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The PBWA is pleased to announce that Kevin Durant (Kevin Durant) has won the Magic Johnson Award for the 2024-25 season. Press release: probasketballwriters.org/kevin-durant-w…

Kon Knueppel said he's already met with Chicago, Charlotte, Brooklyn, Atlanta and Orlando.

The University of Maryland's Derik Queen said he's interviewed with the Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz here at the NBA Draft Combine. At the combine, NBA officials schedule meetings between prospects and teams.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Speaking at the 2025 Gaithersburg Book Festival, the great David Aldridge is discussing The Basketball 100, a collection of profiles of the greatest players in NBA history, written and edited by The Athletic's NBA staff. Gaithersburg Book Festival The Athletic NBA

Alex Sarr has made the 2024-25 NBA All-Rookie First Team, the league announced just now. Bub Carrington was selected to the All-Rookie Second Team. As with other league awards, voting was conducted by 100 writers and broadcasters who regularly cover the league.

Wow. Just wow. Even if this is ruled a 2-point basket.

This NBA postseason has finally centered parity. The league talked a good game about competitive balance for years, but it took the implementation of the "second apron" to finally bring it to bear, with a final four full of new stars. In The Athletic: nytimes.com/athletic/63706…

Evan Mobley, Dyson Daniels and Lu Dort headline the 2024-25 NBA All-Defensive First Team. Story in The Athletic NBA: nytimes.com/athletic/63754…

The Suns have narrowed their search for a head coach. Five names have emerged, sources tell Doug Haller: ◽️ Chris Quinn ◽️ Johnnie Bryant ◽️ Jordan Ott ◽️ Dave Bliss ◽️ Sean Sweeney The details ⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/63885…

With tonight once again possibly being “The End” of an era, this outstanding piece by ⁦David Aldridge⁩ giving us a window into his time working with one of the most impactful productions in sports is worth a read. nytimes.com/athletic/55311…

Former Washington Wizards Landry Shamet and Delon Wright once again are playing important minutes together for the New York Knicks tonight in an elimination game.

Whatever happens in Game 6 tonight, the Eastern Conference champion will feature a former Wizards player. For New York, it would be Landry Shamet or Delon Wright. For Indiana, it would be Thomas Bryant and Quenton Jackson.

Former Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant has made all three of his 3-point attempts tonight. His third trey has extended Indiana's lead to 78-63 midway through the third quarter.

The 2025 NBA Finals will be a matchup of small-market teams: Indiana vs. Oklahoma City. Small-market teams can compete if they're constructed correctly. As has been written many times, this may be remembered as the age of parity.

The Orlando Magic are releasing their long-awaited rebrand today. A new logo and three new jerseys include “the star” symbol that was prominent in the team’s ’90s and early 2000s designs. The franchise’s colors remain its traditional blue, black and silver. Thoughts, anyone?

A closer look at the Orlando Magic's new jerseys: