Ohm YoungmisukJul 22, 2025, 03:20 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of … Read more
Jul 22, 2025, 03:37 PM ET Tyrese Haliburton weighed in on the debate surrounding the uptick in Achilles injuries across the NBA last season, saying he doesn’t believe there’s a definitive answer beyond that of bad luck. Haliburton is in the midst of recovery from his own Achilles tear, which he suffered early in Game … Read more
Chris Paul will play his 21st and likely final NBA season with the Los Angeles Clippers, but his role with the team could be the smallest of his career. Paul is headed back to L.A. on a one-year, $3.6 million deal, and according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the future Hall of Famer is set to … Read more
Free agent forward Josh Okogie has agreed to a one-year, $3.1 million deal with the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN. Okogie, 26, enters his eighth NBA season and gives the Rockets another active wing defender who has averaged 6.3 points over 416 games. Last season, Okogie recorded career highs in field goal percentage, 3-point field … Read more
When an NBA player signs a new contract, in the social media post that gets sent announcing it, right after the team name comes the number of years and for how much money they were signed to. It has become second nature, not just in the NBA, but across all professional sports, and even college … Read more
While recent draft picks are always the main attraction at NBA summer league, this year it was some of the elder statesmen who made the biggest impression. Of course, history teaches us to take even our most extreme optimism with a grain of salt as success from summer league can prove to be fickle once … Read more
Most teams in the NBA finished their big moves of the offseason, and while there were fewer wild trades and unexpected signings compared years past, fun reunions took place with Damian Lillard and Chris Paul returning to their former franchises. But at this point in the offseason, with summer league over, all that’s left are some … Read more
Chris Paul is reuniting with the Los Angeles Clippers at 40 years old, and he’s just the latest veteran free agent to arrive at their throwback party. The Clippers successfully recruited 32-year-old guard Bradley Beal last week, fresh off his buyout with the Phoenix Suns, and they began the offseason by picking up 37-year-old center … Read more
Getty Images LeBron James picked up his player option to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers. It represents a calculated decision that did not come without considering a move elsewhere, according to John Hollinger of The Athletic. In fact, “there were whispers in league circles about LeBron James having eyes for Dallas,” Hollinger reports. But … 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 … THE RED-HOT MILWAUKEE BREWERS The Brew Crew moved up three spots and … Read more
In the end, Damian Lillard found his way home and it didn’t take long to feel good about his decision. Lillard finalized a three-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers over the weekend, returning to the franchise he spent 11 years with before asking for a trade in 2023. The Milwaukee Bucks waived Lillard to … Read more
Zach KramJul 22, 2025, 07:00 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. The NBA is famously a league of transactions. … Read more