While Luka Doncic is no longer there to entice a rivalry, Cooper Flagg could catapult the Mavericks to return to being a contender sooner rather than later. Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving give the 2025 No. 1 pick the best decorated veterans to have in his rookie season.

We traded two first-round picks to get him, and we wouldn’t have done that if we didn’t see somebody who could be this type of impactful player.”

NBA buys into Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves rivalry as all 4 2025-26 games will be on national TV.

Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki is one of the most celebrated players in NBA history. His 21 years with the Mavs are the most by any NBA player with one team, and he ended up 6th in all-time scoring. CBS Sports writers voted on the best players of the 21st century and placed Nowitzki 10th, directly behind Kevin Garnett and ahead of Dwyane Wade.

Gilgeous-Alexander won about every award imaginable. From MVP to NBA Finals MVP to a scoring title. After knocking on the door of greatness for the last couple of seasons, he was finally invited in, as this past season rivaled the peaks of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

The NBA recently dropped the Warriors' schedule for the 2025-26 season, giving Curry an opportunity to get a feel for where the potential ebbs and flows will come. When speaking with Ali Thanawalla of NBC Sports Bay Area, at his annual "Curry Camp," the veteran sharpshooter shared some initial thoughts on the upcoming schedule.

Kansas star Darryn Peterson is one of the most hyped college basketball players this season, and a potential Brooklyn Nets draft target. Which NBA stars is he m

Henderson, 21 years old and with 3,500 NBA minutes under his belt, should be on the cusp of stardom. Or at least that has to be the hope of the Trail Blazers, anyway, after they made him the No. 3 pick of the 2024 draft.

"It seems like everybody always calls us, 'Vets!' But I think we always competed with class. It's hard to tell what I'll remember besides the situation so unique," Ginobili said in a sitdown with the Spurs' greats. "So many years with the same coach and all that, and that togetherness is what I'll remember."

A documentary that will go behind the scenes of NBA legend Kobe Bryant's NBA Draft journey will be told from a Nets perspective, per Deadline.

Stephen A. Smith thinks the Dallas Mavericks can win the NBA championship next season if two players are able to lock in.