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  • • Breaking down 10 lessons from a strange Round 1 an...
    Bench depth? KAT on the attack? ESPN analyst Zach Kram breaks down the NBA's first round, and explores its impact on the rest of the playoffs and offseason....2026
  • Dunc'd On: ESPN's Zach Kram: Does Fouling Up 3 Even Work?
    • Dunc'd On: ESPN's Zach Kram: Does Fouling Up 3 Even Work?
    Zach Kram of ESPN joins to discuss his recent piece on one of Nate's biggest causes celèbre, fouling up three. He breaks down his reporting on the subject: What do people in the league really think about it? Does the league see this as an issue? And, most importantly, does it even work? Plus, we discuss the huge decrease in playoff scoring compared to the regular season. Join Dunc'd On P...2026
  • • Gobert's redemption, a Cinderella story and the bi...
    ESPN's Zach Kram analyzes the most important developments coming out of the postseason's first round....2026
  • • Inside the NBA's 'foul up 3' strategy: A game-winning call or clutch-time saboteur?
    Zach Kram studied years of film and spoke with dozens around the league to determine if the strategy works....2026
  • • Why Lakers' shooting records in Game 1 could be good news for Rockets
    ESPN analyst Zach Kram examines how Game 1's shotmaking gap could actually be good news for Houston....2026
  • • NBA Rank, playoffs edition: The 50 most impactful players in the 2026 postseason
    ESPN analyst Zach Kram ranked and tiered the 50 NBA players most likely to make the biggest impacts in the postseason....2026

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Zach Kram injury and suspension

  • East Notes: Hawks, Jalen Johnson, Hornets, LaMelo Ball, Bulls
    • East Notes: Hawks, Jalen Johnson, Hornets, LaMelo Ball, Bulls
    The Hawks may be pinning their hopes on a healthy Jalen Johnson. More specifically, Atlanta’s ceiling this season could hinge on Johnson’s growth, as written by ESPN’s Zach Kram. The forward was limited to just 36 games last year due to injuries, but when he was healthy, he joined Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Domantas […] The post East Notes: Hawks, Jalen Johnson, Hornets, L...2025
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  • Outside The Confines: Lone Star showdown
    • Outside The Confines: Lone Star showdown
    Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The Rangers take a 1-0 lead in the ALCS. The Phillies and Diamondbacks get set to face off. Thoughts on the playoff system. And other news from MLB. I’m going to assume that all of you know that the Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series with a 2-0 win last night. Dayn Perry has a history of the rivalry between the...2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Houston doesn’t have a problem
    Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports All the news from the trade deadline. Plus an Astros no-hitter I get the unenviable task of covering all the deals from the trade deadline. Of course, that’s impossible, but I’ll try to get to all the big ones. If I missed your favorite, I apologize. Unless your favorite is the Jeimer Candelario deal, which we’ve already covered around here enough. Before we...2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Spring Training and WBC
    Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images Spring Training keeps going and the WBC is picking up steam as the Miami and Phoenix pools start over the weekend. I know that some of you don’t care for the World Baseball Classic. Heck, I ran a poll in After Dark and many of you told me that you didn’t care for it. But I’m asking you to give it another chance. I understand if you haven’t tuned...2023
  • Dunc'd On: First Weekend Wrap-Up
    • Dunc'd On: First Weekend Wrap-Up
    We continue familiarizing ourselves with all these teams at the start of the season, with a focus on TOR/MIA, GSW/DEN, HOU/MEM, ATL/ORL, plus some smaller notes on the Spurs, Pacers, Thunder, and Pistons. Plus, Friday Daily Duncs. Friday Daily Duncs Rob Murphy The Pistons are investigating assistant general manager Rob Murphy over an allegation of workplace misconduct involving a former female emp...2022
  • • Outside the Confines: Off to a good start
    Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The first day of the Division Series provided some real drama. And other news from around baseball. There was a whole lotta baseball yesterday. By far the best game, from a neutral standpoint, was the Astros 8-7 win over Seattle on a three-run, walk-off home run by Yordan Alvarez. Ben Clemens has a wrap-up of that instant classic. Mike Petriello notes th...2022
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  • • Outside The Confines: Baseball has a catch
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A second Field of Dreams game was played. Why the Yankees are struggling and where the Padres go from here. And other news from around the league. Just because I don’t like the movie Field of Dreams, that doesn’t mean I didn’t like the “Field of Dreams” game. I love baseball games played in unusual locations and that field in Dyersville is one of the be...2022
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  • 2026
    "That’s the case with a hypothetical floated by ESPN’s Zach Kram, who connects the Trail Blazers and Hawks around one big name and a very different set of needs."

