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
The New York Knicks are interviewing Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori for the team’s head coaching job, sources told ESPN. The Knicks have now done formal interviews with three candidates — Nori and two former head coaches, Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins — for the vacancy. Nori, 51, has been an assistant with Minnesota since … 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
Baxter HolmesJun 24, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. ON THE AFTERNOON of May 12, Cooper Flagg’s immediate family gathered inside his … Read more
Jun 24, 2025, 07:26 AM ET After signing All-Star Paul George and entering the 2024-25 season with championship aspirations, the Philadelphia 76ers enter a crucial offseason with the No. 3 pick in Wednesday’s 2025 NBA draft (8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN) and plenty of massive questions to answer following a 24-58 season. That … Read more
Jay BilasJun 24, 2025, 07:15 AM ET Close College basketball analyst for ESPN and ESPN Insider Played and coached at Duke Practicing attorney The 2025 NBA draft will mark my 23rd straight year sitting on the main desk for ESPN. In all of those years, there have been hits and misses, we’ve been right and … Read more