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• 4 NBA free agency winners and 3 losers after wave of 2025 player movement

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Let’s hand out the biggest winners and losers in free agency. NBA free agency remains ongoing, but at this point most of the top players have come off the board. Next season’s NBA championship picture is already taking shape, and there are some clear winners and losers from the offseason. The reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder will head into next ...2025
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• Damian Lillard’s 7 best NBA free agency landing spots, ranked by fit

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Let’s rank the best free agency destinations for Damian Lillard. Damian Lillard never expected to be a free agent this summer. The Milwaukee Bucks had other plans, pulling off a bold scheme to waive-and-stretch Lillard to open up the cap space to sign Myles Turner away from the Indiana Pacers. Lillard will be out for all of the 2025-26 season as he recove...2025
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• Jabari Smith Jr., Rockets Agree To Five-Year, $125M Extension

Jabari Smith Jr. and the Houston Rockets have agreed to a five-year, $125 million contract extension. The contract will reportedly feature no team or player options. Smith is represented by Wallace Prather. Smith's future with the Rockets has been uncertain as they have evaluated major trade options and also acquired Kevin Durant. Smith was the third overall pick in the 2022 draft out of Auburn b...2025
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• 10 best NBA Draft picks in 2025 that get an A-grade from us

Brad Penner-Imagn Images The 10 best picks from the 2025 NBA Draft The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft has come and gone, with some foregone conclusions (Cooper Flagg first) to some unexpected surprises (Yang Hansen, anyone?). Through all of these, however, some picks were made that passed the sniff test with flying colors. In my colleague Ricky O’Donnell’s instant NBA Draft Round 1 grad...2025
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• The best (and worst) NBA Draft picks at every top-10 slot over the last decade

From Paolo Banchero to Thon Maker: The top-10 NBA Draft picks that made or delayed a franchise...2025
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• The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class

BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Thunder drafted Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams in the 2022 lottery. Is it the best NBA Draft team class ever? The idea of the Oklahoma City Thunder winning their first ever NBA championship seemed like an impossible dream as the franchise entered the 2022 NBA Draft. The Thunder were coming off a 24-58 season that followed a 22-60 season. ...2025
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• Damian Lillard’s 7 best NBA free agency landing spots, ranked by fit
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• 10 best NBA Draft picks in 2025 that get an A-grade from us
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• Desmond Bane trade grades for Magic-Grizzlies on NBA’s first big summer deal

Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images The Magic went all-in for Desmond Bane. Let’s grade the trade between Orlando and the Grizzlies for both sides. The 2025 NBA Finals are in full swing, but trade season is already here. The Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic agreed to the first blockbuster of the summer, with a massive deal that aims to push the Magic into the elite tier of the Eastern Conferenc...2025
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• Orlando Magic 2024-2025 fantasy basketball season recap: Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner derailed by injuries
The future looked bright for Orlando entering this season, but injuries to Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs changed things. Where do they go from here?...2025
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• Magic Notes: Offseason Plan, Banchero, F. Wagner, Bitadze
After finishing with a losing record for four straight seasons, the Magic went 47-35 and made the playoffs a year ago, eventually losing a tight seven-game series against Cleveland. Entering 2024/25, Orlando added veteran wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in free agency, but long-term injuries to key players — including Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Moritz Wagner and […]...2025
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• WATCH: Porzingis Gets Head Split Open, Says ‘I Love My WWE Moments’
Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis had his head split open by a fully bludgeoned but inadvertent elbow from Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze in the third quarter of Game 2. Paolo Banchero took a midrange jumper, after which the two 7-footers got tangled and Bitadze lost his balance. His elbow flung out as a […] The post WATCH: Porzingis Gets Head Split Open, Says ‘I Love My WWE...2025
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• Previewing every NBA Playoffs 2025 first round series

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Here’s everything you need to know about the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs There’s been a lot of hand-wringing of late about the NBA regular season. And while I, personally, feel that the concern about its entertainment value is wildly overblown, even I can admit that for the average basketball fan, keeping up with all 30 teams for six months...2025
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking every 2025 NBA Playoffs team by their chances to win it all The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way t...2025
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• 5 NBA players who could be the next Dyson Daniels

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Dyson Daniels’ emergence in a new role with the Atlanta Hawks made us wonder: Which other players could be stars in their role hidden in plain sight? Due to the sheer scale of international soccer, there are regularly not enough opportunities for developing players on good teams. The leagues solved this problem by creating an elaborate loan system, wh...2024
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• The 11 best NBA prospects in high school basketball right now, ranked

