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The Ringer’s 2025 NBA Mock Draft
Cooper Flagg goes first—but what happens after that?
NBA
Noteworthy Reads
- The Deafening Rumblings Surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Future
- Kawhi Leonard Is Putting the Fear of the Basketball Gods in the Denver Nuggets
- The Houston Rockets Aren’t Afraid of the Moment—or the Warriors
- The Matchups Within the Matchups That Will Decide the NBA’s First Round
- Amen Thompson Has Become a Shape-Shifting Nightmare
- Damian Lillard’s Cruel Injury Spells the End for the Bucks—and Giannis
- These New York Knicks Are Different. So Are the Expectations.
- Presenting the 2025 Curry Awards for NBA Shooting Excellence
- Darius Garland and the Cavs Are Coming Up Clutch
- Bah Gawd, That’s Playoff Jimmy’s Music
Noteworthy Reads
- The Deafening Rumblings Surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Future
- Kawhi Leonard Is Putting the Fear of the Basketball Gods in the Denver Nuggets
- The Houston Rockets Aren’t Afraid of the Moment—or the Warriors
- The Matchups Within the Matchups That Will Decide the NBA’s First Round
- Amen Thompson Has Become a Shape-Shifting Nightmare
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The NBA Top 100: End of Season Rankings
Before the playoffs launch in full, find out who came out on top of the regular season
NBA Awards Real and Fake
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The Top 30 Prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft
Everyone’s trying to capture the Flagg, but after the no. 1 overall pick it’s wide open. Here’s our ranking of this year’s first-rounders
Shorts
Can the Orlando Magic Bend the NBA Game Before It Breaks Them?
Can the Orlando Magic Bend the NBA Game Before It Breaks Them?
A year ago, Orlando’s vision of a jumbo-sized, über-versatile roster built around Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner seemed to epitomize where basketball was heading. Now, the team is trudging through a snakebitten season that has tested the viability of its blueprint.
Inside the Spectacular Rise and Fall (… and Rise Again?) of NBA Top Shot
Inside the Spectacular Rise and Fall (… and Rise Again?) of NBA Top Shot
At the height of the pandemic, an NFT project that allowed people to buy and sell NBA highlights for as much as six figures took the crypto world by storm. Within months, the bubble burst. We spoke to insiders, users, and the company’s CEO about the boom and bust—and whether there’s a future for Top Shot.
What Would NBA Expansion Really Look Like?
Wing Men: How “3-and-D” Came to Dominate the NBA
Wing Men: How “3-and-D” Came to Dominate the NBA
The 3-point boom forever changed the job description for NBA role players, ushering in a world full of 3s and defense. But the latest trends in the game have paved the way for a new generation of wings to leave the 3-and-D label behind.
The Forgotten History of the NBA Player-Coach
The Forgotten History of the NBA Player-Coach
A look through the back pages of the NBA, back when the likes of Dave DeBusschere, Lenny Wilkens, and Richie Guerin didn’t just draw up the plays … they ran them tooThe Bill Simmons Podcast NBA Episodes
