What numbers are teams focused on with just over a month until training camp starts? Zach Kram runs down the big stat for all 30 franchises.
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The Lakers will honor Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley, who coached the team to four NBA titles during the “Showtime” era, with a statue that will be unveiled Feb. 22.
Miami traded forward Haywood Highsmith to the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, a move that gets the Heat under the tax line for this coming season and creates roster flexibility.
The NBA and its players’ association say they support further limitations on certain types of prop bets to curb game manipulation and abuse of athletes by gamblers.
NBA analyst Kevin Pelton groups 11 players most likely to threaten the Mavericks’ No. 1 pick for the auspicious award.
The NBA board of governors unanimously approved the sale of the Celtics to a group led by private equity mogul Bill Chisholm, a deal that values the franchise at more than $6.1 billion.
The Rockets’ Kevin Durant will make his return to Phoenix on Nov. 24, while the Mavs’ Anthony Davis will return to L.A. to play the Lakers on Nov. 28.
LeBron will be a free agent next summer. Giannis and Jokic are eligible for massive extensions. But those aren’t the only topics we’re watching.
Michael Porter Jr., whose brother Jontay was banned from the NBA in 2024 for his role in a gambling scheme, says the expansion of sports betting has detracted from the integrity and enjoyment of the game “and it’s only going to get worse.”