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NBA Finals: No rookie is more confident than the Miami Heat’s Tyler Herro
It was 11:30 on a summer night, and his son, Tyler Herro, had been drafted a few weeks earlier by the Miami Heat. Tyler had driven down from his home near Milwaukee to Chicago after getting an invitation from new teammate Jimmy Butler, a 29-year-old NBA All-Star, and they were having their first night on […]
Continue readingHow the 2020 NBA draft lottery works
This will be the second lottery since the NBA flattened the odds, which introduced more uncertainty at the top of the draft order. Last season, the New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers all jumped from the middle of the pack into the top four. While the odds for the eight eliminated teams […]
Continue readingNBA draft intel: Lottery details, No. 1 pick race and big questions
What’s next for the 2020 NBA draft now that the league and the players’ union have approved a 22-team return-to-play plan? The league has set tentative dates for the draft lottery on Aug. 25, with the draft itself on Oct. 15, following the completion of the NBA Finals. What does the lottery picture look like […]
Continue readingBig 12 2019-20 predictions: Can Kansas handle the microscope?
As the countdown continues toward the start of the 2019-20 college basketball season on Nov. 5, ESPN.com’s panel of experts is making its predictions. After looking at the ACC, Big East, the American, the Pac-12 and Mid-Majors, we move on to the Big 12, where Kansas is not the reigning champ for the first time […]
Continue readingESPN+ Week 18 college basketball viewers guide: Much on the line as regular season winds down
Three top-five teams plus multiple National Player of the Year candidates. This week’s slate on ESPN+ is absolutely loaded. It’s no coincidence that some of the best matchups of the season on ESPN’s streaming service land at the start of every college hoops fan’s favorite month. With the bubble heating up, Championship Week on the […]
Continue readingESPN+ Week 12 college basketball viewers’ guide: Dayton’s Obi Toppin, Atlantic 10 get top billing
Last week the Big 12 took over ESPN+ with four high-quality matchups, including arguably the best team in the nation (Baylor) hosting Iowa State. This week, there are two Power 5 games on the slate, but the Atlantic 10 is in the spotlight as Obi Toppin returns to ESPN’s streaming service, while three league games […]
Continue readingPortland’s Carmelo Anthony experiment, and 10 other trends we’re watching in 2020
But what’s real and what’s just noise as we enter a new decade in the NBA? As the calendar flips to 2020, our experts examine 11 trends we’ve seen — and whether they’re poised to continue. REAL But it’s real with important context: The Blazers were desperate, and Anthony has helped stem the considerable issues […]
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