2:55 PM ET Makur Maker has submitted paperwork exploring his eligibility for the 2020 NBA draft, a source told ESPN. “The NBA players’ association is helping Makur get eligible. We’ve submitted all the transcripts and are waiting to hear back from the league office,” the source said. “The NBPA thinks he will receive it. More
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2:14 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MILWAUKEE — Entering the 2019-20 NBA season, ESPN rolled out its annual list of the top 100 players in the league. Absent from that was Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins, who doesn’t agree. “I don’t really look at that too much. Top-100 or not top-100,” Wiggins told ESPN. “There’s not
1:26 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN In NBA.com’s annual survey of the league’s 30 general managers, Giannis Antetokounmpo was picked to repeat as the MVP, the Los Angeles Clippers were tabbed to win their first championship, and Zion Williamson was crowned the league’s most athletic player before ever taking part in a regular-season game. Antetokounmpo, who
12:46 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An emotional Michael Jordan unveiled the first of two medical clinics he and his family funded in Charlotte, North Carolina, that will provide care to underprivileged members of the community. The six-time NBA champion and Hornets owner was on hand Thursday for the grand opening of the
7:26 AM ET In a commitment carrying leaguewide ramifications, Washington Wizards All-Star guard Bradley Beal has agreed to extend his deal for two years on a $72 million maximum contract, agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN on Thursday morning. Beal’s extension, which will begin with the 2021-22 season, includes a player option for
3:44 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis scanned the halftime stats Wednesday night in his debut playing at Staples Center in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform and noticed an uneven equation: He had only six points on 2-for-4 shooting, yet the Lakers were up 26 points on the Golden State Warriors. He told LeBron
3:13 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green believes that poorly run organizations don’t get nearly enough blame when top draft picks don’t pan out. Green, who has developed into one of the league’s most respected players after being selected in the second round of the 2012 draft by the Warriors,
11:58 PM ET NEW YORK — Being the first NBA player to play in four different decades is not a lofty enough goal for Atlanta Hawks veteran Vince Carter. After dropping 17 points in the Hawks’ 100-96 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, Carter said that he aims
6:41 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari came out strongly against the idea that the NBA would consider expanding beyond its current draft format, which includes two rounds. Speaking at the SEC Tipoff event on Wednesday afternoon, Calipari argued that the more rounds wouldn’t be for the NBA but rather to
4:40 PM ET NEW YORK — Sleepy-eyed Brooklyn Nets players, still recovering from the 12-hour time difference, practiced Wednesday for the first time since returning from their preseason trip to China. Four days removed from their second and final game there against the Los Angeles Lakers, Nets players said they were ready to put the