NBA free agency is a game of musical chairs, and the music is starting to slow down. Most of the available money has now been spent. Rosters are starting to fill out. Even teams that have slots to fill may not have minutes or shots to offer. By late July, most of the players who … Read more
The NBA’s new national TV broadcast rights deal goes into effect this fall, as the league will begin raking in billions from its three network partners — ESPN, NBC and Amazon. While ESPN retained its rights from the previous deal, NBC is back in the mix and Amazon is a newcomer in the pro basketball … Read more
Jul 24, 2025, 05:00 PM ET Restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga is in no rush to sign the latest contract offers from the Golden State Warriors, he told ESPN’s Shams Charania after a Thursday morning workout in Miami, and Kuminga’s stalemate with the Warriors has the potential to drag significantly deeper into the offseason as … Read more
The Golden State Warriors are the only team in the NBA that hasn’t made a signing this offseason. That’s because they are waiting on a resolution with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga. As Shams Charania explained Thursday on NBA Today, there isn’t any indication that the stalemate is going to end any time soon, as … Read more
The NBA Draft was a month ago, most major free-agent deals have been done for three weeks and summer league is in the books. (Congratulations to Kon Knueppel, K.J. Simpson and the rest of the Summer Hornets by the way — those rings are pretty nice.) This means that much of the league is in … Read more
Jalen Green is thankful for his move to the Phoenix Suns this summer after a blockbuster trade, and he took his parting shots this week in the form of a goodbye to the city of Houston and the Rockets’ fanbase, via The Players’ Tribune. Green was part of a multi-player deal headlined by Kevin Durant landing … Read more
This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. 😄 Good morning to all but especially to … RUSSELL WILSON It didn’t take long for Giants coach Brian Daboll to … Read more
Jeremy WooJul 24, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in 2023Covered the NBA and NBA draft for Sports Illustrated from 2015-2023 The 2025 NBA draft has wrapped up, with the rookie class debuting at summer leagues and teams looking ahead to next season. In the wake of the annual Las … Read more
Tyrese Haliburton’s Achilles tear in the NBA Finals was one of the most disheartening injuries we’ve seen in the league. For it to happen just a few minutes into a Game 7 right after Haliburton had gotten off to such a fast start — nine points in the first five minutes — just added to … Read more
The Brooklyn Nets era when Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden teamed up for two years failed to deliver the kind of championship promise many expected it would bring. Harden was with the team for two seasons before requesting a trade, and Irving and Durant asked for a trade during the 2022-23 season, bringing to … Read more
Getty Images Now that Las Vegas Summer League has come to a close, there will not be an NBA game to watch until October, when preseason games for the 2025-26 campaign begin. However, we won’t have to wait that long to see some of the league’s best players take the court. EuroBasket 2025, the newest edition … Read more
Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola has gone viral for his uncanny resemblance to Patrick Mahomes, even down to his hairstyle and pregame routine. Over the last year, the two developed a relationship, which Raiola likened to the bond shared between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. Raiola, a former five-star recruit, drew some attention in his freshman … Read more