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2025 NBA Draft grades: Complete pick-by-pick analysis from Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey through Round 2
The 2025 NBA Draft is officially in the books. After Wednesday night’s Round 1 gave us plenty of surprises – from Ace Bailey landing with the Utah Jazz to the Portland Trail Blazers pulling a stunner and selecting Chinese big man Yang Hansen at No. 16 – some of college basketball’s biggest names heard their…
2025 NBA Draft grades: Live pick-by-pick analysis, updates, draft order for Rounds 1 and 2
Round 1 of the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night brought plenty of surprises. It started when Ace Bailey was unexpectedly chosen by the Utah Jazz at No. 5 and continued when the Portland Trail Blazers pulled a shocker by selecting Yang Hansen, a relatively unknown 7-footer from China, at No. 16 overall. Will the…
Why Knicks’ reported Mikal Bridges trade talks, despite paying a king’s ransom to acquire him, show maturity
When the Knicks traded five first-round picks and another first-round swap for Mikal Bridges last summer, there were definitely some eyes widened the NBA. Bridges is a good player, and he was a perfect fit to go back to his support-player roots next to Jalen Brunson — and eventually Karl-Anthony Towns. It’s hard to knock the…
2025 NBA Draft grades: Pick-by-pick analysis for Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey, all first-round selections
The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is in the books, and while there were no mysteries at the top — Duke’s Cooper Flagg went No. 1 to the Dallas Mavericks, Rutgers’ Dylan Harper flew off the board at No. 2 to the San Antonio Spurs — the rest of the night delivered plenty of surprises. Ace…
2025 NBA Draft winners and losers: Ace Bailey’s plan backfires, Cooper Flagg saves the Mavericks
The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is complete, and while there was absolutely no surprise at the top — Cooper Flagg did indeed go to the Dallas Mavericks at No. 1 — there were plenty of unexpected decisions as the night progressed. It started with Ace Bailey, widely considered to be the third…
Jrue Holiday trade grades: Celtics address issues with Anfernee Simons, while more questions for Trail Blazers
The Boston Celtics are trading Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons and two second-round picks in the first major trade since the end of the NBA Finals. It’s a fairly rare trade in that the recent champion Celtics are giving away the well-known veteran while the younger rebuilding team is giving…
Ranking 10 NBA teams that have never won a championship by who’s closest to first title
The Oklahoma City Thunder are 2025 NBA champions after beating the Indiana Pacers, 103-91, in Sunday’s Game 7, capturing the franchise’s first title since relocating from Seattle. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was awarded Finals MVP to cap off what’s been a season of winning for the Canadian guard, who also earned league MVP. The Thunder were supremely…
2026 NBA championship odds: Thunder open as heavy favorites to repeat ahead of Knicks, Cavaliers, Rockets
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the 2025 NBA champions after outlasting the Indiana Pacers in a thrilling seven-game series. Oklahoma City captured its first title Sunday night behind a standout performance from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, becoming the seventh different team in the last seven years to win it all. And even though the celebration for this…
Winners and losers of Kevin Durant trade: Good news for Rockets’ Amen Thompson, Heat and Wolves miss out
Kevin Durant was traded Sunday for … Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and the No. 10 pick? That’s it? That’s all the Suns got from the Rockets? Surely we’re forgetting something, right? They must be getting back some more future picks? No? They didn’t loop in a third team to get a starting-caliber center back? Did…
Ranking NBA’s 10 most interesting contract extension candidates: Devin Booker, Trae Young on star-studded list
Once upon a time, the NBA’s best players used to move through free agency. Think about how many offseasons in the 2010s were dominated by where LeBron James or Kevin Durant would sign. Those days are over. No reigning All-NBA player has changed teams through free agency since 2019, when Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Kemba…