NBA predictions: How bottom of the Eastern Conference will play out in 2024-25
I always like to start my NBA previews at the bottom and work my way up. And when it comes to bottoming out, nobody does it better than the lottery …
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2025 NBA mock draft: Cooper Flagg leads strong group of prospects. But is it a ‘superclass’?
The 2025 NBA Draft cycle is officially here. International teams have tipped off their regular seasons, and college teams have started preseason practices. NBA scouts and executives are out and …
Can Karl-Anthony Towns help Knicks topple Celtics? Analyzing the NBA’s Eastern Conference
The Eastern Conference may not be the stronger of the two NBA conferences, but its intrigue level rises above the West going into the season. The Boston Celtics are the …
The 2024 NBA 40 under 40 list: Top young coaches, executives, managers and influencers
For the second time, The Athletic is rolling out its NBA 40 under 40 list. Look around the league and you’ll see how many of its leading faces are successful …
NBA 2024-25 schedule release: 35 games I’m looking forward to this season
I’ll admit I had my doubts the NBA could do it again. Ultimately, I knew my favorite league would come through, and guess what? It did. The NBA released another …
‘Wait a minute, are you serious?’: How Las Vegas became the center of the NBA offseason
LAS VEGAS — Twenty years ago, the shape of the NBA offseason changed forever. Once players were drafted, teams would send their prospects to various small summer leagues scattered across …
Grading Paul George’s Sixers move and other Day 1 NBA free-agency deals
Follow live free-agency news and analysis from our entire NBA staff, and sign up for The Bounce to get basketball content delivered straight to your inbox. Day 1 of NBA free agency is in …
NBA Player Tiers: Kevin Durant, Steph Curry hang on in Tier 1, but how much longer?
This is the fifth annual NBA Player Tiers project, in which Seth Partnow names the top 125 players in the league after each season and then separates them into five distinct categories …
Could a $100 million annual NBA player salary be coming? Plus, the new CBA goes into effect
As the NBA closes in on a new media rights deal, much of the attention has been on what it means for the league and its teams. But there’s also …
Who is the NBA GOAT: LeBron or Jordan? For current players, longevity is narrowing the gap
Some debates deserve a stage of their own. So while our (anonymous) NBA player poll was released Monday, with a record 142 players weighing in on some of the most …