NEW YORK — When the final buzzer sounded at Madison Square Garden on Monday night, and the New York Knicks began soaking in their 3-1 lead over the reigning champion Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals, captain Jalen Brunson made a point to calm some of his celebrating teammates down. Yes, the Knicks were … Read more
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU Celtics playoff injuries, Brown/Tatum era 2017: I. Thomas (hip) 2018: K. Irving (knee)/G. Hayward (leg) 2019: M. Smart (oblique) 2020: G. Hayward (ankle) 2021: J. Brown (wrist) 2022: R. Williams (knee) 2023: J. Tatum (Game 7 ankle) 2024: K. Porzingis (leg 🏆) 2025: J. Tatum (TBD) – 10:26 PM
If you’re a fan of chaos, you surely loved what went down in the NBA Draft Lottery on Monday night. The Dallas Mavericks, on just a 1.8% chance, secured the No. 1 pick. The San Antonio Spurs and the Philadelphia 76ers — who both were longshots to get top-three picks — followed at No. 2 … Read more
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU Celtics won Game 3 in New York despite: – 40% FGs from Jayson Tatum (8/20) – sub-40% FGs from Jaylen Brown (7/18) – another 0% from Kristaps Porzingis (0/3) Rest of Celtics: 25/42 FGs, 59.5% (13/23 3s, 56.5%) – 6:14 PM
Tim BontempsMay 12, 2025, 10:19 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
In the high-stakes world of the NBA, where every second on the clock can be the difference between glory and defeat, the concept of “clutch” carries a weight that can define a player’s career. It’s the final moments of a closely contested game that separate the good from the great—the true clutch performers—capable of seizing … Read more
Cooper Flagg likely found his new home Monday as the NBA held its annual Draft Lottery in Chicago. After months of waiting, the stunning results are in: the Dallas Mavericks hold the No. 1 overall pick in June’s NBA Draft. The Mavs had just a 1.8% chance of winning the top pick after going 39-43 … Read more
Nico Harrison can breathe a sigh of relief. After trading Luka Doncic to the Lakers in one of the most shocking trades in NBA history, the Mavericks won the lottery with a 1.8 percent chance. The results of the 2025 NBA lottery will only fuel the conspiracy theories even more now. Even Philadelphia landed the … Read more
Duke • Fr • 6’9″ / 205 lbs Projected Team Dallas PROSPECT RNK 1st POSITION RNK 1st PPG 19.2 RPG 7.5 APG 4.2 3P% 38.5% Nico Harrison has insisted time and again that defense wins championships. He’ll have a chance to put that theory to the test in adding Flagg, the most dynamic defender and … Read more
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