Draft Analysis: 2016 NBA Draft Tracker Thursday, June 23, 2016 Complete results from the 2016 NBA Draft are posted below. Scroll down to see the details of each in-draft trade. Click on each player’s name for full pick analysis. For instant analysis on every player picked, refresh Rotoworld's NBA Player News page. A hoops fanatic, Jared Johnson has been a member of the Rotoworld team since … [Read more...]

LeBron says no to Olympics; Melo, others a go 5:55 PM ET ESPN.com news services The United States men's Olympic basketball team is taking shape. Star LeBron James confirmed Thursday that he won't be a part of it. James, fresh off leading an MVP performance in the NBA Finals for the champion Cavaliers, told Cleveland.com on Thursday that he won't join coach Mike Krzyzewski & Co. in Rio de … [Read more...]

Harden 'to try' to recruit pal Durant to Rockets 3:34 PM ET Calvin WatkinsESPN Staff Writer Close Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports. HOUSTON -- When NBA free agency starts on July 1, count James Harden as … [Read more...]

James Harden on free agent Dwight Howard: 'I haven't really talked to him' Yes, the Houston Rockets disappointed in 2015-16 and, yes, stars James Harden and Dwight Howard didn’t always seem to coalesce on or off the court during the team’s but-with-a-whimper run to a first round exit, but couldn’t the boys at least give a cursory attempt to keep it all together? Maybe a text thread, however … [Read more...]

Sources: Nets deal Young to Pacers for 20th pick 2:53 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets have traded forward Thaddeus Young to the Indiana Pacers for the No. 20 overall pick in Thursday's NBA draft and a future protected second-round pick, sources confirmed to ESPN. The deal was first reported by The Vertical. From pingpong balls to the final pick, we've got the 2016 NBA draft covered. Draft 2016 » There … [Read more...]

LeBron to leave $3M on table to stay with Cavs 1:26 PM ET Brian WindhorstESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books LeBron James stands to make less money on a one-year contract re-signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers than he could earn by going to the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks or Miami Heat. It's an example of … [Read more...]

Sources: 76ers in hot pursuit of Celts' No. 3 pick 12:37 PM ET Marc Stein Close ESPN Senior Writer • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior NBA Writer for ESPN.com ESPN Insider NBA Draft Analyst since 2002 Writes ESPN's NBA Draft Top 100 and Lottery Mock Draft The Philadelphia … [Read more...]

As smoke clears on NBA draft day, Danny Ainge is stoking the fire Where there's smoke, there's Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge, but as the NBA draft approaches Thursday, it's looking more and more like he won't make fire rubbing picks together. It's long been Ainge's aim to remain as flexible as possible, so when a star becomes available, he's best equipped to acquire … [Read more...]

Draft Preview: Isaacson's Final Mock Draft The NBA Draft is tonight, and it’s time for my final mock draft. We’ve already seen some things shake up a bit, as Utah traded away their lottery pick yesterday to Atlanta, and Chicago dealt Derrick Rose to the Knicks.  From all signs, this will just be the beginning of what should be a very active draft, especially with four teams each holding three … [Read more...]

Jimmy Butler pays tribute to Derrick Rose in Instagram post Wednesday's trade of Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks ends an era for the Chicago Bulls, who drafted the hometown star with the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2008 and saw him develop into the NBA MVP just three years later. Rose became the face of the franchise, a status that became increasingly precarious and unproductive as his … [Read more...]