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Toronto Raptors assistant general manager Dan Tolzman spoke to the media in a pre-draft availability on Tuesday, and identified a lob threat or rim protecting big as something the team hopes to address, per TSN's Josh Lewenberg.
Why is this Giannis trade taking so long? What are the Lakers' plans? Here are some of the biggest topics of discussion two weeks before free agency.
Knicks owner James Dolan delivered an impassioned speech in front of his team before the playoffs, urging them to "leave nothing on the table" in the pursuit of a title.
Wizards center Alex Sarr underwent surgery Monday to repair a fractured right foot after suffering the injury during an offseason workout, sources told ESPN.
In the final moments before the Knicks ended their 53-year NBA championship drought, Yolanda Matos found herself hosting a scrum of anxious New Yorkers on the sidewalk outside her Brooklyn home.
Chicago is finalizing the hire of Tiago Splitter, who guided the Trail Blazers to a 42-20 record, to succeed Billy Donovan as the Bulls' head coach, sources told ESPN.
Top NBA draft prospect Darryn Peterson has visited the Washington Wizards, who own the No. 1 pick in next week’s draft, but does not plan to grant another team a meeting, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania and Jeremy Woo.
For decades, the Knicks flailed and chased -- for quick fixes, superstars, splashy hires. But then they chose Jalen Brunson, and the rest is history.
Mike Brown didn’t seem to be the New York Knicks’ first choice to take over as coach last spring, when the team fired Tom Thibodeau and was linked to at least a half-dozen other candidates who held various jobs around the NBA. In the end, he clearly was the right choice.
The New York Knicks are champions of the NBA for the first time since 1973, beating the San Antonio Spurs in five games for this title. The clincher came Saturday night in a 94-90 victory, the Knicks’ fourth comeback win of the series.
The Spurs phenom had an outstanding postseason, but his flaws were on display in the Finals loss to the Knicks.
It was bedlam on Broadway as the New York Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years on Saturday night, with exuberant celebrations marred by mayhem and violence, including gunshots in Times Square.
The Knicks are NBA champions! Here's how they built their team to get there, and what the Finals outcome means for both them and the Spurs.
It was bedlam on Broadway as the New York Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years on Saturday night.
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama said he's "not running away" from the pain of losing to the Knicks in the NBA Finals, calling the experience "the biggest learning moment" of his life.
The Spurs exceeded preseason expectations by toppling 2024 champion Oklahoma City to win the Western Conference with a youthful roster led by 22-year-old superstar Victor Wembanyama. There was much for the Spurs to celebrate this season, just not on Saturday night.
The Wemby era of the NBA is fully underway, with the 7-foot-4 French star unanimously winning the Defensive Player of the Year award this season, finishing third in the Most Valuable Player balloting and making first-team All-NBA for the first of what could be many, many times if all goes according to his plan.
Brunson is now an NBA champion and NBA Finals MVP in large part because of what he did against the San Antonio Spurs in the finals — though, really, his biggest contribution to this title run likely came in 2024, when he left as much as $113 million on the bargaining table to allow the Knicks the financial flexibility they needed to finish building a championship roster.
Jalen Brunson earned NBA Finals MVP honors on Saturday night, capping his brilliant series with a 45-point performance for the ages to lead the Knicks to their first title in more than 50 years.
New York has delivered some of the greatest championships of the past 53 years. Finally, the Knicks have theirs.
Jalen Brunson has been named NBA Finals MVP after leading the New York Knicks to their first NBA Championship in 53 years.
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