Offseason Beat: NBA Summer League Review: Pt 3 Welcome to the second half of the Eastern Conference Summer League review, detailing the immediate fantasy prospects for young players on the Pacers, Heat, Bucks, Knicks, Magic, 76ers, Raptors and Wizards. If you missed the first two columns in this series, you can catch up by reading my first column about the East, as well as a look at the West by … [Read more...]

Rudy Gay has 'no idea' what the Sacramento Kings are doing Rudy Gay of the Sacramento Kings looks on during a March 3, 2016 game. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Rudy Gay’s no stranger to trade rumors. He’s been traded three times in his 10-year NBA career, with the first swap coming on the night he was drafted, and he’s heard his name bandied about in speculation that didn’t end in a … [Read more...]

Heat guard had an amazing, gross reaction to $50M contract offer Heat guard Tyler Johnson looks on in the second half of Game 7 of the 2016 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Toronto Raptors. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) A great many sports fans, whether die-hard NBA followers or casual observers, experienced pretty serious sticker shock during the opening days of free agency, as … [Read more...]

Will the Magic's latest reset work? 12:00 AM ET The Magic have lurched since trading Dwight Howard four summers ago. They scored well on most of their key rebuilding moves, including the Howard trade, but they never picked high enough in the right draft to nab the tentpole superstar who would define their on-court style. In trying to microwave the rebuild, Orlando blew cap space on veterans … [Read more...]

The Sacramento Kings are naming a street after David Stern Then-NBA Commissioner David Stern greets Sacramento Kings fans as he arrives at Sleep Train Arena to attend a Kings game on Oct. 30, 2013. (AP/Rich Pedroncelli) When David Stern retired in February of 2014 after spending 30 years as the commissioner of the NBA, he left behind a complicated legacy marked by leadership that was in … [Read more...]

Six things to watch for in Kevin Durant's Oakland sneak preview 9:57 AM ET It often happens without you even noticing it. It'll be the middle of the third quarter, the game is progressing without much happening of note, and you'll glance at the box score and see it. Kevin Durant, 20 points. Durant is arguably the world's best scorer, and that has been increasingly clear over the past five … [Read more...]

Tough no-call: Why Westbrook’s reportedly ‘hurt’ over KD’s exit Russell Westbrook (right) listens to Kevin Durant after the Thunder beat the Warriors in Game 4 of the 2016 Western Conference Finals. (J Pat Carter/Getty Images) We haven’t heard very much from Russell Westbrook since longtime teammate Kevin Durant decided earlier this month to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder in favor of … [Read more...]

Carmelo Anthony is bringing discourse back 11:13 AM ET J.A. AdandeESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com senior writer since 2007 Around The Horn panelist Formerly at Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES -- Even though Carmelo Anthony and Tamika Catchings wore their Team USA attire Monday, they weren't speaking on behalf of USA Basketball. Maybe, just maybe, they were because of USA Basketball, because … [Read more...]

Kevin Durant's Oklahoma City restaurant is rebranding Kevin Durant of the US sets up a play against Argentina during their exhibition game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 22, 2016 (AFP Photo/Ethan Miller) We’ve written several times in this space about Oklahoma’s abrupt and intense breakup with Kevin Durant. When the best player in Oklahoma City Thunder history left for … [Read more...]

NBA favorite Drew League takes flight, but stays grounded in its roots The Drew League took a brief departure from its normal home of King-Drew Magnet High School in South Central. (Jackie Bamberger/Yahoo Sports) HAWTHORNE, Calif. — In 1973, Alvin Willis founded a six-team summer basketball league at Drew Middle School in South Central Los Angeles as a way to keep local kids off the streets. … [Read more...]