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NBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2024 and 2025
Still, 2024 could be transformative in Los Angeles, with LeBron James and Paul George potentially becoming free agents this summer. Looking ahead to 2025, stars such Jayson Tatum, Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell hold player options that teams will be monitoring very closely. Key: restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; team = […]
Continue readingMy college hoops All-America ballot — so far
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 readingCassius Winston headlines AP preseason All-America team
He is joined by high-scoring Marquette senior guard Markus Howard, Louisville junior forward Jordan Nwora, Seton Hall senior guard Myles Powell and Memphis freshman James Wiseman on the five-player team. “He is the straw that stirs the drink and I think deserves all the attention he’s been getting because he is a special player,” Michigan […]
Continue readingSpartans’ Cassius Winston highlights Wooden Award preseason list
Michigan State senior guard Cassius Winston highlights the list of 50 preseason candidates for the 2020 Wooden Award that was announced Tuesday. Winston, one of five finalists for the 2019 award and the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, leads a Michigan State team that was voted No. 1 in the preseason AP poll […]
Continue readingMatt Coleman, ranked No. 26 in ESPN 100, picks Texas
More Teams. More Games. Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu and Payton Pritchard reflect on both being named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 as well as who has the better uniforms between the two teams. (2:14) Gonzaga sophomore forward Filip Petrusev was among five new names added to the midseason watch list for the 2020 Wooden […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Monday
ESPN’s fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds for October 24 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues. Smith’s Spot: The […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Wednesday
ESPN’s fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds for October 19 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues.. Jump ahead: Game […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball: Why opportunity exists for players on lottery-bound teams
Having sifted through all the major transactions through the lens of the league’s tracking data, this piece focuses on identifying some of the most important and underrated opportunities for statistical success this season. A key lesson might just be to not ignore lottery-bound rosters. When All-Star playmaker Dejounte Murray left San Antonio for Atlanta, the […]
Continue readingNBA media days: The best quotes from around the league as teams kick off the 2022-23 season
NBA training camps and the 2022-23 season are right around the corner, and players and coaches are set to preview their team’s upcoming campaigns with their respective media days this week. For some teams, this year’s media day will be the first introduction of some of their big offseason additions. These include the Atlanta Hawks’ […]
Continue readingNBA coach Steve Kerr on his Cairo homecoming and his love for Mohamed Salah
Kerr, who was born in Beirut, Lebanon, spent time in Egypt as a child because of his father’s academic career in Middle Eastern studies, and had not been back to Cairo since 1985 until this past weekend. Kerr made it a family affair, he told ESPN at a media event on Sunday. “I wanted to […]
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