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How the Spurs paved the way for Victor Wembanyama's NBA career - ESPN espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

New story for ESPN: The Lakers and Celtics renew their rivalry tonight, with Jayson Tatum as a centerpiece. Eight years ago, both franchises had the chance to draft him - an inflection point in the rivalry that is still causing ripple effects es.pn/42qmXmN

New feature for ESPN: As LeBron James has ascended in the NBA, his associates, Maverick Carter and Rich Paul gained notoriety, too. Randy Mims, meanwhile, has remained purposefully behind the scenes. Here’s the story of the man behind the man es.pn/3Cv2VNm

NEW: As a child, Payton Pritchard dreamed of making the NBA, even if others suggested a backup career. Now, he's the king of half-court heaves, a fourth-quarter dynamo and a front-runner for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year. On his journey to this moment: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Kyrie Irving on Kevin Durant: “He's that guy that you see almost like a monument in a science museum of just like, what does a great scorer look like?” As KD approaches 30K, I talked to his teammates over the years about why he’s such a unique scorer: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Nico Harrison: “The easiest thing for me to do is nothing, and everyone would praise me for doing nothing. But we really believe in it. Time will tell if I'm right.” ESPN story with Ramona Shelburne on how the “unfathomable” Luka Doncic trade happened: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

The NBA trade deadline came down to a final table: Warriors, Suns and Heat. GS and Miami chopped the final pot, ending the Jimmy Butler drama, while the Suns begin an entirely new, uncomfortable one with Kevin Durant. Story with ⁦Brian Windhorst⁩ espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Today, Nate Robinson underwent surgery for a kidney transplant from a live donor. The surgery was a success. My quick story: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

So, Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd, Caroline Ducharme and the UConn Women’s Basketball are somehow even better humans than they are basketball players. And the Zittouns - well, they're only the strongest family I know. Here's our story about courage, friendship and love. espn.com/womens-college…

My latest for ⁦ESPN⁩: Protests, faux funerals and frustration. The aftermath of the Luka Doncic trade in Dallas, where one expert said the Mavericks handled it “atrociously.” And what comes next. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

New story: With the Lakers hosting the Mavs tonight, here is a look inside how the last three weeks for Luka Doncic have played out after the trade espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

How Mike Brown's firing ended De'Aaron Fox's time with the Kings - ESPN espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

NEW: Five years ago today, Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, and the NBA shut down, signaling to many the start of the pandemic in America. After dozens of interviews, Tim MacMahon and I reconstructed the events of that day. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

NEWS: Junior Bridgeman rose from modest means to forge one of the most successful post-playing business careers of any professional athlete, becoming a billionaire philanthropist and, recently, a minority owner of the NBA team for which he once played. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

I interviewed Junior for many hours over many months last summer for a feature about his extraordinary life. He built an empire beyond the game and became an invaluable mentor to so many. The NBA and NBPA considered him the ideal role model for players: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Barring a sudden turnaround, the Suns are expected to make some major changes this summer. But not in Mat Ishbia’s all-in approach. “For better or worse, there’s no ‘trust the process’ to Mat Ishbia.” ESPN story on the state of the Suns: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

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“Make it hard! You didn’t. You made it easy.” How the Mavs bungled the Jalen Brunson situation from start to finish, an ESPN excerpt from my book “The Wonder Boy” that publishes tomorrow. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Once there are factions within an organization, both sides have to lose. Story with the incomparable ⁦Tim MacMahon⁩ on the Denver Nuggets decision to clean house and fire both coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth this week. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Mavs GM Nico Harrison says it’s “kind of a joke” to bring the firing of Casey Smith. What about Dirk Nowitzki’s disengagement from Mavs, friction with Luka Doncic’s camp, and discord inside Dallas’ staff during this disastrous, injury-ravaged season? espn.com/nba/story/_/id…