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2025 NBA Draft order: Full list of every second-round pick as selection process continues Thursday
Getty Images The 2025 NBA Draft is underway. Round 1 was held Wednesday night with the first 30 picks. Unsurprisingly, Cooper Flagg went No. 1 overall to the Dallas Mavericks, and Dylan Harper was the No. 2 pick to the San Antonio Spurs. Other notable picks included Ace Bailey slipping to the Utah Jazz, the Suns…

2025 NBA Draft trade tracker: Latest deals, news as Suns acquire Mark Williams from Hornets
Getty Images The 2025 NBA Draft kicks off Wednesday night in Brooklyn. But NBA teams did not wait until draft night to start making trades. Multiple All-Stars have been dealt since Sunday, as the Rockets made the first blockbuster of the summer by acquiring Kevin Durant in a trade with the Suns. The first major…

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 grades: Live pick-by-pick analysis, updates, draft order for all 30 Round 1 selections
The 2025 NBA Draft has finally arrived, and there is plenty of intrigue to wade through during Round 1. After Duke’s Cooper Flagg (Dallas Mavericks) and Rutgers’ Dylan Harper (San Antonio Spurs) were selected with the first two picks, there was a dramatic pause until Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe was chosen No. 3 overall by the…

If the Celtics really are listening to Jaylen Brown offers, these 3 teams are in prime position to pounce
The Boston Celtics are making moves. Less than two days after the Finals ended, the Celtics have already traded Jrue Holiday to the Blazers and Kristaps Porzingis to the Hawks. That gets them under the second apron, widely considered to be their primary goal for the offseason, but does that mean they’re done? “Them phone…

2025 NBA Draft trade tracker: Latest deals, news as Celtics, Nets, others swap picks and star players
Getty Images The 2025 NBA Draft kicks off Wednesday night in Brooklyn. But NBA teams did not wait until draft night to start making trades. Multiple All-Stars have been dealt since Sunday, as the Rockets made the first blockbuster of the summer by acquiring Kevin Durant in a trade with the Suns. The Celtics have…

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…

2025 NBA playoff bracket, scores: Thunder take down Pacers in NBA Finals Game 7 for OKC’s first title
The Thunder have their first championship in Oklahoma City. The Thunder took down the Pacers on Sunday night in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals to deliver their first championship for the franchise since relocating to OKC from Seattle in 2008. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s regular-season MVP, was named Finals MVP. The Pacers’ underdog…

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…
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