Let’s rank the 11 best NBA prospects in high school basketball today. With the NBA and college hoops calendars in their August doldrums, there’s no better time to catch up on grassroots and high school basketball and start looking ahead at the best talent coming down the pipeline. This is the third time I’ve ranked the best NBA prospects in high school basketball at this site. When I did this exe...2023
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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"Magic star Paolo Banchero is expected to return to action in one of Orlando's back-to-back home games Thursday against Minnesota or Friday against Milwaukee, sources told ESPN."

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"Paolo Banchero becomes first 50-point scorer of NBA season in historic performance as Magic topple Pacers"

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"Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero was named the 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced Tuesday."

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"After a sterling first couple of games, the Magic decided to shut down Number 1 pick Paolo Banchero for the remainder of summer league."

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"Lakers' LeBron James shouts out Duke's Paolo Banchero after freshman's strong debut against Kentucky"

• 4 NBA free agency winners and 3 losers after wave of 2025 player movement
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• Damian Lillard’s 7 best NBA free agency landing spots, ranked by fit
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• Jabari Smith Jr., Rockets Agree To Five-Year, $125M Extension
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• 10 best NBA Draft picks in 2025 that get an A-grade from us
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• Bane Had Orlando At Top Of Wish List
Desmond Bane believes the package the Magic gave up for him was worth it. The Grizzlies moved the high-scoring guard to Orlando, receiving Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, four unprotected first-round picks and one first-round pick swap in return. Bane anticipates he’ll have no trouble fitting in with Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and the rest of […]...2025
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• Magic Acquire Desmond Bane From Grizzlies For Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, Four First Round Picks

The Orlando Magic have agreed to acquire Desmond Bane from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, four first-round picks and a first-round pick swap. This deal will likely be completed prior to the league year changing over on July 1, due to tax apron issues for Orlando. The picks the Magic are sending the Grizzlies are the 16th overall pick in the 2025 NBA D...2025
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• Desmond Bane trade grades for Magic-Grizzlies on NBA’s first big summer deal
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• Paolo Banchero Reveals How NBA Legend Michael Jordan’s Wise Words Helped Land Sneaker Deal
Paolo Banchero is one of the many high-profile athletes under the Nike umbrella. The popular sports brand landed the Orlando Magic star in October 2022 as he was preparing for his rookie season. Going into the 2022 NBA season, Banchero was the No. 1 selection in his draft class and was coming off an exceptional […]...2025
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• Magic’s Paolo Banchero On Extension: ‘Hopefully All That Stuff Works Out’
Orlando Magic star forward Paolo Banchero is eligible for a five-year, $247 million contract extension this offseason, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Paolo Banchero Has Made $34.87 Million In His NBA Career Banchero, 22, is set to enter the final season of his four-year, $50.15 million rookie deal. This means the third-year wing’s career earnings […] The post Magic’s Paolo Banc...2025
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• Jabari Smith Jr., Rockets Agree To Five-Year, $125M Extension
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• Magic Acquire Desmond Bane From Grizzlies For Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, Four First Round Picks
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• Desmond Bane trade grades for Magic-Grizzlies on NBA’s first big summer deal
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• Paolo Banchero Signals Interest In Signing Extension With Magic

Paolo Banchero will be eligible for a contract extension this offseason and sounds ready to commit his future to the Orlando Magic. In 46 games this season, Banchero averaged 25.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists. Banchero almost certainly will sign for the five-year max with the Magic with the only potential question being whether he receives the Rose rule designation that could bring the val...2025
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• Paolo Banchero Not Taking Any Moral Victories From Playoff Loss

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero wasn't interested in talking about moral victories after his team's first round series loss to the Boston Celtics. Banchero made it clear he's only interested in actual victories. "We wanted to go to the second round. I don't think anyone is necessarily happy that we didn't get blown out in four games. That wasn't the goal," Banchero said. "The goal was to win ...2025
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• Southeast Notes: Magic Role Players, Mitchell, Rozier, Hornets Outlook
The Magic’s role players need to be way better to challenge Boston in their first-round series, Josh Robbins of The Athletic writes. Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner carried the offense in Orlando’s Game 1 loss, while their teammates had a combined 27 points on 10-of-30 shooting. “They’ve got a lot on their shoulders as the […]...2025
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• Jalen Green, Paolo Banchero Named NBA's Players Of Week 23

