Howard Beck

Mark Cuban is known for being bold, but three of his riskiest bets yet almost resulted in a title that no one saw coming. "I just didn’t see a path for us to be patient," he said.

New rules are preventing the highest-spending teams from making moves. How will it affect the NBA? "We’re already seeing it," says one NBA exec.

Reports of the NBA offseason’s death are greatly exaggerated. While everyone is pointing fingers at the second apron, they’re missing what’s actually been a very consequential summer.

How did Daryl Morey deliver Paul George to Philly? With a mix of bad fortune and good luck. "It almost was like sort of fate," Morey says. Now, nine months after shaving off The Beard, the Sixers may have assembled their best team of the Joel Embiid era.

Some teams are entering the 2024-25 NBA season with an unmistakable direction. Others … not so much. We sorted every franchise into tiers based on a simple question: How clear is its plan?

Howard Beck and Michael Pina discuss the blockbuster trade that brings Karl-Anthony Towns to New York

These aren’t your father’s capped-out, future-mortgaged Knicks. This time, New York’s splashy move for a big name actually makes sense.

Steve Kerr knows exactly what JJ Redick is in for. The numbers are less certain. Can the Lakers’ new head coach thrive despite never … coaching before? "I don’t think there’s one way to go about it," says Stan Van Gundy.

The Sixers’ season is off to a nightmarish start, largely due to their star center’s absence and antics. But Embiid can silence his critics and change the narrative by saying the one thing he won’t admit.

Golden State is boldly going where no NBA team has gone before: a 12-man rotation. Can Steve Kerr’s experiment give one last gasp to the Dubs’ dynasty?