We polled the experts on the ESPN Forecast panel for their predictions heading into the 2019-20 NBA season.

What are the most surprising win totals and standings in the NBA summer forecast?

It's clearly August when the NBA world is debating the proper etiquette for pickup basketball games, but that's exactly where we are in the NBA offseason.

Two months after the 2018-19 NBA Awards were revealed, Houston Rockets superstar James Harden opened up about not winning his second consecutive Kia ...

A new mural of Larry Bird in Indianapolis is getting some positive attention online -- but not from the NBA Hall of Famer himself.

The new NBA season still is two months away. Steph Curry is busy breathing life into the Howard University golf team, while Klay Thompson is off doing ... well, ...

The NBA announced the 2019 preseason schedule on Wednesday, and a number of games will be on national television prior to one of the most anticipated ...

To be even a casual N.B.A. fan in 2019 means having to become a quasi accountant or a lawyer to decipher how the league's salary cap works. It means ...

Some NBA team should give him one final shot before he retires.

The Finals is where all the cards are on the line, and where all the pressure of the NBA Universe is on your shoulders. If you are a great player, you must perform ...

The NBA has been conducting a survey among all incoming rookies since 2007. Let's look at where the Suns ranked in this year's rendition.

In a city where Aussie Rules football has always reigned supreme, a proud American sporting culture has somehow managed to entrench itself and is showing ...

Welcome to the dog days of summer. The NBA news engine chugs along as each of the 30 teams crawls closer to training camp...

There are serviceable NBA players out there, and teams could benefit from their talents. While all the premier free agents are spoken for at this relatively late ...

With the 2020 NBA free-agent class lacking top-tier talent and the title race wide-open this season, teams may decide to go all-in ahead of the February trade ...

NBA teams can enter training camp with 20 players under contract before that value shrinks down to 17 at the start of the regular season. We wrote about it.

NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski took a bizarre shot at LeBron James and the NBA, saying drivers don't have the privilege of in-season rest.

Former NBA first-round pick Royce White believes Carmelo Anthony has been "blackballed" by the league, and he thinks LeBron James is partly to blame.

Last week, new Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins tore his ACL . That will likely sideline him for the entire 2019-20 NBA season and is the third ...

Last season was the first time in 34 years (since 1984-85) that the top five picks of the previous Draft went on to be the five players who comprised the All-Rookie ...

The Golden State Warriors underwent a series of changes to their roster this summer, most notably watching star forward Kevin Durant sign with the Brooklyn ...

Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana ...

For four days, the Donald Sterling tapes threatened to shut down the 2014 NBA playoffs. Five years later, it remains one of the great what-ifs in league history.

The Los Angeles Lakers are turning to a few familiar, veteran names as potential options for their thinned frontcourt. Per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and the Los ...

ESPN's constant battle to move from the shadows of "Inside the NBA" reportedly now includes Stephen A. Smith.

Before I got traded here, I was down. I just wasn't playing well. I was healthy, wasn't injured or anything like that. I just wasn't playing the way I wanted to.

Wednesday is shaping up to be a huge day for NBA 2K20 *content*. It began with the release of the MyPlayer trailer. I got a sneak peek at the trailer which ...

The San Antonio Spurs will be fighting for a playoff spot in the 2019-20 NBA season, and they'll need these guys to step up.

After years of working to reduce the wear and tear on players, the NBA's schedule makers are now trying to make life easier for the league's viewers. The NBA ...

And yes, Zion Williamson is very aware of his own nickname.

Victor Oladipo is still recovering from the knee injury that he suffered last season, but he has confidence in his team at least reaching the postseason. "Playoffs ...

Last weekend, we dove headfirst into the updates to Brew Hoop's annual evaluation of the concept of value in the NBA. Today, we're going to pick at the scabs ...

Player movement is at an all-time high in the NBA . There were 29 in-season trades in 2018-19, headlined by stars like Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris, Marc Gasol ...

Former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue landed a new job. He's headed to Los Angeles with the Clippers.

