NBA execs debate Cooper Flagg's future: Biggest strengths and best comps
The Duke freshman is undoubtedly the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft, but executives say a tempering of "generational" expectations would be wise.
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Early-season NBA draft risers, sleepers and surprises: Intel on 15 intriguing college prospects
How has Rutgers' star duo fared for NBA scouts? Which top prospects have more to show? Who are league execs buzzing about? We have draft intel.
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NBA trade outlooks for all 30 teams: Big questions, tradable picks and apron updates
What trade decisions face the league's contending, middling and lottery-bound franchises? Bobby Marks examines all 30 teams' deadline outlooks.
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NBA trade tracker: Details for all deals for 2024-25
Tracking all the major trades and their details as the 2024-25 NBA regular season rolls on.
NBA
NBA trade grades: How Schroder changes Golden State's offense around Steph Curry
Which stars and draft picks are on the move? Kevin Pelton is grading all sides of the 2024-25 season's biggest trades.
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NBA trade intel: What we're hearing on seven teams with major decisions
What trades are league insiders expecting from the Warriors, Lakers, Heat and other potentially active teams? Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst have the latest intel.
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The Knicks' free safety is saving their defense -- one blocked 3 at a time
OG Anunoby is everywhere on defense. Plus, the factors behind Tyrese Haliburton's struggles and why short-handed Orlando is still a major threat.
NBA Draft
Updated Top 100 rankings for the 2025 NBA draft: Who's rising and falling?
Cooper Flagg is still No. 1, but there's shuffling among his Duke teammates, and players from BYU, Illinois and Texas move up the ranks.
NBA
NBA scouts' and execs' early insights on the Karl-Anthony Towns trade
How are Randle, Towns, Klay and other stars impacting their new teams? NBA scouts and execs weigh in.
NBA
NBA draft snapshot: Projections, prospects and teams we're watching (yes, including Philly)
Guided by BPI, ESPN's NBA insiders are breaking down the teams, prospects and draft storylines to watch, including the uncertain future of four key traded picks.
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NBA intel: Pelicans' plans, and why Philly's start has major draft implications
Major decisions await New Orleans, Philly, Chicago and Brooklyn. NBA scouts, execs and GMs are watching closely.
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NBA top trends: LaMelo can't stop fouling, and why Philly's goal is just 33 wins
The LaMelo Ball experience headlines our latest look at NBA trends. Plus, Philly's magic number, odd struggles for a new Knick and why OKC started a 6-6 center.
NBA
The best international prospects in next year's NBA draft: Scouting the top 10
Nolan Traore, a top prospect out of France, leads a group of international players in line for the 2025 draft. Let's project the range of the 10 best.
NBA
Latest NBA intel: Execs, scouts and GMs on early trade talk and an East-West fix
Could this season see an early blockbuster? Should the league abolish conferences? Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst take their weekly pulse of the league.
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NBA buzz: Cavs' playoff plans, Warriors and Rockets trade intel
From injuries to standout performances to trade talk, Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst share their latest intel.
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NBA trends we're watching: Giannis' Bucks, Klay's new space and injuries everywhere
The Bucks still have major things to fix. Plus, why Klay has been so open and why a 6-1 guard might be the league's best paint scorer.
NBA
Updated 2025 NBA mock draft: Where's Cooper Flagg? Who could help Wemby? Nine freshmen in the top 10?
Three Duke players in the top 10? Where does the Rutgers duo land? And a Baylor guard moving up? Let's project all 30 picks for the 2025 first round.
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NCAAM
'There's disbelief about him because he's just that good': Inside Cooper Flagg's improbable rise
From grade school, Flagg has faced test after test -- all designed to define his ceiling. He has passed them all, fueled by lessons from one of the greatest teams in NBA history.
NBA
Bucks trade targets and 'The Clippers East': This week's NBA intel
What deals, stars and storylines are league insiders buzzing about? Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst share their latest intel.
Rutgers
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What NBA scouts want to see from Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper
Jonathan Givony breaks down what the Rutgers duo of Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper have to show NBA scouts this season.
NBA
NBA latest buzz, and league insiders on Bucks and Nuggets woes
Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst empty their notebooks on the biggest NBA storylines, including contender woes and surging stars in Cleveland and Orlando.
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NCAAM
'He's a basketball savant': Cooper Flagg could thrive early at Duke -- but there's a catch
There's a history of young players who've impacted the NBA, and that could be insightful for what's ahead for the 17-year-old and projected No. 1 pick.
Green, Jalen
NBA
NBA intel: Rookie extension fallout, injury sagas and the growing Knicks-Abu Dhabi connection
Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst empty their notebooks on the biggest storylines of the NBA's first week.
Flagg, Cooper
NCAAM
10 college teams with the most NBA-level talent? Rutgers joins Duke, UConn
How does Rutgers rank with Duke, UNC, and UConn in terms of NBA talent this season? We went straight to our player rankings to yield the top programs.
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The next generation of NBA draft picks: Scouting 76 top recruits at the USA junior national team camp
Elite college prospects and future NBA players, such as Arkansas commit Darius Acuff, made the most of their time at the three-day event.
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Fantasy basketball picks and betting tips for Saturday
Jim McCormick breaks down the top fantasy streamers and his favorite bets for Saturday's 12 NBA games.
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Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla $35K for postgame comments toward official
The NBA fined the Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla $35,000 on Saturday "for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official" at the end of his team's loss to the Bulls on Thursday night.
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Toronto hosts Houston on 5-game home slide
Houston Rockets (18-9, third in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (7-21, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
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Cleveland plays Philadelphia, seeks 6th straight home win
Philadelphia 76ers (9-16, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (24-4, first in the Eastern Conference)
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Magic take on the Heat on 3-game slide
Miami Heat (13-12, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (17-12, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
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Washington faces Milwaukee on 10-game road skid
Washington Wizards (4-21, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (14-12, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
