Way-too-early All-Star predictions for 10 rising NBA players
Over the past five years, the NBA has averaged between five and six new All-Stars per year, with…
Each NBA team’s biggest breakout candidate for 2025-26: Matas Buzelis, Ausar Thompson, more ready to make leap
Breakouts don’t just come out of nowhere. Well, sometimes they do, but usually there’s detectable magma bubbling under…
Lakers linked to blockbuster trade for $195 million former All-Star
Lakers linked to blockbuster trade for $195 million former All-Star originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The…
NBA coaches Steve Kerr, David Adelman, Rick Carlisle, others react to betting scandal
The Athletic has live coverage of the U.S. federal sports betting investigation into NBA players. SAN FRANCISCO —…
Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier arrested in federal gambling probe
The Athletic has live coverage of the U.S. federal betting investigation into NBA players. NEW YORK — Portland…
24 NBA questions for 2025-26 season: Will Thunder repeat? Is Luka Dončić an MVP candidate?
Every year, tapping into my extensive, peerless network of front office wags, team executives, workout guys and in-the-know…
2025 NBA Cup: Schedule, format, groups, updates, and more
The third iteration of the Emirates NBA Cup is set to start on Halloween night, Oct. 31 —…
Ranking every NBA team’s offense entering 2025-26 season: Nuggets on top, Knicks and Lakers in top five
NBA offense by and large improves over time. A decade ago, the average NBA team scored 105.6 points…
Netflix gets a ‘golden’ NBA story. Plus, we preview the Knicks and Nuggets
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is NBA’s best player ahead of 2025-26 season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put together one of the all-time great individual seasons for an NBA star in the 2024-25…
Nuggets ‘testing the refs’ with more aggressive defense
That old adage about the NBA being a copycat league has aged into cliché at this point. But…
Nikola Jokić’s brother sentenced to year of probation in connection with viral fight at Nuggets game
One of Nikola Jokić’s brothers was sentenced to a year of probation in connection with a viral fight…