Steph Curry forever changed the game. Just look at the next wave of basketball stars. From the playground to college, everyone is trying to emulate the Warriors' ...

What is the NBA going to look like in five years? Who will be the game's best players? The All-Stars, the guys on the cover of 2K24, the guys with signature shoe ...

In a few years, we'll likely see jersey patches featuring the names of sponsors in MLB. It obviously too soon to know if the patches will be as lucrative of an ...

The traditional relationship between major sports franchises and city governments is deeply parasitic, with billionaire owners eating up taxpayer funds to build ...

Some Knicks players are confident they can deliver despite being viewed as underdogs next season.

The annual rookie survey has been conducted, and former Kentucky Wildcats sharpshooter and 13th overall pick Tyler Herro was named the draft's best shooter.

Zion Williamson has been heralded all season long as the best NBA prospect this decade. Apparently the other members of his rookie class didn't get the memo.

The Sacramento Kings have signed center Eric Mika, according to General Manager Vlade Divac. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Jeremy Lin's NBA journey looks likely to be coming to an end at least for the foreseeable future with the point guard said to be close to a move to the Chinese ...

The New Orleans Pelicans officially turned over a new leaf in their franchise history this summer, and these three players are facing a lot of pressure.

With the NBA season on the horizon, here is a list of five players who have a good chance of making their first All-Star appearance in the 2019-20 season.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The USA Basketball Men's World Cup Team departs for Australia today to continue training with 13 players still in the mix for the final ...

Area 21 reportedly cut from Inside The NBA. When it comes to NBA coverage, TNT's 'Inside The NBA' show with Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith ...

NBA legend Jerry West is selling his Hayward, Calif. home for $1.68 million.

Harden told us he was plotting a new move. Is this it?

Oklahoma City Thunder are continuing to explore the market for point guard Chris Paul, whom they acquired as part of the trade that took Thunder legend ...

After a year in a unique role with New Balance, the Oklahoma City Thunder forward is ready for the transition to the NBA and ready to help anyone who wants to ...

It's tough to gauge how the Boston Celtics will fare in the 2019-20 NBA season. Following one of the most frustrating seasons in franchise history, the C's ...

Partnering with the LA Conservation Corps and philanthropist Chad Brownstein, the NBA superstar launches the Westbrook/Brownstein Green Tech Program In ...

Almost every sports fan in the world is at least somewhat familiar with video game NBA Jam, one of the most successful arcade series of all-time, but even the ...

The results from the 2019 NBA rookie survey are in. The draft class believes Zion Williamson will win the ROY award but he won't have the best career.

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan is the latest NBA star who could be traded this summer.

Marques Bolden's Duke career probably didn't go how he or any of the people close to him expected. But in an exclusive interview with Amico Hoops, the ...

Aside from preparing the Lakers for next season, LeBron James has been doing other amazing things this offseason. The Los Angeles Lakers have been quite ...

Blockchain technology is clearly opening up a wide variety of opportunities for the league and its players.

Children all across the country are returning to school this month, and many are struggling to find the basic necessities. Things like notebooks, pencils, rulers, ...

Newly released 2019-20 NBA season projections have the Houston Rockets as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and the NBA's best team.

Larry Bird, aka Larry Legend or The Hick from French Lick, is one of the greatest players in NBA history. He is also a legend in Indiana, and his college ball was ...

With training camps in the NBA set to open next month, it's time to play truth or fiction on some of the hottest takes...

The next generation of NBA All-Stars will likely include De'Aaron Fox, Jayson Tatum and Donovan Mitchell, based on their productive starts and youth. But who ...

Hasheem Thabeet, who is attempting an NBA comeback and is set to workout with an Eastern Conference team next week, wants a shot at the Los Angeles ...

The Portland Trail Blazers will look to take another step forward in the 2019-20 NBA season, and they'll need these players to really step up.

The time was right for the league's biggest stars to form pairs, thanks to a rare confluence of different types of motivation.

Plus, the latest on U.S.A. Basketball, Zion Williamson and reimagining the Christmas Day games.

