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Bailey, with 10 games in NBA, seeks NCAA return
Former UCLA standout Amari Bailey, who played 10 games for the Hornets in 2023-24, has hired an agent and a lawyer to prepare to fight for NCAA eligibility.[read more]

🏀 Power Ranks: Can Pistons, Spurs catch OKC?
Where our NBA insiders ranked all 30 teams one week before the 2026 trade deadline.[read more]

Atkinson fined $50K for actions after ejection
Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was fined $50,000 by the NBA for "aggressively pursuing, berating, and making inadvertent contact with a game official" during a game.[read more]

Poll: Peterson, Dybantsa top NBA draft prospects
Kansas shooting guard Darryn Peterson and BYU forward AJ Dybantsa loom as the projected top two picks in the upcoming NBA draft. Who will be No. 1? ESPN polled 20 NBA scouts and executives to get an early vibe.[read more]

Storm grounds Spurs; Magic game Sun. delayed
The Spurs moved up the time of their home game against the Magic on Sunday by three hours after a snowstorm prevented them from flying out of Charlotte.[read more]

NBA suspends 76ers forward George 25 games
Veteran 76ers forward Paul George was suspended 25 games without pay for taking "improper medication," according to George.[read more]

Sources: Cavs trade Hunter for Schroder, Ellis
The Cavaliers are trading De'Andre Hunter to the Kings for Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis, sources told ESPN.[read more]

Could the Bucks keep Giannis? Everything we're hea...
Bontemps and Windhorst examine how a Giannis trade could alter the hierarchy of the East.[read more]

Grades for the Cavs-Kings-Bulls trade: How Keon El...
The Cavaliers added guards Keon Ellis and Dennis Schroder, while the Kings acquired De'Andre Hunter. Which team fared best? We graded the trade.[read more]

No gap year here: How Boston retooled a fractured ...
A sidelined superstar and key rotation losses were supposed to send the Celtics into the play-in.[read more]