  • 2025
    "Zach Kram and Kevin Pelton take an early look at Thunder-Pacers."

  • 2024
    "The Ringer’s Zach Kram produced the aptly named “NBA All In-Dex” to show how pot-committed each team really is to their current roster."

  • 2023
    "Zach Kram has the top stories of the second half."

  • 2022
    "In the hours immediately following MLB’s decision to cancel the first two series of the regular season, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley are joined by Ben’s colleagues from The Ringer and The Ringer MLB Show, Michael Baumann and Zach Kram, to recap the negotiations leading up to this week’s MLB-imposed deadlines, lament and lambast the […]"

  • 2021
    "Ben Lindbergh talks to The Ringer’s Zach Kram about how the red-hot Yankees have salvaged their season, mounted their longest winning streak in 60 years, and put themselves in playoff position."

  • 2020
    "In fact, he joins Houston Rockets star James Harden as the only NBA players to average more than a point per minute this year, according to The Ringer’s Zach Kram."

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Zach Kram trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Making sense of NBA trade deadline week: We picked the real winners and losers
    After a wild week of superstar movement, Zach Kram unveils his winners and losers of the NBA trade deadline....2026
  • Bulls viewed as potential seller at trade deadline, but maybe not, too
    • Bulls viewed as potential seller at trade deadline, but maybe not, too
    The Bulls may not have a superstar to dangle at the trade deadline, but they remain one of the league’s more fascinating wild cards. Call it the intriguing middle. According to ESPN’s Zach Kram, Chicago has a cluster of movable pieces, including Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu, Nikola Vucevic and Kevin Huerter, all of whom are […] The post Bulls viewed as potential seller at trade deadline, but mayb...2026
  • • Franchise-shifting trades to draft disasters: Roster mistakes for all 30 NBA teams since 2020
    Zach Kram examines the deals, trades and picks that all 30 NBA teams would like to take back from the 2020s....2025
  • NBA Notes: Blazers, Deni Avdija, Wizards, Alex Sarr, Suns, Changes
    • NBA Notes: Blazers, Deni Avdija, Wizards, Alex Sarr, Suns, Changes
    Trail Blazers There are plenty of reasons for optimism when it comes to the Trail Blazers after they signed GM Joe Cronin and coach Chauncey Billups to contract extensions. “For the last decade, ever since the breakup of the Wesley Matthews-Nicolas Batum duo, Portland has been searching for reliable two-way wings,” wrote Zach Kram of […] The post NBA Notes: Blazers, Deni Avdija, ...2025
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  • A Giannis Antetokounmpo trade is the only solution to this impending Bucks disaster
    • A Giannis Antetokounmpo trade is the only solution to this impending Bucks disaster
    Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images The Bucks’ contention window is already closed, whether they realize it or not. Trading Giannis is the only way out. No cliché in the English language is as misunderstood as “rock bottom.” It is a historical phrase, not intended for present-tense use — applied retroactively to the lowest moment of a timeline that has already reached its conclusion. But whe...2024
  • Outside The Confines: Matt Chapman signs a Giant deal
    • Outside The Confines: Matt Chapman signs a Giant deal
    Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Giants lock up their third baseman. Alex Bregman should be happy. The Yankees don’t have a closer. The Guardians have the best closer. And other news from MLB. Good morning. The Cubs still haven’t allowed a hit since Tuesday. The Giants signed third baseman Matt Chapman to a six-year, $151 million extension. Chapman explained why he re-sign...2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: Lone Star showdown
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Houston doesn’t have a problem
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Bombs away!
    Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports There were a whole ton of runs scored last night. The trade deadline approaches and everyone is talking about Shohei Ohtani. Good morning. Al has already covered the story of the Diamondbacks TV rights. There were a whole lotta runs scored last night in MLB. You know about the Cubs scoring 17 runs, but four games had both teams score 10 runs, which tied a re...2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Spring Training and WBC
    2023

