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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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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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'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
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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
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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.
Arkansas
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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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From No. 1 to 100: Here's our new ranking of the 2025 NBA draft prospects
Duke's Cooper Flagg tops the list, but who else is turning scouts' heads? ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony has the top players ahead of the season.
NBA
Preseason basketball buzz: Inside my trips to Rutgers, Duke, UNC and UConn
From top-10 picks to Apple Watch notifications, ESPN's Jonathan Givony reveals what he saw and overheard on his four-school swing to scout practices.
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Who will be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft? We predicted chances for 5 top prospects
While Duke freshman Cooper Flagg might be the consensus top pick right now, there are four other players in the thick of the race. Let's project.
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Roster-spot battles, position breakdowns and everything else to look for at NBA training camp
From LeBron James' future to Zach Edey's play to Kevin Durant's contract, here's what to know for every team with the regular season weeks away.
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Six storylines that will impact next year's NBA draft: Baylor, Arizona and Duke prospects to know
Which prospect caught our attention and who can make the leap towards the top of the draft? Top prospects and storylines to keep an eye on for the 2025 NBA draft.
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The NBA Draft Asset Index: Ranking teams with the most premium picks over the next seven years
Bobby Marks weighs in on the draft-rich blueprint that San Antonio, Oklahoma City and others are following to control first-round picks for years.
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NBA offseason survey: MVP, title picks -- and the best player in 2029
In part two of our NBA offseason survey, read what league decision-makers are predicting for the 2024-25 season and beyond.
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NBA offseason survey: Best deals, worst moves and buzz over PG and DeMar
Here's what NBA coaches, execs and scouts said about the league's biggest offseason moves.
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NBA trade tracker: Details for all deals for 2024-25
Tracking all the major trades and their details as the NBA offseason rolls on.
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Before Wembanyama, there was Frédéric Weis, the Knicks and that dunk
After the Knicks, the Dunk of Death and his son's autism diagnosis, the 1999 first-round pick didn't know if he'd ever love himself, his family and his sport.
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Stat Stories: Wednesday's standout NBA fantasy performances
Check out some of the top performers in fantasy NBA from Wednesday, including Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jalen Williams.
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NBA betting: Which favorites, longshots should you bet on for Most Improved Player?
Eric Moody updates the NBA's Most Improved Player race and points out which players are the best betting values and ones to watch.
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How Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama are evolving together
The Hall of Fame point guard joined the sophomore phenom on the San Antonio Spurs this season.
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NBA roster tiers: Stacking all 30 teams' top three stars
Who joins LeBron and AD? Who is Boston's third most important player? We're stacking all 30 teams' cores based on present and future value.
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South Africa to host 2025 BAL finals, Morocco added as host nation
South Africa will host the Basketball Africa League playoffs and final in June 2025, taking over from regular finals hosts Kigali, Rwanda. Rabat has also been added as a new host city, with Cairo removed from the roster.
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Don't be surprised if ... Fox averages 30 PPG, Poeltl is a top-10 center
Eric Karabell forecasts what might be coming for several players around the NBA, including De'Aaron Fox, Jakob Poeltl, Payton Pritchard and Jrue Holiday.
