More Teams. More Games. Scottie Pippen explains why he feels Zion Williamson is the best NBA prospect since Michael Jordan, and bypasses LeBron James. (1:00) The 2018-19 college basketball landscape is littered with great players — and not just freshmen, either! As we get into the second half of conference play, we wanted to highlight […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Matt Mooney breaks down Texas Tech’s win over Michigan State, discussing his performance and reacting to making the national championship. (1:46) MINNEAPOLIS — With Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” blaring from the speakers, Texas Tech’s players walked quietly from the court to the locker room after their 61-51 win over […]
Continue readingOn Friday, the top men’s and women’s players will gather in Los Angeles for the College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy’s, which will air live at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2. During the event, the winners of the Wooden Award (men’s and women’s), along with a variety of prestigious honors, will be named. We’re here […]
Continue readingDuke’s Zion Williamson has been in the spotlight since videos of his dunks went viral when he was in high school. Even though we’re not yet in March and Williamson hasn’t declared, you can already bet on if he’ll be the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA draft. DraftKings opened odds on the player […]
Continue readingLacking Heat In Miami: The Heat were the best home team in the East last season and are a respectable 7-4 in front of their fans this season, but they’ve underwhelmed in the betting markets with a 3-7-1 ATS mark at home. They’ve struggled to cover those games, but scoring hasn’t been a major issue: […]
Continue readingOwner Glen Taylor announced Rosas’ firing Wednesday, replacing him with Sachin Gupta, the Timberwolves’ executive vice president of basketball operations. Sources close to the situation told Shelburne that incoming owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez had been evaluating Rosas’ performance this summer and had planned to relieve him of his duties at some point. According […]
Continue readingThe deal cannot be completed until September 15, when Dunn can be traded along with other players after being traded to Boston in a separate deal last month. Hernangomez was just acquired by the Grizzlies last week from the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with guard Jarrett Culver, for another recently traded guard, Patrick Beverley. Hernangomez averaged […]
Continue readingThe biggest shocker came on draft night, when the Los Angeles Lakers sprung a deal with the Washington Wizards to land former MVP Russell Westbrook. The move created the league’s newest superstar Big Three of Westbrook, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and the Lakers would later add Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard to the mix. […]
Continue readingStill, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]
Continue readingRussell had missed Minnesota’s previous three games with what the Wolves said was a sore left leg. Ricky Rubio again started in his place in Tuesday night’s 112-104 loss to the Lakers. The NBA is back! Catch all the 2020-21 season action on ESPN, ABC and the ESPN App. Wednesday, Feb. 17 • Rockets at […]
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