LeBron James reportedly believes that the Los Angeles Lakers are building towards the future instead of focusing on the team's short-term success.

The Dallas Mavericks were truly blessed with the first overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft after the tumultuous second half of the 2024-25 NBA season, picking Flagg, whose hype for the draft matched that of even LeBron James back in 2003.

Jonathan Kuminga has been linked to the Kings in a potential three-team sign-and-trade which would also involve the Warriors and Pistons. Dennis Schröder (who is heading to the Kings) and Malik Monk (who was on the Kings when free agency started) could also reportedly be involved.

Tre Johnson and Khaman Maluach are expected to make their professional debuts tonight at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN from Las Vegas with streaming options available.

With NBA win totals for the 2025-26 season now available, let's break down our favorite early over/under bets for the upcoming season, starting in the West.

Even if Gilgeous-Alexander won't reach that milestone, the NBA's richest players grow even richer. When former MLB pitcher Nolan Ryan became the first professional athlete to sign a contract that would pay him a million dollars per year in 1979, it was the day's top sports story in The New York Times.

A former NBA champion recently made a bold statement regarding Phoenix Suns star Bradley Beal amid buyout rumors.

Contract values carry an outsized importance to building an NBA team. Every deal is viewed through the lens of how friendly it is to the organization bankrolling it. That is the vantage point we'll be taking to rank the worst contracts on the books for the 2025-26 NBA season.