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ESPN Fantasy Dec 24, 2024, 07:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions One of the best ways to improve your fantasy basketball team at this stage of the season, as the calendar is close to flipping to 2025, is by making a trade. So which players should you be thinking about dealing? And who are the

Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderDec 25, 2024, 10:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler prefers a trade out of Miami ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, league sources told ESPN. ESPN reported in the Inside Pass on Dec. 10 that the Heat are willing to listen to trade offers for Butler,

NBA Insiders Dec 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA regular season is in full swing ahead of a blockbuster slate of games on Christmas Day, and teams are already bracing for potential moves ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Two months into the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers are keeping their

ESPN Dec 24, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has been ruled out for Wednesday night’s home game against the Denver Nuggets with a groin injury. This is the third straight game Booker is set to miss after suffering the injury in the third quarter of a

Kalan Hooks, ESPNDec 24, 2024, 05:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Pistons are off to a much better start in 2024-25 than in their previous campaign, with their undefeated record against one franchise playing a small role. Editor’s Picks Detroit defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday in a 117-114 nail-biter to make

Dec 24, 2024, 02:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Zion Williamson has begun the conditioning phase of his rehab from a left hamstring strain and is expected to return to full practice next week while Brandon Ingram remains early in his rehab from a left ankle sprain, the New Orleans Pelicans announced on Tuesday. Williamson

Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderDec 24, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Miami Heat guard Dru Smith has suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. He suffered the injury during Monday’s victory against the Brooklyn Nets. As Smith dribbled during a possession early in the second quarter, he lost the ball on a

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2024, 03:05 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

NBA insiders Dec 24, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA’s Christmas Day slate has been highly anticipated since the 2024-25 schedule was announced in August. The five-game schedule is filled with superstar matchups, highly anticipated rivalries and a few holiday debuts for some rising stars. Victor Wembanyama, fresh off a handful of

Andre Snellings Eric Moody Close Eric Moody ESPN Staff Writer Fantasy football, basketball and sports betting writer for ESPN Former manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company Dec 24, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Now that we’re two months into the NBA season, the awards races are heating up. Some are closer