For the third consecutive year, we’ll play the odds to predict which player each NBA team will select in the upcoming draft. To do this, we’ll use Draft Predictor, a tool that factors in our Aggregated Mock Draft and our workout tracker to generate the probability of every player landing at each draft slot. A … 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
David Locke @DLocke09 🚨 It’s FLAGG Day! 🏀 Cooper Flagg could change Utah Jazz’s future tonight. Breaking down his game, VJ Edgecomb’s potential, and OKC’s playoff adjustments. Plus, an AI-generated Kendrick Lamar-style hype track! Search LOCKED ON JAZZ on all podcast apps or on YouTube pic.x.com/KdX0iU9159 – 12:15 PM
May 12, 2025, 07:26 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks won this year’s NBA draft lottery, earning the right to land projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg. The Mavericks had just a 1.8% chance to win the lottery. San Antonio — with back-to-back rookies of the year in Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle — will pick … Read more
As the 2023-24 NBA season rounds into its final stretch, the playoff landscape is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable and exciting in recent memory. In both conferences, established powerhouses and emerging challengers are vying for playoff positioning, setting the stage for a postseason filled with potential upsets and riveting storylines. Eastern … Read more
Getty Images It’s Game 4 between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder in their second-round playoff series on Sunday afternoon. The top-seeded Thunder have outscored the Nuggets by 32 points through three games. Yet the Nuggets have a 2-1 series lead. Denver has won the close games in this series, and made a furious … Read more
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning Kristaps Porzingis, Sam Hauser and Jaylen Brown receiving a ton of treatment pregame during the open locker room period. Getting stretched out. Brown received a ton of tape and support on both ankles. Serious, quiet in here. Hauser is out. – 2:38 PM
The No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers will try to reclaim home-court advantage when they face the No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday night. Indiana picked up a pair of upset road wins to open the series, but Cleveland responded with a 126-104 road win in … Read more
Scott Agness: Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell, the top scorer in this series, is questionable for Game 5 — left ankle sprain. He got an MRI in Cleveland MondaySource: Bluesky What’s the buzz on Twitter? Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham Donovan Mitchell is officially listed as questionable for tomorrow’s Game 5 with a left ankle sprain. – 5:50 … Read more
Getty Images The Indiana Pacers are hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of their second-round NBA playoff matchup on Sunday night. The Pacers have a 2-1 series lead, but the Cavaliers have some momentum after a Game 3 win and with an increasingly healthy roster. The Cavs won Game 3 on the road with … Read more
The Milwaukee Bucks have made the highly-respected Doc Rivers their permanent head coach, a decision that has basketball fans around talking. This decision, first reported by TNT Sports’ Chris Haynes, comes after the unexpected firing of Adrian Griffin, despite a strong season start. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium has revealed that Rivers’ new … Read more
The burden of proof for clutch performance is absurdly demanding in the NBA. Unless your body of work is totally unimpeachable like, say, a LeBron James or Stephen Curry, a few bad games can undo years of reputational progress. Think of the week Jayson Tatum has had. He’s a reigning NBA champion with a 51-point … Read more