1:08 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It’s a brutally hot August afternoon, and Gregg Popovich is running back and forth between Mike Krzyzewski, Jeff Van Gundy, Steve Kerr and Jay Wright, among others. They’re comparing notes as Popovich’s Team USA players go through scrimmages. In the bleachers, a few dozen of his coaching peers, league
With another week gone by, we’ve officially flipped the calendar over to August. Preseason football is starting up, as is Team USA Basketball practice, which signals that fall is right around the corner. It also means NBA Training Camps are somehow only a month or so away. Can you believe it? So what better way
12:15 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Kyle Kuzma was fast asleep in a Shanghai hotel when his manager woke him up in the middle of the night to tell him the Los Angeles Lakers had traded for Anthony Davis. In a blockbuster trade, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart — once considered the future
Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images PGA FanDuel Picks: The 2019 Northern Trust by Chris Aliperto Ben Taylor joins a new episode of Fastbreak Breakfast to discuss numerous topics, including the idea of basketball skills being “scalable” and the James Harden/Russell Westbrook fit. Despite being an elite offensive playmaker and posting mind-boggling statistics over
10:50 PM ET LAS VEGAS — When Jaylen Brown got to town last weekend, he was looking forward to trying Mizumi, a high-end Japanese restaurant at the Wynn Hotel. So on Sunday night, with three of his Boston Celtics teammates also preparing for Team USA training camp, he was pleased they decided to go together.
9:40 PM ET This week the United States senior men’s national basketball team begins preparation for its first major competition since the 2016 Rio Olympics as it starts a weeklong training camp in Las Vegas in advance of the World Cup to be held next month in China. For the first time in 15 years
We’ve known for months, but Vince Carter made it official on Monday, signing a one-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks, breaking the record for most seasons played. Vince Carter has made it official. He’s coming back for one last dance. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the sure-to-be Hall of Famer has agreed to a one-year
7:31 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he thinks all the time about gun violence and mass shootings and how any day someone could walk into a basketball gym and shoot NBA players. Following mass shootings in Gilroy, California; El Paso, Texas; and Dayton, Ohio that killed 34 people
It is the middle ground between prime and retirement, between IQ and adaptability, and it lies between when the shot doesn’t fall as much and when a guy can’t jump as high as he used to. This is the dimension of aging stardom. It is basically when a star enters the NBA equivalent of which
The Clippers have the pieces for an elite perimeter defense. But will their average rim protectors end up being a weakness to exploit? No team had a better offseason than the L.A. Clippers. They landed the best player on the free-agent market in Kawhi Leonard, and Leonard convinced Paul George to force his way out
4:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem is returning to the team for his 17th NBA season on a veteran’s minimum contract worth just under $2.6 million this season. The team announced the deal shortly after the 39-year-old forward posted an Instagram Tuesday hinting at his return. Signed after going undrafted
The Celtics need big contributions from Gordon Hayward this season. That probably means having him come off the bench to steady a young second unit. During his first eight years in Utah, Gordon Hayward slowly climbed the peak of NBA stardom. From the scrawny kid from Butler University, to bench dynamo, to the face of
8:39 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Gregg Popovich on Sunday night gathered his newly formed Team USA for its first practice in the six-week journey toward the World Cup in China. He’d been preparing for this gathering in one way or another for almost four years, since he was named as Mike Krzyzewski’s successor in
With another week gone by, we’ve officially flipped the calendar over to August. Preseason football is starting up, as is Team USA Basketball practice, which signals that fall is right around the corner. It also means NBA Training Camps are somehow only a month or so away. Can you believe it? So what better way
8:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Kawhi Leonard reached out to Kyle Lowry to personally break the news that he was leaving Toronto to join the LA Clippers. And despite losing an All-Star partner for the second straight offseason, Lowry was thrilled for Leonard and his decision to return home to Los Angeles. While Leonard’s
Atlanta Hawks guard Kevin Huerter dazzled with high-level shot-making in his first season. To take the next step, he must address two key areas. Among the host of wings selected in the teens of last year’s NBA Draft, none was more impressive than Kevin Huerter this past season. Circumstances played a role in that —
4:17 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies have hired former Notre Dame women’s associate head coach Niele Ivey as one of the new assistants on Taylor Jenkins’ staff. There are now nine women working as coaches in the NBA. The Grizzlies also announced Monday the hiring of Brad Jones, David McClure,
Aug 3, 2019 With free agency looming next summer, three-time NBA champion and All-Star forward Draymond Green has agreed to a four-year, $100 million maximum contract extension with the Golden State Warriors, agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told ESPN. The new deal, which starts with the 2020-21 season, brings the total length and value
Plenty of hubbub gets made over major markets attracting and retaining the game’s biggest stars. But does the popularity of a city translate to the most winning? Even with the world shrinking behind the constant evolution of digital platforms, social media and streaming NBA League Pass, big markets still have perceived advantages. The longstanding belief
The Nuggets have been steadily improving for the past four seasons, culminating in 54 wins and a No. 2 seed last season. And they’re just getting started. Michael Malone has been the head coach of the Nuggets for four seasons. Over that time, they’ve shown steady improvement with each passing season, raising their win total,
8:57 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said Sunday that he is not worried about the Americans’ chances as they begin preparations for the FIBA World Cup, even after a wildly unpredictable process was needed just to fill a training-camp roster for the tournament that starts in China
7:03 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN WHEN ZION WILLIAMSON arrived at the sold-out Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas for his prime-time debut at the NBA summer league in early July, his choice of footwear had the NBA buzzing. Could Puma actually pull this off? A year after Puma landed 2018 No. 1 overall pick
Jeremy Lin feels like the NBA has given up on him. Could unconscious bias be part of the equation? How would we know if it was? After scholars discovered that ancient texts from all over the world reference every color but blue — there’s literally no mention of blue anywhere but Egypt until modern times
10:40 AM ET Carmelo Anthony says the end of his tenure with the Houston Rockets made him question whether he wanted to still play in the NBA. “I felt like the game didn’t want me back at that point in time,” Anthony told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on First Take, referring to a period in
7:40 PM ET What are the best NBA Christmas Day games this year? The 2019 slate will feature plenty of star power and revamped rosters, including Anthony Davis and LeBron James vs. Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. The five games: • Los Angeles Lakers vs. LA Clippers • Houston Rockets @ Golden State Warriors •
DENVER, CO – MAY 13: Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets meets with the media on Monday, May 13, 2019. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Fantasy Football: Offensive coordinator breakdown – Atlanta Falcons by Jon DeBuchananne A brand new summer episode of Fastbreak Breakfast delves into some amusing NBA
11:15 AM ET With free agency looming next summer, three-time NBA champion and All-Star forward Draymond Green has agreed to a four-year, $100 million maximum contract extension with the Golden State Warriors, agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told ESPN. The new deal, which starts with the 2020-21 season, brings the total length and value
The balance between Kyrie Irving and Caris LeVert may be the most salient information the Nets can take from the 2020 season and will answer some pressing long-term questions. The Nets stood at the epicenter of perhaps the most seismic offseason in NBA history before fading quickly from public consciousness. Such is the effect of
3:23 PM ET A marquee matchup of two new dynamic duos created this offseason will headline the NBA’s Christmas slate this year. The LA Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers will play at Staples Center on Dec. 25, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The meeting will pit LeBron James and new teammate Anthony Davis against reigning
While auctions are not what most people think of around NBA general managers, some principles of auction theory could be used in governing negotiations of superstar trades. When the general public thinks of an auction, basketball is not at all the first thing that comes to their mind. Shows like A&E’s Storage Wars, in which