The Denver Nuggets are naming Ben Tenzer as the executive vice president of basketball operations and hiring Minnesota Timberwolves executive Jon Wallace as the franchise’s new executive vice president of player personnel, sources tell ESPN. Both will report to Josh Kroenke. After the late season firings of coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth, the … 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. SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER AND THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER One of the great long-term rebuilds in sports history has arrived at the mountaintop. … Read more
David PurdumJun 23, 2025, 08:31 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The Houston Rockets’ trade for Kevin Durant and the injury suffered by the Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton shook up the early odds to win next season’s NBA title, but the clear-cut favorite remains the champion Oklahoma City … Read more
The Indiana Pacers circled around star point guard Tyrese Haliburton midway through the first quarter of Sunday night’s Game 7 loss in the NBA Finals knowing they would be without their leader following a devastating injury. “We needed Ty out there … It sucked the soul out of us,” Toppin said. “I ain’t going to … Read more
The 2025 NBA draft begins Wednesday in New York at Barclays Center, with the Dallas Mavericks on the clock holding the No. 1 pick and the right to select Duke’s Cooper Flagg, the consensus top prospect. There will be 59 selections over two rounds, with the draft being held across two nights for the second … Read more
Jonathan Givony Close Jonathan Givony ESPN NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in July 2017Founder and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a private scouting and analytics service used by NBA, NCAA and international teams Jeremy Woo Close Jeremy Woo ESPN NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in 2023Covered the NBA and NBA draft for Sports Illustrated from … Read more
Knew from the second he made impact. Slapping the floor, again and again; burying his face in his forearm; grimacing, crying, screaming no, no, no. He couldn’t walk. He couldn’t be out there. “I couldn’t imagine playing the biggest game of my life and something like that happening,” Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said after the … Read more
Getty Images The Oklahoma City Thunder closed out a thrilling seven-game series with a 103-91 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night to capture the franchise’s first title since moving from Seattle. The franchise won the 1979 championship as the Seattle SuperSonics. This marks the city’s first title in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City’s victory … Read more
The Thunder have their first championship in Oklahoma City. The Thunder took down the Pacers on Sunday night in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals to deliver their first championship for the franchise since relocating to OKC from Seattle in 2008. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s regular-season MVP, was named Finals MVP. The Pacers’ underdog … 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 what his father told … Read more
The Indiana Pacers woke up Sunday morning one victory away from their first NBA championship. They were much further away from their first championship by the end of Sunday night. They didn’t just lose Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. They lost Tyrese Haliburton, the 25-year-old superstar who makes their entire playing … Read more
The Oklahoma City Thunder are a miracle. They acquired their best player, the league MVP, in one of the best trades of all time, a blockbuster that also brought back five first-round picks and two pick swaps. They used one of those picks to select an All-Star wing who scored 40 points in Game 5 … Read more