Jalen Green and Paolo Banchero have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 23. Green averaged 28.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as the Houston Rockets went 3-0. Banchero averaged 30.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists as the Orlando Magic went 3-1....2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Updated projection with 2 March Madness prospects rising, 1 falling

Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images March Madness has impacted our latest 2025 NBA mock draft. March Madness is the first time a big section of NBA fans check in on the top prospects in college basketball. This is a good year to do it: 19 of the 30 first-round picks in our last mock draft made the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament, and a bunch of them are still playing as the fi...2025
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• Paolo Banchero Signals Interest In Signing Extension With Magic
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• ‘GET HIM SOME HELP’ — NBA Fans Riot as Magic Lose vs. Raptors Despite Paolo Banchero’s 41-Point Effort
Paolo Banchero drops 41, but the Magic lose again. Fans demand help as frustration mounts, with even his mom calling out the coaching staff....2025
• How Cooper Flagg has surged to the National Player of the Year favorite this season

Photo by Lance King/Getty Images Flagg’s performance in a marquee matchup against North Carolina was indicative of his stellar season. When it comes to college basketball, there’s no bigger star currently than Duke sensation Cooper Flagg, who has taken the country by storm as the next big thing in the sport. Flagg, a 6’9”, 205-pound forward from Maine, has been touted for his elite two-way...2025
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• Cooper Flagg is trending as one of the best NBA Draft prospects in modern history

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Cooper Flagg has somehow exceeded the stratospheric hype. The NBA had a premonition Cooper Flagg was bound for future superstardom long before he put on a Duke jersey. It was the NBA’s interest that convinced Flagg to reclassify, essentially skipping his senior year of high school to enroll in college at just 17 years old. It was at the NBA’s behest th...2025
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• The Magic should go all-in at the NBA trade deadline, and there is 1 perfect target

Mike Watters-Imagn Images With an awesome team already and nearly all their own assets available to upgrade it, the Orlando Magic are ready to win now. The Orlando Magic should be on the cusp of something special. Before his oblique injury, Paolo Banchero looked like the next thing. And then before his own oblique injury, Franz Wagner looked like the next-next thing. Jalen Suggs might be t...2025
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images These nine NBA teams are still in the mix for winning the 2025 NBA Draft lottery and the rights to Cooper Flagg. It only took about 20 games for the 2024-2025 NBA season to completely reshape what we thought we knew coming into the year. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder emerging as the championship favorites in each conference was to be exp...2024
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• 7 young NBA players making the leap this season

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Here are 7 young NBA players who showing significant improvement this season. It’s not too early to overreact to what we’re seeing from the start of the NBA’s 82-game grind. Trends historically begin to stabilize around the 20-game mark. While it would be unwise to suggest the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers will continue to be among the worst teams ...2024
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The NBA Eastern Conference was supposed to be better this season. It’s not. This was supposed to be the season the NBA’s Eastern Conference grew up and joined the big leagues. The East has essentially operated like basketball’s junior varsity from the moment Michael Jordan finished pushing off Bryon Russell, but the moves made this summer indicated ...2024
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• Magic shut Banchero down after sterling SL debut

After a sterling first couple of games, the Magic decided to shut down No. 1 pick Paolo Banchero for the remainder of summer league....2022
• Magic forward Paolo Banchero named 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero was named the 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know: Banchero was the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft out of Duke. The 20-year-old averaged 20 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists across 72 games (all starts) this season. He shot 42.7 percent from the field. Jazz center Walker Kessler and Thunder guar...2023
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• Sources: Banchero returning from torn oblique
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• 2022 NBA Draft grades: Orlando Magic select Paolo Banchero with No. 1 overall pick
The Magic were widely expected to choose Jabari Smith in the days leading up to the draft...2022
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• 2022 NBA Mock Draft: Duke's Paolo Banchero goes No. 1 with Iowa's Keegan Murray a surprising No. 3 pick
David Cobb explains why Murray would be worth taking just after Banchero and Auburn's Jabari Smith...2022
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• Paolo Banchero Blasted by Italian Basketball For USA Commitment
Orlando’s Paolo Banchero has committed to Team USA in the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup but the Italian Basketball Federation were very much blindsided by the decision. The 20-year-old has an Italian father and an Italian passport, so he could have chosen to play for either Italy or USA on the world stage. The reigning […] The post Paolo Banchero Blasted by Italian Basketball For ...2023
• Magic's Paolo Banchero becomes first teenager to score over 20 points in first three NBA games

