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The Cleveland Cavaliers announced on Tuesday that NBA veteran Max Strus underwent successful surgery to repair a Jones Fracture (fifth metatarsal) in his left foot. The procedure was performed by Dr. David Porter in consultation with Cavaliers team physician Dr. James Rosneck at Forte Sports Medicine and Orthopedics in Indianapolis. Strus...

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has been predicted to win the 2026 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. A group of ESPN NBA experts, including reporters, editors and analysts, believe Wembanyama will be the best defender in the league next season. "Deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder essentially robbed...

Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg has been predicted to win the 2026 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. A group of ESPN NBA experts, including reporters, editors and analysts, believe Flagg will be the best rookie in the league next season. "Unsurprisingly, Cooper Flagg ran away with the voting: He's...

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić has been predicted to win the 2026 NBA MVP Award. A group of ESPN NBA experts, including reporters, editors and analysts, believe Jokić will win his fourth MVP Award next season. "Either voter fatigue wears off quickly, or voters were very impressed by Nikola Jokić's...

NBA legend Ralph Sampson recently opened up about the Houston Rockets trading for Kevin Durant. Sampson, the first pick in the 1983 NBA Draft by the Rockets, believes Durant is a "great fit" for Houston. “I love KD and he'll teach those young guys how to be a professional," Sampson...

An NBA trade idea sending Andrew Wiggins and Terry Rozier from the Miami Heat and Harrison Barnes from the San Antonio Spurs to the Milwaukee Bucks has been created. NBA writer Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea: New York Knicks get: Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks get:...

The New York Knicks are willing to sign Mitchell Robinson to a team-friendly extension that covers them in the event he continues to get hurt, according to NBA insider James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. Robinson will make $12.9 million next season in the final year of his contract....

NBA unrestricted free agent Malik Beasley could still be charged in a gambling probe, according to Alex Schiffer of Front Office Sports. Beasley is no longer a target of the federal gambling investigation conducted by the Eastern District of New York, but he's still a subject. "The Department of Justice...

An NBA trade idea sending Lauri Markkanen from the Utah Jazz to the San Antonio Spurs has been created. NBA writer Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea: New York Knicks get: Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks get: Andrew Wiggins, Terry Rozier, Harrison Barnes, a 2026 first-round pick...

The Atlanta Hawks are eager to see more of Trae Young alongside Jalen Johnson as they make determinations about their big-picture future, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. The Hawks and Young will not agree to an extension this offseason. Young is eligible for a four-year,...