Chris Herring Kevin Pelton Close Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Sep 9, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Even though the NFL season just kicked off, basketball is coming. Thursday marks three weeks until the NBA preseason opens with … Read more
Imagn Images Toraya Reid, the sister of Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid, was shot and killed by her boyfriend at a New Jersey apartment complex last weekend, according to police. She was 28. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said that police responded to reports of shots fired at the Paragon apartment complex in Jackson, New Jersey, … Read more
The biggest additions for the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason have been signing Marcus Smart, Jake LaRavia and Deandre Ayton, but the most important thing the Lakers did this summer was get Luka Dončić to sign a three-year, $165 million contract extension to keep him in L.A. through at least the 2027-28 season (with a … Read more
JACKSON, N.J. — The sister of Minnesota Timberwolves player Naz Reid was fatally shot at a New Jersey apartment complex by her boyfriend, who was charged with murder, authorities said Monday. Police went to the Paragon apartment complex in Jackson around 11 a.m. Saturday, after receiving reports of shots fired. They soon found Toraya Reid, … Read more
The 2025 Curry Camp was held in Menlo Park, California from August 13-15, 2025, with some of the nation’s best boys and girls players competing and learning from the greatest shooter of all time. One of the camp’s highlights featured Steph Curry’s former head coach at Davidson College, Bob McKillop. What began as scrimmages and … Read more
The Round of 16 at EuroBasket 2025 has been defined by a series of major upsets, but Luka Dončić made sure that trend did not continue. He led Slovenia to an 84-77 win over Italy on Sunday with 42 points in 33 minutes in an incredible scoring display. Less than a minute into the game, … Read more
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić had 42 points and 10 rebounds as Slovenia held off a fourth-quarter surge from Italy to win 84-77 at the EuroBasket tournament Sunday and set up a quarterfinal match against World Cup winner Germany. Slovenia led 29-11 at the end of the first quarter, and Dončić reached 30 points … Read more
RIGA, Latvia — Elias Valtonen scored eight points in the final two minutes to help Finland stun Serbia and Nikola Jokic 92-86 Saturday in the round of 16 at the EuroBasket tournament. Jokic finished with a game-high 33 points, but it was Finland that came up with the big shots late to spring the biggest … Read more
The 2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class has officially been inducted after a star-studded ceremony on Saturday in Springfield, Massachusetts. Some of the greatest basketball players to ever take the floor, on both the men’s and women’s side, gathered on stage to reflect on their careers and express appreciation to those who helped get … Read more
A new class of honorees will be enshrined into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame during Saturday’s ceremony, further cementing the legacy of some of the most iconic men’s and women’s basketball players. On the men’s side, the honorees feature Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard, while the women’s side will induct a trio of legendary … Read more
Serbia entered EuroBasket 2025 as the favorites to win it all. Instead, Nikola Jokić and company crashed out of the tournament in the Round of 16 on Saturday after a historic upset loss to Lauri Markkanen and Finland, 92-86. Jokić was his usual self, and finished with 33 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three … Read more
Getty Images EuroBasket 2025 is into the 16-team knockout stage with plenty of NBA stars still competing to be crowned men’s basketball champions of Europe. There will not be a repeat champion, however. Spain, which won the competition in 2022, was ousted in the group stage in the 2025 event. The knockout stage, including the … Read more