NBA draft shifts Cooper Flagg’s biggest ROY threats
Cooper Flagg is still the prohibitive favorite to win Rookie of the Year honors next season, but the players viewed as his biggest competition shifted after the first round of…
College stars go early in second round of NBA draft
Former college basketball stars Ryan Kalkbrenner and Johni Broome went among the first five picks of the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft on Thursday night.Kalkbrenner, the 7-foot-1 center…
No. 5 pick Ace Bailey ready to get back to ball in Utah
Confounding to some and confusing to others, the pre-draft position of top prospect Ace Bailey moved to the rear-view mirror as he prepares for professional basketball life with the Utah…
GM: Jason Kidd returning to coach Mavericks next season
Jason Kidd will be No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg’s first NBA coach.That’s what Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison told reporters Wednesday night after Dallas selected the Duke star in…
Best NBA draft prospects available after Round 1
With the first round and 30 picks in the 2025 NBA Draft books, teams are resetting their prospect boards to be prepared to make second-round selections on Thursday night.Minnesota will…
Pacers acquire second-round pick from Spurs
A week after trading away their first-round pick, the Indiana Pacers acquired a second-round selection shortly before the NBA Draft began on Wednesday evening.The Pacers landed the 38th overall pick…
Cooper Flagg selected first overall by Dallas Mavericks in 2025 NBA Draft
The Dallas Mavericks selected Duke phenom Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night.The announcement ended a months-long buildup for the 18-year-old…
Report: Utah Jazz F John Collins picks up $26.58M player option
Utah Jazz power forward John Collins has exercised his $26.58 million player option for next season, ESPN reported on Wednesday afternoon.Collins, 27, had signed a five-year, $125 million contract in…
Despite sale of Lakers, Jeanie Buss expected to remain governor of team for ‘years’
The Los Angeles Lakers may be under new ownership, but the Buss family will still have a prominent role.A week after news emerged that Mark Walter was purchasing controlling interest…
Report: Rockets G Fred VanVleet signing 2-year, $50M deal
Houston guard Fred VanVleet will sign a two-year, $50 million contract to remain with the Rockets, ESPN reported on Wednesday.In conjunction with the new deal, the Rockets are declining the…
Jeanie Buss to stay, Lakers to finalize $10B sale later in 2025
Jeanie Buss remains in charge of the Lakers and anticipates finalizing a $10 billion sale of the franchise to minority stakeholder Mark Walter later this year.Buss said Wednesday her role…
Report: Kyrie Irving will decline option, sign 3-year, $119M contract
Nine-time All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving will decline his $43 million player option and instead plans to sign a three-year, $119 million contract to remain with the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN…
2025 NBA Draft: Sleepers to know
As the NBA draft kicks off Wednesday, the names of several fringe prospects will begin percolating by the end of the night and fully simmer to the surface before the…
Ace Bailey ‘focused on basketball’ not reports of draft night fall
Labels from prima donna to pariah are pushing doubt to the forefront and raising the likelihood teams could pass on Ace Bailey, the Rutgers small forward who had been considered…
Flagg & Co: Who’s No. 2 in the 2025 NBA Draft?
Here is the challenge for everyone behind the Dallas Mavericks, who will invest the No. 1 pick on purported franchise centerpiece Cooper Flagg: He’s one of one.Flagg is far and…
Report: Hawks acquire Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis in 3-team trade
The Boston Celtics are sending Kristaps Porzingis to the Atlanta Hawks as part of a three-team trade also involving the Brooklyn Nets, ESPN reported on Tuesday.Atlanta will receive the 7-foot-2…