Neil PaineOct 2, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Parity has emerged as a defining feature of this NBA era. With the Oklahoma City Thunder’s breakthrough in June, the league has crowned seven different champions in as many years —...
New analysis of basketball players and games is coming to NBA fans live and online this 2025–2026 season thanks to Amazon Web Services’ AI and some seriously detailed movement tracking. The new stats come as part of the rollout of a new basketball intelligence platform called “NBA Inside the Game.” Fans will get more granular...
The work for an NBA front office never really finishes, but this is the time when those decision-makers can, for a moment, sit back and admire their work.
NBA training camps have officially begun! Monday marked the arrival of media day for most of the league’s 30 teams, with on-court practice beginning Tuesday — exactly three weeks before the Oklahoma City Thunder will raise their 2024-25 NBA championship banner. We’ve got you covered as you dig into the 2025-26 season, with roster breakdowns...
Miami Heat star guard Tyler Herro is eligible for a contract extension, but he’s not stressing things for now. Ira Winderman of the Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that there’s “optimism” from Herro that he’ll eventually get the extension he deserves. “I expect to get something done,” Herro said of his contract-extension window that opens Wednesday and...
The Los Angeles Lakers head into the 2025-26 campaign with a pair of all-time NBA greats on their roster: LeBron James and Luka Dončić. It’s an unbelievable luxury to have—and also something they can’t count on having longer than just this season. Because as much as February’s megadeal for Dončić lengthened the long-term runway for...
LeBron James previously exercised his $52.6 million player option for this year, but he’s currently set to enter next offseason as a free agent. When asked during media day if he thought being in a contract year will have any impact on this coming season, James provided the following answer to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “It...
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was noncommittal when discussing his future in the NBA beyond the 2025-26 NBA season. “I don’t know when the end is, but I know it’s a lot sooner than later,” he said during the Lakers’ media day Monday. I’m just excited about the journey and whatever this year has...
Kevin PeltonSep 28, 2025, 05:12 PM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system NBA free agency is underway, and teams are adding stars and making moves to fill their rosters for the 2025-26 season. Among the most impactful signings so far: Myles...
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown caught seven passes for 70 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-10 home win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. After the game, St. Brown joked that he could finally “get back” on NBA 2K, making reference to a viral video that popped up earlier in the day....