Europe, playing three seasons overseas before a 12-year run in the NBA. He was unable to find a new team in 2024 free agency after playing for the 76ers and Bucks last season, eventually joining Hapoel Tel Aviv, which competes domestically in the Israeli premier league and internationally in the EuroCup.

As BasketNews notes, Beverley recently had a public spat with Dimitris Itoudis, drawing a suspension for mocking the club’s head coach on social media. He didn’t play another game for Hapoel Tel Aviv after the incident.

In 14 EuroCup games in 2024/25, the 36-year-old averaged 10.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.4 steals on .410/.353/.968 shooting. Beverley averaged 9.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists on .492/.405/.750 shooting in nine games in the Israeli Premier League.

It’s possible that Beverley could receive some NBA interest now that he’s a free agent again.

International Notes: Kleber, Schofield, Faried, Beverley, Motley

November 29th, 2024 at 9:46am CST by Rory Maher

Speaking to Dirk Sing of German outlet Augsburger Allgemeine, Mavericks forward/center Maxi Kleber says he has no intention of returning to Germany’s national team going forward.

Kleber, who previously represented his home country in international competitions, including the 2014 EuroBasket and the 2019 World Cup, opted not to play in the 2022 EuroBasket tournament after a deep playoff run with Dallas. Kleber was criticized for that decision by team captain Dennis Schröder, causing the big man to withdraw from consideration for the 2023 World Cup. Schröder later apologized.

Kleber also didn’t participate in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, but he says he watched the tournament and still supports the team from afar, even if he will no longer be playing for Deutschland in an official capacity.

“The situation was what it was. That’s why I had to come to terms with it,” Kleber said (hat tip to Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops.net). “I watched the games as a fan, of course, because it is always positive for German basketball when the national team is successful.

“It’s ultimately about basketball continuing to grow in Germany. And the Olympic Games that everyone can watch on television is a great platform. I know a lot of guys on the team very well or are my friends, it was also great to watch them. … The national team is definitely over for me. So, there will be no return.”

Here are a few more international basketball notes:

Admiral Schofield, who spent four seasons in the NBA before signing with ASVEL Basket over the offseason, has parted ways with the French club in what the team called a mutual agreement, per Askounis of Eurohoops. The 27-year-old forward, who was a second-round pick out of Tennessee in 2019, recently fell out of ASVEL’s rotation, Askounis notes.
Former NBA forward Kenneth Faried has signed with Italy’s Pallacanestro Reggiana, the team announced in a press release. An eight-year veteran who spent seven seasons in Denver, Faried last played in the NBA with Houston during the 2018/19 season. The 35-year-old made previous international stops in China and Russia before returning to North America to play in the G League, having spent the past two seasons with the Mexico City Capitanes.
Longtime NBA veteran Patrick Beverley signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv over the summer, but he says he’s “50-50” on whether he’ll stay with the Israeli club due to family pressures, as BasketNews.com relays.
Former Mavs and Clippers big man Johnathan Motley decided to leave Hapoel Tel Aviv earlier this month due to concerns over his safety. He wound up signing a G League deal while still under contract with Hapoel, but didn’t receive a letter of clearance from FIBA. In a strange twist to an unusual situation, Motley has returned to Hapoel on a two-year contract, the team announced (link via BasketNews).

International Notes: Walker, Bitim, Roberson, Beverley

November 8th, 2024 at 1:00pm CST by Arthur Hill

After opting for the EuroLeague over an opportunity with the Celtics’ G League affiliate, Lonnie Walker went scoreless in his first game with Zalgiris Kaunas, writes Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops. Walker missed all eight of his shots and committed two turnovers in 13 minutes, but he wasn’t discouraged about his debut.

“I could not put a basketball in the ocean, but this is my first game,” he said. “… I played one bad game, but we continue to have a hell of a season. I am not excited nor upset about how I played.”

This is Walker’s first EuroLeague experience and he noticed a few differences from the NBA, including more physicality and the absence of a defensive three-second rule, but said it’s mostly the same style of play. His contract includes an NBA buyout clause until February 18, and the Nuggets reportedly already have some interest, but for now Walker is focused on adapting to his new surroundings.

