We’re looking back on the last 25 years of NBA basketball over the next two weeks with our NBA All-Quarter Century project. Monday morning we published our All-Quarter Century Teams, picking the three best players at every position from the 21st century (so far). The biggest names (like LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kobe Bryant, Tim … Read more
Zach KramAug 18, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. It’s still the NBA offseason, but the 2025-26 … Read more
The Toronto Raptors are appointing general manager Bobby Webster as the team’s head of basketball operations, and the sides have reached a new contract, sources told ESPN on Monday. Webster succeeds his former boss, Masai Ujiri, as the lead Raptors executive. The Raptors parted ways with Ujiri on June 27, one day after the NBA … Read more
Every year, basketball media votes on All-NBA Teams, which create a snapshot of each season. Which players mattered most? Who do we need to remember from that season? Who stood out in a way that even an All-Star nod could not fairly reflect? All-NBA is such an important honor that it even affects how much … Read more
Getty Images Luka Dončić has been a leading topic of conversation around the NBA ever since he arrived in the 2018 draft, but this year has thrust him further into the spotlight after the Mavericks made the shocking decision to trade him to the Lakers ahead of the deadline. After the trade, reports surfaced that … Read more
Aug 15, 2025, 03:11 PM ET Miami traded forward Haywood Highsmith to the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, a move that gets the Heat under the tax line for this coming season and creates roster flexibility. The Heat are also sending a second-round pick in 2032 to Brooklyn, which is sending a conditional second-round pick in … Read more
David PurdumAug 15, 2025, 12:25 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 With three players involved in a federal gambling investigation, the NBA and its players’ association said this week that they support further limitations on certain types of bets to reduce the risk of manipulation and combat athlete … Read more
Happy Friday! Carter Bahns here with a look ahead to what should be a fantastic summer weekend in the sports world. If you’re a soccer fan, the next couple of days will be a treat. More preseason football and the Little League World Series will make for a fun weekend, too. This is an article … Read more
Mike ClayAug 15, 2025, 06:15 AM ET Close Mike Clay is a senior writer for fantasy football and the NFL at ESPN. Mike is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. His projections power the ESPN Fantasy Football game, and he also appears on “Fantasy Football Now” and the Fantasy Focus Football podcast. When … Read more
Kevin PeltonAug 15, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system In terms of Cooper Flagg’s chances of winning the Rookie of the Year award, the NBA draft lottery couldn’t have gone better. Not only did the Dallas Mavericks land … Read more
The 2025-26 NBA schedule has officially been released, so now we can take stock of everything and get excited about all the top matchups for the upcoming season. Opening night will tip off Oct. 21, with the Oklahoma City Thunder beginning their title defense against the Houston Rockets, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers taking … Read more
Imagn Images Former Denver Nuggets mascot Drake Solomon, who suited up as Rocky for three years, filed a lawsuit against team ownership, USA Today reports. Solomon sued Kroenke Sports & Entertainment on Tuesday in Denver District Court, alleging the franchise violated Colorado disability protection laws — namely, the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act — when it fired … Read more