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Defensive end Boubacar Traore made an instant impression on Notre Dame fans the last time he played at Purdue.

The NBA's 3-2-1 draft lottery expands to 16 teams and adds draft relegation, pick restrictions and anti-tanking penalties. Here's how it reshapes fantasy basketball's Silly SZN.

VJ Edgecombe set the bar high for himself in year one, but there’s a lot of room — and opportunity — for growth ahead in his sophomore season.

The offseason has been a weird one for the Detroit Pistons, particularly when it comes to Jalen Duren contract talks. Last season, the fourth-year center made the All-Star Game for the first time after averaging 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds. The Pistons earned the one-seed in the Eastern Conference, too. However, Duren struggled mightily in […] The post Pistons rumors: Jalen Duren blindsided by narrative that his weight was factor to blame for playoff flop appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Garrett Temple played 17 NBA seasons after going undrafted, and he believes being low maintenance was essential to his longevity.

The Boston Celtics have significantly altered their team ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season with the departure of Jaylen Brown, and we delve into four more players who might not be on the team before the season starts.

Kwame Brown says he urinated blood for roughly six weeks while playing through serious injuries during his final Lakers stint.

Bad news would not have come for the New York Liberty at a worse time. After Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones was added to the injury list on Wednesday.

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Seattle ended the season with a little history.

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The Indiana Fever have only one regular-season WNBA game left against the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx on Thursday. The stakes were high, with them needing to win the game to have a shot at securing the No.

N3ON has no idea who the star of the Las Vegas Aces is.

As Duke looks to go 4-0 on the young season.

ESPN released the latest bunch in its yearly effort to rank the top 100 NBA players. Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg both made the top 50, and, in quite a shocking revelation, Flagg is 16 (!) spots higher than the veteran guard. Irving comes in at 39, just ahead of former Maverick Anthony Davis and right behind San Antonio guard Stephon Castle. Flagg ranks ahead of NBA champion Chet Holmgren and just shy of Hawks forward Jalen Johnson. Assuming no other Mavericks will crack the top 10, Cooper F...

Toni Kukoc believes European basketball has had a major influence on the modern NBA, particularly through stars such as Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo. However, the Hall of Famer does not believe comparisons with previous generations should ignore how much the game has changed. Speaking on the Croatian show Sport Nedjeljom, Kukoc pointed […] The post Toni Kukoc compares Nikola Jokic with European legends appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Caitlin Clark knows the fickle nature of competition better than most. One game can make a WNBA team look completely broken. Then next, that same team looks like a legitimate playoff threat. That’s essentially what happened to the Indiana Fever in the span of 48 hours. After getting blown out by the Washington Mystics on […]

Here are four realistic Jaden Hardy trades the Lakers could make before opening night to clear a roster spot without waiving someone.

The Hurricanes quarterback has been flawless, but his biggest test may not come until November

With the return of Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors, the front office needs to address one issue that has been an ongoing problem.

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The Celtics are number one in our hearts, but where would you rank them in the NBA?

With LeBron James departing in free agency this offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers are unquestionably Luka Doncic’s team moving forward. Doncic was traded to the Lakers so he did not choose to play in L.A., but he has continued to express his commitment and loyalty to the organization every step on the way. That was […]

WNBA fans weren’t impressed with Olivia Miles sitting out a second straight matchup against Caitlin Clark on Thursday. Miles missed Tuesday’s anticipated duel in Indiana, citing a calf injury that will also keep her out of the return game in Minnesota.

The Liberty face a daunting first-round matchup, but Sabrina Ionescu is ready to embrace the challenge.

Bueckers is too smart for that.

Jovan Buha believes Austin Reaves must perform like a top-30 NBA player after signing his four-year, $180 million contract.

The Minnesota Lynx appeared to be heading toward a comfortable defeat after falling 29 points behind the Indiana Fever late in the second quarter on Tuesday night. However, Cheryl Reeve’s surprising decision to bench her starters for essentially the entire second half almost changed the complexion of the game, as Lynx reserves mounted an unlikely comeback.

The Hurricanes and Cyclones got some good news with just five weeks left before the start of the season

Following back-to-back tanking seasons, the Brooklyn Nets have a different objective entering 2026-27. The Nets will look to claw their way out of the NBA’s basement under third-year head coach Jordi Fernandez. They’ll have a new-look rotation as they attempt to do so. While the Nets’ offseason was relatively quiet, they brought in several players […] The post Projecting Nets’ new-look rotation for 2026-27 season appeared first on ClutchPoints.