Sep 25, 2025, 06:48 AM ET The ESPN fantasy basketball experts got together for their second mock draft of the 2025-26 NBA season, using a 10-team head-to-head categories format. If you’re new to fantasy hoops and looking to try it out for the first time, here is a tutorial of all the basics. From there, … Read more
Dallas Mavericks point guard D’Angelo Russell is officially engaged. Russell’s now-fiancée, Laura Ivaniukas announced their engagement Tuesday with a joint post on Instagram captioned: “Ms to Mrs.. Loading,” seemingly referencing the nickname he has embraced since being drafted in 2015 by the Los Angeles Lakers. According to People, Russell and Ivaniukas met at a New … Read more
Dave McMenamin Close Dave McMenamin ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Sep 24, 2025, 04:51 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Two of the Buss family brothers are venturing into professional … Read more
Sep 24, 2025, 04:10 PM ET PHOENIX — Defiant Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia says he’s not worried about the multiple lawsuits his franchise is facing, with claims ranging from discrimination to wrongful termination. Ishbia called the lawsuits a “money grab” on Wednesday at Suns media day. The franchise have been sued multiple times since … Read more
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
Sep 24, 2025, 11:08 AM ET Nancy Leonard, the wife of former Indiana Pacers coach and general manager Bobby “Slick” Leonard who was considered the matriarch of the team, has died at the age of 93. Leonard’s family confirmed her death in a statement Tuesday. “With sorrow, the children of Bob and Nancy Leonard announce … Read more