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NBA Most Improved Prediction Markets: Four Players That Might Win It
Amen Thompson leads the listed contenders for the 2027 NBA Most Improved Player award. Here's a look at four candidates and their odds....
NBA MVP Prediction Markets: Who Can Actually Win It In 2026-27?
Victor Wembanyama leads the 2027 NBA MVP race, with Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic among the top contenders....
What Prediction Markets Are Telling Us About NBA Rookie Of the Year
Cameron Boozer, Caleb Wilson, AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson headline the 2027 NBA Rookie of the Year race. Here's a look at their odds and team situations....
Luka Doncic Has a New Lakers Team, Now Comes the Hard Part
Luka Doncic enters his first full season as the face of the Lakers, with a retooled roster and questions about his health, leadership and championship potential....
NBA Championship Prediction Markets: Five Teams That Make Sense
The Thunder and Spurs lead the 2027 NBA championship race. Here are five teams to watch, including the 76ers, Knicks and Timberwolves....
6 New Faces Who Could Shake Up the NBA Playoff Picture
These six NBA newcomers may not be the biggest names to change teams, but all could help lead their new teams to the playoffs....
LeBron James Has a Pretty Sweet Setup After Choosing the 76ers
LeBron James’ $15 million annual Polymarket deal helps explain why he chose the 76ers, while Fanatics is covering his helicopter trips from New York....
Jalen Duren, Pistons Contract Standoff Has Reached a Critical Point
Jalen Duren is holding out of Pistons training camp amid contract talks. Here’s why Detroit is hesitant to give him a five-year, $287 million deal....
6 Most Underrated NBA Teams Heading Into the 2026-27 Season
The NBA’s projected win totals reveal six teams that could be underrated heading into the 2026-27 season, including the 76ers, Raptors and Rockets....
Bill Simmons Said LeBron James Was Going to Cavaliers, Then Something Happened
Bill Simmons suggested LeBron James was going to return to Cleveland before something changed. Here’s what we know about the mystery surrounding his free agency....
Sacramentp Kings Nightmare Rebuild Could Make Them the NBA’s Worst Team
The Sacramento Kings endured a disastrous offseason. Could their roster make them one of the NBA’s worst teams at the worst possible time?...
The Clippers Just Got Themselves Into a Five-Year Rut
The Clippers are facing a bleak future after losing five first-round picks and $30 million in the NBA’s punishment over the Kawhi Leonard investigation....
Jaylen Brown’s Boxing Debut Raises a Bigger Question for the Sixers
Jaylen Brown made his boxing debut in Nigeria, but taking that kind of risk while playing in the NBA is exactly why the Sixers are hard to trust....
Joe Lacob Has a Bold Plan for the Warriors' Next Era
The Warriors may be nearing the end of the Stephen Curry era, but Joe Lacob could already be positioning Golden State for its next dynasty....
The 5 NBA Figures Under the Most Pressure Heading Into the 2026-27 Season
LeBron James, LaMelo Ball, Mitch Johnson, Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Bob Iger are among the NBA figures facing major pressure in 2026-27....
Ben Simmons agrees to 1-year, $3.5M deal with Kings
Former No. 1 overall draft pick Ben Simmons agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Sacramento Kings, his agents confirmed to ESPN on Friday.,The three-time All-Star point guard returns after sitting out the 2025-26 campaign while recuperating from chronic back issues.,Simmons, 30, last pla...
Rockets sign G Amen Thompson to extension
The Houston Rockets announced a contract extension with guard Amen Thompson on Thursday.,The five-year, rookie-scale extension is worth $208 million and includes a 10% trade kicker, according to ESPN.,"Amen represents everything we want our organization to be about," general manager Rafael Stone sai...
Report: Rockets, Amen Thompson reach 5-year, $208M extension
Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson has agreed to a five-year, $208 million rookie-scale contract extension, ESPN reported Thursday morning.,Per the report, Thompson's deal includes a 10% trade kicker.,Thompson, 23, is entering the final season of a four-year rookie contract he signed in 2023. He wi...
NBA fines Clippers $30M, strips 5 1st-rounders in Kawhi Leonard probe
The NBA fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million and stripped away five first-round draft picks to punish the franchise for violating salary cap circumvention rules involving star forward Kawhi Leonard, who was ordered to pay $700,000, the league announced Wednesday.,The NBA's investigation, condu...
76ers bring in 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall, 2 others
The Philadelphia 76ers signed three players including 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall, the team announced on Tuesday.,Guard Jameer Nelson Jr. and forward Saint Thomas also signed contracts, with the team not disclosing terms.,Fall, 30, played last season for the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball A...