NBA season preview 2022-23 - Contenders, stars and big questions
What will the 2022-23 NBA season be remembered for? Some teams will look very similar, but the landscape of the league is never exactly the same two years in a row.
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Zion Williamson says “I’m playing” in Wednesday opener vs. Nets
After missing all of last season following foot surgery, Zion Williamson didn’t want to let a little ankle tweak keep him from playing in the Pelicans opener Wednesday.
Ben Simmons looks fine in return, is ‘grateful just to be able to step on that floor’
Ben Simmons played in an actual, live basketball game on Monday night.
Durant tired of talking Nets dramatic offseason: ‘I didn’t miss any games’
No team had an offseason quite like the Brooklyn Nets. First, they would not give a long-term extension to Kyrie Irving, which sent the star guard looking for a new team (but there were no offers that worked for everyone, so he opted in with Brooklyn). Then Kevin Durant asked for a trade, and to gain a little leverage reportedly threw down an ultimatum of him or the coach and GM. No trade could be found — how much the Nets wanted one is up for debate — so he is back in Brooklyn. And all that is not even getting into the return of Ben Simmons, a trade for Royce O’Neal, or anything else.
NBA 5-on-5 - The mystery behind Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Donovan Mitchell, plus other offseason questions
The NBA offseason has been a busy one featuring blockbuster trades, max contract extensions and under-the-radar signings. There are also several marquee players who have still yet to be signed.
Jayson Tatum on Celtics trading for Durant: “I love the guys that we got.”
What did you expect him to say?
Andre Drummond agrees to 2-year, $6.6 million deal with Chicago Bulls in NBA free agency, sources say
Free agent center Andre Drummond has agreed to a two-year, $6.6 million deal with the Chicago Bulls, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. The second year is a player option.
NBA Power Rankings, way-too-early edition - Where the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics and every other team check in
The Golden State Warriors are the 2022 NBA champions, Stephen Curry has his long-awaited Finals MVP award and the Warriors' big three of Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green tallied title No. 4.