Last week, a 2021 comment from Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum made the rounds on social media again: “Anybody that don’t have Mike [Jordan], Bron [LeBron James] and Kobe [Bryant] in their top five [all-time players], I really have a hard time listening to them.” This isn’t a surprising comment from Tatum, and it’s not … Read more
Getty Images Basketball Hall of Famer Steve Nash, who spent most of his NBA playing career with the Phoenix Suns, will return to the franchise that drafted him. Suns owner Matt Ishbia announced Monday that Nash is joining the Suns as a senior adviser. It is Nash’s first front office role, and it marks his … Read more
On the one hand, it’s clear that the Portland Trail Blazers want to take the next step. After going 23-18 in the second half of the 2024-25 season, with the No. 3 defense in the league during that stretch, general manager Joe Cronin said that making the playoffs would be a “reasonable expectation” going forward. … Read more
Tim BontempsSep 22, 2025, 08:00 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
Brian WindhorstSep 19, 2025, 03:10 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Two years after being the first NBA team to abandon its struggling regional television network partner, the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury are celebrating a proof of concept with a new local … Read more
In 2022-23, the Utah Jazz were in a sweet spot. They’d entered rebuild mode the previous summer, trading Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert (and, famously, Royce O’Neale) for a combination of draft picks, pick swaps, prospects and rotation players. Their 10-3 start wasn’t sustainable, but it quickly became clear that Lauri Markkanen, the 7-foot sharpshooter … Read more
Getty Images Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro underwent successful left ankle surgery on Friday and will miss the start of the 2025-26 season. The Heat announced that the timetable for Herro’s return is eight weeks, putting Herro out of the lineup until at least mid-November. According to the Miami Herald, Herro, 25, dealt with some discomfort … Read more
The Golden State Warriors are less than two weeks away from training camp and they have still yet to reach an agreement with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga in a lengthy negotiation process. And with the young forward unwilling to sign onto any of the three reported offers from the Warriors, he and his camp … Read more
Donovan Mitchell has been here before. From 2017 to 2022, the Utah Jazz won about 60% of their regular-season games just about every year but never advanced past the second round of the playoffs. In 2020-21, they finished the regular season with the best record in the NBA and by far the best net rating, … Read more
Getty Images Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is slated to undergo foot surgery on Friday and will miss the start of the 2025-26 season, according to multiple reports. An exact timetable for Herro’s return has yet to be determined, but the injury is not expected to be season-ending. According to the Miami Herald, Herro, 25, … Read more
Ohm Youngmisuk Close Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 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
Happy Friday sports fans! It’s Shanna McCarriston here. I usually do the Monday newsletter, but this week I’m coming to you on Friday instead. I hope you all had a wonderful work week and have exciting weekend plans coming up. I’ll be back locked in on Sunday to watch all the NFL games. Speaking of … Read more