New broke on Friday afternoon that New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward/center Derik Queen recently had surgery on his left wrist to repair a torn scapholunate ligament, a ligament important for wrist movement and mobility.

While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's exclusion might be one of the biggest snubs, there were other players who represented the Oklahoma City Thunder among the 100 players. One was Kevin Durant. He came in at No. 13 in the rankings.

"That's the wrong way to look at things "- Kobe Bryant on NBA owners wanting to block players from competing internationally originally appeared on Basketball Network.

As we near the end of NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas, we have some sense of which players drafted outside the lottery may return positive value.

Trae Young is reportedly "locked in" with the Atlanta Hawks and "excited" about their offseason moves ahead the 2025-26 season.

A professional bettor placed 30 wagers in 46 minutes, all involving Terry Rozier in a 2023 NBA game, according to documents obtained by ESPN that reveal new details about the suspicious betting under scrutiny by federal investigators.

That bad, bad dude is Nikola Jokic's oldest brother Strahinja, a former professional basketball player in his own right and now a certifiable bad-a** that has been known to throw down, which is even scarier given he also has a background in mixed martial arts.

Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe, who will turn 20 years old on July 30, was asked to give his own all-time starting lineup. His lineup was posted by ESPN next to San Antonio Spurs rookie Dylan Harper who also gave his own all-time starting 5.

After a down year for the 2024 NBA rookie class, during which second-rounder Bronny James was the most anticipated draft pick to play in the NBA summer league in Las Vegas, the excitement was back earlier this month as No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and other top selections from the touted 2025 class took the court with their new teams.

(Last season 49-33) They have been to back-to-back Western Conference Finals and Anthony Edwards is still improving — do not sleep on this team. The Timberwolves locked up Julius Randle and Naz Reid, but losing Nickeil Alexander-Walker is going to sting. A lot.