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Diving into Mike Gansey’s history, path to leading Sixers’ front office originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers are set to begin the Mike Gansey era. On Friday night, the news broke that Gansey has been hired as the franchise’s president of basketball operations. So, how did he get here and what can be gleaned from his history? Advertisement …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With Sean Sweeney, it was only a matter of time before he became a head coach. That’s one of the reasons San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson wasn’t surprised when told that Sweeney was leaving the Spurs to take over as the new coach of the Orlando Magic. Sweeney and the Magic reached a preliminary agreement in …

Kyrie Irving is looking forward to the NBA Finals. The former Nets guard said in a Friday Twitch stream that he was “excited” to watch the Knicks in their return to the NBA’s biggest stage, and gave a shoutout to the orange and blue faithful as well. Advertisement “The Knicks making the Finals is OD… a lot of those Knicks …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals is a gift from the Roundball Gods. Before this series between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, we all prayed for a thrilling back-and-forth battle between the NBA’s top two teams. Advertisement And while …

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As we continue to navigate the offseason, there are plenty of names worth looking at and analyzing as potential fits for the Phoenix Suns. We know this roster most likely is not going to experience a ton of turnover, which naturally makes some of the unrestricted free agent options feel more like pipe dreams than realistic additions. That being said, …

After having to buy their way into the draft in 2025, the Lakers own a first round pick in the upcoming 2026 NBA draft, giving them a chance to add a young talent at the start of the summer before an important offseason. As a result of losing out on a coin flip, the Lakers will have the No. 25 …

There is only one team in the last eight years that has won a road Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals. They wore blue and gold and they walked into a building where the reigning MVP was waiting with a full home crowd and nothing left to lose, and they beat him anyway. Along the way, Houston missed 27 …

The dream scenario for the Washington Wizards isn’t simply landing AJ Dybantsa, assuming he is the No 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The dream scenario is landing Dybantsa while already having established stars around him. If the Wizards enter the 2026-27 season with Trae Young, Anthony Davis, and Dybantsa, they would have one of the more fascinating roster …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. As the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs collide in what feels like an inevitable Game 7 tonight, it’s hard to overstate the burden on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s shoulders. Advertisement The two-time MVP has had a subdued series by his high standards, dealing …

There are nights where a player goes off and you spend the next morning explaining it away like, the opponent was tired, the shots were lucky, or the defense missed a rotation. Then there are nights where the performance arrives attached to a story that earns its own weight, and March 25th was completely, unmistakably the second kind. On Latino …

The Celtics have some big questions to answer this offseason. After back-to-back disappointing exits in the playoffs, Brad Stevens and the front office are likely to make significant changes in order to bolster the roster and thrust them back into legitimate title contention. And whether it’s a Giannis trade or a less explosive move, the Celtics need to improve their …

All good things must come to an end, including the Western Conference Finals and my Fraternizing with the Enemy series of back-and-forth conversations with Cray Allred of the Daily Thunder. We discuss Game 6, or expectations of the deciding game, and what our favorite parts of the series have been so far. J.R.  I’m so excited because … it’s cliche picking …

He went from hoop dream to hoop meme. Eight years after an exasperated Knicks fan infamously sold his “fanhood” on eBay because the team was so bad, insists he’s not crying foul now that they’ve cruised into the NBA Finals. Advertisement “I have zero regrets,” turncoat Evan Perlmutter told The Post, after the Knicks clinched their first appearance in the …

Behold a young homegrown contender built through the draft, with an MVP running the offense. They wield the best record in basketball. They’re the defending champions with a home crowd loud enough to register on seismographs. Everybody around the league is looking at them and asking the same question with varying levels of jealousy: is this the next dynasty? That’s …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. As the series shifts back to Oklahoma City, the Thunder return home with a Game 7 on their hands against the San Antonio Spurs, with our NBA player prop projections identifying several strong value spots on the board for tonight’s thriller. Advertisement By …

Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason is a free agent for the first time in his career. The former first-round pick out of LSU has grown in each of his four seasons with the Rockets. In the 2025-26 campaign, Eason averaged 10.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game for the Rockets, making 60 appearances (34 starts) for the team. Advertisement His …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. It all comes down to this: Game 7 between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder tonight, with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line. Advertisement With tip-off set for 8 p.m. ET at Paycom Center and the Thunder listed …

Bill Russell famously once said: “The two greatest words in sports are ‘Game 7.’” With the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder soon tipping off a Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals tonight, I thought it would be the perfect time to reminisce on some of the best Game 7’s in Celtics history. You can go into any …

One of the signs of success is needing to replace up-and-coming members of both the coaching staff and the front office who get better jobs elsewhere. Last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost Jordan Ott, a valuable assistant coach, to the Phoenix Suns when he was appointed head coach last summer. Now, they’re losing general manager Mike Gansey to the Philadelphia …

Sometimes, a home team needs to know that their city is behind them for the biggest game of their season so far. The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday night, with the winner advancing to meet the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals. Advertisement A …

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs will play Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals, and it’s become one of the most compelling series in recent memory as two young teams are emerging into potential greatness. OKC is very young and remarkably deep and flexible, while San Antonio is even younger. We can’t remember if it’s the …

Glasgow Warriors will face the Bulls in their URC semi-final at Murrayfield, after the South African side bested Munster in Pretoria. Johan Ackermann’s side were big winners at Loftus Versfeld, as they ran in six tries to rack up a 45-14 victory. Advertisement The Warriors secured their place in the semis on Friday night as they eventually overcame a stubborn …

Philadelphia has its guy. Mike Gansey, the right-hand man to Koby Altman in Cleveland, is set to take over as the 76ers’ new president of basketball operations, a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN and confirmed by NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark. Gansey has been in the Cavaliers’ front office since 2011 and, in 2022, took over as the …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell will not play for the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night because of injuries that have dogged both throughout the series. Williams has been dealing with a strained left hamstring for much of the playoffs. Mitchell has a …