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The start of the 2024-25 NBA season is less than two weeks away. Preseason action is in full swing and will end next Friday. But before those games tip off, there are plenty of key questions surrounding several playoff contenders. How are new-look teams such as the Knicks and Timberwolves figuring out their rosters? Can

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterOct 10, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions IT WAS NEAR midnight on the evening

Kendra Andrews, ESPNOct 10, 2024, 02:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors have almost always been synonymous with fast-paced offenses and 3-point shooting, but this year they are going through training camp knowing that’s what they want to form their identity around. Still searching for the best combinations on

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2024, 11:10 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum is expected to miss three months after undergoing right wrist surgery on Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Shams

Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama and new addition Chris Paul will make their preseason debuts for the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday against the

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 8, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The annual NBA.com survey of all 30 of the league’s general managers has overwhelmingly tapped the Boston Celtics as its pick to repeat as NBA champions. The survey, conducted at the start of each season and polling all 30 front offices across The Association,

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterOct 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions RICH PAUL WAS sitting on a couch

Oct 7, 2024, 10:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. has agreed to a three-year, $59 million contract extension, his agent, Mike Miller of LIFT Sports Management, told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday night. Carter is now under contract with the Magic through the 2028-29 season for a combined $82

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterOct 6, 2024, 11:02 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions PALM DESERT, Calif.– LeBron James and his son Bronny James made history Sunday night as the first father and son to play together in an NBA game in

Associated Press Oct 6, 2024, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jalen Brunson thought twice about going 1-on-2 in transition, instead dribbled back outside and flipped the ball behind him to Karl-Anthony Towns, who made a 3-pointer with a defender in his face. It’s the type of two-man game the Knicks are

NBA Insiders Oct 7, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Lakers lost to Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night, but history was made anyway in Palm Springs, California. At the 12:00 mark of the second quarter, LeBron James and Bronny James shared the court together, marking the first

Oct 6, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The LA Clippers and P.J. Tucker mutually agreed that the veteran won’t be with the team for the time being while they work to find him a different situation. “P.J. is a pro who has achieved a lot in his career and there’s more he wants

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2024, 11:07 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Patrick Ewing, the New York Knicks‘ all-time leading scorer, has rejoined the franchise as an ambassador to assist both basketball and business operations, the team announced Friday. Ewing will work directly with Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau and the team’s front office in

Oct 5, 2024, 04:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe suffered a small posterior labral tear in his left shoulder and will likely miss the beginning of the season, the team announced Saturday. An MRI this week confirmed the tear. Sharpe will begin rehabbing and is expected to miss 4-6

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2024, 02:53 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions PALM DESERT, Calif. — It might have come directly following his turnover and

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books A Georgia businessman was convicted Friday on five counts by a federal jury in Manhattan of defrauding former NBA players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons of a combined $8