NBA Rumors: Centers

Landale is progressing in his rehab from a high right ankle sprain but remains without a clear return timeline for the Hawks, the team announced Thursday.

Davis has already generated excitement among future teammates with the Wizards, including Trae Young and Alex Sarr, Chase Hughes of Monumental Sports reports.

The Bulls could target Mara with their second first-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times.

The Kings are expected to resume trade talks to part ways with Sabonis during the summer, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic.

Celtics' head coach Joe Mazzulla endorsed Queta to win the Most Improved Player of the Year award earlier this week, according to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe.

Sarr, who's dealing with a left toe injury, is not expected to be available for Sunday's season finale against the Cavaliers, according to Chase Hughes of Monumental Sports Network.

Jaylen Brown has backed Queta to win the Most Improved Player of the Year award this season, according to Jay King of The Athletic. "He's been just consistently getting better, protecting the rim, finishing, making those little shots, rebounding. He's been great. In my opinion, he's probably one of the most improved players this year. And I don't know if he's up for the award, but he should be," Brown said.

Poeltl is not considered a strong fit in the Raptors' current rotation and salary-cap situation, Eric Koreen of The Athletic speculates.

Sabonis will be on the trade block this offseason, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.

Turner could be traded in the summer as part of a Bucks' massive roster overhaul, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype speculates.

Sharpe, who has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2025-26 season after undergoing thumb surgery, is committed to showcasing growth during the upcoming 2026-27 campaign, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports.

Wembanyama was named the Defensive Player of the Month in the Western Conference for March.

Landale has been diagnosed with a right high-ankle sprain, and since he's set to be re-evaluated in two weeks, he's not expected to return to the court before the end of the 2025-26 regular season, according to Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network.

Drummond is seen as one of the players who might not see the court much for the 76ers during the upcoming 2026 NBA playoffs, Gina Mizell of The Philadelphia Inquirer speculates.

Stewart has been cleared to resume on-court basketball activities as he continues recovering from a calf strain, Coty Davis of the Detroit News reports.

Jokic was named the Western Conference Player of the Week on Monday.

Porzingis is using his time with the Warriors to evaluate whether he'd like to stay in Golden State past this season, according to Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area.

Zach Kram of ESPN.com has Queen seventh in his NBA rookie rankings ahead of the postseason.

Embiid, who's dealing with an oblique strain, is expected to suit up against the Bulls on Wednesday, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic.

Wembanyama said he believes he should win the MVP Award, Jared Weiss of The Athletic reports.

Williams, who's dealing with a foot injury, is expected to return at some point next week, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.

Vucevic, who's dealing with a finger injury, hopes he can be fit enough to play in the playoffs, he told Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe. "The good thing is I can still do some stuff on the court," he said recently. "That will help me for when I come back [to be in] shape, and hopefully I get a couple games before the playoffs, get back in rhythm with the guys that week between regular season and playoffs, every­thing going as smoothly as possible."

Poeltl missed 33 games this season due to a back injury but feels healthy and grateful the issue is behind him, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca. "I felt fine, honestly," Poeltl said recently. "Every game's a little bit different, like you have different energy and stuff. I felt good on Sunday. Felt fine afterwards."

Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said the team will run more offense through Duren, Hunter Patterson of The Athletic reports.

Davis will remain sidelined through the end of March due to his finger injury, the Washington Wizards announced Friday.