Jim McCormickSep 29, 2025, 12:28 PM ET Close Jim McCormick is a contributing writer for fantasy football and men’s basketball at ESPN. Sleepers still exist. Payton Pritchard made the fifth-most 3-pointers in the NBA last season. Deni Avdija became an offensive force down the stretch last spring. Josh Giddey turned into a triple-double machine after … Read more
New details surrounding the relationship between Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and former team partner Aspiration throw another twist into the saga surrounding NBA star Kawhi Leonard. Ballmer denied accusations of salary cap circumvention, and the team said he was “duped” into an investment in Aspiration, which paid Leonard for an alleged “no-show” endorsement … Read more
Sep 29, 2025, 08:15 AM ET The NBA season is less than a month away, with 25 teams hosting their media days on Monday while the rest held theirs last week. This offseason was full of ups and downs: Trades, contract stalemates and injuries were just some of the hurdles facing the league’s teams. And … Read more
Sep 28, 2025, 10:22 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The contract stalemate between restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors will bleed into the basketball portion of the NBA calendar. Kuminga did not travel to San Francisco this weekend and won’t be in attendance for Monday’s media day, league sources told ESPN. … Read more
Sep 28, 2025, 09:52 PM ET Free agents Gary Payton II and De’Anthony Melton joined Al Horford on Sunday in committing to the Golden State Warriors, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. The deals will be made official following a final decision from restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga, a source said. Kuminga has an October 1 … Read more
Myron MedcalfSep 28, 2025, 08:01 PM ET Close Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2011. Months after suffering a scary fall during a WNBA Commissioner’s Cup game, Rong Niu — better known as the unicycle performer Red Panda — has a message for her supporters and fans: She’s coming back. … Read more
Getty Images The Golden State Warriors are signing veteran big man Al Horford to a multi-year deal, according to ESPN. Horford is the latest casualty of the second apron for the Boston Celtics, who traded starters Kristaps Porziņģis and Jrue Holiday and lost key reserve Luke Kornet early in free agency as part of the team’s … Read more
Free agent center Al Horford has committed to sign a multiyear contract with the Golden State Warriors, agent Jason Glushon told ESPN on Sunday. After spending seven of the past nine years with the Boston Celtics, including their 2023-24 NBA championship season, Horford enters his 19th year in the league as the Warriors’ new starting … Read more
At the 2023 trade deadline, the Brooklyn Nets admitted defeat, trading Kevin Durant and ending an era that was much stranger, sadder and shorter than anyone had envisioned. Since then, they’ve traded the two players they got from the Phoenix Suns in that deal (Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson) and stockpiled draft picks. They are in full rebuild mode, … Read more
As the NBA continues to grow its presence overseas, commissioner Adam Silver outlined a bold vision for the future that could see teams from other continents playing United States-based franchises in the regular season or postseason. In addition to its grassroots efforts in Europe and Africa and its NBA Global Games series, the NBA is … Read more
Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid is no stranger to injuries in his career and once again finds himself dealing with a recovery process. The 31-year-old gave an update on that recovery on Friday at the team’s media day, saying he “feels pretty good” and there is a “plan in place” for him to see the … Read more
Imagn Images Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson will miss the next four to eight weeks after suffering a left hamstring tear during an offseason workout, the team announced on Friday. “Henderson will begin rehabilitation and is expected to return to basketball activities in 4-8 weeks. His status will be updated as appropriate,” the team … Read more