Updated Top 100 rankings for the 2025 NBA draft: Who's rising and falling?
Players from Illinois and Oklahoma move up the ranks, but it's still Cooper Flagg's show as his impressive games of late keep him locked in at No. 1.
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Our latest NBA mock draft: Who shakes up the top five?
Duke's Cooper Flagg is still the favorite to be drafted No. 1, but a newcomer has moved into the top 5. Let's project all 30 first-round picks.
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Five NBA players most likely to be traded -- and the latest on a new $5B league
NBA execs weigh in on the players not named Jimmy Butler who are likely to be traded, and why a member of LeBron James' inner circle is advising a multibillion-dollar hoops venture.
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Grades for the latest NBA trades: How Richards helps the Suns' big man struggles
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 tracker: Suns and Hornets make the first deal of 2025
Tracking all the major trades and their details as the 2024-25 NBA regular season rolls on.
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Scouting 10 NBA draft risers: Why one prospect 'has a skill set that everyone is trying to find'
With half the college hoops season done, big games from prospects such as Michigan's Danny Wolf are catching scouts' attention. Here are 10 names to know.
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The NBA's most surprising and disappointing players, according to league insiders
NBA coaches, scouts and execs share their most surprising and most disappointing players of the first half, plus the latest on Bradley Beal and Detroit's trade deadline plans.
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'You cannot intimidate Pat Riley': What we're hearing on the Butler-Heat stalemate
Jimmy Butler wants to be traded. Miami boss Pat Riley says no. We have the latest intel on the simmering Heat saga, plus why one active team has more trades to make.
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NBA draft asset rankings: How OKC and four other teams amassed over 60 first-rounders
With plenty of key picks certain to be traded between now and the deadline, ESPN NBA insider Bobby Marks is ranking each team's collection of draft assets from 1-30.
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The best men's basketball players at every age, from 14 to 40-year-old LeBron
In honor of LeBron's 40th birthday, we're picking the best men's basketball players at every age from the NBA to college to high school.
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NBA trade intel, scouting Bronny and more buzz from the G League Showcase
While at the G League Showcase, ESPN's Bobby Marks and Jeremy Woo hear from NBA insiders on trade deadline intel, Cooper Flagg's ascent and league expansion.
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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 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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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.
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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.
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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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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Bulls' Matas Buzelis, Spurs' Stephon Castle in All-Star dunk contest, sources say
Bulls rookie forward Matas Buzelis and Spurs rookie guard Stephon Castle have committed to two of the four spots in the slam dunk contest during NBA All-Star Weekend, sources told ESPN on Monday.
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McCollum leads Pelicans to franchise-best 25-point comeback in a 123-119 OT win over the Jazz
— CJ McCollum scored six of his 45 points in overtime and the New Orleans Pelicans orchestrated the largest comeback in franchise history, overcoming a 25-point deficit to beat Utah Jazz 123-119 on Monday night.
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CJ McCollum's 45 points lead Pelicans to OT win
CJ McCollum's 45 points lead the Pelicans to erase a 25-point deficit to win, the largest comeback in franchise history.
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Golden State Warriors post worst home loss in Steve Kerr era
After suffering the worst home loss of the Steve Kerr era, a 125-85 defeat to the Boston Celtics on Monday at Chase Center, Stephen Curry told reporters he'd like to see if the Golden State Warriors "can keep ourselves afloat until we get some guys back."
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Celtics crush Warriors in 40-point rout
Boston dominates Golden State in a commanding performance, securing a 40-point blowout victory
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The Celtics hand the Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 win
— Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory on Monday.
