The Dallas Mavericks officially drafted Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick to kick off the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night. The pick was no surprise, but now the real work begins for Dallas. The Mavericks appear to be planning to use a two-timeline approach in the Flagg Era, not because it’s the right … Read more
The 2025 NBA Draft has finally arrived, and there is plenty of intrigue to wade through during Round 1. After Duke’s Cooper Flagg (Dallas Mavericks) and Rutgers’ Dylan Harper (San Antonio Spurs) were selected with the first two picks, there was a dramatic pause until Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe was chosen No. 3 overall by the … Read more
The NBA has become a young man’s game over the past couple of decades, with more and more players getting drafted in their late teens as opposed to their early 20s after multiple years of college, as used to be the norm. As such, we have seen many super young players getting drafted in the … Read more
Tim MacMahonJun 25, 2025, 08:11 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM DALLAS — The Mavericks, as expected, took forward Cooper Flagg with the first pick of the 2025 NBA draft Wednesday night. “I’m feeling amazing. It’s a dream come … Read more
André SnellingsJun 25, 2025, 08:32 PM ET Close Dr. André Snellings is a senior writer for men’s and women’s fantasy basketball and sports betting at ESPN. André has a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Michigan. He joined ESPN in 2017 after a 16-year career as a neural engineer, during which time he was also a … Read more
Jun 25, 2025, 08:25 PM ET After a disastrous season where Joel Embiid only played a handful of games before needing knee surgery, Philadelphia’s reward was getting the third pick in Wednesday night’s NBA draft, which they used to select Baylor guard VJ Edgecombe. Edgecombe, who was part of the Bahamian national team last summer … Read more
Michael C. WrightJun 25, 2025, 08:17 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Having selected back-to-back NBA Rookie of the Year winners over the past two drafts, the San Antonio Spurs hope to have a third straight in Rutgers guard Dylan Harper, whom … Read more
Jun 25, 2025, 08:07 PM ET The NBA had already convened a panel of experts to study Achilles tendon injuries even before Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton ruptured his in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday night. The league had seven known Achilles injuries this season – Pacers forwards James Wiseman … Read more
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The 2025 NBA Draft has finally arrived, and there will be plenty of intrigue at the top of Round 1 as soon as the event reaches the No. 3 overall pick. Duke’s Cooper Flagg (No. 1 to the Dallas Mavericks) and Rutgers guard Dylan Harper (No. 2 to the San Antonio Spurs) are the presumptive opening … Read more
Jun 25, 2025, 07:23 PM ET The 2025 offseason is here, and deals are already getting done. On Tuesday, the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics finalized a three-team deal that included Kristaps Porzingis, Terance Mann, Georges Niang and draft picks. On the last day of the 2025 NBA season, the Phoenix Suns traded … Read more
Imagn Images The New York Knicks will interview New Orleans Pelicans associate coach James Borrego in the search to fill their vacant head coaching position, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. Borrego is the fourth candidate to secure an interview with the Knicks, following former NBA head coaches Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins and active Minnesota Timberwolves … Read more