The NBA season has officially passed its midway point. All-Star voting has wrapped and players will now prepare for their short vacation. When they return from the break, there will only be a month-and-a-half of regular season left until the real games begin. With almost 50 games played for each team, there is now ample
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2:07 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors honored Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other victims of the horrific helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Saturday, but after the game the Los Angeles Lakers were still talking about LeBron James’ unintended tribute to Bryant with his breakaway dunk in Thursday’s
The Atlanta Hawks got a new pick-and-roll partner for Trae Young by trading for Clint Capela but can the new acquisition mesh well with John Collins? Now official, the four-team, 12-player trade between the Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves is the biggest trade in the NBA since Patrick Ewing was shipped
The Detroit Pistons are dumping Andre Drummond on the Cleveland Cavaliers for peanuts. Here are NBA Trade Grades for both sides. The Detroit Pistons are blowing it up, and at this point, they’re literally taking whatever they can get in order to do so. In one of the most surprising trades of the day, ESPN’s
6:36 PM ET The LA Clippers have officially waived guard Isaiah Thomas, Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank said Saturday. Thomas, 31, was acquired Thursday as part of a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks. The move frees up a second roster spot for LA as it eyes a playoff
After the final whistle sounded on the NFL season Sunday night, a new sound arose: The sound of trade buzz throughout the NBA universe. With just mere days until the trade deadline, the rumors are swirling at gale force as teams try to get an edge on their competition. Certain teams will be making calls
1:07 PM ET The Charlotte Hornets are finalizing a buyout with forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon. The Dallas Mavericks have emerged as a possible destination once Kidd-Gilchrist clears waivers, sources said. The 26-year-old Kidd-Gilchrist, who was the No. 2 overall pick by the then-Bobcats in the 2012 draft, has
The top of the draft is as murky as ever, and there are seven players who could make lay claim to being the best player in the 2020 NBA Draft. Tier 1 The 2020 NBA Draft class is not your typical class. That has been reiterated at the top of every board you’ll read this
Now that the dust has settled on the 2020 NBA Trade Deadline, here’s a look at the biggest winners and losers from around the league. The 2020 NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone, and while there weren’t as many high-profile deals as in years past, there were a couple of blockbusters and several significant
The NBA All-Stars rosters didn’t have many misses but Russell Westbrook taking a spot from Devin Booker was a huge one. What made Russell Westbrook the 2017 NBA MVP is the same thing that will make him an All-Star in 2020. His reputation for the spectacular. An attraction to hard-nosedness on the part of fans,
3:25 AM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Veteran swingman Andre Iguodala says his trade to the Miami Heat got him “excited about basketball again,” and that he is looking forward to the opportunity to play with a young and hungry new group. “I kind of got excited about basketball again,” Iguodala told ESPN, when asked about
Now that the craziness of the 2020 NBA Trade Deadline has died down, it’s time to sort Thursday’s deals into tiers. There were 11 trades on 2020 NBA Trade Deadline day. It wasn’t an earth-shattering day of dealing, but it also wasn’t the complete dud that many were predicting as recently as about a week
The 2020 NBA Trade Deadline made us wait. As always, the NBA universe held its collective breath until 3 p.m EST on Feb. 6th. Deadline day ultimately had at least its share of blockbusters and franchise-altering deals, headlined by a massive four-team, 12-player trade between Atlanta, Denver, Houston and Minnesota. Basketball Insiders will provide an
8:56 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — One day after the NBA trade deadline, Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand held a press conference addressing the state of the team. Brand said he believes in the team’s roster construction and stands behind coach Brett Brown, but expressed discontent with the team’s road record. “Brett is our head
Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images How worried should the Toronto Maple Leafs be about the playoffs? by Griffin Youngs 2020 NHL trade deadline: Rumors, signings and notable news tracker by Mary Clarke The latest episode of Fastbreak Breakfast digs deep on the Andre Iguodala trade. While podcasting about the entire NBA there are frequently times
12:57 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics guard Kemba Walker will return to the lineup Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks after missing the prior three games with left knee soreness. “I feel pretty good,” Walker said Friday morning following the team’s morning shootaround. “It’s much improved. I’m going to try to give it
After the final whistle sounded on the NFL season Sunday night, a new sound arose: The sound of trade buzz throughout the NBA universe. With just mere days until the trade deadline, the rumors are swirling at gale force as teams try to get an edge on their competition. Certain teams will be making calls
1:41 AM ET MILWAUKEE — Road games continue to be the Mount Everest the 76ers cannot summit. Days after Ben Simmons called the 76ers “soft” and Joel Embiid cited the team’s spacing issues, Philadelphia suffered its fourth consecutive road loss Thursday night in Milwaukee. “I think it puts a lot of things in perspective,” Al
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JANUARY 2: D’Angelo Russell #0 of the Golden State Warriors talks with Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves after the game on January 2, 2020 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to
After a draft between LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the full rosters for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game are officially set. In the wake of trade deadline madness, the rosters for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game are officially all set. The lead vote-getters in each conference, LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, were designated as team
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FEBRUARY 1: Marcus Morris Sr. #13 of the New York Knicks gets interviewed after a game against the Indiana Pacers on February 1, 2020 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the
7:05 PM ET NBA All-Star Weekend is Feb. 14-16 in Chicago, and this will be the third consecutive year in which captains will participate in a fantasy draft and select their own teams, compared to the traditional East vs. West format. And the All-Star Game draft between LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo is finally here!
After the final whistle sounded on the NFL season Sunday night, a new sound arose: The sound of trade buzz throughout the NBA universe. With just mere days until the trade deadline, the rumors are swirling at gale force as teams try to get an edge on their competition. Certain teams will be making calls
12:27 PM ET The Miami Heat have agreed to trade Justise Winslow, Dion Waiters and James Johnson to the Memphis Grizzlies for Andre Iguodala, Solomon Hill and Jae Crowder, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Along with the trade, Iguodala has agreed to a two-year, $30 million extension with Miami, sources said. The
The Philadelphia 76ers will acquire Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III from the Golden State Warriors for future draft picks. Here are NBA Trade Grades for both sides. With the 2020 NBA Trade Deadline less than 24 hours away, the league is rapidly dividing into buyers and sellers. To the surprise of no one, the
12:53 AM ET DALLAS — On the night he agreed to a three-year, $35 million contract extension, Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Dillon Brooks got another wish granted. The Grizzlies agreed to trade Andre Iguodala to the Miami Heat, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday, ending the 36-year-old former Finals MVP’s mutually agreed-upon absence
The Rockets have swung for the fences, piecing together a four-team trade that brings in Robert Covington and sends Clint Capela to the Hawks. On Wednesday, with more than 24 hours left until the trade deadline, four teams jumped ahead and finalized a massive deal. The outlines of this trade had already emerged during the
Leading up to Feb. 7, 2019, there didn’t seem to be much wrong with the Toronto Raptors. They were 39-16. They were even sitting comfortably as the second seed in the Eastern Conference. They had the league’s sixth-best net rating. When his load wasn’t being managed, Kawhi Leonard made the Raptors look like a contender,
8:00 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose has dropped out of the Skills Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Chicago for reasons that are “injury-related,” a source tells ESPN’s Eric Woodyard. The 2011 MVP was scheduled to compete in front of his hometown crowd during the All-Star Showcase on February 15 in the