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Kon Knueppel Leads NBA Rookie Of The Year Straw Poll Over Cooper Flagg

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Updated Apr 3, 12:30 PM ET

Kon Knueppel leads Cooper Flagg in the NBA Rookie of the Year race by a comfortable margin in a straw poll conducted by ESPN's Tim Bontemps with 80 first place votes compared to 20 for the Dallas Mavericks franchise player. Flagg entered the season as a comfortable Rookie of the Year favorite and largely met expectations, but Knueppel has had a historical season as the Charlotte Hornets have surged into the play-in picture. Knueppel is averaging 18.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists while...

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Women's Final Four teams reflect on the transfer portal's impact

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The impact of the transfer portal can be felt all around the basketball landscape, and that includes this weekend's women's Final Four. The transfer portal in part contributed to the four teams that reached the Final Four in 2025 returning again this year. There was a time schools would mainly get talented players from mid-major programs.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Maintains Sizable NBA MVP Straw Poll Lead Over Victor Wembanyama

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Updated Apr 3, 12:25 PM ET

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to lead the NBA Most Valuable Player straw poll with 88 first place votes ahead of Victor Wembanyama who has moved up into second place. Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Jaylen Brown round out the top-5 in that order. Wembanyama, who has been openly lobbying to win the award, had 63 second place votes and eight first place votes while appearing on every ballot. Jokic received only three first place votes while Doncic received none in the poll. Ten players receiv...

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WNBA expansion draft 2026: What to know and how to watch

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Updated Apr 3, 4:17 PM ET

The franchises are installed. Uniforms and mascots have been designed. And the league itself is back open for business. Now, it’s time for two new WNBA teams to put players on the floor. Friday’s expansion draft brings the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire into focus as both newcomers get a chance to add talent from around the W. Fans in the expanded markets tune in to witness history. Fans elsewhere bid farewell to important contributors. It all goes down five weeks out from the season opener. Ho

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