Ranking the best NBA Summer League MVPs of all time, with just one ring among them
The Summer League gives NBA fans a much-needed basketball fix to get them through the long off-season, and each year, one player leaves Las Vegas…
NBA Analysis
The NBA teams with the most future Draft assets stacked up for 2027 and beyond
In the NBA arms race that is future draft assets, these teams enter the 2026-27 offseason with the most to offer. One of the biggest…
Ranking the NBA’s best backcourt duos after Timberwolves pair LaMelo Ball with Anthony Edwards
The Minnesota Timberwolves have just paired Anthony Edwards with another backcourt superstar: LaMelo Ball. The Timberwolves gave up Naz Reid, a first-round pick, three second-round…
Would Trae Young and a number one pick make sense on the same roster for the Wizards?
When Trae Young declined his $48.97 million player option, the reaction was predictable: free agency speculation, landing spots, doubts about whether Washington could keep him.…
Should Victor Wembanyama dictate how the Thunder approach their entire off-season?
The Oklahoma City Thunder spent years building toward a championship window. Now Victor Wembanyama is standing in front of it, and he isn’t going anywhere.…
The Detroit Pistons are in danger of overreacting to last year’s playoff exit
If Giannis Antetokounmpo gets dealt to the Miami Heat, the headlines write themselves. Giannis and Bam Adebayo. A new East superteam. The end of an…
James Dolan has some expensive choices to make if he wants to keep his championship core together long-term
For 53 years, the New York Knicks chased a championship. Now they’re chasing something even tougher, which is a repeat. Fresh off their first NBA…
What is causing Darryn Peterson’s draft stock to waver heading into the NBA draft?
Every NBA draft cycle produces a familiar phenomenon. A prospect spends years being viewed as elite, with scouts raving about the talent and front offices…
Is it possible for the Lakers to build a contender around Luka Doncic in just one off-season?
The Los Angeles Lakers have spent months trying to answer one question: how do you build a championship team around Luka Doncic? They may finally…
NEW! Download the TalkingPoints App, create your own newsfeed and join the conversation
The TalkingPoints app is now live! With more than 60,000 users signed up across the network and rapidly rising, there is now a live TalkingPoints…
The Utah Jazz’s Cam Boozer interest may reveal their real plan at No. 2
For months, the debate around the Utah Jazz and the No. 2 pick has centered on one question: who has the highest ceiling? AJ Dybantsa,…
One team being linked to Giannis Antetokounmpo trade doesn’t feel like how their front-office operates
The Boston Celtics may be interested in Giannis Antetokounmpo, and that much is believable. It would be surprising if they weren’t. Giannis remains one of…
LeBron James and Steph Curry teaming up? Fun to think about, but plenty standing in the way
The latest LeBron James rumor is easy to dismiss. The idea of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer leaving the Los Angeles Lakers to sign with…
The Spurs are backing De’Aaron Fox, but his performance in the finals is raising plenty of questions
The San Antonio Spurs are reportedly staying committed to De’Aaron Fox as their franchise point guard, which on its face should not be surprising. Teams…
Darryn Peterson may not want Utah, but the Jazz still have one obvious decision
Darryn Peterson’s pre-draft strategy has become one of the biggest talking points heading into next week’s NBA Draft. The Kansas star reportedly limited his pre-draft…
The Brooklyn Nets’ draft strategy points to the real hole in their rebuild
The most revealing thing about Brooklyn’s draft plans has little to do with which prospect the Nets prefer at No. 6. It is that Sean…
The Houston Rockets keep getting linked to Kyrie Irving for a reason
The most interesting part of the Kyrie Irving rumors has less to do with Irving than with the team attached to them: the Houston Rockets.…
The Atlanta Hawks are drafting like a team that thinks its rebuild is over
The most interesting thing about Atlanta’s draft plans has little to do with who the Hawks take at No. 8. It is what they seem…
How the Nets handle Michael Porter Jr. this offseason tips their hand for the future
The Michael Porter Jr. decision reads like a contract story, but it tells you far more about where Brooklyn’s rebuild is actually headed. According to…
The Los Angeles Lakers have finally stopped pretending about their center problem
The most telling part of the Lakers’ offseason may be the argument they have stopped having with themselves. For years, Los Angeles has treated center…
The Wizards hold the top pick and AJ Dybantsa awaits as the 2026 NBA Draft moves into view
While the Finals roll on, the rest of the league is two weeks from reshaping itself. The 2026 NBA Draft tips off June 23 at…
Mike Brown’s eight days of prep have to show up in the Knicks’ first coverage choices, not their legs
New York’s long Finals break is useful only if Mike Brown turns it into sharper first-game coverage choices against Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio’s guards.
Wembanyama’s fourth-quarter stepback in Game 7 is the shot Karl-Anthony Towns has to plan around
Victor Wembanyama’s Game 7 stepback three showed why Karl-Anthony Towns’ Finals assignment is about more than post defense.
The Knicks scored on eight straight possessions by forcing Harden to switch onto Brunson and Cleveland never adjusted
New York’s comeback in Game 1 was really about one repeated late-game decision: letting Jalen Brunson keep getting James Harden on switches.