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Welcome to our Lakers Season Preview Series! For the next several weeks, we’ll be writing columns every weekday breaking down the biggest questions we have about every player the Lakers added this offseason. Today, we look at Luka Dončić. Luka Dončić keeps playing at a ridiculous level season after season. He has a slew of accolades in his NBA, European …

WASHINGTON — Washington Wizards general manager Will Dawkins called the 2026-27 campaign a “season of growth” when he met with the media on Thursday. Dawkins said that while the Wizards want to increase moments of competitive basketball, player development remains the No. 1 goal. Advertisement “We want to take meaningful strides as an organization towards building towards sustained success,” Dawkins …

Every friend group has that one couple. You can see the red flags from a mile away. The two sides seem miserable together, but insist there is still love there. Or each person stews in silence publicly and tells you how miserable they are privately. You never push too hard because it’s not your place. That feels like the stage …

General Manager of the Raptors, Bobby Webster, addressed members of the press this morning ahead of the upcoming media day. He fielded questions on the proverbial summer of love between the Raptors, Clippers, and Kawhi Leonard, as well as giving his thoughts on both the off-season and the season ahead. Here are four key takeaways. The Kawhi Leonard deal was …

ESPN released the latest bunch in its yearly effort to rank the top 100 NBA players. Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg both made the top 50, and, in quite a shocking revelation, Flagg is 16 (!) spots higher than the veteran guard. Irving comes in at 39, just ahead of former Maverick Anthony Davis and right behind San Antonio guard …

We are just two weeks away from the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first preseason game. But first, they’ll be conducting training camp in Spain. The Cavs announced their roster for camp today. The standard roster, headlined by stars like James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, and Evan Mobley, will, of course, be there. Newcomer Peyton Watson, as well. Advertisement In total, 21 …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor reveals his Preseason Power Rankings for the 2026-27 NBA season, with every move, surprise and question mark across the league dissected. From the fall of Giannis’ Bucks to the upside of the young Utah Jazz, KOC shares insights into rebuilding teams, superstar trades and headline-making contract drama. Advertisement Later, Tom Haberstroh joins …

Ever since the Sixers traded for Jaylen Brown—and especially ever since they signed LeBron James a few weeks later—one question has repeatedly popped up: Who will take the last shot for them? NBA teams typically have an established pecking order in crunch time. The Denver Nuggets are going to run their offense through Nikola Jokić, the Los Angeles Lakers are …

The NBA is a pressure-packed league and everyone feels it in one form or another: Championship pressure, legacy pressure, financial pressure, now-or-never pressure. For most players, it’s simply “make sure I stick in the league and keep getting paid” pressure. For the players on this list, the pressure is bigger picture — legacy and championship questions. How will we remember …

Somehow, someway, we are only days away from the onslaught of media day and the opening of training camps in the NBA. A summer full of ideas, concepts, defensive schemes and drawn-up sets is closer to coming to fruition. Optimism can come and go, but this is the time of year where you can say the majority of teams are …

More than nine months after undergoing season-ending surgery to address “lingering pain and soreness” in his right foot, fourth-year center Dereck Lively II still has yet to be medically cleared to take the floor when the Dallas Mavericks begin training camp on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Selected 12th overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, Lively played a significant …

Mavericks’ big man Dereck Lively II has not been cleared for training camp as he continues to recover from right foot surgery, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. His status for the season’s start is still under review as he continues his rehabilitation. The reporting emphasizes that the Mavericks are not discouraged by his progress. It is important to note that Lively …

Coming in at #10, Kyle Kuzma has certainly been one of the more controversial additions to the roster in recent memory. He was brought in as a versatile forward who could reasonably play next to Giannis, but it was at the expense of franchise legend Khris Middleton, who, despite never getting over the injury bug, still played a crucial role …

Training camp is almost here. You can feel the palpable tension in the air. We’re going to have Celtics basketball back. And none too soon, I tell ya. I miss quality sports podcasts. I’ve enjoyed searching for new music to listen to in the car but if I hear one more Spotify commercial about LiMu Emu and Doug I’m going …

Jalen Brunson is the King of New York City. If you had any doubt about that, the fact that he is hosting the season opener of Saturday Night Live this week — with musical guest KATSEYE — should tell you all you need to know (catch the show on NBC at 11:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. PT, plus “SNL” …

The Duke of York isn’t done with Toronto yet. At least, if everything goes according to plan. After being traded from the Knicks, RJ Barrett went on to have his best scoring season in 2024-25 , where he stepped up in a big way to give the Raptors momentum with Scottie Barnes out for a chunk of the season. Advertisement …

Every day, we’re previewing another member of the 2026-27 Phoenix Suns to get you ready for training camp and the preseason. Center, 7’1″, 240 pounds, 24 years old, 5th season Advertisement This season was going to be big for Williams to see if last year’s off-court strengthening work and rest management would pay off in the form of healthy feet …

Continuation of the “What If” Wolves series. In this series, I play the role of Timberwolves Overlord and go back in time and right some of the wrongs of our favorite franchise. Since this is the Timberwolves, there are a lot of wrongs. This series may go on forever. Let me start by saying that unlike my wife, I do …

Ten years ago, the Thunder needed Russell Westbrook to do just about everything. James Harden was long gone, and Kevin Durant had left for Golden State, leaving Russ as both their star quarterback and workhorse running back. He became an MVP. But an offense built around one player doing it all became predictable and exhausting. Russ got more help when …

The Detroit Pistons were an overwhelming success last season, finishing with the best record in the Eastern Conference. But a discouraging playoff exit in the conference semifinals and an unnerving offseason have tempered expectations heading into the 2026-27 NBA season. Cade Cunningham is back as a legitimate MVP candidate capable of carrying the Pistons to another strong regular season. The …

It was inevitable that the NBA games being played overseas were going to sell out. Of course European basketball fans come out in droves to catch a glimpse of NBA stars. But what wasn’t a certainty was the demand for the tickets to the games. “The NBA Paris Game 2027 presented by Tissot and The NBA Manchester Game 2027 are …

Do you have to play sports to understand them? It’s a question at the center of too many bad internet debates. “I bet you don’t even play ball.” Does that matter? Where is the line? Is the worth of an opinion weighed by the level of basketball? A D1 rec league player is allowed to comment on the NBA, but …

Longtime Los Angeles Lakers public address announcer Lawrence Tanter died on Wednesday, the team announced. He was 76. “We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of legendary Lakers public address announcer Lawrence Tanter,” the Lakers wrote in a statement. “For 43 years, LT’s voice served as the soundtrack to Lakers games at the arena. He will …

Is Western Conference superiority over in the NBA? For the first time in two decades, there’s an argument to be made that the Eastern Conference is stronger 1-10 heading into the season. The bottom end of the West playoff picture feels a little softer than normal, but that shouldn’t detract from the fact that the top-6 of the conference is …

It’s a new era for the Philadelphia 76ers. After making the playoffs eight of the last nine seasons — but failing to get past the second round in each of those trips — the Sixers overhauled their front office and roster to seriously contend for an NBA championship. Advertisement It started with the May 12 dismissal of former president of …