Cooper Flagg has unofficially been a Dallas Maverick since their shocking NBA Draft Lottery win last month, but they’ll make it official on Wednesday night when the Mavs select him No. 1 overall to open the 2025 NBA Draft. Unlike most top overall picks, Flagg will be going to a team with aspirations of winning … Read more
If you’ve been consuming CBS Sports’ coverage of the NBA Draft in the last week, then you’ve been the first to understand the motivation of Ace Bailey’s representation to cancel his visit in Philadelphia, the Spurs’ desire to target a big man, and even a potential promise for national champion Walter Clayton Jr. late in … 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% For more than a year, there’s never really been any doubt about which player will go No. 1 in the 2025 NBA Draft. It was always going to be Flagg, … Read more
Getty When the New York Knicks eliminated the Boston Celtics in the conference semifinals, it was clear that changes were on the horizon. Entering the offseason, the Celtics’ projected payroll for next year was $493 million with luxury taxes included, and Boston has already been working to shed money. The Celtics are reportedly now about $18 million … Read more
The 2025 NBA Draft is nearly here. The two-day affair kicks off Wednesday night in New York. Duke sensation Cooper Flagg is a certainty to go to the Mavericks with the No. 1 pick. Dylan Harper from Rutgers appears like he’s heading to the Spurs with the No. 2 overall selection. After that? The first … Read more
Getty Images The Oklahoma City Thunder are celebrating their 2025 NBA championship with a parade on Tuesday. It’s the first NBA title for Oklahoma City as the Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 on Sunday night. The franchise previously won the Finals as the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979, but this is the first NBA … Read more
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton underwent successful surgery Monday to repair his Achilles after suffering the devastating injury during his team’s Game 7 NBA Finals loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said his All-Star is in great spirits, acknowledging the message he sent out in addition to a direct conversation. “I … Read more
This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Happy parade day, Oklahoma City! Today, the Thunder celebrate their title with their hometown fans, one of my … Read more
The NBA draft is a day away! The 2025 edition is of particular interest with a major star at the top like Cooper Flagg. History, though, actually shows that there are stars available virtually every year, even if they aren’t always revealed yet on draft night. But for every Nikola Jokic picked at 41, Jalen … Read more
The New York Knicks are formally interviewing Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori for the team’s head coaching vacancy, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. Nori is one of three candidates for the job who have been interviewed, alongside former head coaches Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins. The Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau after reaching the Eastern Conference finals … Read more
The biggest domino of the 2025 NBA offseason has fallen. Kevin Durant has a new home with the Houston Rockets. For now, it seems as though the other true superstar that might have been on the market, Giannis Antetokounmpo, is staying put with the Milwaukee Bucks. The draft hasn’t even started yet and we’ve seemingly … Read more
Tim BontempsJun 24, 2025, 08:22 AM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast. … Read more