For the past seven years, the interests of LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers broadly aligned. James rescued the Lakers from their post-Kobe Bryant odyssey. Even as he aged, James remained one of the best players in the NBA. Merely having him on their team opened a championship window. While the last few years … Read more
Jun 30, 2025, 10:02 AM ET NEW YORK — The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030. Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia the season after, assuming they get approval from the NBA … Read more
With the NBA’s 2025 free agency period is set to begin at 6 p.m. ET on Monday, a lot has already taken shape with big names coming off the board. LeBron James, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Julius Randle, Fred VanVleet and Naz Reid have all either exercised contract options or agreed to new deals to … 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 USMNT … It may not be a high bar, but the USMNT just picked up arguably its most important win … Read more
If Savannah James had the final call, LeBron James would announce retirement after a majestic 22-year career as one of the greatest players of all time. James has other plans, however, after picking up his $52.6 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers to play at least one more season in 2025-26. James announced … Read more
Jun 30, 2025, 08:00 AM ET It’s the most exciting time of the NBA year! With the 2025 draft in the rearview mirror, all 30 teams are feverishly working their whiteboards behind the scenes. Who’s on the move? Who’s staying put? We’ve already seen two major trades from the 2024 Boston Celtics championship team, with … Read more
Zach KramJun 30, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. The top five NBA free agents in ESPN’s … Read more
Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images A somehow underrated former No. 1 pick who looks like a future All-NBA guy. It is a bit scary that he missed so much time in 2024-25 due to injury but that was the first time he’s missed such an extended period since getting to the NBA, so shouldn’t be a huge … Read more
Numerous rival teams have pinpointed Memphis as the team poised to enter Monday’s business at the forefront of the Ty Jerome chase.Source: marcstein.substack.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS I assume Charlotte is out on Ty Jerome if Sexton is gonna be a Hornet? That would make Memphis the presumptive front-runner for him … Read more
Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan ICYMI @SamQuinnCBS and I just discussed: 🔴 Lonzo Ball for Isaac Okoro 🔵 Naz Reid re-signing 🔴Sam Merrill re-signing 🔴 Davion Mitchell re-signing 🔴 Pistons opening up cap space for Nickeil Alexander-Walker? 🟣 Where do the Lakers go from here? 🟢 Anfernee Simons teams pic.x.com/L7t48MpHFI – 11:02 PM
The speculation was rampant all around the league when news of James’ decision broke, with rival executives wondering if this was a precursor to a trade request (James, remember, has a no-trade clause and could thus control any such move). Or, of course, it could be yet another attempt to apply pressure to the front … Read more
Ace Bailey: “Blessed to Be Here” – Utah Jazz Rookie’s Draft Night, Comments & Early Outlook Ace Bailey’s NBA Draft journey was one of the most closely watched stories of 2025. Selected fifth overall by the Utah Jazz, the Rutgers standout had previously skipped pre-draft workouts and raised questions about his willingness to go to … Read more