Favorites
Customise ESPN
Fantasy
ESPN Sites
ESPN Apps
Why rookies Scottie Barnes and Davion Mitchell are ahead of the curve on defense
First-year players usually struggle to adjust to NBA-level defensive schemes, but this year's draft class is making it look easy.
Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images
TOP HEADLINES
NBA MAILBAG
Could Lakers or Pistons use suspensions as motivation now?
Kevin Pelton answers your burning questions, including one surrounding the LeBron James-Isaiah Stewart dustup ahead of Detroit's game at Los Angeles on Sunday.
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
NBA SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY'S GAMES
SATURDAY'S TOP DUNKS
Alex Caruso posterizes PJ Tucker with an and-1 jam
0:25
Anthony Edwards breaks out the windmill slam
0:24
NBA DRAFT
No. 1 draft pick debate: Chet Holmgren or Paolo Banchero?
Gonzaga vs. Duke is the NBA draft evaluation opportunity of the year, and Holmgren and Banchero will be the show.
Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire
BASKETBALL POWER INDEX
ESPN's new and improved Basketball Power Index is game-changer for betting and predictive analysis
ESPN has provided BPI as a method of evaluating NBA teams for years, but the metric was optimized prior to this season.
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
WHERE EVERY TEAM STANDS
Power Rankings: Can the surging Suns catch the Warriors?
CP3 and Phoenix have won 12 straight games, but can they knock off Steph, Draymond and Golden State?
ESPN
WHEN WILL ZION BE BACK?
Zion FAQ: When will the injured Williamson make his season debut?
The Pelicans have been without the injury-plagued star all season because of a fractured right foot. Here's everything we know and don't know about the situation.
Chuck Cook/USA TODAY Sports
THE MOST PROLIFIC INTERIOR SCORER
The leading paint scorer in the NBA isn't who you think it is
The NBA's leader in paint points isn't Giannis or Embiid. It isn't even a big man. It's the 6-foot-3, 174-pound Ja Morant, who is thriving in the land of the giants.
Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
Top Headlines
- Sources: Wall, Rockets discussing return to play
- Embiid returns from COVID, drops 42 in 2OT loss
- Lakers fail to close, 'let it get away' in 3-OT loss
- LeBron fined for gesture, warned on profanity use
- Morant has left knee sprain, initial tests reveal
- Suns keep eye on prize after 15th straight win
- Top pick: Holmgren or Banchero?
Customise ESPN
ESPN Daily Podcast
- ESPN Images
The ESPN Daily podcast: How to listen, episode guide and more
Monday through Friday, host Pablo Torre brings you an inside look at the most interesting stories at ESPN, as told by the top reporters and insiders on the planet.
NBA's Best Shooters (ESPN+)
- Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and the NBA's best shooters of the past 25 years
The NBA introduced shot-tracking data 25 years ago, and in that time, one shooter stands above all the rest.
Most likely to outperform (ESPN+)
- Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images
Five NBA rookies most likely to outperform this season
Which players are likely to make us ask why they weren't drafted higher? Mike Schmitz identifies five who have star potential.
Basketball: A Love Story
- Basketball: A Love Story
Stream the entire series on ESPN+
Director Dan Klores creates a vibrant mosaic of basketball by exploring the complex nature of love as it relates to the game. Stream 62 short stories on the NBA, ABA, college hoops, the women's game, international basketball, and socio-cultural issues told by 165 legends.
More NBA coverage on NBA.COM
From the hardwood to the desktop, get additional NBA coverage from the association on NBA.COM