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Rob Pelinka believes Luka Doncic is a basketball savant.

A prospective ownership group led by Bill Bakk and Jodi Evans has announced plans to pursue a WNBA expansion team in Vancouver.

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 17: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Dallas Mavericks celebrates during the game after scoring the game winning basket against the Denver Nuggets on March 17, 2024 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Gett...

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The Dallas Mavericks have made extensive changes across their basketball operations department ahead of the 2026-27 season, adding executives and specialists in areas ranging from scouting and analytics to player health and salary-cap strategy. Nico Berg has been appointed Executive Director of Health and Performance. A physiotherapist with experience across multiple professional sports leagues, Berg […] The post Mavericks overhaul basketball operations with extensive hires appeared first on ...

Up until Thursday, Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever were due to take on Angel Reese’s Atlanta Dream in the first round of this year’s WNBA playoffs. The Dream had already secured their spot as the fourth seed the day prior, and the Fever just had to beat the Minnesota Lynx to ensure they took the fifth seed.

The big move for the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason was bringing in Walker Kessler to be their long-term answer at the center position. It came at a steep cost as the Lakers gave up two first-round picks and two swaps to complete a sign-and-trade with the Utah Jazz and then signed the 25-year-old to […]

Damian Lillard hasn’t played in an NBA game since tearing his Achilles on April 27, 2025, but early accounts from Trail Blazers teammate Toumani Camara and head coach Micah Nori suggest that the veteran point guard is starting to look like his old self, writes Jason Quick of The Athletic. “If I never knew Dame […]

Did White’s shirt cost Clark her worst game?

Jared McCain named Joel Embiid, Luka Doncic, and Jalen Brunson when asked to identify the NBA’s best foul baiters.

UNCASVILLE — The serendipity of sport always seem to hover over moments like this. When emotions are high and history of the strangest kind is in the making, who will be chosen by fate? Maybe the unlikeliest candidate on the floor on Thursday night was Ashlon Jackson, who’d already had her moment in 2026. But there she was with the ball, and the hot hand with time running out on Connecticut ...

Fever got destroyed - and the playoffs start now.

Quietly working behind the scenes for over a year, a Canadian investment group is putting together a $350 million framework for a WNBA team. The WNBA’s path to 18 franchises is officially set, with three markets lined up.

She has the stars but also the strife. Stephanie White is fortifying her locker room as storms swirl around Indiana's championship hopes.

Caitlin Clark explains her career-worst shooting night as the Fever prepare for a playoff clash with A'ja Wilson and the Aces.

Charles Oakley thinks marketing might have been a reason why the NBA wanted to push James Jordan Sr. out of the picture.

Paul George’s illustrious NBA career is missing one key component: a championship.

EMMITSBURG, MD - FEBRUARY 25: Head coach Tobin Anderson of the Iona Gaels signals to his players in the second half during a college basketball game against the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers at the Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) | Getty Images “Dark night and bright future” is the title of a song of late legendary country star Dolly Parton, but it adequately describes the state of Tennessee Tech’s basketball program at the end of the John Pelphrey...

Let’s give our picks for the NBA preseason over/under win total lines.

Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson ran right through an unsuspecting arena worker in a viral collision before the WNBA regular season finale.

The ongoing debate surrounding the WNBA and transgender athletes hit another wall outside the Fever game. The transgender debate in the WNBA boiled over at an Atlanta Dream game when arena security forced fans wearing both pro- and anti-trans shirts to change or leave, driving the league to issue an apology.

ORLANDO, FL - APRIL 17: Miles Bridges #0 of the Charlotte Hornets passes the ball during the game against the Orlando Magic during the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament on April 17, 2026 at Kia Center in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Im...

You hear that sound? That’s the sound of the Minnesota Lynx restarting their engines heading into the postseason. After an extremely exciting and overachieving regular season where they finished the number one seed, they had hit their worst skid in the last two years in the last handful of games. Thankfully, they got their get right game last night against the Fever. Minnesota’s journey for title number five begins at home against the New York Liberty this Sunday 9/27 (Time TBD). This could b...

At number nine with a bullet, we have the beloved sharpshooter and the pride of Cedar Falls, Iowa: AJ “Dairy Bird” Green. In one of the few great moments from last season, fans who were still watching games in April got to see Green break a 25-year-old franchise record when he hit his 230th three of the season, finally pushing past the previous record set in 2001 by Jesus Shuttlesworth himself, Ray Allen. Hitting 232 for the season, Green certainly proved “He Got Game” (couldn’t resist), but ...

As with every year, we provide your first look at the full list of upcoming WNBA free agents, and explain all the designations involved

The Top 75 players in the NBA, from SGA to Cameron Boozer, and everyone in-between. Who does your team have on the list?

With a dire need to support Cade Cunningham offensively, we explore four trades that could help the Pistons acquire a capable second scoring option.

The Dallas Mavericks have finalized their 2026-27 training camp roster, with 19 players set to compete under head coach Dusty May. The group is headlined by Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg, Max Christie, Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford and Zaccharie Risacher. Veteran center Dwight Powell is also included after recently signing with Dallas for another stint […] The post Mavericks announce 19-player roster for training camp appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

CLEVELAND, OH - FEBRUARY 20: Bob Petit of the 75th Anniversary Team is introduced during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game as part of 2022 NBA All Star Weekend on February 20, 2022 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2022 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Ge...

COLLEGE PARK, GA - SEPTEMBER 17: Atlanta forward Angel Reese (5) reacts during the WNBA game between the Connecticut Sun and the Atlanta Dream on September 17th, 2026 at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Atlanta Dream will be heading to the playoffs for the fourth straight season, but this time has a different aura surrounding it. Everyone seems to be playing some of their best baske...