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After concern surrounding Paige Bueckers' injury status as Team USA won a fifth straight FIBA Women's World Cup, here's what to know.

Angel Reese defends Kiah Stokes. | Getty Images The WNBA Defensive Player of the Year conversation has largely been a footnote in the minds of the women’s basketball public. Are the usual, leading frontrunners actually the most deserving of this award? Two candidates stand out with the strongest case for this year’s DPOY award. Here’s more on those two contenders. In the comments, let us know who you think the WNBA’s best defender has been this season. Angel Reese (Atlanta Dream) When the sea...

The Hawks continue to round out their staff for the upcoming season. After previously hiring legendary European coach Ettore Messina as a consultant, the team has added Jason Love and Sergi Oliva to fill out head coach Quin Snyder’s bench, the Hawks announced in a press release. Love spent the last two seasons as an […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed guard Sean McNeil to an Exhibit 10 contract. McNeil is expected to join the Cleveland Charge ahead of the upcoming G League season. McNeil played in 44 games for the Charge last season. The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 9.5 points on 46/43/92 shooting splits.

The Warriors have waived Chance McMillian and Deivon Smith after signing them earlier on Wednesday to Exhibit 10 contracts, according to the NBA’s transaction log. Both players were members of the Warriors’ G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors, last season, and both will be eligible to receive Exhibit 10 bonuses if they stay with […]

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Blake Griffin has named Michael Jordan as his choice for the greatest basketball player of all time, pointing to Jordan’s overall career as the primary reason for his selection. “I think Michael Jordan is the GOAT because he had the best career of all time,” Griffin said on Boy Talk Talk Show, via HoopsHype. Jordan’s […] The post Blake Griffin: Michael Jordan is the GOAT appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The 2026 NBA champion New York Knicks added more depth to their roster ahead of the upcoming season.

Boston Celtics center Mitchell Robinson explained why he missed Tuesday's introductory press conference with his new team.

The WNBA playoff teams are set, but all eight seeds are up for grabs before the regular season ends Sept. 24.

The Detroit Pistons and Jalen Duren have still not come to an agreement on a new extension, as both sides seem to be only $10 million apart. While the Pistons are willing to offer him $190 million, Duren has been standing on business and sticking with his $200 million desire. Along with him wanting that […] The post NBA rumors: Jalen Duren badly wants Pistons to know he’d leave them for a Kings max next summer appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Dozens of WNBA players have only days to recover from the World Cup before the league’s four-game sprint to the playoffs.

As the WNBA continues its meteoric rise, the league has to undergo several changes to manage its growing popularity. No one understands this better than Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham, one of the WNBA’s most outspoken players. On Tuesday, she recently spoke about the league’s schedule and the possibility of it adding more back-to-back games […]