The Milwaukee Bucks will have a lot of options to choose from when it comes to improving their roster for next season. Among the players they can consider acquiring is Golden State Warriors… Read More
When Victor Wembanyama was selected #1 overall in the 2023 NBA draft, he already had success in the French league at the age of 19. His skills and experience make it less surprising that the… Read More
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was, of course, included in the All-NBA first team for 2023-24. The league made the announcement on Wednesday night, which had the Bucks faith… Read More
NBA news: The league announced on Monday the All-Rookie Team for 2023-24. As expected, Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren headlined the list of the five most impactful rookies this season… Read More
They still run the NBA Draft Lottery with the fanfare of a modern TV game show. So why does it feel like even the winning contestants go home every year with nothing more than a few nice… Read More
The Atlanta Hawks came in with slim chances. They walked away with their biggest win in years.
The Hawks won the NBA draft lottery on Sunday, securing the No. 1 pick and a potential corne… Read More
The Atlanta Hawks’ NBA Draft lottery win has raised questions about Trae Young‘s future with the team.
With the No. 1 pick, the Hawks can add a future star to their roster. Ho… Read More
Now that the draft lottery is behind us, we are officially getting closer to the 2024 NBA Draft.
We already know which prospects will at least test the waters in this class, but collegiat… Read More
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama has had an extraordinary debut season in the NBA, clinching the prestigious Rookie of the Year award unanimously. Wembanyama’s remarkable ac… Read More
The NBA announced on Monday that Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs had won the 2024 Rookie of the Year award. This is the first time a Frenchman has won the title.
In his outstandin… Read More
San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama has been named NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, a league-high 3.6 blocked shots, and 1.2 steals a ga… Read More
Victor Wembanyama lastly delivered in what’s going to most likely come down as the best expectations ever projected over a rookie participant, particularly as he crossed the Atlantic… Read More
The NBA announced this evening that Victor Wembanyama is selected as the 2023-24 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year. The San Antonio Spurs post player received all 99 first-place votes from the medi… Read More
Victor Wembanyama has been named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, receiving all 99 first-place votes. The San Antonio Spurs superstar had a historic rookie season, averaging 21.4 points… Read More
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama won the 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year award, the league announced on Monday, marking the first time a Frenchman has captured the honor Read More
Photo by Sebastian Willnow/picture alliance via Getty ImagesOnce again, Nebraska Softball’s Sydney Gray is named B1G Player of the Week. I love spring. I like to be outside and enjoy t… Read More
Some doubt might have been there until February, but from the All Star Break onward, the victory of the Rookie of the Year by Victor Wembanyama has become increasingly obvious. The French p… Read More
Anthony Edwards is playing so well right now that it would be easy to forget just how well he’s playing on the biggest stage of his career. Entering this season, he’d played on… Read More
From the moment he onto the court in 2012, Anthony Davis has established himself as one of the best defenders in the NBA. He hasn’t won Defensive Player of the Year in 12 seasons, and… Read More
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USA Basketball was resolved not to let that happen again, especially with the Olympics quickly approaching. Team USA didn’t even r… Read More
There aren’t many players in the NBA that know what it takes to be successful on the defensive end of the court than Golden State Warriors big man Draymond Green. Green’s resume… Read More
Victor Wembanyama found himself in the spotlight, not just for his performance on the court but also for a historic NBA achievement he accomplished during the San Antonio Spurs matchup again… Read More
History has a way of repeating itself. That’s as true in the NBA as it is anywhere else. Teams may follow a certain format, and in time, they may follow that format again.
Tak… Read More
NBA players are among the best athletes in the world.
To rank among the best of the best in The Association is to truly be on top of the basketball mountain.
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The NBA made it into mainstream popularity like never before in the 1980s. After broadcasting the NBA Finals on tape delay and staying in the shadows of football and baseball, superstars lik… Read More
The future of basketball arrived in San Antonio on a chilly February night, and it came in the form of a 7-foot-4 whirlwind named Victor Wembanyama. On February 25th, 2024, the young French… Read More
He remembers the first doctor visit vividly.
Less than 24 hours after suffering a foot injury at a CrawsOver Pro-Am league game in Seattle, Chet Holmgren had flown to Oklahoma City t… Read More
There’s no single, definitive way to pick or react to All-Stars. But if you sort every qualified player in the league by the average of their ranks in the most readily available catc… Read More
Who will be voted as the reserves for the Eastern and Western Conference in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game?
The time has finally come to name the remainder of players who will reserve the righ… Read More
The starting lineups for the 2023-24 NBA All-Star Game have been unveiled — and there are plenty of big names and marquee matchups to look forward to on Feb. 18 at Gainbridge Fieldho… Read More
We’re about halfway into the NBA season, which means it’s time for the second 2023-24 edition of The Athletic’s Rookie Rankings.
To refresh: We rank the league’s to… Read More
Victor Wembanyama’s stellar performance of 26 points and 11 rebounds led the San Antonio Spurs to a dominant 135-99 victory over the Charlotte Hornets during Friday night’s NBA a… Read More
What does your favorite NBA team need ahead of the Feb. 8 trade deadline? Is it a specific player? A certain skill set? Or is it just clarity on what the franchise wants to do long term?
T… Read More
LEXINGTON — No college basketball program in the nation has more active players in the NBA than Kentucky.
As of Sunday morning, there are 27 former Wildcats on NBA rosters. Producing… Read More
Just when you thought you had seen it all in the world of sports, 2023 happened. In the last 12 months, we’ve witnessed the signing of a mammoth record contract in Major League Baseba… Read More
Nikola Jokic’s Finals MVP run, which led to Denver’s 1st-ever championship, was one of the best NBA moments in 2023.
Periodically, NBA.com’s writers will weigh in on ke… Read More
Happy Monday!
By the time tonight’s over, every NBA team will have played at least 20 games.
What’s your favorite story from the season’s first quarter? Let us know her… Read More
The hype surrounding rookie Victor Wembanyama isn’t dying down anytime soon, and that’s translating into big bucks on the secondary market for game worn memorab… Read More
The 2023-24 NBA season is now three weeks old. This is a good time to take stock of the league’s most intriguing teams and players so far.
Which teams have stood out most? Which play… Read More
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The Defensive Player of the Year award has sparked a hotly contested debate in recent years: should a guard or big win it?
Austin Rivers made a solid point when advocating for more guards… Read More
Opening week is here, and it’s time to lock those fantasy lineups in. All teams play two or three games this week, which is one of the first variables to consider when deciding on th… Read More
It ain’t over until it’s over. Just when the Las Vegas Aces had all the momentum and a series lead in Game 3, New York shifted the energy and secured the win to keep them in th… Read More
Ranking NBA Bigs Under 25 with Highest Ceilings
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NBA bigs never lost their importance.
They were just forced to evolve as much as anyone to… Read More