The NBA has a way of hijacking the sports world’s attention, even in the depths of the offseason. The sport proved as much Wednesday, as the Boston Celtics shockingly shipped guard Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for a package involving Paul George. The deal was met with … a lot of questions for the Celtics. While Brown isn’t an …

CHONGQING, CHINA – DECEMBER 01: Giant panda Mang Cancan plays outdoor at Chongqing Zoo on December 1, 2024 in Chongqing, China. The panda was nominated as Chongqing's ambassador for the 13th National Traffic Safety Day, which falls on December 2. (Photo by Zhou Yi/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) Not the best day for links, as everybody was writing about …

The Knicks already took their first steps toward repeating the success of their 2026 championship, locking up their bench backcourt to new deals. Unfortunately, they lost a key ingredient to their run as well, with Mitchell Robinson heading to Boston for three years and $47.4 million. This was a contract value the front office couldn’t match without going into the …

ESPN released its way-too-early top 25 college basketball rankings, and North Carolina made the cut. The Tar Heels come in at No. 25, taking the last spot in the rankings. For reference, UNC was in a similar spot last season, as many way-too-early top 25 lists slotted the Tar Heels at No. 25. Advertisement ESPN’s Jeff Borzello was high on …

On today’s episode, Leo Sun returns to the pod with Ryan Eichten to recap the Minnesota Timberwolves’ offseason as NBA Free Agency opens. — Was the Julius Randle era in Minnesota a failure? The Wolves won three playoff series with Randle, but ultimately had to salary dump him after a poor series against the San Antonio Spurs. Advertisement — How cautious should …

The Spurs are in the planning phase of their new arena. While between seasons, Spurs Sports & Entertainment are hosting a series of community meetings to share updates and ger feedback. Per a Spurs press release: “Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E) will host 10 Community Conversations and Open House beginning the week of July 13 to gather public input on …

When people talk about the greatest college basketball teams of all time, they mention Duke, Kentucky, UCLA and several other historically great programs. The term “blue blood” refers to the elite programs of college basketball who consistently win no matter the obstacles. Mike Krzyzewski took his Blue Devils to 13 Final Fours across five decades. However, Northwestern’s blood couldn’t be …

Malik Beasley’s lawyer said the indicted former NBA star “wants to move on with his life” after pleading not guilty Wednesday to charges that he altered his play in certain games in 2024 to enrich sports bettors and ease his own debts. Beasley, the latest big name caught up in a sweeping federal gambling investigation, said little at his arraignment …

Jeff Teague has never really struck us as a guy who cared much for Duke. And as a Wake Forest guy, in fairness, why should he? This is ACC 101: everyone hates Duke, and, to a lesser extent now, UNC. But on this point, he’s fair. He talks about Jon Scheyer’s success at Duke and on his 520 Podcast, Teague …

The Los Angeles Lakers are all-in on chasing the NBA championship around Luka Doncic for the next two years. The Lakers went on a wild free agent spending spree on Wednesday to sign Walker Kessler, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Quentin Grimes, and Collin Sexton. There’s still plenty of time left in the offseason, but it feels like the Lakers’ roster is 99 …

It’s Game 7, and the Celtics are playing small.  No Jayson Tatum for the night, a DNP for Nikola Vucevic, and Jaylen Brown is on the block with a posted-up Joel Embiid.  And this wasn’t some small ball hard trap. Jaylen Brown is on an island with a 280-pound former MVP. With nine minutes left in the third quarter, a …

The wait for LeBron James continues as the rest of the NBA’s free agents continue to negotiate and secure a place to play for the upcoming season. James continues to weigh his options, likely watching with a close eye as the movement happens among 29 of the 30 teams in the league. Advertisement The four-time MVP informed the Los Angeles …

Through streaming tears and a quivering bottom lip, I gazed at Shams Charania’s latest release in the great dance we call free agency. The Los Angeles Lakers had realized my greatest horror: they overpaid for Walker Kessler, and the Utah Jazz would not be matching their offer sheet. Now who’s going to be the UCCU Jazzman? Advertisement July 1st, 2026; …

When Duke great Hack Tison died recently, we did a bit of a write up about him, but most of what we knew about him came from other people’s stories and recollections. We don’t know if you can say this about what is essentially an obituary or remembrance (on the other hand, why not?), but Jim Sumner’s column about Tison …

Let’s go over the numbers: 17.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game on 49% from the field and 55% (!) from three. Those are the stats that Paul George averaged in the Celtics-76ers first round series this past season. Now, those percentages won’t hold up over a regular season and his age and injury concerns are real, but …

Tip-off for Kentucky Basketball’s season opener is still nearly four months away, but Jon Rothstein has already released his early SEC Basketball rankings. Rothstein has Kentucky ranked 5th in the conference behind Florida, Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Vanderbilt, Alabama, Missouri, Texas A&M, and Georgia make up the bottom half of the top 10. Advertisement Obviously, these rankings are very early, …

The New York Knicks are possibly heading back to the Garden this week, but they won’t be the ones starring at center court, even after winning the franchise’s first NBA championship in 53 years. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have invited New York’s starting five to their wedding on July 3, according to Page Six. Advertisement It seems fair since …

When the offseason began, it felt inevitable that Jaylen Brown would spend the summer answering questions about his future, whether it happened in Boston, Milwaukee, or elsewhere. What nobody expected, however, was that those questions would end with Brown wearing a Philadelphia 76ers jersey. Advertisement According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Celtics traded Brown to Philadelphia in exchange for Paul …

Weeks after firing former president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, the face of the NBA analytics movement, the Philadelphia 76ers did the funniest thing possible: The team traded for anti-analytics star Jaylen Brown. On Wednesday night, ESPN reported a stunning blockbuster that saw the Sixers — now led by new top exec Mike Gansey — trade Paul George, two first-round …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George! Kevin O’Connor reacts instantly to the shocking trade between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers which is sending Jaylen Brown to the City of Brotherly Love in return for Paul George and a series of draft picks! Advertisement …

For Egor Dëmin, the offseason checklist is simple, if not easy: Win the Summer League, build a backcourt connection with rookie Mikel Brown Jr. and ride that into the regular season. “The first thing, the goal of the whole team is win Summer League,” Dëmin said. “My goal is to benefit that as much as I can and bring the …

It’s been quite a journey for the Golden State Warriors’ 2030 first-round pick. It first changed hands in the summer of 2023, when the Warriors sent half of their “second timeline” to the Washington Wizards (Jordan Poole, Ryan Rollins, Patrick Baldwin, Jr.), a 2027 second, and the 2030 first-rounder for whatever was left of Chris Paul’s 38-year-old body. The pick, …

Per Jake Fischer, the Milwaukee Bucks have signed Bogoljub Marković, their 2025 second-round draft pick, to a four-year rookie contract, with the news confirmed on the Bucks’ official NBA.com page. According to Fischer, the deal is worth $9.3m and includes a team option in the final season. After being drafted by the Bucks with the 47th pick in the 2025 …

Well, if you thought the news of the Sixers trading for Jaylen Brown was shocking, you might want to sit down for this one. The Sixers are reportedly looking to talk to LeBron James … yes, you are reading that correctly. Tony Jones is as plugged in as anyone across the NBA media landscape. While he doesn’t mention anything about …

LeBron James has been in the headlines all week, but he gave the spotlight to another athlete Wednesday. The U.S. men’s national team squared off against Bosnia Herzegovina in the World Cup’s Round of 32 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Folarin Balogun put the USMNT on the board with a goal in the 44th minute, giving the Americans a …