The top of our latest NBA Power Rankings are heavy on the Eastern Conference, thanks to the resurgent Boston Celtics. 30 Chicago Bulls 6-22 Last week: 1-3Last rank: 29 If you had to pick one low point for the Bulls this week, where would you go? Firing Fred Hoiberg? Losing by 56 points? A player-led
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1:29 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — Self-deprecating as usual, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich walked away before the obvious question could leave anyone’s lips just minutes after he moved past Pat Riley for fourth on the NBA’s all-time wins list with San Antonio’s 111-86 triumph Tuesday night over the Phoenix Suns. Informed of his latest milestone,
4:23 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers forward Jimmy Butler suffered no structural damage in his groin, league sources told ESPN’s Zach Lowe. Butler underwent an MRI on Tuesday after leaving Monday night’s win over the Detroit Pistons in the first quarter with a groin strain. Despite the good news, Butler is still listed as doubtful for
You know the Chicago Bulls have hit rock bottom when the Sacramento Kings, of all teams, is cracking jokes on them. Hard times in Chi-town. Folks, we have arrived at a moment in NBA time when the Sacramento Kings, a team synonymous with dysfunction, is cracking jokes on another team because of their dysfunction. Anyone
The Clippers standout scorer talks about how his game has evolved and the team’s early season success. After Tobias Harris arrived in Los Angeles as part of the Blake Griffin trade, the Clippers asked him over the summer to work on a couple of things: Creating fouls and creating for others. Harris was the centerpiece
The team hears the noise, but they’re changing what people are talking about. The Los Angeles Clippers front office isn’t shy about their desire to land a super star free agent. After remaking the front office under owner Steve Ballmer and bringing star whisperer Jerry West on board, they remade the roster, shipping out Chris
1:32 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN MOBILE, Ala. — It was early Saturday morning when Mobile’s biggest active homegrown star athlete, Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins, welcomed 100 hand-picked students into an airline hangar, instantly recognizing the unmistakable surprise on each of the kids’ faces. The Warriors had just closed out a road win over
Sunday’s clash featured an upset victory for the veteran Volunteers but also much to take away from a scouting perspective looking ahead to the 2019 NBA Draft. Whenever two great teams play one another in college basketball there are many opportunities to scout for the NBA draft. This was the case in Gonzaga’s strong victory
The last two seasons have not been kind to the Detroit Pistons, but their fortunes could be changing. The Stan Van Gundy era was not a great one for the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons made the postseason just once in Van Gundy’s four years at the helm of the team, and they didn’t notch a
Trade season is fast approaching and rumors are running rampant across in the NBA. Just in the past month, we’ve had three trades executed, including two blockbuster moves that will surely make an impact on the association, regarding this year and in the future. The chatter is about to heat up, even more, this weekend.
