Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan Last night’s Third Apron stream with @SamQuinnCBS: 🟢The Bucks bold move and what comes next 🔵Damian Lillard and Bradley Beal teams 🟠Nuggets home run free agency 🟡Lakers, Pacers, Warriors, and more! pic.x.com/XDx3z7Wg6U – 12:04 PM
Getty Images Ben McLemore, a former Portland Trail Blazers guard and the No. 7 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, was found guilty of raping a woman at a 2021 house party. A Clackamas County (Oregon) jury convicted McLemore on multiple rape and sexual abuse charges, though he was found not guilty on one … Read more
The Denver Nuggets are off to a terrific start to their offseason, as they’ve earned high marks for their wheeling and dealing to open NBA free agency. Two of their biggest moves this week came by way of trades. The first sent Michael Porter Jr. and a 2032 first round pick to Brooklyn for Cam … Read more
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images It’s not too common an occurrence that we write one of these and the list is led by LeBron James, arguably the greatest player of all time. Yet here we are. Once James opted into the final year of his contract, many thought that was that, and business would carry … Read more
Well, we’re through the first night of the NBA’s 2025 free agency period (on the East Coast, at least) and there’s been some pretty decent activity, though it took a little longer than usual for the ball to get rolling. If you haven’t been keeping up with all the action, you can scroll through our … Read more
Baxter HolmesJul 3, 2025, 03:38 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. An Oregon jury found former NBA guard Ben McLemore guilty Thursday of raping … Read more
Drew Timme, who signed a multi-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets in March and had his contract option picked up at the end of June, will be joining the team’s Summer League roster in Las Vegas later this month. The former Gonzaga standout has already played in nine NBA games, but he is not taking … Read more
Cooper Flagg has signed with the Dallas Mavericks on a four-year rookie deal, the franchise announced. Terms of the contract for the 2025 NBA Draft’s No. 1 pick were not disclosed, but Flagg is set to make $62.7 million over the deal per the NBA’s rookie salary scale for the 2025-26 season. As a first-year player, … Read more
Donovan Mitchell knows exactly where he stands with the Cleveland Cavaliers — and who he isn’t trying to be. The All-NBA first team guard addressed the ever-present comparisons to the franchise’s golden era, when LeBron James led the team to four straight NBA Finals and the city’s first major pro sports championship in more than … Read more
Dallas Mavericks assistant Jared Dudley is finalizing a deal to become the top assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets under David Adelman, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports told ESPN. Dudley has been on the Mavs’ staff since 2021 after a 14-year NBA career. He joins fellow longtime NBA player JJ Barea on the front of … Read more
Chris Duarte, a four-year NBA veteran, is signing with Unicaja Malaga on a two-year agreement, the club announced.Source: BasketNews What’s the buzz on Twitter? Emiliano Carchia @Sportando Chris Duarte strengthens Unicaja’s perimeter sportando.basketball/en/chris-duart… – 5:00 AM Donatas Urbonas @Urbodo OFFICIAL: Chris Duarte, who earned NBA All-Rookie second team honors in the past, is signing a … Read more
1 Thunder Terrifying. The Thunder return every meaningful piece from a title season in which they also finished with the league’s best record. The formula is clear: Suffocating defense on one end, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s brilliance on the other. And with players like Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren still on an upward trajectory, OKC could be … Read more