NBA NewsTuesday, Jul 7, 2026

Check out the latest NBA Championship odds for 2026-27, with the Timberwolves getting a major bump to 8% after acquiring LaMelo Ball.

During the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night, the Chicago Bulls dealt No. 38 overall pick Braden Smith to the Indiana Pacers for Kam Jones, future pick swaps and so-called cash considerations. It was at least the 15th time since 2000 the Bulls have made a deal involving cash considerations. As a …

I wasn’t planning on starting the column discussing a Minnesota Timberwolves trade, let alone one involving LaMelo Ball, but here we are. YIK broke the news (at least to me) in the comments section, so kudos to him for staying on top of it. Better salute one of us than Shams, you know what I’m […]

Just when you think there will be nothing to write about or stories to cover, all of a sudden, you wake up, read 30-something articles, and file a 1,000-word post filled with notes. Such is life in this wonderful place. Enjoy a relatively slow Monday; we’ll be busy again on Tuesday with the NBA Draft […]

Reporting from Scarsdale.

The Timberwolves are not trading one of their top players away.

The final chapter of a series exploring the greatest picks in NBA history.

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Last season was Jabari Smith Jr.’s best. Can he continue to improve?

Michigan basketball naming Mike Boynton interim coach means players have to wait longer to enter transfer portal, per NCAA rules twist.

John Fanta gives his picks for the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft, which is one of the deepest and most talented in recent memory.

Michigan made history as three transfers who won a national title with the Wolverines were selected in the NBA lottery spots Tuesday night.