Exploring three reasons why the Los Angeles Lakers will win the 2020 NBA Championship. Do they have enough to pull it off?

CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers have completed their coaching staff for the upcoming 2019-20 season with the promotions of Dan Geriot to Assistant ...

After a much quicker end to his tenure with the Houston Rockets than was expected, Carmelo Anthony is still searching for a new home within the NBA and it is ...

NBA star Kevin Love tells Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer about how he responds to critics.

Just thinking of Stephen A. Smith reacting to the Knicks in real-time is enough to swear off any competing network. According to The Big Lead, ESPN is looking ...

The 2019-20 NBA season will feature a number of backcourts loaded with talent. And the Utah Jazz has one of the most intriguing. Pairing rising star Donovan ...

Talented young back-courts have become a staple of successful NBA teams. So how does the Chicago Bulls duo stack up to the rest of the league?

Now that the 2019-20 NBA regular-season schedule has been released, planning can begin for what will be an intriguing year when it comes to arenas.

Two months ago, during the 2019 NBA Draft, we learned where this year's rookie class would be playing. Now, after Monday afternoon's official schedule ...

Kings rookie Kyle Guy can let it fly from beyond the arc.

Readers, please remain calm, all is well, I am not following up my two Celtics-themed pieces with an article about Chicago and San Antonio. Of course I'm ...

The Milwaukee Bucks have signed guards Jaylen Adams and Rayjon Tucker. Adams, 23, appeared in 34 games (one start) for the Atlanta Hawks last season ...

Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, the team confirmed Thursday afternoon. News of the injury was first ...

Former NBA player, Royce White details why he disagrees with NBA's Mental Health policy. Heavy.com's Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson adds more detail.

More Coverage: Gallery | Video. August 20, 2019 – The Charlotte Hornets today unveiled a new purple Classic Edition uniform to be worn during the 2019-20 ...

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, who has been working to recover from right thumb surgery, has withdrawn from participation with the U.S. Men's National ...

Max Good admits he never could have coached himself. “I was a horses—t player,” said Good, who on Sunday was inducted into the Maine Basketball Hall of ...

What are the best NBA Christmas Day games this year? The full 2019-20 NBA schedule will be revealed during The Jump on Monday (3 p.m. ET on ESPN), but ...

It took a while, but we finally have some confirmed ratings for the San Antonio Spurs ahead of the release date for NBA 2K20.

The 2010s era of NBA basketball officially came to a close back in June, ending a thrilling decade that featured the rise of generationally talented players like ...

The NBA trade deadline feels like it's a lifetime away. Technically, it's a shade under six months (Feb. 7, 2020), but the distance between now and then allows ...

HoopsHype ranks the NBA's Top-10 Big Threes after 2019 free agency and heading into the 2019-20 season.

The NBA conducted their annual rookie survey in which the rookies are asked to name their favorite NBA player. The favorite by a considerable margin was ...

With the 2019-20 NBA season in the not too distant future, let's take a look at potential breakout NBA stars for next year.

Here are three Miami Heat players that will be faced with the most pressure this coming season as the team looks to become a title contender.

Bob Cousy turned 91 on Aug. 9, but it ranked no higher than second as far as big deals for him this month. On Aug. 22, Cousy will visit the White House to ...

What started as an innocuous conversation during a public event has evolved into a golf partnership between NBA star Stephen Curry and Howard University.

Katie Heindl of NBA Summer Vacation Watch stops by to talk about how the Trail Blazers stack up among all the other vacationing NBA players.

Zion Williamson's legal team added even more bad blood to the legal battle between the New Orleans Pelicans star rookie and a marketing firm he had ...

The Kevin Garnett Area 21 segments on TNT's Inside the NBA and digital platforms will not return for the 2019-20 NBA season, The Big Lead has learned from ...

Kyle Kuzma is going to be expected to have a big year for the Los Angeles Lakers. He thinks he can have the impact of a third star for L.A., a team that didn't add ...

The NBA officially announced the full schedule for the 2019-20 season on Monday and, as usual, there's a ton of action slated for the league's marquee dates: ...