New NBA draft rankings, 100 deep: Whose stock is rising ahead of the Sweet 16?
Along with a top 100 rankings update, ESPN evaluates how NBA draft prospects have performed in March Madness.
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Polling NBA execs on Cooper Flagg: Strengths, weaknesses and ... a return to Duke?!
ESPN talks with execs on what they see in the projected No. 1 pick whose Blue Devils are in March Madness.
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2025 NBA draft: Here's our top 50 prospects who are playing during March Madness
From Cooper Flagg to Johni Broome to Augustas Marciulionis, ESPN's draft insiders share potential pro players to watch during the NCAA tournament.
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Two-round NBA mock draft: Predicting all 59 picks, with risers and fallers
As March Madness begins, ESPN projects landing spots for NBA prospects such as Tre Johnson, Derik Queen and Cooper Flagg in Rounds 1 and 2.
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Two top NBA draft picks might not make the NCAA tourney: Scouting Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, and what's next
Despite Rutgers' 14-16 season, the projected top-five picks have shown why they're elite prospects. Here's what NBA executives and scouts are saying.
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15 top freshmen, 15 big questions: What Cooper Flagg and a stacked NBA draft class must work on
Jeremy Woo has intel on what scouts are saying about 15 freshmen projected to be 2025 first-rounders, a group that averages 19.6 years old.
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New two-round NBA mock draft: Scouting reports and fit intel for every pick
With the NBA trade deadline behind us, Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo project landing spots for NBA prospects in Rounds 1 and 2.
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Debut 2026 NBA mock draft: Projecting the top 10 picks, with a real debate at No. 1
The 2025 NBA draft is in June, but Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo are already looking ahead at the players who could claim the No. 1 spot in 2026.
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NBA intel: Why one agent is preparing his players for 'a free agent recession'
Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst canvass the league for an early look at free agency's biggest storylines.
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Khaman Maluach - Everything you need to know about Duke's South Sudanese 7-footer
Who is Duke Blue Devils' Khaman Maluach and why is he so highly-rated ahead of the NBA Draft?
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NBA draft? Free agency? Trades? Latest intel, next steps for 7 lottery teams
With college tournaments in full swing, Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst examine the futures of seven NBA franchises looking to jump-start their rebuilds.
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Latest NBA mock drafts for the 2025 class: Pick predictions for all 30 teams
Here are our experts' NBA mock drafts for the 2025 cycle, including projected landing spots for Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and more.
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Are the Lakers' and Warriors' runs sustainable? NBA scouts and execs weigh in
Are the Lakers and Warriors back as true title contenders? What's next after more bad news in Dallas? Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst canvass the league.
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KD to the Knicks? It's one of four trade offers we pitched our resident GM -- see which deal he picked
With the Suns expected to reopen Kevin Durant trade talks this summer, our NBA insiders break down four deals that work -- and pick a winner in the potential KD sweepstakes.
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'The Lakers annihilated the deadline': Three weeks later, NBA trade season still has execs and scouts buzzing
Three weeks after trade season shook the league, NBA insiders are still buzzing about Doncic, Butler, Fox and more deals -- and what could be next for each star.
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NBA intel: Leaguewide reaction to Wemby news, plus lessons from the season's first half
Where do Wemby and the Spurs go from here? Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst have the latest league intel, plus dive into lessons learned through the season's first half.
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Too-early NBA offseason preview: 10 questions on Luka, Durant, Trae and major summer moves
Will trade deadline chaos carry into the offseason? Here's what Bobby Marks is watching the closest, including a superstar set for the richest contract in NBA history.
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How the NBA trade deadline set up seven lottery teams: Plans for draft, free agency and rising stars
Here's how last week's wild trade deadline shifted the next four months -- and likely beyond -- for seven rebuilding franchises.
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Grading major NBA trades: Did the Cavs get better? Which teams missed out?
Kevin Pelton grades all sides of the trade deadline's biggest deals that will alter the league for seasons to come.
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NBA trade deadline winners and losers: Lakers headline winners, losers of wild week
After a wild week of superstar movement -- headlined by the still-shocking Luka Doncic deal -- Kevin Pelton unveils his winners and losers of the NBA trade deadline.
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NBA trade tracker: Details for all deals for 2024-25
The 2025 NBA trade deadline has passed and we kept tabs on every trade, breaking down how every deal shakes out.
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NBA trade deadline: More Luka fallout, plus what we're hearing with two days left
Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst examine the latest Luka aftermath, where the Butler saga ends and why the league is expecting something big from Golden State.
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Bobby Marks' NBA trade deadline tiers: Deals, biggest questions for all 30 teams
The Feb. 6 trade deadline is fast approaching. Here's what you need to know about all 30 teams, including deals for each that would shake up the league.
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NBA intel: Three teams are forming a Wemby blockade atop the West
Victor Wembanyama is charging toward West supremacy. Problem is, OKC, Houston and Memphis aren't going anywhere. And each can get even stronger at the trade deadline.
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MacMahon: LeBron's play down the stretch 'shocking to see'
Tim MacMahon says he was stunned by LeBron James' carelessness with the ball in the Lakers' defeat to the Bulls.
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Basketball Africa League 2025 - News, dates, scores, everything you need to know about the BAL
ESPN has everything you need to know about the NBA-affiliated Basketball Africa League (BAL) for 2025, from news to scores to interviews from players across the league.
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Jackson, Grizzlies square off against the Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers (44-29, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (44-29, fifth in the Western Conference)
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Utah takes on Denver, aims to end 4-game slide
Utah Jazz (16-58, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (46-28, third in the Western Conference)
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Sacramento visits Orlando on 4-game road slide
Sacramento Kings (36-37, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (35-39, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
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Philadelphia takes on Miami, aims to break 6-game skid
Miami Heat (32-41, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (23-50, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
