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NBA coaches, scouts and executives expect Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg to win the 2025-26 Rookie of the Year Award, according to ESPN. The Mavericks selected Flagg with the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Duke. Flagg, 18, averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals...

Most NBA coaches, scouts and executives expect LeBron James to be with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2026-27, according to ESPN. James, 40, is the oldest active player in the NBA. He turns 41 in December and becomes an unrestricted free agent next offseason for the first time since 2018....

NBA coaches, scouts and executives expect Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić to win the 2025-26 MVP Award, according to ESPN. Jokić is a three-time MVP. He won MVP in 2021, 2022 and 2024. " the best player, and they'll be better," said a West scout. Jokić finished second in MVP...

An NBA executive "would be stunned" if Miami Heat president Pat Riley traded Andrew Wiggins to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Lakers Daily. The Lakers are interested in trading for Wiggins, but the NBA executive who spoke to Lakers Daily doesn't think Riley would want to help a LeBron...

Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis played 5-on-5 this week for the first time since undergoing eye surgery in July, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Davis, 32, had surgery to repair a detached retina. https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1969499480480190971 Davis only appeared in nine regular-season games with the Mavericks in...

A three-team NBA trade idea sending Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Sacramento Kings has been created. NBA writer Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Kings, Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets: Sacramento Kings receive: Jonathan Kuminga (from Warriors), Buddy Hield (from Warriors) Golden...

The Miami Heat announced on Friday that NBA star Tyler Herro will miss "around eight weeks" after undergoing surgery to alleviate posterior impingement syndrome in his left ankle. The 90-minute procedure was performed by Dr. Thomas San Giovanni and assisted by Heat team physicians Dr. Harlan Selesnick and Dr. Frantz...

NBA superstar Luka Dončić of the Los Angeles Lakers "stresses every single day that his goal is to win a championship," according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. "He stresses every single day that his goal is to win a championship," a source close to Dončić told ESPN. "He trusts the...

Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green told the Golden State Warriors to re-sign Jonathan Kuminga, according to NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Kuminga remains a restricted free agent with media day almost here. The Warriors offered Kuminga a three-year, $75.2 million contract with a team option in the...

The Los Angeles Lakers are open to trading for a player on a contract that extends beyond 2026, according to NBA reporter Dave McMenamin of ESPN. "L.A. will open training camp with 14 players on the roster, including Rui Hachimura ($18.3 million), Gabe Vincent ($11.5 million) and Maxi Kleber ($11 million) on expiring contracts. They can...