The Pistons had their star center in a very difficult spot, gave him minor concessions and in the 11th hour, he accepted them. The system is set up to this if teams have the will. Plus: Victor Wembany...

We had six offseason coaching changes, and (technically) two during last season. Who's on close watch heading into 2026-27?

A visual artist who built his career on creating covers for independent rap records laments how AI is bastardizing his life’s work.

Reports indicate bids for the Las Vegas expansion club are coming in at $12-13 billion. This is absolutely bonkers, even by the current standards of sports team valuations.

New York is two seasons away from apparent salary cap hell. But it's already impacting the team negatively. Can they survive the hike intact?

The legend takes a haircut to help the Warriors add another piece over the next year. But how are they going to land that other piece?

The most wide open NBA award allows our imaginations to run wild.

At least a third of the league is in play to win the championship. Probably. Maybe. It's early!

The Pistons are worried enough to increase their offer. Time is running out for Duren to say yes.

The future is built in the present moment for four more players who landed what appear to be team-friendly extensions in recent days. We run through them.

Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.

The Campaign for North Africa, a staggeringly complicated World War II board game, has stymied players for decades. Now two guys in England are giving it a serious go.

Sports is a wealthy, powerful industry. We’ll cover the system instead of the games. We’ll ask who’s responsible for some of its biggest problems and who’s preventing them from being fixed.

This could be the end of Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner as Magic co-stars. How should the franchise approach a break-up?

This still isn't a preview; these still aren't predictions. Is there any way to make sense of and group the Eastern Conference teams before the season?

The Kawhi Leonard trade has gone through. How seriously should we take Toronto?

Steve Ballmer decides the accusations aren't actually provably false and concedes defeat in the Great Fake Tree War of 2025-26.

Bradley Beal will apparently wear No. 3 for Los Angeles. Oh boy. Plus: bad jerseys and more bad news for LAC.

Righteous victimhood fueled the War on Terror. 25 years later, we also have to remember all of those slain under its banner

A reporter on ESPN's ill-fated Steve Ballmer Innocent story finally speaks. It's a tough look.

This isn't a preview, these aren't predictions. But where exactly do the general groupings between West teams sit right a month out from preseason?

Is this just an Uncle Dennis problem? Or a Steve Ballmer problem?

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Houston signed their third young star to a below-max extension, joining Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. Is it a signal about the trio's limits?

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L.A. has the opportunity to use its financial resources and the apron era to rebuild a competitive team.

The All-NBA restricted free agent reportedly wants just shy of the normal rookie extension max. Detroit is holding firm at a lower number. The team will probably win.

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