The Fred VanVleet news is crushing. No way around it. Just when the Rockets had positioned themselves on the top shelf of the contender conversation by trading for Kevin Durant and signing Dorian Finney-Smith, they’ve lost their starting point guard (almost certainly for the season) to a torn ACL before training camp has even begun. … Read more
Getty Images The Philadelphia 76ers unveiled the team’s 2025-26 Hardwood Classic Edition uniforms on Wednesday. The black uniforms honor the 25th anniversary of the 2000-01 Eastern Conference Championship team that made it all the way to the NBA Finals. The 2000-01 Sixers featured a star-studded lineup that included stars like Allen Iverson and Dikembe Mutombo, … Read more
Imagn Images Comparison may be the thief of joy once in a while, but it’s all the rage in basketball circles. Finding that perfect NBA player comparison is tradition with any batch of newcomers, and BYU’s ballyhooed freshman AJ Dybantsa is no exception. For BYU coach Kevin Young, who paid his dues as an NBA … Read more
There are several “what if” moments that exist from the NBA playoffs last season. Most of them have to do with what would’ve happened had certain players not gotten injured, like Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum. The All-Star forward suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the second round of the postseason against the New York … Read more
Getty Images The Minnesota Timberwolves are bringing back their most beloved and iconic jerseys, and it’s not a moment too soon. The team revealed its throwback “Black Trees” jerseys as part of its Classic Edition uniform for the 2025-26 season. The team will also have a throwback court design to match when they don the … Read more
Tim BontempsSep 24, 2025, 12:11 PM 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
Getty Images The Heat have signed Precious Achiuwa to a one-year deal, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. It’s a fully non-guaranteed deal, per Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. Achiuwa, 26, returns to the team that drafted him after a whirlwind first few years in the NBA. Miami selected the Memphis product 20th overall in … Read more
Ohm YoungmisukSep 24, 2025, 10:45 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of … Read more
Free agent center/forward Precious Achiuwa has agreed to a one-year deal with the Miami Heat, sources told ESPN. This serves as a reunion for the Heat’s No. 20 pick in the 2020 NBA draft after Achiuwa’s productive stints in New York and Toronto over the past four seasons. The Heat have searched for size in … Read more
No matter how deep down the Kawhi Leonard hole investigative journalist Pablo Torre seems to dig, we’re only at the beginning of the NBA’s investigation into the Clippers star’s now-infamous endorsement deal with Aspiration. Think of a standard tampering investigation, the sort we might see once or twice in an offseason. When the New York … Read more
Sep 24, 2025, 08:42 AM ET Whether you are trying fantasy basketball for the first time or are an experienced fantasy hoops veteran, the 2025-26 ESPN fantasy basketball draft guide has everything you need to crush your drafts. From rankings and projections to sleepers, breakouts and busts, we’ve got you covered from every angle, all … Read more
Sep 24, 2025, 07:09 AM ET ESPN’s countdown of the NBA’s best 100 players for the 2025-26 season has yet to reach its top 10, but there have been plenty of surprises already. And before we reveal our final elite group, our expert panel is breaking down this year’s list. Are future Hall of Famers … Read more