“This is a new environment, but I work my tail off day in and day out, and I trust and believe in my work,” he said. “I want to come back, shoot a lot more shots, and be ready for the next game, both mentally and physically.”

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Fenerbahce has finalized a deal to loan former Bulls forward Onuralp Bitim to Bayern Munich for the rest of the season, per Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews. After spending one year in the NBA, Bitim signed a contract this week with the Istanbul club that runs through the 2027/28 season. Fenerbahce views him as a long-term asset, Urbonas adds, but currently has a crowded roster. In Munich, Bitim will play for German national team head coach Gordon Herbert on a squad hit by early-season injuries. The agreement includes a clause allowing Fenerbahce to reclaim Bitim if Bayern fails to reach the playoffs.
Former NBA swingman Andre Roberson is in advanced talks to join ASVEL Villeurbanne in the French League following a brief stint with Cholet, Urbonas adds in a separate story.
On his latest podcast (Twitter video link), Patrick Beverley said he has “some decisions to make” about his future with Hapoel Tel Aviv. Beverley revealed that former NBA big man Johnathan Motley recently left the team because he no longer feels safe in Israel and wants to join a EuroLeague team in Serbia. Beverley added that it’s not in his nature to back out on a commitment, but he has received interest from EuroLeague clubs including Real Madrid as well as some NBA teams that he hasn’t been authorized to mention.

International Notes: French Rookies, Yao, Mannion, Larkin, More

November 1st, 2024 at 3:02pm CST by Rory Maher

French teenagers Zaccharie Risacher (Hawks), Alex Sarr (Wizards) and Tidjane Salaün (Hornets), who were selected first, second and sixth overall in June’s draft, have gotten off to slow starts to begin their NBA careers, per John Hollinger of The Athletic. Risacher (.354/.238/.583 shooting line) and Sarr (.297/.238/.833) are struggling with offensive efficiency, while Salaün isn’t yet a regular member of Charlotte’s rotation.

As Hollinger writes, that outcome was always expected, as all three players were viewed as relatively raw prospects, drafted more for what they could be than what they are now. While Risacher and Sarr have shown promising flashes on defense, they’ve also struggled with the size and strength of the NBA, something Risacher’s teammate Bogdan Bogdanovic is familiar with, having played in Serbia and Turkey before signing his first NBA contract.

“Athleticism in the NBA is very different,” Bogdanovic said. “There is not a league on the planet where you can see this type of length, athleticism and talent on the floor. Just adjusting to the speed of the games and the pace.”

Hollinger asked Risacher about his early adjustment to the league in training camp, and the 19-year-old was modest in his reply.

“Back in France I was super athletic, and now I’m just a regular dude,” Risacher said.

Time will tell whether or not the three rookies will become impact players in the NBA, but for now, their teams will have to be patient as they develop, Hollinger notes.

Here are a few more international notes:

Hall-of-Famer Yao Ming has resigned from his role as president of the Chinese Basketball Association, as Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops relays. Yao, who played NBA nine seasons with the Rockets, was president of the CBA for the past seven years.
Former NBA guard Nico Mannion is signing a three-year contract with Italy’s Olimpia Milano, reports Alessandro Maggi of Sportando. Mannion’s current club, Pallacanestro, will receive a buyout of €300,000. Mannion’s NBA rights are controlled by Golden State, the team that selected him No. 48 overall in 2020. The 23-year-old spent the 2020/21 season on a two-way deal with the Warriors and would be a restricted free agent upon his return to the NBA as long as Golden State keeps issuing him two-way qualifying offers.
Former first-round pick Shane Larkin will return to the Turkish national team for the 2025 EuroBasket tournament, according to Eurohoops. Head coach Ergin Ataman recently announced the news in a podcast appearance, adding that another nationalized citizen, Scottie Wilbekin, will be on the roster as well. It’s unclear if Wilbekin will actually be ready to play by next summer, as he suffered a torn ACL this fall.
NBA veterans Bruno Caboclo and Patrick Beverley are currently playing in Israel with Hapoel Tel Aviv, but they’re both drawing interest from EuroLeague clubs, according to Maggi. Caboclo has reportedly received a contract offer from Real Madrid, which has multiple players sidelined by injuries. The Spanish powerhouse may be eyeing Beverley as well, though it’s unclear if he’s open to leaving his current team.