As the NBA’s board of governors meets Tuesday afternoon at Las Vegas summer league, the subject of expansion is front and center for fan bases in Seattle, Las Vegas and other cities hoping to join the league. But the appetite for adding new teams might not be as strong as previously believed.

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has been elected president of the National Basketball Players Association, the union for current professional basketball players in the NBA, the NBPA announced today.

NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that James Jones, a three-time NBA champion as a player and an NBA Basketball Executive of the Year Award recipient, has been appointed Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. He will report to Byron Spruell, President, League Operations.

Rwanda will, for the first time, host Basketball Without Borders (BWB), a global basketball development and community outreach program. Co-organised by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and World Basketball governing body (FIBA),

Khaman Maluach (Phoenix Suns; South Sudan; ties to Uganda), who was selected 10 th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, becoming the highest-drafted former NBA Academy Africa and Basketball Africa League (BAL) player ever.

The National Basketball Association announced the two HBCU basketball teams participating at the 2026 HBCU Classic game.

It’s been a good summer for Fred VanVleet. The veteran point guard got a new two-year, $50 million contract with the Houston Rockets, a team that has loaded up and will enter next season as a title contender. Now he has also been elected the new president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA, the players’ union).

Houston Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet was elected president of the National Basketball Players Association during the board of player representatives meeting. He will begin his four-year term immediately,