Zach Kram stats and results

  • • LeBron James vs. Father Time: What his stats signal about his future and the Lakers
    ESPN's Zach Kram examines how the future Hall of Famer looks different this season compared to the past two decades....2025
  • • A Giannis Antetokounmpo trade is the only solution to this impending Bucks disaster
    2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: Lone Star showdown
    2023
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  • • Dunc'd On: First Weekend Wrap-Up
    2022
    Read about Daily Duncs stats
  • • Celtics rookie Tacko Fall making his limited minutes count
    From the moment he was signed by the Boston Celtics, 7-foot-5 center Tacko Fall became a favorite of every sports fan in Boston. Now, the fan base has even more reason to love him thanks to this one stat that shows the rookie’s dominance. While the 24-year-old has only played in three games this season, he has made every minute count. In fact, he joins Houston Rockets star James Harden as the only...2020
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  • • A Giannis Antetokounmpo trade is the only solution to this impending Bucks disaster
    2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: Matt Chapman signs a Giant deal
    2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: Houston doesn’t have a problem
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Spring Training and WBC
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Flushing full of money
    Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Mets go on a huge spending spree, but how much better are they? A look at the crazy spending this winter. The stars come out for the WBC this time. A free agent got married. If Steve Cohen offers me a $10 million deal to write about the Mets, I’m outta here. Like you wouldn’t do it. We’re starting with all the Mets signings and I apologize is some of ...2022
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  • • Outside the Confines: Winter is here
    Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports The off-season begins, but people are still talking about the Astros. The congratulations pour in for Dusty Baker. Top free agents and other baseball news. It’s now the offseason, so it’s the time of the men in suits rather than uniforms. But first, we have some fallout from the Astros World Series title. Hannah Keyser asks and tries to answer “What is the s...2022
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  • • Dunc'd On: First Weekend Wrap-Up
    2022
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  • • Outside the Confines: Off to a good start
    2022
  • • Outside The Confines: Baseball has a catch
    2022
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  • • Celtics rookie Tacko Fall making his limited minutes count
    2020
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Top Zach Kram news

  • • NBA Finals first look: 7 things to know ahead of Pacers-Thunder
    What are the most important matchups? What history is at stake? Zach Kram and Kevin Pelton take an early look at Thunder-Pacers....2025
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  • • Franchise-shifting trades to draft disasters: Roster mistakes for all 30 NBA teams since 2020
    2025
  • • A Giannis Antetokounmpo trade is the only solution to this impending Bucks disaster
    2024
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  • • Effectively Wild Episode 1817: Opening Delay
    2022
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  • • Effectively Wild Episode 1739: Poff Piece
    Ben Lindbergh talks to The Ringer’s Zach Kram about how the red-hot Yankees have salvaged their season, mounted their longest winning streak in 60 years, and put themselves in playoff position. Then (27:33) Ben brings on John Poff, former major leaguer and Stat Blast star, to discuss his brief big league career, walking away from […]...2021
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  • • Outside The Confines: Flushing full of money
    2022
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  • • Outside the Confines: Off to a good start
    2022
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  • • NBA free agency: New West tiers after flurry of moves
    Did any West team do enough to challenge the champs? Zach Kram runs through a new-look conference....2025