Andre Drummond has not been a perimeter marksman, but he is trying to add to his offensive game this summer. This side of Dwight Howard, Andre Drummond most clearly befits the label of the kind of NBA center that is an endangered species now. But after a relatively down year in 2016-17, he rebounded to
Luke Kennard’s year one development prognosis can be summed up in one sentence: “Luke Kennard finished in the top-20 in the NBA in 3-point percentage and made the Pistons offense 3.1 points per 100 possessions better when he was on the floor.” Prior to the draft, there was concern with how well Kennard’s absurdly efficient
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8:19 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers guard Jimmy Butler left Monday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons with a groin strain and was declared out for the rest of the game. Butler has averaged 21.4 points a game since coming over to the Sixers in a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves last month. Philadelphia has gone
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich may not be having much success on the court, but off it, he’s still very much winning the race of life. One can excuse San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich for being a bit ornery this season. His Spurs sit below .500 and possess one of the worst
11:58 AM ET The injury-ravaged Denver Nuggets signed veteran guard Nick Young on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the Nuggets announced they signed Young to the injury hardship relief exception, which is granted by the NBA, and waived guard Brandon Goodwin in a corresponding move. Young, 33, played 80 games last season with
10:51 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — With 90 seconds to go in Sunday’s showdown between the top two teams in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks, the ball found its way to Kyle Lowry in the corner for a wide-open shot. As the Raptors clung to a 97-94 lead, it
FanDuel daily picks from NBA fantasy basketball high salary and high value players to add to your lineup on December 9, 2018. Sunday’s FanDuel slate: 6 p.m. ET: Milwaukee at Toronto7 p.m. ET: Utah at San Antonio7:30 p.m. ET: Charlotte at New York My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following
DraftKings daily picks from NBA fantasy basketball high salary and high value players to add to your lineup on December 9, 2018. Sunday’s DraftKings slate: 6 p.m. ET: Milwaukee at Toronto7 p.m. ET: Utah at San Antonio7:30 p.m. ET: Charlotte at New York My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following
7:50 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Los Angeles Lakers are engaged in talks trying to acquire Phoenix Suns forward Trevor Ariza, league sources told ESPN. The teams have been working to reach an agreement with a third team that would take on Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as part of a potentially larger deal, league sources
2:42 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CHICAGO — “The worst defeat in Chicago Bulls franchise history” sounds bad, but it looked worse. Boos rained down from the United Center crowd as the Boston Celtics slaughtered the Bulls 133-77, with the 56-point margin of defeat being the largest in the 53-year history of the franchise. Afterwards, Chicago
11:03 PM ET DALLAS — The person least impressed by Dallas Mavericks rookie star Luka Doncic‘s performance in Saturday night’s 107-104 comeback win over the Houston Rockets was probably the Slovenian teen himself. “I wasn’t playing great,” he said after scoring 21 points and taking over the game down the stretch. “My game wasn’t good
The Thunder’s deal with Hamidou Diallo isn’t without upside, but it’s definitely a risky proposition. Earlier Wednesday, the Thunder signed Hamidou Diallo to a three-year, $4 million contract. This brings their roster to 15 players with guaranteed contracts and given the luxury tax implications of waiving one of those players to sign another, it’s likely
The Brooklyn Nets, fresh off three straight seasons of disappointing results, finally looked halfway competent to start the 2018-19 campaign. Fueled by the impending breakout of Caris LeVert, the Nets began the year a very manageable 6-7 — a record that had them in the mix for a postseason berth within a muddied Eastern Conference.
For a while now, the Portland Trail Blazers have been a team centered around the scoring exploits of their star guards, Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. That’s a setup that’s worked fairly well for them, as the Blazers have won an average of 45 games and finished fifth, eighth, and third in the Western Conference
Damian Lillard has put fans of the NBA on notice if they ever decide to heckle him. Damian Lillard has already proven himself to be one of the top point guards in the NBA. But a fan on Thursday night decided to poke the bear, and it didn’t end well for the Orlando Magic as
2:41 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram has an ankle sprain, an MRI showed, according to the team. He will be re-evaluated in a week. The Lakers are at Memphis on Saturday night, host Miami on Monday and are back on the road Thursday against Houston. Ingram injured his left ankle in the
Joel Embiid has seen a decrease in production ever since the Sixers traded for Jimmy Butler, and he’s attributing it to the way the team has been using him. The Philadelphia 76ers are fortunate enough to have one of the best pure centers in the NBA in 24-year-old Joel Embiid. At 7 feet and 250
Walt Frazier believes the rafters of Madison Square Garden will be a Carmelo Anthony-free zone. Walt “Clyde” Frazier never holds back his opinion, and he has a surprising one about Carmelo Anthony. The commentator for all games at Madison Square Garden doesn’t think Melo’s jersey will ever be retired and raised to the rafters. “Probably
Remember the New York Knicks fan who sold his fanhood on eBay? Well, he has now announced that his new team is the Los Angeles Lakers. A couple of weeks ago, we did a story on a New York Knick fan who sold his fanhood on eBay for a nice chunk of change. Now that