The average NBA team is worth $4 billion, according to data compiled by Sportico. The Golden State Warriors rank first at $8.28 billion, while the New Orleans Pelicans rank last at $2.72 billion. Below are the values of the league’s 30 franchises, which are collectively worth $120 billion. To derive the market value of the 30 … Read more
Porzingis candidly compares Celtics experience to previous NBA stops originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kristaps Porzingis loves playing in Boston. That much is obvious, not only because the Celtics big man has said so on several occasions, but also because he seems to play with a permanent smile plastered to his face. Porzingis’ joy … Read more
With a 30-team field of hopefuls now whittled down to a final four, the NBA-watching world now trains its attention on Las Vegas. Welcome to the semifinals of the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup. Grab a beverage, sit down, stay a spell; Trae’s got a hot hand. Two teams from each conference — the Oklahoma City … Read more
Scottie Barnes (ankle) is the latest big name to go down for an extended stretch with an injury. As fantasy managers continue to try and reinforce their squads, adding the right players off waivers can provide a significant boost. Here are six players still available in the majority of Yahoo leagues. Gradey Dick , Toronto … Read more
After playing the power forward position for a couple of seasons, questions surrounded Karl-Anthony Towns moving back to his natural position at center for the Knicks. Would he be able to defend and rebound to the level required by a Tom Thibodeau-coached team coming off being one of the scrappiest in the league? While this … Read more
The holidays are upon us, which for some people means the creation of long lists of wishes, scheduled for the North Pole to a certain chubby fellow wearing red and white. As it so happens, NBA general managers are not so different. They constantly review their own roster constructions, second-guessing the structure of the squads … Read more
Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: LeBron James’ Lakers are stuck in the middle] Fact or Fiction: SGA is the best player left … Read more
LAS VEGAS — We are down to the final four of the NBA Cup, and it’s not who we expected. Its MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading a powerhouse in Oklahoma City. The Thunder will take on a young team on the rise in the Houston Rockets, who have one of the best defenses in the … Read more
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. James, who turns 40 later this month, did not travel with the team to Minnesota and missed last Sunday’s win over the Portland Trail Blazers with a sore foot. Lakers head coach JJ Redick said this week that … Read more
Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show The NBA world has been enraptured all week by the idea of Miami Heat SF/SG Jimmy Butler being available in trade rumors. Kevin O’Connor is joined as always on Fridays by Yahoo Sports NBA contributor Tom Haberstroh to discuss a handful of landing spots, which ones seem likely, which … Read more