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Zach Kram schedule, game

  • • Breaking down 10 lessons from a strange Round 1 an...
    2026
  • • Dunc'd On: ESPN's Zach Kram: Does Fouling Up 3 Even Work?
    2026
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  • • NBA Rank, playoffs edition: The 50 most impactful players in the 2026 postseason
    2026
  • • 2026 NBA playoffs: Predicting each series, including the Finals
    ESPN's Zach Kram decides each NBA series in the playoffs through the Finals. Who will square off in June?...2026
  • • Is the West truly the best? Why the Eastern Conference could flip the script in the playoffs
    ESPN analyst Zach Kram explores the Western Conference's recent dominance and how the East's underrated strength could surprise in the postseason....2026
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  • NBA trade proposal sends Mavericks’ Anthony Davis to Raptors, Daniel Gafford to Pacers
    • NBA trade proposal sends Mavericks’ Anthony Davis to Raptors, Daniel Gafford to Pacers
    ESPN’s Zach Kram floated another major hypothetical involving Anthony Davis, this time sending the All-Star big man north of the border. Here’s how the deal is laid out: Raptors get: Anthony Davis Tony Bradley Mavericks get: RJ Barrett Jakob Poeltl Jarace Walker Ochai Agbaji 2026 first-round pick (via Raptors) 2027 first-round pick (via Pacers, top-14 […] The post NBA trade proposal sends Ma...2025
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  • Community Shootaround: Early Check-In On MVP Race
    • Community Shootaround: Early Check-In On MVP Race
    It’s still way too early in the 2025/26 season to draw any conclusions about how the NBA’s Most Valuable Player race will play out, but through five weeks, several former MVPs are on pace to have the most productive season of their respective careers, writes Zach Kram of ESPN. As Kram outlines, if the season […]...2025
  • For Warriors, age could end up being just a number
    • For Warriors, age could end up being just a number
    Can the Warriors still be better than people think? According to ESPN’s Zach Kram, the answer might be yes. And maybe a lot better. The Warriors, a decade removed from launching their dynasty, enter the season with just the seventh-best odds to win the West, per ESPN BET. The public perception? They’re too old, too […] The post For Warriors, age could end up being just a number appeared firs...2025
  • West Notes: Thunder, continuity, Blazers, Scoot Henderson, Kings
    • West Notes: Thunder, continuity, Blazers, Scoot Henderson, Kings
    The Thunder will return 99.2 percent of their playoff minutes from last season’s title run. No, seriously. The only departure is Dillon Jones, who logged 46 minutes of garbage time, as written by ESPN’s Zach Kram. Continuity like that is rare, and it only strengthens the Thunder’s case as they attempt the NBA’s first repeat […] The post West Notes: Thunder, continuity, Blazers, Scoot H...2025
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  • Celtics’ frontcourt overhaul adds to challenges without Jayson Tatum
    • Celtics’ frontcourt overhaul adds to challenges without Jayson Tatum
    The Celtics will spend the upcoming season without six-time All-Star Jayson Tatum as he recovers from an Achilles tear. But his absence is not the only major change in Boston. The team’s center rotation looks entirely different from the one that helped power last year’s playoff run. As relayed by ESPN’s Zach Kram, via Cleaning […] The post Celtics’ frontcourt overhaul adds to challenges with...2025
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Zach Kram rumors, scandals

  • NBA trade proposals send Giannis Antetokounmpo to Hawks, Rockets, Knicks, Spurs, Warriors
    • NBA trade proposals send Giannis Antetokounmpo to Hawks, Rockets, Knicks, Spurs, Warriors
    Giannis Antetokounmpo and his agent are talking with the Bucks about his future, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. That has the league buzzing about a scenario nobody in Milwaukee wants to think about. Namely, Antetokounmpo might actually be weighing a trade request. With that hanging over everything, ESPN’s Kevin Pelton and Zach Kram fired up the […] The post NBA trade proposals send Giannis...2025
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  • • A Giannis Antetokounmpo trade is the only solution to this impending Bucks disaster
    2024
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  • • Outside the Confines: Winter is here
    2022
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  • • Outside The Confines: Baseball has a catch
    2022
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