How does the Desmond Bane trade impact the 2025 NBA Draft and mock drafts? Here are other potential trades that could shake up the 1st round.

If there were any truth to the running joke—or conspiracy theory—that the NBA rigs games so that big-market teams like the Los Angeles Lakers end up in the NBA Finals, then this year’s matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers would be disastrous for the league. In reality, NBA owners have gotten exactly what they wanted.

In many ways, this unexpected beginning to the NBA trade season is the spiritual descendent of the New York Knicks giving up five first-round picks and a swap for Mikal Bridges on the eve of last year's draft. As in that case, it's a massive amount of pick value to give up for a player who has never been an All-Star and might never get there.

As Thursday's Game 1 of the NBA Finals approaches ... Yet here is Turner, long after — or still amid — years of trade rumors, still toiling for the Pacers. Turner is in his 10th year of ...

There was widespread skepticism during the 2024 offseason about the Cavaliers ' decision to continue moving forward with their four-player core of Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, and Evan Mobley after the team struggled to get past the upstart Magic in round one of the playoffs and then was defeated soundly in round two by the eventual champion Celtics.

Q: Does being in the East help us with getting Kevin Durant? Maybe the Suns don’t want KD in the West. Maybe KD wants the best chance to win and the East gives him that chance. It seems like the path would be easier in the next year being in the East. – Kristopher, Oceanside, Calif.

For 28 NBA teams, the offseason has begun, and with that comes drama and buzz about the futures of the best free-agents and potential trade targets ... the start of the 2025-26 NBA season ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the best player in the series, but he might not be the most important player. There’s a difference.

The Suns are approaching a full-on rebuild. They tried the super team angle, and it didn't amount to anything. Phoenix is expected to lean into a full reset with a new head coach and with stars Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal likely to be on the move.