After taking Thanksgiving off, Black Friday will feature 11 games, all of them part of the NBA Cup. Only three teams have clinched spots in the quarterfinals, with five more spots left to claim in the games that will be…
The Athletic has live coverage of Rockets vs. Thunder and Warriors vs. Lakers from 2025-26 NBA Season Tip-Off. Will Victor Wembanyama be an MVP finalist? Will the NBA champion come from the Western Conference (but not Oklahoma City)? Will the…
The Orlando Magic and NBA All-Star Paolo Banchero have agreed on a maximum contract extension that could be worth as much as $287 million over five seasons, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The deal includes a player option. Banchero averaged…
The 2025 NBA Draft is underway — taking place over two days — and The Athletic’s draft expert Sam Vecenie and front office insider John Hollinger are analyzing each pick as it happens. Read below for Vecenie’s scouting assessment and…
After the Orlando Magic exited in the first round of the playoffs for the second consecutive year, the team’s president of basketball operations, Jeff Weltman, said the Magic were going to adopt “a win-now philosophy” to address the team’s deficiencies on offense.…
The 2025 NBA Draft early entry list is out, so it’s time to update The Athletic’s mock draft. The early entry list is much less substantial than what we’ve seen in the past. Mainly because of the proliferation of the…