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Every team is missing something, even the leading title contenders.

After agreeing to a five-year, $200 million deal, how will Duren and Detroit move forward?

Kings second-year center Maxime Raynaud suffered what appeared to be a serious right knee injury in Saturday's preseason game against the Warriors.

Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski has agreed to a five-year, $110 million extension, his agent told ESPN's Shams Charania.

Tyrese Haliburton said he wishes his relationship with Damian Lillard could be repaired after the Pacers star stole Lillard's Dame Time celebration during the 2023 in-season tournament.

Retired NBA player and Olympic gold medal winner Russell Westbrook said he wants to carry the torch when his native Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Games.

The Knicks have said they are tabling contract extension talks with Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart "until later in the season and will remain solely focused on preparing for the start of the season."

LeBron James, who joined the 76ers this summer, had 10 points, five assists and four rebounds in the first half of his debut with Philadelphia.

Podziemski's new $110 million deal only eats into $2 million of the cap space the Warriors created for next summer

Coming off a title, four Knicks players are eligible for contract extensions, including starters Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart

Who will be the best -- and worst -- on defense this season? We're projecting each team

The Knicks released a statement on Friday, and the future of key players will remain uncertain as they begin their NBA title defense

LeBron at the 5? The 76ers might need to try it after their backup center was hurt in their preseason opener

Who will have the best -- and the worst -- offenses in the NBA this season? We're projecting each team

Breen apologized for causing a stir with an anecdote he shared while calling a preseason Knicks-Sixers game

After an offseason filled with drama, the NBA season is almost here

Cleveland’s preseason slate continues as they host Orlando.

The most recent episode of the Thinking Basketball podcast, hosted by Ben Taylor and Cody Houdek, featured a fascinating thought exercise: what would a draft lottery look like if we put the past three drafts into a single prospect pool? It was an interesting conversation that…

The longest tenured Spurs is the first to celebrate a birthday this season

Paul George has played for 5 NBA franchises, but lacing up as a member of the Celtics felt different.

Tatum shared the floor with George, his new Celtics running mate, for the first time Saturday night.

Portland had something that worked and then made everything more complicated

Victor Wembanyama has never been shy about sharing his views on social issues away from the court. The San Antonio Spurs’ 22-year-old superstar came out against ICE in the wake of Alex Pretti and Renee Good’s murder by federal immigration enforcement officers earlier this year…

It’s not a stretch to say that the Philadelphia 76ers’ championship hopes still rest on the broad shoulders of Joel Embiid even after bringing in LeBron James and Jaylen Brown over the offseason. It’s not just that Embiid was arguably the best player in the NBA as recently as…

There is a common narrative that European coaches struggle in the NBA because of their demanding and emotional approach. That it is one of the biggest things holding them back because they want to put themselves at the center of attention, while the NBA is ultimately a players’…

Among the top-nine picks in the 2025 NBA Draft, only Kon Knueppel, who shared the floor with eventual No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg, touted a lower collegiate usage rate than VJ Edgecombe, whose pre-draft pitch was not centered around immense creation and scoring potential. So, when…

LeBron James decided to suit up for the 76ers this season, but that sure doesn’t mean he wants to live in Philadelphia. In fact, he’s going to extraordinary lengths to avoid being there any longer than necessary.

Every NBA season is defined in part by the players who take an unexpected leap. The Detroit Pistons went from 44 to 60 wins largely because big man Jalen Duren ascended into an All-NBA player at age-22.

No player in NBA history has ever played 24 seasons before. LeBron James is about to change that.

In 2022-23, the Sacramento Kings became the darlings of the league, storming to the third-best record in the Western Conference, ending a dreaded playoff drought, and pushing the then-reigning champion Golden State Warriors to the brink in a cinematic seven-game series. At the…

Five of Jerry Buss' six children filed their formal opposition in court on Wednesday to Jeanie Buss' petition to stop the sale of the family trust's remaining stake in the Los Angeles Lakers.

There's not a lot that LeBron James hasn't done in the NBA. Starting at center in the playoffs would be a new one.

The Eastern Conference today looks nothing like it did when last season tipped off. Here's what you can expect to see.

New York Knicks owner James Dolan stayed out of the way while his front office built an NBA champion. Now he's interjecting himself again with predictably bad results.

The Los Angeles Lakers have high hopes this season, but with the Western Conference packing an even stronger collective punch now, there is not a path to success for the franchise if its key players are not fully healthy.

The Boston Celtics made a controversial choice to trade Jaylen Brown to their biggest rival this offseason, but that move was preceded by what might just be an even more unpopular decision, which was to pump the brakes on their Giannis Antetokounmpo trade pursuit by not making…

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid vented his frustration after being the victim of a false report about his practice habits.

Haliburton, who tore his Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the NBA 2025 Finals, last played in a game 472 days ago.

Seeing Gradey Dick on the opposite side of the court and in another uniform is not what any Raptors expected a year ago. Michael Grange has the latest on the youngster’s “bittersweet” departure and more takeaways from Saturday’s pre-season win.

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic meets with the media after the team’s pre-season win over the Los Angeles Clippers and discusses the on-court chemistry with Collin Murray-Boyles and Jakob Poeltl and what he expects of the pair.

Watch as Toronto Raptors forward Collin-Murray Boyles takes the pass from guard Malachi Smith, fakes a drop-off pass, and drives to the basket and dunks on the Los Angeles Clippers’ Baba Miller in the fourth quarter of pre-season action.

There is more that goes into building a team that wins than handing the ball to Kawhi Leonard. Which is where rookie Allen Graves fits into the picture.