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Washington Wizards three-time NBA All-Star Khris Middleton has picked up his $33.3 million player option for the 2025-26 season, sources told ESPN on Monday. A beloved three-time All-Star with the Bucks, Middleton was traded to the Wizards at the deadline last season as Milwaukee attempted to get younger at forward. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Middleton, … Read more

The Indiana Pacers may not have ultimately won the NBA championship, but they came far closer than anyone could have reasonably expected. They were technically the sixth No. 4 seed to reach the Finals, but they had little in common with their predecessors.  The 1969 Celtics were pre-merger and the 1978 Sonics came right after. … Read more

Getty Images Kevin Durant had a busy Sunday. The future Hall of Famer finally got traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets in the second blockbuster trade of the summer in the NBA.  Durant was on stage for a panel at Fanatics Fest when the trade news broke and offered his immediate reaction. … Read more

Duke star Cooper Flagg will do what he can to avoid joining the dubious list of the NBA Draft’s all-time biggest busts when he likely goes No. 1 overall to the Dallas Mavericks. Widely considered a can’t-miss prospect much like Victor Wembanyama’s pre-draft grades two years ago, Flagg hopes to make a rookie-season impact at the … Read more

Tyrese Haliburton’s dream NBA Finals Game 7 start quickly turned into a nightmare as the Pacers star exited the winner-take-all title game Sunday night in the first quarter. The Pacers ultimately lost Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and it was confirmed Monday that Haliburton has a torn right Achilles tendon, per ESPN. The … Read more

The 2025 NBA Draft is just days away which means most of the Big Boards have been settled and most of the mocks are either the same or very similar based on circulating intel. And yet every year there are players who slip in the draft and wind up outperforming their draft slot. Like clockwork. … Read more

The Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2025 NBA championship on Sunday, capping one of the most dominant seasons in NBA history with 84 total wins. It’s a remarkable achievement, and yet it’s always going to have an asterisk next to it after Tyrese Haliburton went down in the first quarter with an Achilles injury. The … Read more

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton sustained a torn right Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the NBA Finals against Oklahoma City, sources told ESPN on Monday. The injury puts his status for the 2025-26 campaign in jeopardy. Haliburton, who played through a calf strain in the NBA Finals for opportunity to win a championship, is … Read more

The Kevin Durant sweepstakes were somewhat unusual among star trades in how theoretically accessible he was. Yes, he attempted to steer negotiations towards certain teams, but the price was low enough that almost anyone theoretically could have gotten into the running before he ultimately landed with the Houston Rockets.  And, well, several teams did. The … Read more

Duke • Fr • 6’8″ / 221 lbs Projected Team Dallas PROSPECT RNK 1st POSITION RNK 1st PPG 19.2 RPG 7.5 APG 4.2 3P% 38.5% The Mavs hope to compete now and Flagg is good enough to help them do it alongside Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving. Simultaneously though, he gives them a prospect who … Read more

Ramona ShelburneJun 23, 2025, 11:30 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News THE PHOTO ITSELF is one of many that hang in Sam Presti’s office. Legendary football coach Bill Walsh is laying on the ground, hands behind his head, seemingly at peace with whatever was about … Read more