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• Cooper Flagg commits to Duke as the Blue Devils’ next superstar freshman

Photo by John Jones/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cooper Flagg commits to Duke to be college basketball’s next one-and-done superstar. Duke men’s basketball has landed its next superstar on the recruiting trail. Cooper Flagg, the consensus No. 1 overall player in the class of 2024, has committed to Duke for the 2024-2025 season. Flagg picked the Blue Devils over UConn. It’s safe to say...2023
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• Orlando Magic 2024-2025 fantasy basketball season recap: Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner derailed by injuries
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• NBA & Fantasy Basketball Loser Lineup: Orlando Magic offer little beyond Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner
The Magic have a dynamic duo, but Dan Titus is skeptical of anyone else helping you in fantasy next season....2025
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• Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Grayson Allen, Paolo Banchero make the list

Who are the fantasy basketball players on the rise? Whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it all out for you in his weekly look around the NBA....2024
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• 4 NBA free agency winners and 3 losers after wave of 2025 player movement
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• Damian Lillard’s 7 best NBA free agency landing spots, ranked by fit
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• 10 best NBA Draft picks in 2025 that get an A-grade from us
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• Desmond Bane trade grades for Magic-Grizzlies on NBA’s first big summer deal
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• Magic's Paolo Banchero admits he liked North Carolina before becoming Duke basketball star

In Banchero's lone season at Duke, the Blue Devils fell to UNC in the Final Four...2025
• Report: Magic May Have Blazers’ Anfernee Simons on Radar

The Orlando Magic’s measured approach to the point guard position may be reaching a pivot point. While the franchise has shown confidence in Jalen Suggs running the offense — and leaned heavily on Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner for playmaking duties — a first-round playoff exit against the Boston Celtics may have sparked internal discussions […] The post Report: Magic May Have Blazers’...2025
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• Magic Could Have Interest In Trading For Anfernee Simons

The Orlando Magic's interest in adding a point guard may have been overstated in recent years. The Magic have been content with Jalen Suggs handling the role, while Paolo Banchero and Franz handle a heavy dose of playmaking. After their first-round playoff series loss to the Boston Celtics, Orlando may be re-thinking that approach. One projected target for the Magic could be Portland Trail Blazers...2025
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• Magic Notes: Offseason Plan, Banchero, F. Wagner, Bitadze
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• Paolo Banchero Not Taking Any Moral Victories From Playoff Loss
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• Desmond Bane trade grades for Magic-Grizzlies on NBA’s first big summer deal
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Updated projection with 2 March Madness prospects rising, 1 falling
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• 9 biggest NBA All-Star snubs of 2025, ranked by the most shocking omissions

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Here are the biggest snubs of the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. NBA All-Star Game rosters just aren’t big enough. That’s the top takeaway after the league finalized its 24-man roster with the announcement of the All-Star reserves on Thursday night. There are so many deserving players who won’t get the chance to play in the All-Star Game, which is the ultimate show of j...2025
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• 5 NBA players who could be the next Dyson Daniels
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• Elite Eight teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Let’s rank the teams in the Elite Eight of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament by who has the best chance to win it all. The Elite Eight in the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament is set. Three No. 1 seeds are still left standing, but only one No. 2 seed remains after two days of carnage in the Sweet 16. Remember: this was only the fifth time since 1985 all the top-2...2024
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• Meet Team USA’s FIBA Basketball World Cup roster, featuring one of its youngest groups ever

Photo by Joe Amati/NBAE via Getty Images USA Basketball’s World Cup roster has tons of young talent, but no international experience. The United States is supposed to be the preeminent international power in men’s basketball, but the last FIBA World Cup issued a harsh reminder that rest of the globe is catching up. The Americans finished in seventh place in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, and sna...2023
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• The 6 worst NBA free agent signings of the summer
Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Not every free agent deal can be a winner for teams. NBA free agency is supposed to be a time of hope and optimism. Even adding a couple decent role players to a team that continues driving down a dead-end road is something to get a little bit excited about, hypothetically speaking. Save the disdain for your team’s first four-game losing streak. It’s all p...2023
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