WARNING: This Off-Season Report contains barely warranted enthusiasm and optimism. Proceed at your own risk. There’s always anniversaries to speak of. And this month marks an important one for Nets fans trying to figure out where the organization stands and more importantly, where it’s headed. Twenty-five years ago, in August 2001, annual previews for the upcoming 2001-02 season hit the …

Before I start, I wanted to give some shoutouts to some great resource material that has helped me understand some things better about Jaren Jackson Jr. First, if you haven’t read Parker Fleming’s Substack, he does great work on the Grizzlies, and you can find incredible work from him on Jaren Jackson Jr. This article discussing Jackson at the 5, …

I try to use this space to write high-brow (by sports standards) pieces about the Houston Rockets. Firstly, SB Nation is the best. There is absolute freedom here. I’ve also noticed that you guys are a super bright readership. You want conceptual stuff, or at least you respond positively to it. Advertisement That said, if not for unadulterated capitalism, we’d …

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The Utah Jazz have had one of the most eventful offseasons I can remember. It’s been filled with ups and downs, rumors, victories in the lottery, and losing players in free agency. The quickest of recaps is that the Jazz won the lottery after another year of tanking, or to be more specific, a full year of focused tanking. The …

“When I came here, I knew the basketball would be good. I did not know how good it would be.” The conductor raises his baton, the orchestra readies their instruments, and in an instant, with a downward sweep of the arm, a collection of individuals, each with their own talents and skills, merges into a single thing, a whole greater …

The Phoenix Suns will be one of the more interesting teams to watch this upcoming season for a multitude of reasons. They’re one of the few teams that largely stayed the same and leaned into continuity and development, although they did change 20% of their starting lineup by acquiring Miles Bridges and sending out Royce O’Neale and Grayson Allen. What …

The messiness at the very top of the Lakers took the attention away from Jonathan Kuminga Watch. Fortunately for everyone sitting on the edge of their seats, absolutely nothing happened. Despite the Cavs making a move for Peyton Watson, taking a Kuminga suitor off the market, he and his agent are still trying to find money on the market that …

Where ESPN experts predict Warriors, Kings will finish 2026-27 NBA season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area ESPN’s latest projections have both Northern California NBA franchises staring up at the rest of the Western Conference — for very different reasons. Advertisement The outlet’s experts, in their preseason forecast, have the Warriors finishing the 2026-27 NBA regular season with a …

We’re starting to get into the home-stretch in recruiting with the 2027 class. After a busy spring and summer that included multiple stops around the country for various AAU events, the focus for players now shifts to their high school season and that means visits will be scheduled soon. On Monday, a top point guard target released his top 10 …

Raptors fans come in all shapes and sizes. Some have been here since the start, others when Vince Carter put his arm through the rim, some arrived during the 2019 championship run, and others are just getting into it now. Whether you’re the person who lives for trade rumours, still talks about 2019 like it happened yesterday, or thinks every …

The Illinois basketball program will get another opportunity to host one of its 2027 commits in Champaign this fall. According to 247Sports’ Dushawn London, Illinois commit Quinton Kitt will take an official visit to Illinois on Oct. 22. Advertisement Kitt has been committed to Illinois since November, when the East Peoria native chose the Illini over a number of high-major …

With most of the dust having settled in free agency and Yahoo! having opened up fantasy basketball leagues for the 2026-27 campaign, it’s “mock draft season.” Recently, NBC Sports fantasy basketball writers Raphielle Johnson and Noah Rubin participated in a 12-team, nine-category head-to-head industry mock draft organized by Menace Podmen‘s Steve St-Pierre. And, in an interesting twist, they held the …

Last season, two players meaningfully made a difference for the San Antonio Spurs when they were on the court vs. when they were off it. The first was Victor Wembanyama, who made the team’s net rating increase by 15.7 points when he was on the court vs. off. That tracks. The second might surprise you, but it makes sense when …

With LeBron James and Jaylen Brown added to a Philadelphia 76ers roster that upset the Boston Celtics and reached the second round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs last season, excitement is certainly high heading into the 2026-27 season. When we’re talking about two former NBA Finals MVPs wearing Sixers jerseys for the first time, you know people are going …

The Miami Heat made its signing of legendary guard Klay Thompson official on Monday. However, Thompson is still busy arguing with fans about his Golden State Warriors legacy. Over the weekend, the “Swishlist Podcast” posted an Instagram clip where its hosts argued whether Thompson or Ray Allen had the better all-time resumé. Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors circa …

The Miami Heat needed shooting. It’s hard to do better than Klay Thompson. The Heat signed Thompson seconds after he was bought out from the Dallas Mavericks on Friday afternoon. Miami landed him on a team-friendly two-year, $11.5 million deal with a team option on the second season, according to insider Keith Smith. Thompson figures to compete with Tim Hardaway …

There are numerous ways to build a program, and the Illinois basketball team has found a good recipe. Brad Underwood had an experienced team last season. We had a ton of upperclassmen with a key freshman sprinkled into the mix. This led to a Final Four appearance. Advertisement Heading into the 2026-27 campaign, Illinois has the same framework for success. …

Usually, when a player has an impressive rookie year, he gets a larger role in the offense for his sophomore season. Not VJ Edgecombe. The 76ers rookie averaged 16 points a game and was third in Rookie of the Year voting, but he’s going to see his role get squeezed this season with the additions of Jaylen Brown and LeBron …

The hype surrounding Tyran Stokes has followed him throughout his high school career. Before the five-star freshman has even played his first official game for Kansas, college basketball coaches are already suggesting he could become one of the best players in the country. Advertisement CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recently surveyed coaches on who they believe will be …

Late Memphis Grizzlies player Brandon Clarke had cocaine, heroin, oxycodone and multiple other prescription medications “within therapeutic levels” in his system at the time of his death, according to an autopsy report released by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner on Monday, Aug. 24. The full autopsy, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, attributes Clarke’s cause of death to effects of …

Giannis Antetokounmpo made a choice: The challenge of chasing another ring with a team closer to that path outweighed his love for the city of Milwaukee. He moved on. That does not mean his love for Milwaukee has changed, something he professed on AnesΤea The Podcast, a popular Greek podcast (hat tip and translation via Hoopshype). Antetokounmpo also talked about …

After a stellar 2024-2025 campaign, UCF basketball is looking to cement itself as a contending program in the deep and talented Big 12 Conference. But, before the team can think about conference opponents, the Knights will play 14 games out-of-conference. Advertisement On Monday, the program announced the full non-conference schedule, starting off with Florida Gulf Coast on Monday, Nov. 2. …

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Sometimes Past Me annoys Present Me. Today is one of those times. Past Me promised a statistical doppelgänger article about Trae Young. Present Me looked at the numbers and wants to write about Something Else. But…well…crap, a promise is a promise. Advertisement The first challenge is that Young didn’t play much last season. Just 10 games for the Atlanta Hawks …