Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel continue to duke it out for No. 1 in USA TODAY's NBA rookie rankings, while VJ Edgecombe and Maxime Raynaud rise.

Let's help Milwaukee build around Giannis, the Lakers and the Timberwolves fill major needs, and Golden State end its long saga.

Thomas went on to clarify that he's "not a hater," but his choice of James as the GOAT is simply based on statistics. The Los Angeles Lakers star is the NBA's all-time leading scorer, and Thomas pointed out that Jordan "leads in no statistical basketball category."

The 2025-26 NBA season hasn't exactly gone the way the Dallas Mavericks wanted, and that could result in the franchise trading away one of its biggest stars. Anthony Davis only arrived in Dallas last season after the meteoric Luka Doncic trade went down.

The NBA announced last week that more than 47 million people in the U.S. watched at least some of the five-game Christmas slate on ABC and ESPN, which represents a 45% increase over last year. There was an average of 5.5 million viewers for the games, up 4% from a year ago.

Tis the season for people to warn you that the NBA trade deadline might be a dud. Allow us to provide a countercase: What if it's actually absurd?

The 2026 NBA Draft was always destined to trigger a massive tanking race. This class clearly had three potential No. 1 overall picks from the very start the process, and all three are living up to the hype to start their one-and-done college seasons.

Our updated two-round NBA Mock Draft projections include an Indiana Pacers heist, a dangerous Oklahoma City Thunder addition, and much, much more.