File photo NBA insider and former Grizzlies front-office man John Hollinger of The Athletic isn’t sold on the Trail Blazers hitting their projected win total of 34.5 this season. On the surface, it looks doable. Portland won 36 games last year and closed strong, going 23-18 in the second half. But Hollinger points out two […]
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File photo Celtics star Jayson Tatum isn’t ruling out a return this season as he recovers from Achilles surgery. “I haven’t said I’m not playing this season,” Tatum said on ESPN’s First Take (via HoopsRumors). “The most important thing is a full recovery, being 100%, not rushing it at all. But also, I don’t go
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With the NBA season approaching, Jayson Tatum is speaking candidly about the Achilles tear that abruptly ended his 2025 postseason and is threatening to sideline him for the entire upcoming season. It was a devastating injury that struck down an All-NBA player in his prime and prefaced an unexpected breakdown of a Celtics roster one
The Rockets just got the worst kind of preseason news, as Fred VanVleet tore his right ACL during an offseason workout and is expected to miss the entire 2025-26 season. Inevitably, the conversation has turned to free agents.
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Josh Hart’s finger problem wasn’t resolved. If anything, it got worse.
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The Suns are bringing a Hall of Famer on board as a senior advisor.
James, 40, has inevitably faced questions regarding his long-term future in the NBA.
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AP The final chapter of ESPN’s annual offseason survey (via Tim Bontemps) brings us to the big questions: Who’s winning each conference, and who’s hoisting the NBA trophy next June? Twenty coaches, scouts and execs weighed in, and let’s just say the results weren’t exactly shocking. Eastern Conference Cleveland Cavaliers: 9 New York Knicks: 7
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File photo Every summer has a theme, and this one was no different. In his annual survey of NBA coaches, scouts and executives, ESPN’s Tim Bontemps found that front offices kept circling back to the same question. Namely, how do we build while dodging the financial minefield known as the second apron? The Votes Teams
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xxx Donovan Mitchell has seen this movie before. Back in Utah, the Jazz piled up regular-season wins — even leading the NBA in 2020-21 — but never made it beyond the second round. His Cavaliers just put together a 64-win campaign, with Mitchell finishing fifth in MVP voting and Evan Mobley taking home Defensive Player
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